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Westar Institute Conference |
The Westar Institute has
announced plans for a spring conference to be held March 3 - 6, 2004,
in New York City. The overall theme is "The Future of the Judeo-Christian
Tradition in the Second Axial Age." [1-15-04]
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NOTE from Westar: We are pleased to announce the opportunity
for single session and student discount registrations at the Spring
2004 meeting as follows. To
register visit Westar online at
www.westarinstitute.org and follow the link to single
session/student registration at the top of the homepage or call
tollfree 877-523-3545. |
Program themes include:
•The Great Debate: An Authentic Contemporary Faith
•The Ecological Imperative: Religion and the Future of Life on Earth
•Wisdom Suitable for the Global Age
•The Moral Imperative: Sources and Sanctions
•The Crisis in the Roman Catholic Church
Speakers include such luminaries as
Robert W. Funk, John
Shelby Spong, Don Cupitt, Karen Armstrong, Lloyd Geering, Marcus J. Borg,
Elaine Pagels.
Click
here for details, information on registration and accommodations, and
more.
Thanks to Lynne Reade. |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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