Conference Schedule
The 2003 D.R. Sharpe Lectures on Social Ethics
Humanity before God:
Contemporary Faces of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Ethics
The University of Chicago Divinity School
October 21-23, 2003
All events are open to the public unless otherwise
noted
DAY 1: Tuesday, October 21
| 4:00 PM |
Introductory Keynote: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University)
Monotheism and Humanism |
| 5:15 PM |
Reception in Swift Commons (open to public) |
DAY 2 : Wednesday, October 22
| 7:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast (conference participants
only) |
| 8:50 AM |
Dean's Welcome: Richard Rosengarten (University
of Chicago) |
1st Panel: The Distinctiveness
of Human Beings
Moderator: Scott Alexander
(Catholic Theological Union)
| 9:00 AM |
Paper 1 |
Abdulaziz Sachedina (University of Virginia)
Human Viceregency: A Blessing or A Curse? The Challenge
to be God's Caliph in the Qur'an
|
| 9:40 AM |
Paper 2 |
Michael Johnson (University of Chicago)
Attestation and Acknowledgment: Putnam and Ricoeur on the
Ethics of Responsibility
|
| 10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
|
| 10:40 AM |
Paper 3 |
Michael Fishbane (University of Chicago)
The Image of God and the Human Ideal: Reflections from the
Varieties of Judaism |
| 11:20 AM |
Paper 4 |
William Schweiker (University of Chicago)
Distinctive Loves: Christian Resources for Theological Humanism
|
| 12:00 PM |
Q/A |
|
| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
Quad Club (speakers only) |
2nd Panel: Natural and Embodied Life
Moderator: Mark Lilla
(University of Chicago)
| 1:45 PM |
Paper 1 |
Azizah al-Hibri (Univ.of Richmond Law School)
ADALAH: A Womanist Understanding of Islamic Justice in Its
Fullness |
| 2:25 PM |
Paper 2 |
Tikva Frymer-Kensky (University of Chicago)
Image, Glory, Holiness: The Nature & Responsibilities
of Humanity in Biblical Faith |
| 3:05 PM |
Coffee Break |
|
| 3:25 PM |
Paper 3 |
Lawrence Vogel (Connecticut College) Natural-Law Judaism?:
The Genesis of Bioethics in Hans Jonas and Leon Kass
|
| 4:05 PM |
Paper 4 |
Lisa Sowle Cahill (Boston College)
The Body as God's Image: Created, Broken, and Redeemed |
| 4:45 PM |
Q/A |
|
| 7:00 PM |
Dinner |
(Speakers only) |
DAY 3: Thursday, October 23
3rd Panel: Social and Cultural
Life
Moderator: W. David Hall
(Centre College)
| 9:00 AM |
Paper 1 |
John Kelsay (Florida State University)
Armed Force and Political Responsibility: The Justification
and Conduct of War in Abrahamic Traditions |
| 9:40 AM |
Paper 2 |
Paul Mendes-Flohr (Univeristy of Chicago)
Humanistic Ethos: A Jewish Reflection
|
| 10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
|
| 10:40 AM |
Paper 3 |
Kevin Jung (University of Chicago)
Religion and Morality Revisited: A Christian Perspective
|
| 11:20 AM |
Paper 4 |
David Little (Harvard Divinity School)
Human Rights and the Three Faiths: Some Points of Convergence
and Conflict
|
| 12:00 PM |
Q/A |
|
Concluding Reflections
Moderator: W. Clark Gilpin
(University of Chicago)
| 12:30 PM |
Lunch Table Talk (pre-registration required) |
| 2:00 PM |
Closing Keynote: Seyyed Hossein Nasr (George Washington University)
Standing Before God-Human Responsibilities and Human Rights
|
| 3:00 PM |
Conference ends |
