Category: GASR 2021-2023

• (9 September 2023) Naoki Kamimura, ‘The healing imagery and its function in Roman North Africa,’ paper given at the APECSS 13th Annual Conference ‘Pluralistic Contexts in Early Christianity,’ Trinity Theological College, Singapore, 7–9 September 2023.

For the first time in three years and nine months, I attended a conference abroad: the 13th annual conference of the Asia-Pacific Early Christian Studies Society, postponed from 2020, was held at the Trinity Theological College in Singapore, and I visited Singapore for the first time, albeit for only three days. I spent very fruitful days there, not only catching up with old friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, but also having stimulating exchanges with new participants.

• (30 May 2023) Naoki Kamimura, ‘Augustine’s City of God and its Psychagogical Function,’ paper given at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, as a Virtual Attendee, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 28–30 May 2023.

The first conference presentation of the year was made via online participation in the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies. The presentation was part of a research project funded by a ‘Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research’ from 2021–2023.

• Naoki Kamimura, ‘Martyrdom in time of peace and the relation of Christian identities to parrhesia,’ paper given at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, Virtual Online Conference, 29–31 May 2022.
• Naoki Kamimura, ‘The cura animarum of Augustine in the City of God,’ paper given at the North American Patristic Society 2022 Annual Meeting Session 13A (virtual only), Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL, 26–28 May 2022.

These talks were held as part of a research project funded by a ‘Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research’ from 2021. Some or all of the presentations will be included in a report to be published in the final year of the programme.

• Naoki Kamimura, ‘‘Peregrinatio’ as Spiritual Formation in the Letters of Augustine,’ paper given at the 15th International Conference of the Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Virtual Online Conference, 22–23 October 2021.
• Naoki Kamimura, ‘Augustine’s quest for peace and its relevance in his Sermones ad populum,’ paper given at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, Virtual Online Conference, 30 May–1 June 2021.
• Naoki Kamimura, ‘Medical Imagery and the cura animarum in the Letters of Augustine,’ paper given at the North American Patristic Society 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual Online Conference, 24–29 May 2021.

These talks were held as part of a research project funded by a ‘Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research’ from 2021. Some or all of the presentations will be included in a report to be published in the final year of the programme.