The AUFF project-development aims at a profiling of ancient Greek and Latin writers who create new types of ‘individuals’ by molding new types of authorship.

Especially in the period of time where ‘Christianity’ comes on the stage, it is argued that various writers shape themselves as “homines novi”, not only in a socio-political but also in an anthropological sense (s. Paul).

By means of literary self-configuration they try to appear as “new men”.

Conferences/workshops

In close cooperation with Prof. Therese Fuhrer (München), two international workshops/conferences will be organized where students and Ph.D.-students are also welcome.
The conferences/workshops bring together scholars from Classics, Judaistics, New Testament Studies, Patristics, History and Literary Theory. 

At these occations the above mentioned heuristics are applied and worked out. 

• 28-30 July 2014 in Munich
• 20-22 May 2015 conference in Erfurt: Die Stimme des Autors: Religiöse Innovation in hellenistisch-römischer Zeit. Authorial voices and religious innovation in Hellenistic Roman times: From Ben Sira to Tertullian
• October 2015 close to Aarhus 

Building an interdisciplinary network

The AUFF project-development builds up an interdisciplinary network of research in ancient authorship that continues beyond the AUFF project duration (2 years).

The research project is part of the research programme Christianity and Theology in Culture and Society at the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University.