Galileo and the
Church

An International Conference

Ottavio Leoni (1578-1630), Galileo Galilei
florentino
 

University
of Notre Dame

April 18-20, 2002

Conference Program

 NB: Discussions following performances of Brecht’s The Life of Galileo
Thursday, April 18

Auditorium, McKenna Hall
Center for Continuing Education
 

 Friday, April 19

Auditorium, McKenna Hall
Center for Continuing Education

 Saturday, April 20

102 DeBartolo Hall
Chair: O. Timothy O'Meara (Notre Dame)
 		 Chair: William Carroll (Cornell College, Iowa) Chair: Alex Hahn (Notre Dame)
9:00 AM Michael Shank (University of Wisconsin): 9:00 AM Ernan McMullin (Notre Dame): 9:00 AM Francesco Beretta (University of Fribourg, Switzerland):
“Setting the Scene: Tuscany, the Veneto, and
Rome in the Age of Galileo” (Abstract)
 		 “The Ban on Copernicanism: Grounds and Consequences” (Abstract) “Galileo, Urban VIII, and the Prosecution of Natural Philosophers” (Abstract)
10:30 AM Coffee break
 		 10:30 AM Coffee break 10:30 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM Owen Gingerich (Harvard
University):		 11:00 AM Annibale Fantoli (University of
Victoria, Canada):		 11:00 AM George Coyne S.J. (Vatican Observatory)
“Galileo and the Case for Copernicus” (Abstract)
 		 “The Disputed Injunction and its Role in Galileo’s Trial” (Abstract) “The Church’s Attempts to Dispel the Galileo Myth” (Abstract)
12:30 PM Lunch
 		 12:30 PM Lunch 12:30 PM Lunch
Chair: Wendy Arons (Notre Dame)
 		 Chair: Don Howard (Notre Dame) Chair: Neil Delaney (Notre Dame)
2:00 PM Holger Teschke (Mt. Holyoke College)
and Regine Lutz (Actress) in conversation:		 2:00 PM Richard Blackwell (St. Louis
University):		 2:00 PM Michael Sharratt (Ushaw College, England):
“Brecht at Work” “Galileo’s Trial: A Plea-bargain Gone Awry?” (Abstract)
 		 “Galileo’s ‘Rehabilitation’: Elbow-room for Theology” (Abstract)
3:30 PM Coffee break
 		 3:30 PM Coffee break 3:30 PM Coffee break
4:00 PM Richard Bodek (College of Charleston), John Rouse (University of California at San Diego), and Holger Teschke: 4:00 PM Dava Sobel (Author and Science
Writer):		 4:00 PM Round-table Discussion:
“The Dramatist as Social Critic” (Abstracts) “Sister Maria Celeste’s Father” (Abstract) “Galileo and the Church”

Discussions following performances of Brecht’s The Life of Galileo:

After the play each night, there will be a brief intermission after which  discussion of some of the issues raised by the play will be led from
the stage. A different discussion leader will take the stage each night.
 
Wednesday, April 18 Thursday, April 19 Friday, April 20 Saturday, April 21
Owen Gingerich Dava Sobel Tony Lawton (playing the part
of Galileo)		 Holger Teschke and Regine Lutz