Carnegie Mellon-University of Pittsburgh
The Thomistic Institute chapter for Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh presents a lecture by Prof. Robin Jensen of the University of Notre Dame titled “Liturgical Changes throughout History as Understood in Church Architecture.”
Room A14 of Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall | Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Thursday, Nov. 14
7:00 PM
The next morning, Katherine Hinzman of the Thomistic Institute will lead a seminar titled “The Visible Temple: Liturgy, Architecture, and Art.”
Synod Hall of St. Paul’s Cathedral | 108 N Dithridge St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Friday, Nov. 15
8:00 AM
Both the lecture and seminar are free and open to the public.
About the speakers:
Dr. Robin Jensen is a professor of theology at Notre Dame University. She earned her doctorate from Columbia University. Her research and publication focuses on the relationship between early Christian art and literature and examines the ways that visual images and architectural spaces should be regarded as modes of theological expression. She teaches courses on the character of late antique Christian and Jewish art, the history and evolution of Christian architecture, the iconography of the cross and crucifix, depictions of Christ and the Virgin Mary, and the place and controversies over images and idols in ancient and early medieval Christianity. Additionally, she has researched the practices, distinctive character, and material evidence of Christianity in ancient Roman North Africa.
Katherine Hinzman is the Manager of Campus Programs at the Thomistic Institute, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C. She has a Masters in the History of Art and Visual Culture from the University of Oxford and is currently finishing her PhD in History of Art at the University of York, with a dissertation entitled 'Love Between Worlds: Edward Burne-Jones and the Theology of Art'. She publishes regularly with academic journals and presents and lectures internationally, desiring to explore and promote the study of visual art as itself a means of theological discourse.