Call for Papers Fathers and Fatherhood in Early Christianity Workshops at the XIX International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford (August 5-9, 2024)
Call for Papers Fathers and Fatherhood in Early Christianity Workshops at the XIX International Conference on Patristic Studies at Oxford (August 5-9, 2024) On the occasion of the upcoming 2024 Oxford Patristics Conference (August 5-9, 2024), we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers “Fathers and Fatherhood in early Christianity”. Abstract: Although the subject of God as a father and spiritual fatherhood has been discussed many times, the physical side of fatherhood, or issues related to conception, birth, protection, upbringing, education, offspring, the father’s life and death were rarely dealt with in the researches on the theology of the Church Fathers. The goal of the workshop is to present the physical fatherhood and related issues in the works of the Church Fathers and early Christian writers. Some of early Christian writers were fathers themselves (Augustine, Paulinus of Nola), many experienced the unique atmosphere of father’s home and fatherly authority in t...
