The Art of Confession: A Conversation with Rev. Michael R. Prieur (original) (raw)
Saint-Petersburg State University Saint-Petersburg Philosophical Society Chair of the History of Philosophy Center for Medieval Culture Studies Chair of Museum’s Affairs and Protection for Monuments Alexandrinsky seminar Mendeleevskaya linia 5 The International Workshop «CONFESSION AND PENANCE: Christian Origins of Self-Consciousness of European Personality» 20 November (Friday), auditorium 24 10.00-10.45 – Aleksandr G. Pogonyailo (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, St. Petersburg State University). The Practices of Confession: the Question of Description 10.45-11.30 – Konstantine S. Pigrov (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, St. Petersburg State University). The Phenomenon of an Intimate Diary or a Confession in the Situation of «Gott ist tot» 11.30-12.00 – Coffee Break 12.00-12.45 – Roman V. Svetlov (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy). Socrates and Confession 12.45-13.30 – Ercole Erculei (Magister Artes, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn). Repentance as 'Proprium' of the Human Being: The Question about the Possibility of Conversion in the Christian and non-Christian Ancient Philosophy 13.30-15.00 – Lunch 15.00-15.45 – Aleksandr A. Klestov (Candidate of Philosophy, St. Petersburg). The Recent Studies on the Practice of Penance and Confession of Francis of Assisi within the Spiritual Theology 15.45-16.30 – Konstantine A. Schmoraga (Pskov’s State University). In the searches of Unconditional: from "Confession" of Augustine till "Stalker" of Andrei Tarkovsky 17.30-19.30 – in the framework of theoretical seminars "The Actual Problems of the Philosophy of Science and Technology" and "The Idea of the University: the History and Philosophy of the European Education and Science" will be held an open lecture "The Philosophical Anthropology of William Ockham" by Doctor of Theology Vesa M. Hirvonen (University of Eastern Finland). 21 November (Saturday), auditorium 24 10.00-10.45 – Vyacheslav M. Litvinsky (Candidate of Philosophy, Associated Professor, St. Petersburg State University). Confession and Reflection (based on "Confession" of Augustine) 10.45-11.30 – Konstantin V. Bandurovsky (Candidate of Philosophy, Associated Professor, Russian State Humanitarian University and Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow). St. Thomas Aquinas on the Seal of Confession 11.30-12.15 – Vesa Hirvonen (Doctor of Theology, University of Eastern Finland). Jean Gerson on Children's Confession 12.15-12.45 – Coffee Break 12.45-13.30 – Abigail Firey (Professor, Department of History, University of Kentucky). Beyond the Penitentials: Early Medieval Discourse on Penance 13.30-14.15 – Atria A. Larson (Doctor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University). Gratian, the Fourth Lateran Council, and the Development of the Canonical Regulation of Penance 14.15-15.30 – Lunch 15.30-16.15 – Oleg E. Dushin (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, St. Petersburg State University). The Regulation of Family’s Relationships in the Medieval Penitentials 16.15-17.00 – Nadezda V. Alekseeva (Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associated Professor, Cherepovetsk State University). The Penitential Practice in the Context of the Reforms of Peter I. The Cultural Program
Hermeneutics and the Confessions
American Lutherans have always wrestled with the relationship between the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. This paper, presented at a Symposium on Hermeneutics, seeks to properly balance the relationship between the two, letting Scripture establish all doctrine and the Confessions offer an explanation and exegesis that is in accord with Scripture.