Caroline T. Schroeder<\/a> (University of the Pacific) A workshop-style discussion about the presence and role of children in the later Roman Empire, focusing on the earliest Christian communities. Relevant primary texts will be distributed in advance, including excerpts from such texts as Sayings of the Desert Fathers<\/em>, John Cassian, Jerome, Jerome\u2019s Latin translations of the rules of Pachomius, and select other Greek or Coptic monastic sources in translation. There will also be discussion of issues surrounding the classical family (especially in the Roman Empire), family legislation by Augustus, and related topics, and we will explore methodological problems, such as terminology for minors and who counts as a child in the sources.<\/p>\n Prof. Schroeder is Associate Professor of Religious and Classical Studies and Director of the Humanities Center at the University of the Pacific. She is the author of Monastic Bodies<\/em> (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007) and numerous articles on early Christianity and other topics. She is also the project co-director of Coptic SCRIPTORIUM<\/a>, a platform for interdisciplinary and computational research in texts in the Coptic language.<\/p>\n Date<\/strong>: March 7, 2015, 10:00 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Location<\/strong>: Dickinson College, Tome Hall\u00a0Room 115, Dickinson College, 343 W Louther St., Carlisle, PA 17013\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Map:<\/strong> http:\/\/goo.gl\/NxWgpr<\/p>\n More information<\/strong>:Prof. Christopher Francese, Dickinson College, Classical Studies, francese@dickinson.edu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saturday, March 7, 2015 Caroline T. Schroeder (University of the Pacific) A workshop-style discussion about the presence and role of children in the later Roman Empire, focusing on the earliest Christian communities. Relevant primary texts will be distributed in … Continue reading ![\"Carline_Schroeder_at_desk\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/dcc\/files\/2014\/10\/Carline_Schroeder_at_desk.jpg\")
<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe workshop is free of charge, but advance registration is required:<\/strong><\/h2>\n