Newsletter - No.57 - October 1972 - SCSC Program

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October 1972 newsletter listing the SCSC Program schedule for Friday 27 October and Saturday 28 October, including session themes on Reformation studies, Christian humanists, music and spirituality, scientific and legal developments, and related scholarly talks. It also includes banquet and open house information, conference notes on law and order in Tudor England with the Folger Institute, and the ASRR program on censorship and religious diversity in early seventeenth-century England. Additional items cover business meetings and an update on Kolb appointed as a research fellow.

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NEWSLETTER

SCSC Program

Banquet

Foundation for Reformation Research

Folger Institute of Renaissance and 18th-Century Studies

ASRR Program

Kolb Appointed Research Fellow

OCTOBER 1972 # NEWSLETTER SCSC Program FRIDAY,27 October 10:30-12:00 A,M, Sessiedn"Organization and Irenics,Lutheran and Re- Daniel Toft,Washington University,"David Pareus'Ecumenical Efforts" Marcia Lewis,Illinois State University,"AmbroseBlarer and Reformation in Constance" Session B:"Christian Humanists" Jerome Friedman,Kent State University,"MichaelServetus:The Case for a Jewish Christianity"Maryanne C.Horowitz,Cornell University,"P.Charron's De laSagesse:The Separation of Hu-manism from Christianity" 1:30-3:00 P.M. Session A:"The Nobility in France" Davis Bitton,University of Utah,"The Self-Imageof the French Nobility in the Sixteenth Century"Ellery S.Schalk,University of Texas,E1 Paso,"SocialChange and the Nobility in Sixteenth Cen-tury France" Session B:"Sixteenth Century Science and Law" J.R.Christianson,Luther College,"Astronomy inPrint,1450-1600" Raymond A.Mentzer,Jr.,University of Wisconsin,"Legal Responseto Heresy in Languedoc,1500-1560" 3:30-5:00 P.M. Session A:"Music and Spirituality inGermany and Spain"Bartlett R.Butler,Luther College,"The Impact ofthe Reformation on Liturgical Music in Nuern-berg" Lewis J.Hutton,University of Rhode Island,"Johnof Avila,Reformer and Saint" Session B:"Biography as an Analytical Tool in Reforma-tion History" James M.Kittelson,Ohio State University,Pres-entation and Discussion 6:30 P.M. # Banquet Walter J.Ong,S.J.,St.Louis University,"Printand the Evolution of Consciousness" 8:00 P.M. Open House at FRR,6477 San Bonita Avenue # NEWSLETTER FOUNDATION FOR REFORMATION RESEARCH 6477 San Bonita Avenue,Saint Louis,Missouri 63105-314727-6655Carl S.Meyer,Executive Director NO.57 SATURDAY,28 October 8:30-10:00 A.M. Session A:"The Italian Reformation Anne Jacobson Schutte,Lawrence University,"The Letters Volgari and'Evangelism'in Italy" Antonio Santosuosso,University of Western Ontar- io,"Religious Orthodoxy,Dissent,and Suppres- sion in Venice in the 1540s :"Action and Interpretation in the Scottish Ref- ormation Richard G.Eaves,Auburn University,"George Wishart:His Role in the Scottish Refo:mation Robert G.Clouse,Indiana State University,"John Napier and Apocalyptic Thought" 10:30-12:00 A.M. Session A:"Reformation and Humanism in France Henry Heller,University of Manitoba,"The Meaux Circle:Politics and Reform" MichaelKraus,Antioch College,"Josse Clichtove's Patria" Session B·"Quantification Roy Schreiber,University of Indiana,South Bend,"Understanding the Tudor Administrative Ma-chine--Two Useful Computer Techniques" Miriam Chrisman,University of Massachusetts,"The Usefulness of the Computer for the Histo-rian" 12:30 P.M. Luncheon Charles G.Nauert,Jr.,University of Missouri,"The Clash of Humanists and Scholastics:AnApproach to Pre-Reformation Controversies” Business Meeting Tour of St.Louis Cathedral FOLGER INSTITUTE OF RENAISSANCEAND 18TH-CENTURY STUDIES "Law and Order in Tudor England is the title of a con-ference sponsored by the Folger Institute of Renaissanceand 18th-Century Studies to be held on 24 and 25 Novem-ber 1972 at the Folger Shakespeare Library,Washington, D.C.The opening address,by Prof.Samuel E.Thorneof Harvard will be on"Law in the Renaissance." To concentrate on the study and teaching of legalhistory,the conference will be supported by a grant fromthe National Endowment for the Humanities to encouragethe teaching of Renaissance Studies.Information aboutthe conference is available by writing the Director of theFolger Institute,Folger Shakespeare Library,Washing-ton,D.C.20003. ASRR PROGRAM Joint Session with the American Historical Association "Censorship in the Sixteenth Century" Chairman:Thomas Brady,University of Oregon Paul Grendler,University of Toronto,"The RomanInquisition and the Venetian Press,1540-1605"Alfred Soman,Carleton College,"Censorship ofPress and Pulpit in Late Sixteenth-CenturyFrance" Critic

FAQs

What are the key topics covered in the SCSC sessions during October 27-28, 1972?

The sessions cover themes such as organization and ideas in Lutheran contexts, ecumenical efforts, Christian humanists, the French nobility, Reformation-era science and law, and music and spirituality, along with biography as an analytical tool.

What event is highlighted under the Folger Institute of Renaissance and 18th-Century Studies?

It announces a conference titled “Law and Order in Tudor England,” with an opening address on “Law in the Renaissance,” scheduled for 24-25 November 1972 at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Who is announced as being appointed a research fellow?

The newsletter states that Mr. Robert Kolb of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has been appointed as a Research Fellow of the Foundation for Reformation Research.

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