By his incarnation, Christ had made it possible to touch God through objects sanctified by his contact. He could be experienced through different material objects such as the consecrated bread and wine, or relics such as the wood of the Cross. The faithful were called to "Taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8).
Archive of Stewart Lectures
Supported by the S & R Stewart Fund in the Council of the Humanities.
Stewart Lecture: Béatrice Caseau, "Tasting and Touching: Tactile Piety in the Late Antique and Byzantine Religious Culture"
Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 4:30 pm
Location:
Scheide Caldwell 103
Speaker(s):
Béatrice Caseau (Université Paris-Sorbonne)
Stewart Lecture: Christoph Markschies, "The Nag Hammadi Library: A Coptic-Gnosrtic Collection or Christian-Monastic LIterature from Egypt"
Thu, Nov 19, 2015, 4:30 pm
Location:
010 East Pyne
Speaker(s):
Christoph Markschies (Humboldt University)
Stewart Lecture: Raymond Van Dam, “Constantine at Rome in 312”
Thu, Oct 3, 2013, 4:30 pm
Speaker(s):
Raymond Van Dam (University of Michigan)
Stewart Lecture: Guy Stroumsa, “Religious Revolution and Cultural Change in the Roman World”
Thu, Nov 8, 2012, 4:30 pm
Location:
Robertson Hall, Bowl 2
Speaker(s):
Guy Stroumsa (Oxford University)
Stewart Lecture: James J. O’Donnell, “The End of Paganism”
Mon, Apr 9, 2012, 4:30 pm
Location:
010 East Pyne
Speaker(s):
James J. O’Donnell (Georgetown University)