Good With(out) God?: Adventism and 19th Century Moral Philosophy
September 11, 2014 § Leave a comment
Join us for our fifth annual symposium as we explore 19th century reflections on the relationship between faith and morality.
Dates: November 20-21, 2014
Location: San Diego, CA – Thomas Jefferson School of Law, #227
Keynote address: C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University)
Schedule:
November 20, 2014
8:30am – Welcome and Introductions
9:00-10:30am – Session 1: Ethics and Idealism
“Freedom, Pantheism, and Radical Evil in Schelling’s ‘Middle Period’”
– Darin McGinnis (Wheeling Jesuit University)
“Hegel, Adventists, and the Pursuit of Truth”
– G. Russell Seay (Oakwood University)
10:30-12:00pm – Session 2: Ethics and Theism
“Grace and Good: Kierkegaard and the Challenge of Demythologized Religion”
– Charles Scriven (Kettering College of Medical Arts, emeritus)
“Is Everything Permitted Without God?”
– Ronald E. Osborn (Wellesley College)
12:00-1:30pm – Lunch
1:30-3:00pm – Session 3: Ethics and Emotions
“A Re-evaluation Of Feeling And Its Consequences For Religious Thought”
– Anthony Malagon (Queens College)
“Ressentiment and the Advent Hope”
– Jasper St. Bernard II (University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point)
3:00-5:00pm – Session 4
Keynote Address: “Divine Commands as the Basis for Moral Obligations”
– C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University)
Response: David Larson (Loma Linda University)
5:30pm – Dinner followed by casual after dinner discussion of papers
November 21, 2014
3:30pm – Business meeting*
*Meeting will take place at Hilton Bayfront (Coronado B)
Registration: Please register by e-mailing adventistphilosophy@gmail.com. The registration fee is $50 for non-society members and $25 for members. Payments can be made here or at the conference, but please register by sending us an e-mail. (Space is limited and priority will be given to society members.) The fee is waived for conference presenters and those who have already made a contribution to the organization of the conference.
Accommodations: Conference participants are responsible for their own meals, lodging, and transportation.
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