The Centro Pro Unione

cordially invites you to

The Pontificate of Benedict XVI: Its Premises and Promises

An Ecumenical Conference in English at the Centro Pro Unione

Few persons of the theological stature of Joseph Ratzinger have been elected Pope. His pontificate will be extremely influential for the Catholic Church and the world. But the question is in what ways.

A group of Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Reformed, and Roman Catholic ecumenical theologians have examined the question of how the life experiences and theological reflections of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger influencing the pontificate of Benedict XVI.

Their conclusions will appear in a volume entitled The Pontificate of Benedict XVI: Its Premises and Promises. Most of the contributors to this volume will be present at the conference to present their views on this question and to enter into discussion with the conference participants.

April 19 – 21, 2009

Programm
Monday, April 20, 2009 – 9:30 to 12:30 PM

Pope Benedict XVI, as Theologian, Philosopher of Religion, and Ecumenist

Harding Meyer
Former Director and Professor Institute for Ecumenical Research – Strasbourg, France

The Sting of Death: The Unavoidable Question and Response of Faith

Geoffrey Wainwright
Robert Earl Cushman Professor of Christian Theology,The Divinity School
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Of Like Passion : A Pentecostal Appreciation of Benedict XVI

Cheryl Bridges Johns
Professor of Discipleship and Christian Formation, Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, Tennessee

Monday, April 20, 2009 – 3:30 to 6:30 PM

The Professor, the Prefect, and the Pope — Joseph Ratzinger: A Reformed Appreciation

Joseph Small
Director of the Office of Theology and Worship, Presbyterian Church (USA) – Louisville, Kentucky

Will the Ecclesiology of Cardinal Ratzinger Influence the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI?

Metropolitan Maximos (Agiorgousis)
Metropolitan of Pittsburgh

At the Centro Pro Unione, Via Santa Maria dell’Anima 30, 1st floor