The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown
(Pa.) College is holding a conference June 6-8 titled, “Pietist and
Anabaptist Intersections in Pennsylvania: The Life and Influence of
Alexander Mack Jr.”
This study conference commemorates the 300th birthday of Mack, an
important Brethren leader, minister, weaver, and writer of poetry,
doctrinal, and devotional works. He was born in Germany, the son of
Alexander Mack Sr.--founder of the Brethren movement--and then moved to
the Netherlands and then to Pennsylvania, where he eventually became
minister of the Germantown congregation.
“Scholars from multiple disciplines will use various methodologies to
illumine Mack’s career and writings,” said the flier for the
conference. “Some of the presentations will invite reflection on the
lasting legacy of Mack in the Brethren context and beyond.”
Speakers include Dale R. Stoffer of Ashland Theological Seminary;
Carl Desportes Bowman of the University of Virginia; Stephen Longenecker
of Bridgwater (Va.) College; William Kostlevy of Tabor College; Hedda
Durnbaugh of Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa.; Michael Showalter,
museum curator of the Ephrata Cloister; Bethany Theological Seminary
faculty Russell Haitch, Scott Holland, Denise Kettering Lane, and Daniel
Ulrich; Frank Ramirez, pastor and frequent contributor Brethren Press
publications and “Brethren Life & Thought”; Karen Garrett, business
manager of “Brethren Life & Thought”; and Young Center director Jeff
Bach, among others.
In addition, the preliminary agenda for the event includes
preconference tours to Germantown and the Ephrata Cloisters, an evening
hymn festival, and daily times of devotion. Those who attend the full
conference are eligible for 1.85 continuing education units.
Registration costs $120, or $135 after May 18. Student and single day
rates are available. The tour and housing are additional costs. For more
information and a registration form go to www.etown.edu/centers/young-center/files/mack-conference/Mack_conference_brochure.pdfcall or call 717-361-1443.
As a special event during the weekend, Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA)
will celebrate its 50th anniversary, “BCA Study Abroad: 50 Years
1962-2012.” The anniversary dinner is June 8 immediately following the
close of the conference, with speaker Robert Johansen, fellow at the
Joan Kroc Institute of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
BCA also will honor its longest serving president, Allen Deeter. Cost is
$30. BCA is a cooperative organization begun by the Church of the
Brethren-related colleges, currently sending nearly 400 students to
study in 15 countries around the world and bringing international
students to study at BCA partner colleges in the US.
Source:5/16/2012 Newsline
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