Cambridge, England, September 2, 2022
iocs.cam.ac.uk
A conference dedicated to Fr. Pavel Florensky, the early 20th-century Russian priest, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist killed by the Bolsheviks in 1937, will be held by Cambridge University’s Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies later this month.
The conference, “Pavel Florensky for the 21st Century,” features international scholars, and offers on-site and online participation. The event will be held September 14-16.
“The conference will explore the significance of Pavel A. Florensky’s work for both thought and life in the twenty-first century… His thought is characterized by a bold and extraordinary cross-fertilization among philosophy, mathematics, science, art, and a wide range of other disciplines that is rooted in a theological vision of the world,” reads the conference abstract.
“Much of his work remains under-researched, especially in the West where his writings are only beginning to be translated, and the conference seeks to help overcome this gap. The main aim will be to investigate the fruitfulness of his ideas for the task of thinking in the twenty-first century. Speakers are invited to analyse any aspect of Florensky’s work.”
Talks will focus on Florensky’s Sophiology, his use of mathematics in his religious writings, his Trinitarian ontology, his philosophy of language, his understanding of Divine judgment, and much more.
Learn more about the conference and sign up to attend at the site of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies.
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