Bethel University, St. Paul, MN hosts the fifth of a five-year series of conferences exploring socio
This conference encourages participants to define “reconciliation” broadly—to include issues of religion, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality, and class. We will address how Christian sociologists envision the New Testament teachings on reconciliation, and help apply them in the 21st century. In focusing on the theme “The Future of Reconciliation,” we aim to address what are the uniq
03/19/2013
Here is the link to the audio of the conference: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/moberg-lecture-series-future/id613663701?mt=10
Thanks to Kerri Baker and his IT team for all his help with this!
Moberg Lecture Series: The Future of Reconciliation Preview and download the podcast Moberg Lecture Series: The Future of Reconciliation
Please share your thoughts here about the conference. It was a magnificent two days! Thank you to all who presented, attended, and worked hard to make this possible! We have amazing Teaching Assistants who pitched in to help at the registration table and assisted in many other important tasks. Thanks to all the support offices at Bethel: event services, facilities management, Sodexo (food services), communication and marketing and web service folks, technology people and student workers, and bookstore support. And of course, our incredible faculty at Bethel: Curtiss DeYoung (conference chair), Harley Schreck, Andrew Odubote, Naomi Ludeman Smith, Samuel Zalanga, Ning Zhang, James Hurd and Leon Rodrigues. Thanks to Pam Ngunjiri for all her work on pre-conference events and her support before and during the conference. Our Teaching Assistants are Iwalani Kaai, Katie Chapin, Johnny Yang, Mindy Mattsen, Hannah Fast, Anj Thunberg, and Celeste Harlow. I'm grateful beyond words for all of you! ~ Suzi
02/22/2013
Today is the day! See the rest of the titles for presentations and who is presenting when at our website: http://www.bethel.edu/events/moberg/schedule
We have a little snow, but we won't let that stop us! Please come, but be safe!
Conference Schedule | The Future of Reconciliation | Bethel University Minnesota See the schedule of speakers and events at the Moberg conference.
Our two keynote speakers -- Korie Edwards and Randy Woodley -- have arrived ahead of the snow. So join us this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 22-23). We start with chapel on Friday at 10:15am and then at NOON the conference launches.
02/22/2013
Future of Reconciliation -- Keynote Speakers -- Feb. 22-23
02/18/2013
Only four days till the conference! http://www.bethel.edu/events/moberg/
More titles: "Restorative Theory of Atonement," "When Divisions are no Longer Divine: A Socio-Historic Study of Churches and Reconciliation in South Africa and the United States," "We Can't Change the Past, But We Can Shape the Future: Using the Civil Rights Movement to Fuel Capacity for Christian Social Change," "Prophetic Grace and the Future of Reconciliation," "The Power of an Ideology: How Greenspan Ruled The World."
February 22-23, 2013 | Events | Bethel University Minnesota Attend the Moberg conference on reconciliation to hear sociological perspectives on global issues.
More conference presentation titles: “Gender Dynamics at a Christian Evangelical Liberal Arts College," "The Promise and the Challenge of a Multicultural Church Network in Amsterdam,” “Brazilian Prisoners, Howard Thurman and Luke Chapter 7: Thoughts on Reconciliation between Prisoners and Society,” and “Loving my Religious Neighbor: Lessons from The Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan.” More later!
Here are some of the titles of our presentations: “Prophetic Grace and the Future of Reconciliation,” “When Divisions are no Longer Divine: A Socio-Historic Study of Churches and Reconciliation in South Africa and the United States,” “Deconstructing Dominant Culture in the University Core Curriculum: Toward a Reconsideration of Academic Excellence and the Role of Truth-Telling in the Process of Racial Reconciliation,” and “Restorative Theory of Atonement.” Watch for more upcoming!
It seems appropriate to comment on our Reconciliation Conference site today as we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and hear from our President at his second inauguration about forging a future "together"--across lines of race, ethnicity, gender, class, etc.
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Korie Edwards, will present the chapel address (Friday, Feb. 22 at 10:15 in Benson Great Hall) on the topic "Exploring Our Role in the Future of Reconciliation." Later in the afternoon she will present on "Back to the Future: How Our Past and Present (Might) Predict the Future of Reconciliation."
Dr. Randy Woodley (our Saturday keynote) will also present at a pre-conference event on Thursday, February 21 from 11:15-12:30 in the Eastlund Room at Bethel University. He will familiarize guests with Shalom from an indigenous perspective. RSVPs are requested for a limited number of box lunches. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.
Pre-conference event confirmed: the Mixed Blood Theater production "Daughters of Africa" for Thursday, February 21, 6:30-7:30pm in The Underground at Bethel University. This one-person show will last about 45 minutes followed by a 15 minuted Q and A.