Waiting in Fearful Hope
Approaching the New Millenium
September 21-24, 1997
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Sponsored by:
- The Medieval Studies Program, University of Wisconsin -- Madison
- Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic-United Methodist Commission in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
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Funded in part by:
- Wiscsonsin Humanities Council
- Endowment for the Humanities
- Anonymous Fund and Humanities Fund, the University of Wisconsin -- Madison
Disclaimer and Notes
- This information has been put on the Web by Richard Bonomo in the name of the
Chi-Rho Association, a registered organization of the University of Wisconsin,
as a courtesy for the benefit of students, faculty, staff, and other persons desiring
information about this event. While care has been taken
to see that this information is correct, errors are always possible. Neither Richard
Bonomo, nor the Chi-Rho Association, nor the College of Engineeering, nor the University
of Wisconsin guarantee the accuracy of this information nor will be held responsible
for any consequences of error on this posting. "Caveat lector!"
- If you DO notice errors, or become aware of changes in the schedule, please
notify Richard Bonomo via email: bonomo@ece.wisc.edu.
- All times in this posting are shown in the 24-clock. All
years referenced in the academic conference schedule are "AD" -- Anno Domini.
- Locations: Unless otherwise noted, all academic plenary talks will take
place in the Lakeshore room of the Wisconsin Center, 702 Langdon St.
- Persons wishing to register for the conference (there are fees for some
events) should contact Connie Ott at (608) 798-3688. Persons desiring more
information about the conference should contact Brent Christianson at (608)
257-7178, email: prbrentc@aol.com
- Apologies to all for the simple appearance of this page. This was a last-minute
posting...
Thank you. Enjoy!
Schedule of Events
Note: The Film Series listing follows the conference schedule
Sunday, September 21, 1997
- 1930 Choral Evening Prayer, Luther Memorial Church, The Most Reverend
Rembert G. Weakland (Order of St. Benedict), Homilist: Hope in God
in the Face of Crisis -- Luther Memorial Church (Note: Rembert Weakland
is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- 2030 Reception in Great Room of Luther Memorial
Monday, September 22, 1997 -- Academic Conference Begins
Apocalyptic Visions in the Ancient World
- 0900 John Collins, The Sense of an Ending in Pre-Christian Judaism
- 1100 E. P. Sanders, Future Hope in First Century Judaism and Early Christianity
- 1230 Luncheon with a speaker: Collins, Sanders, Chadwick (reservations required)
- 1430 Workshops
- Michael Fox, The End of History in the Hebrew Bible
- George Nickelsburg, Waiting for the End at the Shores of the Dead Sea:
Demons, Angels, and Apocalyptic Literature at Qumran
- Leondar Thompson, The Book of Revelation: Apocalyptic Spirituality in
Ordinary Life
- David Lindberg, Images of the Earth in the year 1000
- Susanna Elm, Apocalyptic Expectations and Ascetic Response: The Case of
Montanism in the Fourth Century
- Jane Schulenberg, The Year 1000 and the Retarded Millenium of 1033
- 1615 Opening ceremony, book exhibit in Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library
- 1700 Reception, Alumni Lounge, Wisconsin Center
- 1900 Performance: Musical Themes and Apocalyptic Text, Great Hall, Memorial Union
- 1930 Henry Chadwick, Hope for the Millenium in the Early Christian Church:
Expectation for This World? Great Hall, Memorial Union
Tuesday, September 23, 1997
Apocalyptic Tradition from Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century
- 0900 Bernard McGinn, Apocalypticism and Church Reform: Female Seers in
the High and Late Middle Ages
- 1100 Erik Midelfort, Madness and Heresy: Apocalyptic Politics in Reformation Muenster
- 1230 Luncheon with a speaker: McGinn, Midelfort, Emmerson (reservation required)
- 1430 Workshops
- Randolph Daniel, Abbot Joachim of Fiore: A Reformist Apocalyptic
- Richard Landes, The Tidal Wave Model of Christian Conversion: On the
Role of Charismatic Apocalyptic Preachers in the First Rounds of Missionary Success
- Robert Kingdon, Early Protestant Views of the Book of Revelation
- Sargent Bush, The Puritans and Millenialism
- Jon Roberts, Science and Christian Millenialism
- Fannie LeMoine, Apocalyptic Experience and the Conversion of Women in Early
Christianity
- 1630 Reception, Alumni Lounge, Wisconsin Center
- 1930 Richard Emmerson, Apocalyptic Visions: Visualizing the Apocalypse in
Medieval and Renaissance Art, Philips Auditorium, Elevehjem Museum of
Art.
- 2045 Evening Concert: An organ recital by Bruce Bengtson, with choral music
Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Apocalypticism in Twentieth Century Thought
- 0900 Paul Boyer, The Apocalyptic in the Twentieth Century
- 1100 Michael Barkun, End-Tim Paranoia: Conspiracy Thinking at the Millenium's Close
- 1230 Luncheon with a speaker: Boyer, Hempel or Barkun (reservations required)
- 1430 Workshops
- Timothy Weber, Fundamentalist Politics and the Millenium
- Barry Brummett, The Rhetorical Uses of the Apocalypse
- Calvin DeWitt, Millenarianism and the Environment
- Gerhard Weinbert, The Millenium and the Nazis
- David Bethea, The Millenial Impulse in Russian Literature
- David Couper, Work and Spirituality
- 1900 Performance of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time
- 2015 Special Presentation: Dr. Johannes Hempel, Landesbishop Emeritus, Christian
Faith and Witness in the Midst of Political Oppression: A Glance Back to Church
Life in East Germany, 1970-1990, St. Paul's University Catholic Center
Film Series
- Thursday, September 18, 1997, 1530-1800, Room 4070 Vilas Hall: The Seventh Seal
- Friday, September 19, 1997, 2000-2300, Room 4070 Vilas Hall: 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Saturday, September 20, 1997, time?, Room 4070 Vilas Hall: Planet of the Apes
- Thursday, September 25, 1997, 1530-1800, Room 4070 Vilas Hall: Brazil
- Thursday, September 25, 1997, 1900-2200, Room 4070 Vilas Hall: Twelve Monkeys
Rare Book Exhibition: 0900-1700 Monday-Friday, Department of Special Collections --
Room 976, U.W. Memorial Library, 728 State Street, featuring rare library holdings
relating to the millenium and to apocalyptic visions