Event Information
All Events held at Trinity Lutheran Seminary unless otherwise noted
2012
February
6-7 Bible Institute
"Using the Bible in the Public Square"
Featuring Richard Nelson
“Using the Bible in the Public Square.” Pastors and other church leaders are called on to do “public theology” to an audience beyond the confines of the church. The ELCA Constitution says this: “every ordained minister shall: . . . witness to the Kingdom of God in the community, in the nation, and abroad; and . . . speak publicly to the world in solidarity with the poor and oppressed, calling for justice and proclaiming God’s love for the world” (ELCA Constitution 7.31.12). Pastors do this sort of thing at occasions for public prayer, panels, public forums, meetings of school boards and town councils, high school baccalaureate services, chaplaincy for volunteer fire departments; chances to write a column for the local paper, and events that attract community audiences like weddings and funerals. Obviously, the Bible is an important resource for this sort of thing, but how to use the Bible in such situations is the question (or perhaps better, how God uses the Bible through our ministry). For all the respect they may have for the Bible, fewer and fewer people outside the church are going automatically going to buy into the “normative sacred scripture” argument.
Richard Nelson is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, where he has been the W. J. A. Power Professor of Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament since 2001. A 1970 graduate of ELTS, one of Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s predecessor schools, he received his PhD in Old Testament Studies from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia in 1973. He served as pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh (1974-77) and then taught religion at Ferrum College in Virginia (1977-81). Between 1981 and 2001 he was on the faculty Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary, eventually as Kraft Professor of Biblical Studies. He is the author of seven books and numerous articles on biblical themes.
16-17 Peter Rollins
Peter Rollins - author, speaker,and storyteller associated with the emerging church movement. Rollins is the founder of ikon, a faith group in Belfast, Nothern Ireland that combines live music, visual imagery, soundscapes, theatre, ritual and reflection to create what they call "transformational art." He has authored several books including How (Not) to Speak of God and, most recently, Insurrection.
April
12-13 Annual Nelson W. Trout Lectures in Preaching
Keynote speaker and preacher: The Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle, Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and beginning in January 2012, President of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
More information to come.
18 Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue
The annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue of the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, at Trinity. The topic is tentatively titled “Conversion and Conflict: Reflections by a Greek Orthodox Bishop and Response by a Muslim Imam” More information to follow.
July
30-August 3 Great Lakes Theological Academy
Traverse City, Michigan
Faith & Film with William Romanowski,
professor of Communication Arts & Sciences at Calvin College
and author of Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture
and the forthcoming Reforming Hollywood: How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies.
Held in conjunction with the Traverse City Film Festival. Additional workshops by Trinity Faculty.
Further infomation and registration to come later.
September
27 & 28 Trinity Days
James H. Cone, distinguished professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary.
Author of God of the Oppressed and Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? and the forthcoming The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Further information and registration to come later.
Continuing Education Credits
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