PSCO		Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins an Interdisciplinary Humanities Seminar in its thirty-fifth year under the auspices of The University of Pennsylvania Department of Religious Studies Box 36 College Hall, Philadelphia 19104
Next Event Current Topic Schedule Who We Are Contacts History Archives Map 1997-1998		James J. O'Donnell, The University of Pennsylvania "Textualizing the World Afresh: The Place of Scriptures in the Latin Church from Augustine to Cassiodorus" 2 April, 1998 This meeting will be held on Thursday, 2 April, from 7-9 pm in the Second Floor Lounge of Logan Hall at the University of Pennsylvania. Persons wishing to dine with other participants prior to the meeting should meet at 6 pm at Logan Hall. We normally eat at the Food Court in the building at 3401 Walnut Street, although any change of plans will be posted in a note on the outer door to Logan. Readings Prof. O'Donnell offers the following suggestions for those who wish to prepare for the presentation. They could refresh their memory of Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana. (Here are a translation, selections, and O'Donnell's introduction to it from his book on Augustine). Those unfamiliar with Cassiodorus, may find this chapter of O'Donnell's book on Cassiodorus useful. Finally, this previous essay can serve as a point of departure and (likely) also debate about earlier authors saying the same thing. 3/20/98 Jay Treat