Church and State in Comparative Perspective Tentative Italy Itinerary Spring 2015

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1 Church and State in Comparative Perspective Tentative Italy Itinerary Spring 2015 Day Events Questions Preparation Wed., May Syracuse-Amsterdam 13 Arrive at airport by 10am. DL 4149 SYR-JFK 12:01am-1:15pm DL 0446 JFK- Amsterdam 4:05pm 6:00am Does your bag only way 50 lbs or less? Do you have your passport? Do you have your Le Moyne ID? Do you have your medical insurance info? Did you bring the means to access money? Read Keeping Safe in Italy from the State Department (pdf) 14 KLM 1641 Amsterdam- Florence 10:00am- 12:00nn Bus to Hotel Bonifacio Orientation to Florence (pick up Uffizzi passes bring student IDs and passports) Tell me again, why did we come to Florence as part of this class? Think about Plato s Laws and Machiavelli s The Prince. Fri., May 15 10:00am Renaissance Walk 2:00pm Uffizi Museum What is the significance of the Renaissance for the relationship between church and state? What does the move from medieval art to Renaissance art suggest about the developments in church-state relations? Steve s Renaissance Walk podcast. Steve s Uffizi Museum podcast

2 Sat., May 16 Duomo Tour (Cathedral, Dome, Baptistery, Bell Tower, Crypt) Bus to Fiesole (depends on weather) Who built this building? What was it used for? Religion? Politics? What does the artwork suggest about the relationship between church and state? Sun., May 17 7:45am-6pm Taste of Tuscany Tour Lunch included Mon., May 18 Discussion of Italian Constitution and Lateran Treaties Palazzo Vecchio What is the relationship between church and state in Italy? What privileges did the Lateran Treaties give to Catholicism? How has that changed since 1984? Does the state provide financial support to religious communities in Italy? How? What is the purpose of this building? Why did Savonarola add the hall of the 500? Read Constitution of Italy, especially articles 7, 8, 18, 19 (pdf); Lateran Treaties (excerpts) pdf; Wikipedia, Lateran Treaty and Eight per thousand (pdf); and Gianelli, The 1984 Covenant between the Republic of Italy and the Vatican Journal of Church and State (pdf)

3 Tue., May 19 6:30-7:00am Train to Rome 11:00-1:00pm Vatican Museums 1:00-2:30pm St Peter s Basilica 3:00pm Hotel Arenula check-in 4:00pm Church of the Gesu; Ignatius Rooms/Tomb 5:00pm Overlook of Roman Forum What do the structures of St. Peter s and the Vatican communicate about the importance of Catholicism in Italy? Steve s St. Peter s Basilica and Sistine Chapel podcasts Read ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO THE FATHERS OF THE GENERAL CONGREGATION OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS)(pdf) Wed., May :00pm Dinner (L Orso 80) 9:15-12nn Walking tour (Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps) 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-3:00 Coliseum/Historic Rome 3:30pm US Embassy Holy See 6:00 Dinner at Leonetti s 8:30 Train to Florence San Marco Museum Cloister of the Scalzo Other Possibilities: St. Paul Outside the Walls (where he is buried) (Metro Circus Massimo to Basilica San Paolo) Relevance: Romans 13:1-7 Read Pope Francis on Religious Liberty (pdf) Read Girolamo Savonarola from Catholic Encyclopedia (pdf) 2:00pm Accademia Steve s Accademia podcast

4 Fri., May 22 Sat., May 23 10:00am Presentation on Benedict XVI Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens 6:40am-8:00pm Trip to Cinque Terre What does the former Pope Benedict XVI say about the proper relationship between the church and state? What is the church s role toward the state? What is the state s role toward the church? Read Rourke, The Social and Political Thought of Benedict XVI, chapter 3 ( Revelation, Reason, and Politics) (Lexington Books). (pdf); and Fisher, LETTER FROM EUROPE; Italy's Church and State: A Mostly Happy Union New York Times (Dec. 1, 2004) (pdf) Need to be at train station by 6:40am Lunch provided Return at 8pm Sun., May 24 Free Day Are you interested in traveling to nearby towns or villages (such as Pisa, Siena, etc.)? Go online to identify places you might like to visit. Mon., May 25 Presentation on the Medicis Medici Chapels Who were the Medicis? Why are they important in the history of Florence? What was their perspective toward the church? Read House of Medici and Leo X from Catholic Encyclopedia (pdf)

5 Tue., May 26 Wed., May Sante Croce Basilica Bus to Piazzele Michelangelo Group Projects 7:30pm Farewell Dinner (La Spada) 7:30-8:15am 8:15am Bus to Airport AF 1067 Florence-Paris 10:00am-11:50am AF 668 Paris-Atlanta 1:55pm-5:10pm DL 2013 Atlanta- Syracuse 8:41pm-10:56 Who is buried in this basilica?