D12. Faith Matters in the Second Nuclear Age

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, Faithful Security: the National Religious Partnership on the Nuclear Weapons Danger, Two Futures Project
9:00-11:30 AM, June 22-26

American religious communities -- from Yale's own William Sloane Coffin to the U.S. Catholic Bishops -- had a profound influence on the public debate over nuclear weapons during the Cold War.  Two decades later, how are faith communities responding to and engaging the new, nonpartisan call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons being raised by former Cold Warriors like George Shultz and Sam Nunn -- and what more could we be doing?  This course will build on the 2008 Sarah Smith Memorial Conference, "Are We Safe Yet? Security and Vulnerability in an Anxious Age," as well as the May 2009 issue of Reflections, examining nuclear weapons afresh from a faith perspective.  The emphasis will be on developing a theological understanding of nuclear weapons in our present situation, with the goal of equipping Christian leaders for a comprehensive response. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson ’04 M.Div. is the guest contributing editor for the Spring 2009 issue of Reflections.  A Baptist preacher with a decade's experience in nuclear weapons policy and advocacy, he is at the forefront of the rising Evangelical movement for nuclear disarmament as the director of the Two Futures Project. He also serves as policy director for Faithful Security.  

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