The first 400 years of Christianity

Colloquium series on the fundamental questions of life

Program

March 7, 2008
18.00 – Opening Klaus Wiegandt Opening of the colloquium
18.30 – Introduction Friedrich Wilhelm Graf Introduction to the colloquium
March 8, 2008
09.00-10.30 a.m. – Lecture: Politics and Pastoral – Political Concepts of Order in Early Christianity Hartmut Leppin
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The Old Testament as the holy scripture of early Christianity and part of the Christian Bible Jan Christian Gertz
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: The literary and theological formation of early Christianity Udo Schnelle

16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion

March 9, 2008
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: The historical Jesus Annette Merz
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: The biography of two apostles: Peter and Paul Thomas Söding
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Religious communication in the epistolary literature Oda Wischmeyer
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 10, 2008
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: Formation of tradition through the Gospels Hans-Josef Klauck
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: Christianity at the margins of society Reinhard Feldmeier
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Canon formation Andreas Lindemann
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 11, 2008
09.00-10.30 – Lecture: “We too are religious and our religion is simple.” The martyrs and their role in the conflicts between Christianity and Roman state power Hans Reinhard Seeliger
11.00-12.30 – Lecture: System and development of Roman imperial religion (Augustus to Theodosius I) Hubert Cancik
14.30-16.00 – Lecture: Hellenization of Christianity: The first councils Christoph Markschies
16.30 – Summary of the day and discussion
March 12, 2008
09.00-11.00 a.m.: The discovery of ecclesiastical authority: Augustine Roland Kany Kurt Flasch The early church as the historical power of Europe
11.30-13.00 – Panel discussion The significance of the early church for the Christianities of contemporary Europe Moderation: Friedrich Wilhelm Graf Participants: Kurt Flasch Roland Kany Hans-Josef Klauck Christoph Markschies Glenn Most
13.00 – Closing remarks Klaus Wiegandt