Jaarboek Thomas Instituut 1997 - Thomas Instituut te Utrecht
Jaarboek Thomas Instituut 1997 - Thomas Instituut te Utrecht
Jaarboek Thomas Instituut 1997 - Thomas Instituut te Utrecht
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ANNUAL REPORT <strong>1997</strong> 139<br />
foreknowledge and irresistible will, was subject of a small conference<br />
on February 18, <strong>1997</strong>. Dr. Maar<strong>te</strong>n Hoenen (Nijmegen) and Dr.<br />
Antonie Vos (<strong>Utrecht</strong>) gave lectures.<br />
On May 20th members convened to discuss their contributions<br />
to a second congress of the <strong>Thomas</strong> Institu<strong>te</strong>, to be held in the year<br />
2000. A small, informal group of preparation was formed, studying<br />
the topic "Aquinas on liberty and truth". This group convened for the<br />
first time in December <strong>1997</strong>.<br />
On December 4 Carlo Leget successfully defended his doctoral<br />
dissertation, entitled Living with God. <strong>Thomas</strong> Aquinas on the Relation<br />
between Life on Earth and 'Life' af<strong>te</strong>r Death. It was published as<br />
Volume V of the Series of the <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>Instituut</strong> <strong>te</strong> <strong>Utrecht</strong> (Louvain:<br />
Pee<strong>te</strong>rs).<br />
New member of the <strong>Utrecht</strong> research group is Marc-Robin Hoogland<br />
c.p. Having comple<strong>te</strong>d his licentia<strong>te</strong> studies in theology, he will, halftime,<br />
continue on the doctoral level, working on a project entitled<br />
"God's crucial almightiness. <strong>Thomas</strong> on the relation between God's<br />
almightiness and the passion of Christ". A dissertation is planned for<br />
2003.<br />
2. The Board of the Institu<strong>te</strong> and the Foundation<br />
Most of the afore-mentioned issues were discussed in meetings of the<br />
Board of the Institu<strong>te</strong> and of the Board of the <strong>Thomas</strong> Foundation.<br />
The Board of the Institu<strong>te</strong> convened on January 20, March 25, May<br />
20, and October 27. No personal mutations were effec<strong>te</strong>d. There were<br />
no personal mutations in the Board of the <strong>Thomas</strong> Foundation as well.<br />
However, a policy of successive retirement was agreed upon. This<br />
board convened on April 16.<br />
3. <strong>Jaarboek</strong> <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>Instituut</strong><br />
The <strong>Jaarboek</strong> 1996 was published in October <strong>1997</strong>. It contained the<br />
following contributions:<br />
Mark D. Jordan, "Error, Failure, and Sin in <strong>Thomas</strong>'s