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Dr. K. Pansters
Tilburg University
School of Catholic Theology
Franciscan Study Centre
Nieuwegracht 65
3512 LG Utrecht (Netherlands)
E: [email protected]
Tel.: 0031 (0)6 1566 1563 (Willem Marie Speelman)
• Münster:
Angelica Hilsebein, M.A.
Fachstelle Franziskanische Forschung
Überwasserkirchplatz 2
48143 Münster (Germany)
Tel.: 0049 (0)251 495 6055
E: [email protected]
International Conference
Münster, 9-11 April 2015
Utrecht, 30-31 October 2015
Poverty: Problem and Path
• Utrecht:
Poverty: Problem and Path
Information:
International Conference
Münster, 9-11 April 2015
Utrecht, 30-31 October 2015
• Catharijneconvent, Lange Nieuwstraat 38, Utrecht, Auditorium (www.catharijneconvent.nl)
• Tilburg School of Theology, Nieuwegracht 61, Aeneaskamer (www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/theology)
Organized by
Franciscan Study Centre (Utrecht, Tilburg School of Theology)
Fachstelle Franziskanische Forschung (Münster)
Locations:
www.armut-armoede-poverty.net
Poverty is a problem that challenges every period, every society, and every religion. Nowadays, we regard poverty as a global
and complex problem that overwhelms many people and societies. The smoldering financial and sustained economic crisis
not only exacerbates the situation of the existing poor, but also
leads broader layers of society into poverty. Against this background, a fundamental debate on poverty and wealth is taking
shape, combined with a search for sustainable forms of economy
and a just society. On the one hand, this debate deals with the
socio-economic causes and effects of involuntary poverty. On the
other hand, it includes forms of voluntary poverty as a fruitful alternative. The Churches and religious orders, and the Franciscans
in particular, are called to contribute to this discussion from their
own, spiritual, perspectives. A valuable contribution has already
been provided by Pope Francis in his Exhortation “Evangelii
Gaudium’’.
Like the first part of our international conference in Münster in
April 2015, the second part in Utrecht will combine academic reflection with practical examples and impulses, both from an interdisciplinary perspective and a Franciscan approach to Poverty as
a Problem and Poverty as a Path.
In cooperation with
Franziskanische Initiative 1219. Religions- und Kulturdialog e.V. (Berlin)
Poverty: Problem and Path
Friday 30 October
15.00-16.30 Tour Museum Catharijneconvent
Catharijneconvent, Lange Nieuwstraat 38,
Utrecht, Auditorium
16.30-17.00 Break
Introduction:
Poverty as a Problem and Poverty as a Path
9.15- 10.00 Coffee and Tea
10.00-10.30 Welcome, Introduction to the Theme
Krijn Pansters (Utrecht),
Poverty: Vice and Virtue
Section I
Poverty as a Problem I: Historical, Sociological, and
Economic Perspectives
Chair:
Krijn Pansters
10.30-11.00 Jan Luiten van Zanden (Utrecht),
Poverty and Underdevelopment in History
17.00-17.30 Frans Dokman (Nijmegen),
Money and Missionary Congregations: The
Cultural Dimensions
17.30-18.00 Discussion: Poverty as a Problem
18.00-19.30 Dinner
Tilburg School of Theology,
Nieuwegracht 61, Aeneaskamer
Chair:
20.00-20.45 Keynote: Albino Barrera o.p. (Providence),
Social Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation
20.45-21.30 Theatre
11.00-11.30 Anita Boele (Utrecht),
‘When did we see You hungry, and feed You?’
Ideas about Care and Charity in the Late Middle
Ages
11.30-12.00 Jan Vranken (Antwerpen),
The Social Strands of Poverty
12.00-12.30 Johan Graafland (Tilburg),
Economic Freedom and Poverty: An Economic
Analysis
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Section II
Poverty as a Problem II: Philosophical, Ethical, and
Missiological Perspectives
Chair:
Willem Marie Speelman
14.00-14.30 Jos Phillips (Utrecht),
Poverty, Global Justice and Human Rights:
Philosophical Reflections
14.30-15.00 Louke van Wensveen (Brummen),
Poverty Analysis from a Bumblebee Perspective
Frans Dokman
Saturday 31 October
Catharijneconvent, Lange Nieuwstraat 38,
Utrecht, Auditorium
Section III
Poverty as a Path: Interreligious, Religious, and
Consumer Behavior Perspectives
Chair:
12.00-12.30 Jeanine Schreurs (Maastricht),
Living with Less: A Sustainable Lifestyle
Perspective
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Section IV
Poverty as a Path: Franciscan, Spiritual and
Theological Perspectives
Chair:
Pim Valkenberg
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
Jean-François Godet-Calogeras (St. Bonaventure), The Choice of Poverty by Clare and
Francis of Assisi
Jan van den Eijnden o.f.m. (Megen),
Evangelical Poverty and Solidarity
Hans van Bemmel o.f.m. (Megen),
Food Banks: A Necessity?
15.00-15.30 Break
15.30-16.00 Timothy Johnson (St. Augustine),
Only the Embrace of Sacred Poverty
Delighted Them: Bodies, Possessions, and
Franciscan Theologies
16.00-16.30 Marcel Sarot (Utrecht),
Reflections, Impulses, Conclusions
Johan Graafland
09.30-10.00 Marcel Poorthuis (Utrecht),
Poverty in Interreligious Perspective
10.00-10.30 Pim Valkenberg (Washington, D.C.),
Poverty and Asceticism in Islam Theology and
Spirituality
10.30-11.00 Brooks Barber (Washington, D.C.),
Poverty in Abu Hamid al-Ghazali’s Ihya’
‘Ulum al-Din
11.00-11.30 Break
11.30-12.00 Willem Marie Speelman (Utrecht),
Pope Francis and the Poor Church
Further information and registration:
http://www.armut-armoede-poverty.net
https://www.facebook.com/franciscaansstudiecentrum
The registration fee is € 70,00 (students free registration),
including lunch and coffee/tea