Apocalyptic Bodies
The Corporeal Experience in Anticipating and Imagining the End
11–13 June 2025 | Trinity College Dublin
About the Symposium
This international symposium brings together scholars from across disciplines to explore the relationship between bodily experience and eschatological imagination in religious traditions and apocalyptic movements. This event is supported by Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies (TCBS), Cambridge Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM), the Panacea Charitable Trust, and Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute. It has been initiated and curated by current PhD candidates at the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies (SRTPS), including Irene Barbotti, Maicol Cortes, Simon Brummer, and Hairuo Wang.
Provisional Schedule Overview
Date |
Time |
Session |
Speaker(s) |
11 June |
19:00–21:00 |
Greetings Evening Keynote |
Prof. Tina Pippin |
12 June |
09:00–10:45 |
Early Christianity |
Dr. Leszeck Lech, Priscilla Buongiorno Prof. Kate Cooper |
12 June |
10:45-13:00 |
Modern Times |
Prof. Mark Sweetnam Simon Brummer Dr. Rebecca Walker |
12 June |
14:30–17:45 |
Ancient Judaism |
Prof. Brad Anderson Prof. Taylor Gray Andrea Riccardo Rossi Maicol Cortes |
12 June |
18:00–19:00 |
Evening Keynote |
Prof. John Collins |
13 June |
09:00–13:00 |
New Testament |
Prof. Justin Meggitt Daisy Andoh Dr. Ethan Johnson Prof. James Crossley Erica Leonardi Nicholas List |
For sessions on June 11th and 12th, join Zoom meeting: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/j/98713880686?pwd=hp2D1lEOZxRjmAbkkn8az9JKdkrBIX.1 Meeting ID: 987 1388 0686; Passcode: 186102 |
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For sessions on June 13th, join Zoom meeting: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/j/95203989615?pwd=EotyHmHr7MVD4Dpzaqb1m3urLR92w3.1 Meeting ID: 952 0398 9615; Passcode: 879797 |