Jesus-12-24: Return

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conference, Eerdmans, Embracing the Other, eschatology, Jesus, kin-dom, Liam Miller, online

I am excited to be part of Jesus 12 24: Return. It is an online conference and there is still time to sign up. If you sign up before Jan 14, 2018, you get a chance to win my book, Embracing the Other. Yay.

Teaching from and for the Margins in These Troubled Times: SRER Conf

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conference, ethnicity, race, Society of Race Ethnicity and Religion, Vanderbilt Divinity School

Third Biennial Conference of The Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (SRER) will be held at Vanderbilt Divinity School Oct 27-29, 2017.

Please register here today.

Plenary Speakers: Drs. Emilie Townes, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Laura Livett, David Kyuman Kim

Inaugural Clarence N. and Betty B. Frierson Distinguished Scholars’ Conference

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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, conference, theology

I will be participating in the Inaugural Clarence N. and Betty B. Frierson Distinguished Scholars’ Conference at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, March 20-22, 2014.

The conference will host an international gathering of scholars (approximately half from outside North America) on the theme “Always Being Reformed: Challenges, Issues and Prospects for Reformed Theologies Today.”

Reflection on Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion, by Susan Shields

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chicago, children, christianity, conference, divine, faith, Lenape and Dine Nations, Native Ancestors, race, Society of Race Ethnicity and Religion, SRER, Susan Shields

This is a wonderful reflection by my student Susan Shields.  She attended the “Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion” in Chicago and had a terrific experience.  Here is her story.

Have you ever watched children playing outside? I watched a small group of children playing in a yard recently. They were free to laugh, run and play and fully enjoyed the experience which brought joy to their Spirits and mine. Soon after this I had quite a different experience at Midway airport. Hundreds of people stood in lines delineated by barriers depicting a

Hope for the Next Generation of Academic Leaders

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Chicago Theological Seminary, conference, energy, enthusiasm, Fund for Theological Education, grace ji-sun kim, hope, Matthew Williams, Moravian Theological Seminary, Ph.D. students, scholars of color

This is a repost of my column for The Fund for Theological Education website.  It was originally posted on June 11, 2013.

The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) held the 2013 Leaders in the Academy Conference at Chicago Theological Seminary from June 6-9, 2013 under the supervision of Matthew Williams who is one of the Directors of Strategic Partnerships, specializing in building relations with theological institutions.

2013 FTE Leaders in the Academy Conference

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academy, Chicago Theological Seminary, conference, doctoral fellows, doctoral studies, FTE, Fund for Theological Education, grace ji-sun kim, Moravian Theological Seminary, theology

Description

Each year FTE convenes its Doctoral Fellows for a learning event that is designed to:

1. cultivate a community of mentoring,
2. address critical developmental needs for students at different stages, and

Living in Full Empowerment Women’s Conference

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conference, empower, Living in Full Empowerment, Mitzi J. Smith, registration, speakers, women, workshop

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Empowering Women and Transforming Communities & Our World One Woman at a Time.

Mission

Our mission is to help women and others to imagine and create a more purposeful, productive, and life-giving present and future for themselves and their children.