Scholars from around the world gathered at CISA in Rome on April 27-30, 2023 for a Workshop on Medieval Carmelite Scholastics. The gathering was sponsored by the European Research Council, the Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes (IRHT), and the Institutum Carmelitanum.
Around 139 commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard composed by Carmelites in universities and priories all over Europe survive to this day. This workshop aimed to invite scholars to share their expertise and experience with texts produced by Carmelite authors. Servant of God Bartomeu Xiberta, O. Carm., is the author of a magisterial body of work in medieval studies that continues today to represent a pioneering approach to the scholastic heritage of the Order.
This workshop recognized Fr. Xiberta's contribution, highlighted medieval Carmelite intellectual production, identified the most preeminent authors, and depicted the doctrinal tendencies of these Carmelite scholarstics.
Among those participating were Stephen Metzger of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana; Niccolo Bonetti of the Università degli Studi di Udine; David Piche of the Université de Montrèal, Christopher Schabel of IRHT-Paris; Simon Nolan, O. Carm., St. Patrick's Pontifical University; Richard Cross of the University of Notre Dame; Mario Alfarano, O. Carm., Institutum Carmelitanum; Alexandra Baneu of Babes-Bolyai University; Calla Ledsham of Catholic Theological Colege-Melbourne; Wouter Goris of Universität Bonn; Monica Brinzei of IRHT-Paris; Iona Curut of Babes-Bolyai University; Matteo Esu of Paris; William Duba of the University of Fribourg-Fragmentarium; Andrei Marinca of Babes-Bolyai University; Alexander Anisie of Babes-Bolyai University; and Roberto Lanbertini of the Università di Macerata.
The principal organizer of the event was Monica Brinzei assisted by Carmelites Mario Alfarano, Giovanni Grosso, and Simon Nolan.
