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GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF
INJUSTICE |
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Plans are
already in place for our 2010 Ghost Ranch Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF
INJUSTICE
[9-16-09]
In partnership with The Witherspoon Society/Voices of
Sophia and The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.
Jane
Hanna, Coordinator
Questions?
Email Jane Hanna >>
If it seems there are many critical issues confronting us, it is
because there are. How do we respond to the biblical call for
justice in a world facing deepening global inequality, environmental
challenges, and the escalation of violence in human relationships?
We are fortunate to have three eminently qualified people prepared
to address these questions. We will use A Social Creed for
the 21st Century to discern a moral, ethical and
spiritual response to the many challenges humankind must meet. In
presentations and discussions we will search for the prophetic
spirit to guide our efforts toward a more just and humane world.
Gary Dorrien,
Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological
Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University. An
Episcopal priest, he was previously the Parfet Distinguished
Professor at Kalamazoo College, where he taught for 18 years and
also served as Dean of Stetson Chapel. He is the author of 14 books
and approximately 225 articles that range across the fields of
ethics, social theory, theology, philosophy, politics and history.
Prof. Dorrien has a long record of involvement in social justice and
anti-war organizations. His most recent books are The Making of
American Liberal Theology and Social Ethics in the Making.
His next book, due in 2010 is Economy, Difference, and
Empire. For more on
Dr. Dorrien >>
Grace Yia-Hei Kao
is an Associate Professor of Ethics at the Claremont School of
Theology, where she teaches and researches issues related to human
rights, religion in the public sphere, feminism, environmental
ethics, and Asian American Christianity. She was previously
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Women’s Studies at
Virginia Tech. Dr. Kao has published chapters and articles on a
variety of topics, including ecofeminism, the relationship between
religion and violence, and the prospects and challenges for
interreligious cooperation and peace. Georgetown University Press
will soon publish her first book, Grounding Human Rights in a
Pluralist World, in their Advancing Human Rights series.
For
more information on Dr. Kao >>
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty is Associate Professor of Theology at
Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY where she teaches a broad
range of courses including Theology from the Margins for
which she was recently awarded a Kentuckiana Metroversity
Instructional Development Award. She is also a Minister of Word and
Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Much of her work has
bridged the gap between church and academy. Dr. Hinson-Hasty
currently serves as an elected member of the Advocacy Committee for
Women’s Concerns (ACWC) and was part of the PC(USA) committee that
drafted the Social Creed for the 21st Century. She is the author of
Beyond the Social Maze: Exploring Vida Dutton Scudder’s
Theological Ethics and co-editor of Prayers for the New
Social Awakening, with Christian Iosso and To Do Justice: A
Guide for Progressive Christians with Rebecca Todd Peters.
For more
information on Dr. Hinson-Hasty >>
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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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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Witherspoon’s Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, Witherspoon’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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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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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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