“Joseph Ratzinger and Europe”
a lecture by Professor Tracey Rowland (Australia)
winner of the Ratzinger Prize (2020)
Friday, June 3rd, 2022, at 6 pm
Cultural Centre Sofia, Kallvikinniementie 35, Helsinki
Welcome!
The lecture is free of charge. It is the keynote address of the Ratzinger and reindeer conference (June 3–5).
Ratzinger and reindeer conference
(at Cultural Centre Sofia, Kallvikinniementie 35, Helsinki)
Program (subject to changes):
Friday June 3rd, 2022
arrival and registration, welcome coffee and lunch
4pm Welcome and introductory lecture (Dr. Emil Anton)
6pm Professor Tracey Rowland’s keynote lecture: Ratzinger and Europe
8pm dinner, sauna
Saturday June 4th, 2022
8 am Mass, breakfast
9.30 Nuuksio Reindeer Park (93e, book at happyguidehelsinki@gmail.com)
Lunch at Haltia Nature Centre (included in tour)
3 pm Academic session 1:
Peter McGregor (Australia): Joseph Ratzinger’s Theological Anthropology
Alejandro Sada (Mexico): Christianity and the Meaning of Life: A Reflection Based on the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger
5 pm Academic session 2:
Jacques Servais SJ (France/Italy) and Elio Guerriero (Italy) : The Friendship and collaboration between Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Urs von Balthasar
Sunday June 5, 2022
9 am Mass, breakfast
11am Holy Helsinki sightseeing, incl. lunch at Linnankellari (63e, book: happyguidehelsinki@gmail.com)
5 pm academic session 3:
Mikko Ketola (Finland): Ratzinger and the sexual abuse problem in the Catholic Church
Pablo Blanco (Spain): Ratzinger, the Logos and the Weltethos
Oskari Juurikkala (Finland): The Creative and Redemptive Word: The Book of Nature according to Benedict XVI
8 pm concluding dinner
Extended program: Mon June 6th: Turku daytrip (93e), June 7-8 Rovaniemi Santa Claus Village (89e/cabin +flights)
Price: Academic sessions free, voluntary fee 50e. Full participation June 3-5 including two nights at Sofia, all meals and touristic program, 386 euros (double room) or 446 euros (single room). Touristic program bookings happyguidehelsinki@gmail.com. Registrations by May 15th, 2022, to Dr. Emil Anton, sms +358456313899, e-mail fineca[at]hotmail.com. Conference organized in cooperation with Cultural Centre Sofia, Studium Catholicum, and Happy Guide Helsinki. More information at https://ratzingerandreindeer.wordpress.com/
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