Catholic Traditions in History, Literature and Philosophy,
Lublin, Poland, September 16-18, 2004

Co-sponsored by the Catholic University of Lublin
and the University of Notre Dame Erasmus Institute

Thursday, September 16

17:00 Opening remarks: The Rev. Prof. Stanislaw Wilk (Rector, KUL)
Prof. Robert Sullivan (Director, Erasmus Institute, UND)
His Grace Archbishop Józef Zycinski, Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University of Lublin

17:15 Keynote address on the role of Catholic universities in the new Europe:
Tomás Halik (Charles University)

Respondents: John Connelly (University of California – Berkeley),
Archbishop Józef Zycinski

Friday, September 17

9:00 Session 1: How might Catholic traditions shape historical research?
Presider: Stephen Schloesser, S.J. (Boston College)

Paper: Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)
Paper: Hubert Laszkiewicz (Catholic University of Lublin)
Comments: Louis Vos (Catholic University of Leuven)
Discussion by audience

11:00 Session 2: How might Catholic traditions shape philosophical research?
Presider: Ruth Groenhout (Calvin College)

Paper: Arthur Madigan, S.J. (Boston College)
Paper: Santiago Sia (Carlow College, Ireland)
Comments: Agnieszka Kijewska (Catholic University of Lublin)
Discussion by audience

15:30 Session 3: How might Catholic traditions shape research in literary studies?
Presider: Roger Lundin (Wheaton College)

Paper: William Donahue (Rutgers University)
Paper: Miroslawa Hanusiewicz (Catholic University of Lublin),
Comments: Tadeusz Slawek (University of Silesia),
Krzysztof Garbowski (Marie Curie Sklodowska University)
Discussion by audience

Saturday, September 18

9:00 Session 1: How might Catholic traditions shape university teaching?
Presider: Paul J. M. van Tongeren (Nijmegen)

Paper: M. Cathleen Kaveny (University of Notre Dame)
Paper: Raymond Topley (Dublin City University)
Discussion by audience

11:00 Session 2: What are the special roles of Catholic universities in the new Europe?
Presider: Nicholas Boyle (University of Cambridge)

Paper: Jan Peters, S.J. (Radboud [Catholic] University of Nijmegen; President of IFCU)
Paper: Thérèse Lebrun (Université Catholique de Lille)
Comments: Rev. Borys Gudziak (Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv)
Discussion by audience

14:00 Session 3: Reflections on major themes that have emerged from the conference
Presider: Paul Weithman (University of Notre Dame)

Speakers: Vincent Rougeau (University of Notre Dame) and
Piotr Gutowski (Catholic University of Lublin)
Discussion by audience

15:30 Adjournment