Stormy Fall weather has made it to campus!
Photo Credit: Andy Larsen
Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- Oct 14-17 – Vocational Excellence
- Oct 18 – VSFL materials due
No Chapel This Week!
Because of Reading Week, we will not be having our weekly Thursday Chapel. Please join us on October 24th when our weekly chapels resume!
Christianity Thinks Within Judaism- Fall Shapiro Lecture Hosted by the Catholic Theological Union
From their earliest origins to the present moment, the followers of Christianity and of Rabbinic Judaism have given shape to their faiths by interacting with and thinking about each other. How has that long history of thought shaped relations between faiths? We’ll ask that question with a particular focus on how Christianity has thought with Judaism. How has that thinking contributed to Christian Anti-Judaism? And what can the study of that history offer the future of Christian-Jewish relations? This lecture will be presented by Dr. David Nirenberg, from the University of Chicago.
The lecture will be on Monday November 4th at 6 pm.
Location: Catholic Theological Union, Room 210,
5146 South Cornell Ave, Chicago IL, 60615
Register for this lecture by visiting: https://ctu.edu/events/
Garrett-Evangelical and Northwestern University to Host Conference Celebrating 50th Anniversary of James Hal Cone’s Black Theology & Black Power
On November 1-2, 2019, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University will host scholars, religious leaders, and activists for “Black Theology and Black Power: Retrospect and Prospect”, a conference reflecting on James Hal Cone’s seminal work, Black Theology & Black Power, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication.
A distinguished alum of Garrett-Evangelical and Northwestern University, Cone is arguably the most influential theologian of the twentieth century. His inauguration of the field of black theology marks a crucial turning point for “theology” and decades later, Cone’s influence, writings, and scholarship continue to shape generations of scholars, religious leaders, and activists working for the dismantling of white supremacy.
At this two-day conference, participants will examine Cone’s metanoia that liberation is the meaning and blackness is the mode of the enslaved who claim to speak of God. Globally recognized keynote speakers, Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry and Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., along with scholars in religion, theology, black diaspora studies, political science, history, literature, gender and sexuality studies, as well as artists will share the impact of Cone’s work on the world. Additional sessions specifically focused on religious leaders and activists are in development.
The conference is free to attend and is sponsored by Northwestern University, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and the Smithsonian Institution, with generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation.
For more information, please visit this website. To register, please follow this link.
We are Resurrecting the Prayers: Joys and Concerns Page
We are bringing back a page dedicated to joys and concerns connected to the seminary. https://nptsnyvallnews.com/community-prayers/ .
As a community dedicated to serving Jesus and each other, it is our privilage to lift each other up in prayer. If you have a joy or concern you would like to add, there is a place at the bottom of the Prayers: Joys and Concerns Page.
Conference to Equip Evangelicals to Engage with Muslims
Kevin Singer is co-founder and co-director of Neighborly Faith, an organization to equip evangelicals to engage with Muslims. Kevin and his colleague Chris Stackaruk will be hosting a conference at Wheaton on November 1-2. ECC pastor Daniel Hill will be one of the speakers at the Conference.
Register here if you are interested in participating in this dynamic ministry.
Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne and Iona 2020
The Center for Spiritual Direction will host its next pilgrimage May 27 to June 8, 2020. We will immerse ourselves in Celtic spirituality through participation in The Abbey on Iona and an historic tour on the island of Lindisfarne. There is also time in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. For more information contact Ellen Kogstad: ekogstad@northpark.edu.
Seminary Book Club
In the midst of academic reading, do you ever miss reading fiction and thinking about how stories interact with our faith? If so, join Elizabeth Pierre and Dave Bjorlin for a seminary book club! We will choose one book a semester to discuss in our two meetings. This Fall we will be reading and discussing Toni Morrison’s first novel, The Bluest Eye, from the perspective of psychology and faith. (Content warning: the book does include episodes of violence, particularly sexual violence, so be advised).
Our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 30 from 5:30-7 in Olsson Lounge. Dinner will be provided!
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