On St. Bonaventure
Thursday, May 21, 2020
8:00PM EDT (7:00PM CDT)
Registration required
On Thursday, May 21st, we will cosponsor, together with the Lumen Christi Institute, a Zoom webinar that is part of the spring webinar series, Reason and Wisdom in Medieval Christian Thought. Professor Kevin Hughes will present a lecture with the title “On St. Bonaventure.” The webinar will be held on Zoom at 8:00PM EDT (7:00PM CDT) on Thursday, May 21st. The Saint Benedict Institute is a cosponsor of this event.
This event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required. For more information and to register for this webinar, click here.
Bonaventure (d. 1274) was a pivotal figure whose complex responded effectively to the challenges of his day and inspired both theological and philosophical thought up to the present day. As a contemporary of fellow mendicant St Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure also taught at the University of Paris and formulated an original approach to the new Aristotelian thought. Later known as the Seraphic Doctor, Bonaventure fused profound theological thought with heart-felt spirituality and set out a vision of the life and charism of the recent St Francis of Assisi to provide peace-making leadership for the new Franciscan order. Professor Kevin Hughes will introduce the complex and multifaceted thought of Bonaventure.
Kevin L. Hughes is Chair of the Humanities Department and Professor in Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. His research concentrates on ancient and medieval Christian history, theology, and spirituality, and he has a particular interest in the Franciscan tradition. He completed his Ph.D in theology at the University of Chicago, and joined the faculty at Villanova Univarsity in 1997. Notable books of his include Constructing Antichrist: Paul, Biblical Commentary, and the Development of Doctrine in the Early Middle Ages (2005), and Church History: Faith Handed On (2001). He is currently working on a book on Saint Bonaventure's Collationes in Hexaëmeron.