The World in Schwenckfeld's
Day:
A Symposium on Everyday Life
in 16th Century
Mark your calendars
now for Saturday, October 23, for an exciting peek at everyday life in 16th
Century Germanic
Advanced registration is
required, so call today!
9:00 am-Welcome and Keynote
Address-Religion and Society in 16th Century
Dr. Emmet McLaughlin,
Professor of Early Modern History, Villanova University Dr. McLaughlin will
speak on the role of religion in a society very different than our own.
10:00 am-Arguing in Public:
How Printing Changed the World of Debate
Rev. Luka Ilic,
Doctoral Candidate, Lutheran Theological Seminary Rev. Ilic will discuss the
use of the public, and relatively new, printing press as a way for holding
public debates.
11:00 am-Food and Sin in the
16th Century
Dr. Jill Furst,
Consulting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology Sixteenth century religious teachings identified almost all foods
as occasions of sin, depending on the many different circumstances the food was
prepared or served.
11:45 am-Drinking and Tavern
Sociability in 16th Century
Dr. Ann Tlusty,
Professor of History,
12:15 pm-Lunch-foods
reminiscent of medieval times
1:15 pm-Popular Reformation
and Popular Rebellion: the German Peasants' War
Dr. Michael Baylor,
Professor of History, Lehigh University Dr. Baylor's presentation will explore
2:00 pm-Music both Common
and Noble in the 16th Century
Dr. Hilde Binford,
Associate Professor of Music,
Dr. Binford will explore the
role of music in the 16th century as experienced by the various social strata.
3:00 pm-From Altarpiece to
Woodcut: Visual Culture in Reformation
Dr. Lisa Norris,
Associate Professor of Art History, Kutztown University Dr. Norris will explain
the traditional function of altarpieces, liturgical sculpture, and such objects
as reliquaries and prayer books that would have been a part of Schwenckfeld's
world.
3:45 pm-Presenters'
discussion led by Dr. Peter Erb
For speaker's biographies
and more details regarding the presentations, please see our website, www.schwenkfelder.com or call the
Advanced registration is
required. To register, please call Michelle at the
is a fee of $30.00.
This Symposium is sponsored
by:
The Ladies Aid Society of Central Schwenkfelder
Church and the Pennsylvania Humanities Council: This program is supported in
part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the
Humanities' We the People initiative on American history.
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