The Responsible Society in Early Modern Christianity Voices & Fruits

The Responsible Society in Early Modern Christianity Voices & Fruits

Veranstalter
Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom, Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome, REFORC, Universität Regensburg
Veranstaltungsort
Rom: Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom / Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome
PLZ
00165
Ort
Rom
Land
Italy
Vom - Bis
13.06.2022 - 14.06.2022
Von
Claudia Gerken

Social responsibility as the moral obligation individuals or organizations have towards the wellbeing of society, is a key topic in 21st century public debate. The conference centers on the question how this topic was dealt with in Early Modern Christianity (ca.1400–ca.1700) as a period that brought about fundamental and long-lasting changes and brought forth inspiring individuals with innovative ideas. The conference seeks to shed historic light on the relevant issue of social responsibility.

The Responsible Society in Early Modern Christianity Voices & Fruits

The conference centers around two main topics: voices and fruits and concentrates geographically on Italy, Northwest Germany and The Netherlands. Papers under the topic voices present ideas, concepts, visions of early modern philosophers, theologians, politicians, artists, writers, poets etc. as well as the ideas monastic orders, guilds, agricultural communities and (radical) religious minorities had. Here the question is what concepts of social responsibility were presented? Special attention will be given to voices that move beyond the traditional ideas of care for the poor, widows and orphans, and that focus on changing the mindset of those that can take responsibility and of those that are the object of social responsibility.

The Organizers:

- Matthijs Jonker (KNIR), m.jonker@knir.it
- Alexander Koller (DHI), koller@dhi-roma.it
- Herman Selderhuis (REFORC), hjselderhuis@reforc.com
- Klaus Unterburger (Uni Regensburg/DHI), klaus.Unterburger@theologie.uni-regensburg.de

Programm

MONDAY JUNE 13, 2022

Venue
Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom
Via Aurelia Antica, 391
I-00165 Rome, Italy

14.00 Opening. Welcome by Prof. Martin Baumeister, director of the Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom

SESSION 1, Chair: Alexander Koller

14.15–15.00 Wolfgang Reinhard (University of Freiburg – online): „um in jedem Fall Einige zu retten“ [1 Kor 9,22]. Verantwortung der Mission?

15.00–15.45 Arnold Witte (University of Amsterdam): Cardines and Lucrum: Cardinal-protectors and Confraternities in Early Modern Responsible Society

15.45–16.15 Break

SESSION 2, Chair: Matthijs Jonker

16.15–17.00 Stefano Tabacchi (Camera dei deputati Servizio Informatica): From “Good Government” to “Public Happiness”. The Shift of Paradigms in the Papal States (XVIIIth Century)

17.00–17.45 Nele De Raedt (UCLouvain, Belgium): Magnificence and the Common Good: Architectural Patronage and Social Responsibility in the Early Modern Period

17.45–18.30 Riccarda Suitner (Deutsches Historisches Institut, Rome): Debates on Social Responsibility in Early Eighteenth-Century German Natural Law

18.30–19.00 Wrap up

TUESDAY JUNE 14, 2022

Venue
Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
Via Omero, 12
I-00197 Rome, Italy

SESSION 3, Chair: Klaus Unterburger

09.00–09.45 Silvia Mostaccio (UCLouvain): Living with the “sommersi”. The Beginnings of the Ministri degli infermi in Rome

09.45–10.30 Carlo Taviani (University of Zurich): Limited Liability, Limited Responsibility. Early Modern Global Corporations, Capital Investments, and Moral Issues

10.30–11.00 Break

SESSION 4, Chair: Herman Selderhuis

11.00–11.45 Martine Veldhuizen (Utrecht University): Feisty Virgins: Truth-telling as a Concept of Social Responsibility in the First Printed Editions of the Dutch Golden Legends (1450–1500)

11.45–12.30 Lotte van Hasselt (University of Amsterdam): The “deserving” Refugee in the Dutch Republic

12.30–14.00 Lunch (catering)

SESSION 5, Chair: Karla Boersma

14.00–14.45 Marianne Ritsema van Eck (The Norwegian Institute in Rome): Time and Responsibility. Franciscan Roles in History

14.45–15.30 Kyle Dieleman (Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights): Creating and Navigating Social Inequalities in Early Modern Dutch Colonies

15.30–16.00 Break

SESSION 6, Chair: Alexander Koller

16.00–16.45 Matthijs Jonker (KNIR): Charity and the Nobility of Painting in the Accademia di San Luca

16.45–17.30 Pavlo Bilichenko (Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University): The Idea of Social Responsibility to Community as an element of New Moral Ideal of a Person in the Creative Activity of Representatives of Reformation Movement in Lithuanian-Belarusian Lands in Early Modern Christianity

17.30–18.00 Wrap up

Kontakt

Matthijs Jonker (KNIR)
E-Mail: m.jonker@knir.it

Alexander Koller (DHI)
E-Mail: koller@dhi-roma.it

Herman Selderhuis (REFORC)
E-Mail: hjselderhuis@reforc.com

Klaus Unterburger (Uni Regensburg/DHI)
E-Mail: klaus.Unterburger@theologie.uni-regensburg.de