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December 4, 2006
| Faith as a Way of Life Program hosts Emerging Church Theologian Peter
Rollins for
a conversation with pastors at 10:00, book signing at 11:30, and
public lecture at 12:30, all in the Bushnell Seminar room, Yale Divinity
School (Room S-104). Download
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December 1, 2006 | Greenwich Leadership Forum
November 28, 2006 | Miroslav Volf will be speaking at Yale Law School
Following a presentation by two members
of the Parents Circle, a joint Palestinian and Israeli peace organization,
Miroslav Volf and Peter Salovey, dean of Yale College and professor
of psychology, will speak. The event is scheduled for 7 pm in the
Yale Law School auditorium (127 Wall Street, New Haven). web
site
November 21, 2006, 9 am | Miroslav Volf will be at the American Academy of Religion
in Washington DC
Miroslav Volf will respond to presentations on the theme
of "The Death of
Jesus in Pauline Soteriology" at the annual meeting of the Society
of Biblical Literature in Washington DC. For additional information, www.sbl-site.org/Congresses/Congresses_AnnualMeeting.aspx
November
20, 2006, 9 am | Miroslav Volf will be at
the American Academy of Religion in Washington DC
Miroslav Volf will participate in a panel discssion of "Remembering European
conflicts past: Interdisciplinary reflections on memory and the challenge of
reconciliation" at the annual meeting of the American Academy of
Religion in Washington DC. For additional information, www.aarweb.org/annualmeet/default.asp
November
19, 2006, 3 pm | Miroslav Volf will be at
the American Academy of Religion in Washington DC
Miroslav
Volf will be a panelist for a special "Five Years of Building Bridges" forum
on Christian-Muslim dialogue at the annual meeting of the American Academy
of Religion in Washington DC. For additional information, www.aarweb.org/annualmeet/default.asp
November 16, 2006 | Rockland Development Council
David
Miller will give the keynote address at the annual Philanthropy Day
Breakfast hosted by the Rockland Development Council in Greenwich,
CT.
November 16, 2006 | Campbell
University Buies Creek, NC
Chris Scharen was guest speaker for morning and evening university
chapel services, speaking on his new book One Step Closer: Why U2
Matters to Those Seeking God.
November 14, 2006 | Warren Business Forum
David
Miller will present the keynote address entitled, "The Faith-Friendly
Workplace" at the annual Warren Business Forum at Eastern Nazarene College
in Quincy, MA. The mission of the Warren Business Forum is "to highlight
the intersection of the Christian faith and the corporate community in
which we live."
November
10, 2006 | CanadianChristianity.com
Chris Scharen is interviewed by John Cody on his book One Step Closer:
Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God for a special feature on the work
of U2 on website CanadianChristianity.Com
November 9, 2006 | City Seminary,
New York, NY
Chris Scharen gave a lecture on "Scripture and Mission in the Music
of U2" for seminary students in an introduction to New Testament
and Mission course.
November 9-11, 2006 | Workplace Chaplaincy Conference : The Basics and Beyond
This second annual conference on Workplace Chaplaincy builds on the success of
the 2005 inaugural conference. This year's conference is designed for businesspeople
and HR professionals who have or are considering starting a workplace chaplaincy
program, for workplace and other chaplains interested in developing their skills
and broadening their horizons, and for faculty and students interested in chaplaincy
research or as a vocational direction.
November 3, 2006 | Greenwich Leadership Forum
November 2–3, 2006 | Lilly Seminar on Practical Theology and Pastoral Ministry
Chris Scharen has participated
in this seminar of leaders in the field of practical theology and
they are now working together on various publications aimed at a
reorientation and rejuvenation of practical theology as a way of
doing theology for the sake of the faithful discipleship in the world.
This two day meeting in Indianapolis, IN continues this ongoing work.
October 26, 2006 | Greater New Haven Interfaith Council, New Haven,
CT
Chris Scharen spoke on the practice of gratitude in the Christian
tradition at an interfaith gathering of clergy.
October 23, 2006 | New England
Synod, ELCA Worchester, MA
Chris Scharen presented a lecture on Baptism and Living Faith for
the Bishop's Convocation, a gathering of Lutheran pastors from the New
England States.
October 22, 2006 | Edina Community Lutheran Church, St. Paul,
MN
Chris Scharen presented to the adult forum on faith and popular
music
October 20, 2006 | Miroslav Volf will be preaching at Trinity Church, New York
NY
Following the service, Miroslav Volf will be speaking at a parish meetingon stewardship.
Service begins at 11.15 am. The church is located on Broadway at Wall Street.
Additional information is available at www.trinitywallstreet.org
October 19, 2006 | Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN
Chris Scharen gave the lecture, "Grace over Karma: U2 and Theology of the
Cross" for an audience of students, faculty, and area pastors.
October 11–12, 2006 | Laing Lectures, Regent College, Vancouver BC
A series
of three lectures by Miroslav Volf (Wed 11 Oct at 7.30 pm,
Thurs 12 Oct at 11.30 am, and Thurs 12 Oct at 7.30 pm). Each
45-minute lecture will be followed by a panel response hosted
by Regent professor John Stackhouse. The lectures are titled, “Malfunctions of Faith: Idleness and Coerciveness,” “Faith
that Makes a Difference,” and “Peacable Faith.” Additional
information is available at www.regent-college.edu/events/conferences/lainglectures/index.html
October 10, 2006 | "Emboding Care of Souls"
Christian Scharen is lecturing at Kings
College, London hosted by Pete Ward and the Centre for Theology, Religion,
and Culture.
October 6, 2006 | Greenwich Leadership Forum
October 3-4, 2006 | Leaders Offline-IV in St. Paul, MN
David Miller and Ken Melrose, retired Chairman and CEO of Toro, Inc. will lead
this invitation event for CEOs and business leaders in the Twin Cities. The goal
of Leaders Offline events is to help apply biblical principles and theological
insights to live case studies of ethical and business challenges facing today's
corporate leaders.
September 21-22, 2006 | "Crumbs from the Table?" Third Annual Sarah
Smith Conference
The third annual Sarah Smith Memorial Conference
on Moral Leadership will be held at Yale Divinity School.
Titled "Crumbs from the Table?" The
Creation of Wealth and the Persistence of Poverty, the conference will
feature international leaders from business, development, economics,
and theology all focused on the question of why, and especially how,
Christians can address questions of inequality and poverty.
September 15, 2006 | Greenwich Leadership Forum
Breaking the Three Taboos at Work: Best Practice or Career Suicide?
September 10-11, 2006 | Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN
Joseph Cumming and David Miller will visit
Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville to help commemorate the
5th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Joseph Cumming,
in his capacity as the Center's director of the Reconciliation
Program will give an open lecture and preach at the Sunday service
in the Cathedral. David Miller will share some of his experiences
as a chaplain at Ground Zero.
September 8, 2006 | "Truth and Reconciliation" at
North Park University.
Miroslav Volf will deliver a lecture on "Truth and Reconciliation" at
North Park University.
September 7, 2006 |"Reconciliation:
Truth, Solidarity and Dialogue in a Divided World."
Miroslav Volf will deliver the Killeen Chair Lecture at St. Norbert
College in DePere WI. The theme of the 2006-2007 Killeen Chair program
is "Reconciliation:
Truth, Solidarity and Dialogue in a Divided World."
August 15, 2006 | Academy of Management Symposium Presentation
David Miller and Professor Andre Delbecq
of Santa Clara University will present a symposium paper on "Linking Christian Theology and Spirit at Work " at
the 2006 Academy of Management Meeting in Atlanta, GA. For more information,
click here.
July 20, 2006 | The HealthCare Chaplaincy's Clinical Services Group
David Miller will give a presentation to New York City healthcare
chaplains on "The
Changing Role of Chaplains in Health Care."
June 23-25, 2006 | Leaders Offline-II in Fargo, ND
David Miller and Howard Dahl, Chairman and CEO of Amity Technology will
lead this invitation event for CEOs and business leaders from Fargo and neighboring
business communities. It will be held at Pelican Lake, Minnesota. The goal of
Leaders Offline events is to help apply biblical principles and theological insights
to live case studies of ethical and business challenges facing today's corporate
leaders.
June 13, 2006 | The Conference Board's "Council
on Diversity"
David Miller gave a presentation and led a seminar on "The Growing Role
of Faith in Corporate America" to the Conference Board's "Council on
Diversity," a body comprised of executives who are leaders in corporate
diversity programs. The meeting was held in Milwaukee at Northwestern Mutual's
office.
June 8-10, 2006 | "Public Religion: Religious Values and the
Public Forum: an East-West Dialogue."
Miroslav Volf will be participating in a conference on "Public Religion:
Religious Values and the Public Forum: an East-West Dialogue" at the Centre
for Sino-Christian Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He will also teach
a "master class" for Christian Studies Junior Faculty in Hong Kong,
Beijing, and Shanghai.
June 7, 2006 | 30th Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner for the
Greenwich Council Boy Scouts of America
David Miller gave the keynote dinner address entitled, "The Duty of an Eagle" at
the Greenwich Council Boy Scouts of America annual Eagle Scout recognition dinner
in Greenwich, CT.
May 24-25, 2006 | Lilly Seminary on Practical
Theology and Pastoral Ministry
Chris Scharen has participated in this seminar of leaders in the field of practical
theology and they are now working together on various publications aimed at a
reorientation and rejuvenation of practical theology as a way of doing theology
for the sake of the faithful discipleship in the world. This two day meeting
in Indianapolis, IN continues this ongoing work.
May 13, 2006 | U2, Faith, and Justice
Christian Scharen will be speaking at Lutheran
Place Memorial Church, Washington, D.C.
May 3-5, 2006 | Pulpit & Pew
Forum on Excellence in Ministry
Chris Scharen has been invited to participate in this national gathering of leaders
who are working to identify and explore attributes, challenges, and conditions
of excellent ministry. The forum will be held in Indianapolis, IN.
April 27, 2006 | "The Faith-Friendly
Workplace: A Heavenly Place to Work or a Hotbed of Discrimination?"
at Littler Mendelson's conference, The 2006 Executive Employer in Phoenix,
AZ. David Miller will present, along with EEOC, corporate, and legal experts
on the issues and opportunities facing companies who embark on creating a faith-friendly
environment.
April 27-29, 2006 | Faith as a Way of Life Project
The Faith as a Way of Life project's National
Working Group convenes in New York City focusing on the relation between
faith and the arts. This will be their sixth and last meeting. The National Working
Group
– a mix of senior pastors, youth pastors, laity and theologians has been
at work for three years seeking to understand and embody pastoral excellence
understood as mediating faith as a life-integrating and life-transforming reality.
April 26, 2006 | "Next
Generation Philanthropy"
Miroslav Volf will be the keynote speaker for the 2006 North American
Conference on Christian Philanthropy in Daytona Beach FL.
April 22, 2006 | "Preaching and Practicing Trinitarian
Faith"
Miroslav Volf will be the featured speaker
at a Trinity
Forum Academy "weekend away" at the Osprey Point
Conference Center near St. Michaels MD.
April 23, 2006 | "Faith and Pop Culture"
Christian Scharen will preach and preside
at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook, CT, as well as speak during education
hour.
April 23, 2006 | "Faith and Conflict"
Miroslav Volf will speak at the 10.00 a.m.
adult forum at St.
John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington DC.
April 21-23, 2006 | Serving God in the Workplace
Last spring our center hosted the 13th annual
consultation of the Coalition of Ministry in Daily Life (CMDL) at the Yale
Divinity School in New Haven, CT. We are helping to sponsor this year's
14th annual gathering that is being hosted by Fuller
Seminary in Pasadena, CA on April 21-23. This CMDL gathering is
one of the best ways to keep in touch with both veteran and new leaders
in the Faith at Work movement. A great agenda awaits you, built around
this year's theme, "Serving
God in the Workplace: People Making a Difference." The Yale Center for Faith & Culture
is a sponsoring partner of the coalition.
Saturday, April 15, 2006 | The 5th annual Critical Islamic Reflections Conference
at Yale: "Contemporary Muslim Discourses on America: Perceptions of Self
and Other"
Linsly-Chittenden
(LC), 9:30am – 5:00pm.
This year's CIR conference
brings several interesting papers on issues pertinent to Muslims everywhere.
The Center's Joseph Cumming will be giving the keynote speech.
April 7-8, 2006 | Hartford Institute of Religious Research
Chris Scharen, recently been elected to a three-year
term on the Advisory Council for the Hartford Institute, will attend
the Spring
Advisory Council meeting in Hartford, CT.
March 27-28, 2006 | Faith and the Public Church for Church Leaders
Chris Scharen is leading a retreat on faith and the public
church for church leaders at Snowbird Lodge, Maine, Monday and Tuesday
the 27-28 of March.
March 23-24, 2006 | Theocracy and Democracy
in Islam and Christianity Conference
A conference aimed
at exploring the stances Christians and Muslims take toward democratic
and theocratic forms of government will be held at Yale Divinity
School March 23-24, co-hosted by the Divinity School and The Yale
Center for Faith and Culture. All parts of the conference are free
and open to the public.
March 16-17, 2006 | Lilly
Seminar on Practical Theology and Pastoral Ministry
Chris Scharen has participated in this seminar that has brought together leaders
in the field of Practical Theology and they are now working together on various
publications aimed at a reorientation and rejuvenation of practical theology
as a way of doing theology for the sake of the faithful discipleship in the world.
This two day meeting at the Abbey
of St. John's, Collegeville, MN continues this ongoing work.
February 23, 2006 | Muhammad Cartoons: Blasphemy,
Islam, and the Free Press
Joseph Cumming
presented on a panel as part of the Yale Muslim Students' Association Islamic
Awareness Week
February 17–18, 2006 | The Inaugural 2006 Yale Christian Business Conference
Jointly led by the Yale Center for Faith
and Culture and the Yale School of Management (“SOM”)
Christian Fellowship Club, the conference will explore pressing issues
of faith and ethics in the workplace drawing on Christian principles. More
information. Conference summary.
February 6–8, 2006 | Emergent Theological Conversation
Coordinators Tony Jones and Chris Scharen will facilitate a
conversation between Miroslav Volf and 300+ innovative pastors and church leaders
who are part of the emerging church movement. This event will be held at Yale
Divinity School and co-sponsored with YCFC by Emergent, Zondervan
Publishing, and Abingdon
Press/Cokesbury Bookstores.
See the Emergent site for details. Reflections from event (pdf).
February 1 |"God's Forgiveness and Ours"
Miroslav Volf's powerful keynote address, "God's Forgiveness
and Ours," given at the Trinity Institute's 2006 National Theological Conference "The
Anatomy of Reconciliation," is now available online in both text and streaming
video formats.
January 30–February 1, 2006 | Trinity Institute National Conference
Miroslav Volf will be a featured speaker for “The
Anatomy of Reconciliation: From Violence to Healing,” Trinity
Institute’s 36th National Theological Conference. Trinity Institute
is a continuing education program associated with Trinity
Church in New York City.
January 26, 2006 | Theology Live series
lecture
Renowned theologian and activist Ron Sider: “How
Do We Empower the Poor? Reflections from my Life." The lecture will
take place at 12:30 pm, Niebuhr Lecture Hall, Yale Divinity School.
Thursday, January 26th,
4 pm | Dover internet radio show
David Miller to appear on “Responsible
Investing,” hosted by Chris Wolfe.
January 17, 2006 | National
Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Program:
The "Business of Faith" and "Faith in Business." The Hartford
Club, Tuesday january 17, 7am–9am. Full
program (PDF).
January 15, 2006 | Christ Church, Park Avenue
and 60th, Manhattan
Chris Scharen will be lead an adult education class on "Faith as a Way of
Life: Connecting Worship and Everyday Life."
January 6-8, 2006 | Society of Christian
Ethics
Chris Scharen will be featured on a panel discussing "(De)forming
the Body of Christ? Megachurch Worship and the Shape of Christian Living" at
the 2006 meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, this year meeting
in Phoenix, AZ. He will present a paper discussing preaching, worship,
and social ethics at Gospel Tabernacle, a large African American megachurch
in Atlanta, Georgia which he spent nearly a year studying.