Papers are currently being accepted for an academic conference commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea (325) together with the 60th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). A collaboration between Milwaukee Catholic institutions and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the conference on "The Legacies of Nicaea I and Vatican II: An Inheritance Unfolding" will take place September 4–7, 2025 at Marquette University.
Paper proposals of no more than 300 words may be submitted using the online portal on the Legacies Conference website. Please note that papers related to Nicaea will be scheduled on Friday, September 5, and papers related to Vatican II will be scheduled on Saturday, September 6.
Paper topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The Council of Nicaea and its reception history
- The Nicene Creed and other Christian confessions
- Trinitarian theology and Christology in view of Nicaea
- Athanasius, Arius, and "Arianism"
- Orthodoxy and heresy in Christian tradition
- Unity and schism in Church history
- Constantine and Christianity in the Roman Empire
- Ecumenical councils and the conciliar tradition
- The Second Vatican Council and its reception history
- The proceedings and documents of Vatican II
- Liturgy and liturgical developments before or after Vatican II
- Synods and synodality
- The Church in the modern world
- Ecumenism and ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and other ecclesial bodies
Selected papers will be included in an edited volume of the conference proceedings.
The deadline to submit a paper proposal is March 1, 2025.
