An interdisciplinary symposium exploring the development of the concept of divine providence.

Few concepts have exercised as much influence on Western thought as divine providence, shaping debates about divine agency, cosmic order, human freedom, and the problem of evil from antiquity onwards. Although providence occupies a central place in Christian theology, its development was deeply influenced by ancient philosophical traditions, particularly Platonism.

This symposium brings together scholars of ancient philosophy, patristics, medieval philosophy, and theology to explore the development of the concept of divine providence from Plato to Aquinas. Moving from ancient Greek philosophy through patristic thought to scholasticism, the papers will trace both the continuities and transformations that shaped philosophical and theological accounts of divine providence.

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