There are many who see reason and theosis, or "deification," as mutually exclusive categories or approaches to theology, marking the difference between “Western” and “Eastern” Christianity. But is this understanding accurate, or is the relationship between reason and theosis more complex than is often assumed? The 13 speakers at this year's Patterson Triennial Conference will examine this question from Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant perspectives.
Featuring keynote lectures by
David Bentley Hart, University of Notre Dame
Rowan Williams, University of Cambridge
Jean Porter, University of Notre Dame
Other speakers include
William Abraham, Southern Methodist University
Peter Bouteneff, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
Carolyn Chau, University of Western Ontario
Robert Davis, Fordham University
Stephen J. Davis, Yale University
Philip Kariatlis, St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College
Andrew Prevot, Boston College
Ashley Purpura, Purdue University
Kirsi Stjerna, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
Michele Watkins, University of San Diego
The full conference schedule and speaker bios will be available at
fordham.edu/orthodoxy.