The Primacy of God in a Secular Age
On the Theological Virtue of Faith
Featuring: Lawrence Feingold, Michael J. Gorman, and Denys Turner
All Things That Were Made
On Creation, Creatures, and Their Creator
June 6-8, 2024 | St. Paul, Minnesota
Co-Sponsored by the Institute for Catholic Theological Formation
at The Saint Paul Seminary, University of St. Thomas (MN)
Conference Details
Conference Dates
Attendance Mode
Conference Location
Conference registration is open from February 1 through May 1, 2024. Please click this link to register.
Thursday, June 6, 2024 (afternoon and evening)
Friday, June 7, 2024 (all day)
Saturday, June 8, 2024 (all day)
This conference offers in-person attendance only.
N.B.: Conference presenters should expect to have 20 minutes to present, with 10 minutes of discussion to follow each presentation.
The Saint Paul Seminary, University of St. Thomas
Conference Fees
Registration, Lodging, and Meals: $450 total
(The Sacra Doctrina Project members receive a $35 discount.)
Registration and Meals (for commuters): $210 total
Lodging includes three nights onsite in a dormitory at the University of St. Thomas. Most bedrooms are single occupancy, in a suite or an apartment with a shared bathroom.
Meals include dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Friday and Saturday, optional breakfast on Sunday, and cocktail hours on Thursday and Friday nights, as well as coffee service and snacks throughout the conference.
For those wishing to stay offsite, several hotels are available about 5 miles from campus, in both Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Conference Travel
Nearest Airport:
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Visitors can travel from the airport to the seminary by taxi/ride share. Alternatively, public transportation is available via MetroTransit. About a dozen rental car companies are on site at MSP.
Nearest Train Station:
Union Depot, 214 4th Street East. Serves Amtrak trains, as well as Greyhound, Jefferson, and Megabus. Transportation via MetroTransit and taxi/ride share are available from the Depot. Hertz offers car rentals on site at the Depot.
Parking:
Parking will be available for all conference attendees in either the Anderson Parking Ramp or in the Morrison Hall Parking Ramp.
Presses Attending
The Catholic University of America Press
Emmaus Academic Press (see below for press giveaway)
Faithlife Corporation (Verbum/Logos)
Saint Paul Seminary Press (see below for press giveaway)
St. Augustine Press
University of Notre Dame Press (giveaway & discount code only)
Arouca Press (display books & discount code only)
Cluny Media (display books & discount code only)
Ex Fontibus Company (display books only)
Marquette University Press (display books & discount code only)
Tentative Conference Schedule
Thursday, 6/6 - Optional Memorial of St. Norbert
1:00 - 7:00 pm Conference Check-In
2:00 - 3:30 pm Panel Session No. 1
4:00 - 5:30 pm Panel Session No. 2
5:45 p.m. Holy Mass
6:15 - 7:00 pm Dinner available
7:15 pm Conference Welcome and Keynote: Christopher J. Thompson
8:45 pm Compline
9:00-10:00pm Cocktail Hour
Friday, 6/7 - Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
8:00 - 8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration / Lauds
9:00 - 10:30 am Panel Session No. 3
11:00-12:30pm Panel Session No. 4
12:30 - 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 pm Panel Session No. 5
3:45 - 5:15 pm Panel Session No. 6
5:30 - 6:30 pm Holy Mass, with Archbishop Bernard Hebda
6:30 - 8:00 pm Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 pm Plenary Session: John Brungardt & Fr. Dylan Schrader
8:15 pm Compline
8:30 - 10:00pm Cocktail Hour
Saturday, 6/8 - Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
8:00 am Holy Mass
8:30 am SDP Members-Only Meeting
9:15 - 10:45 am Panel Session No. 7
11:15-12:45pm Evolution Panel Discussion - Kemp/Ramage/Tabaczek
12:45 - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm Panel Session No. 8
4:00 - 5:30 pm Panel Session No. 9
5:30 - 6:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration / Vespers
6:00 pm Anticipatory Mass - 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Conference Banquet
7:30 pm Keynote Address: William E. Carroll
8:30 pm Official Conclusion of the Conference
2025 Conference Theme & Location Announcement
Sunday, 6/9
9:00 am Holy Mass - 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (optional)
9:30 - 11:00 am Breakfast available (optional)
Academic Press Giveaways
Emmaus Academic Press
In addition to offering a 40% Sacra Doctrina Project conference discount on their entire catalog, Emmaus Academic is awarding a $25 credit toward the purchase of any Emmaus Academic title to the first 25 registrants for the 2024 Sacra Doctrina Project conference. Register now to receive your $25 credit!
Saint Paul Seminary Press
Saint Paul Seminary Press is giving away a free copy of one of the following books to 60 of the conference registrants:
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Andreas Hoeck, Worthy Lamb: An Exegetical-Spiritual Commentary on John's Apocalypse
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Walking with Jesus Christ: Catholic and Evangelical Visions of the Moral Life, ed. by Steven Hoskins & Christian D. Washburn
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The Transcendent Mystery of God's Word: A Critical Synthesis of Antioch and Alexandria, ed. by John W. Martens & Paul V. Niskanen
University of Notre Dame Press
The University of Notre Dame Press is giving away one free copy of each of Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek's books. All conference attendees will be eligible to win. Names will be drawn at the beginning of the conference.
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Emergence: Towards A New Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science
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Divine Action and Emergence: An Alternative to Panentheism
