By Jenny Williams
Bethany Theological Seminary will be represented at two upcoming
events devoted to environmental stewardship. The annual Seminary
Stewardship Alliance Conference will be held Sept. 11-13 in
Winston-Salem, N.C. Founded to help reconnect Christians with the
biblical call to care for God’s creation, the alliance promotes and
facilitates sustainable practices, scholarship on creation care, and
networking and accountability among its member schools. It is sponsored
by the educational nonprofit organization Blessed Earth. Bekah Houff,
coordinator of outreach programs, will attend the conference as
Bethany’s liaison.
Bethany joined the Seminary Stewardship
Alliance in spring 2014, noting that its principles fit within the
values of the Church of the Brethren and the seminary’s mission. A news
release from the alliance stated that the conference will help
seminaries integrate creation care and Sabbath values into their courses
and campus cultures, with the hope that students who graduate from
these institutions will share these values with the churches they
pastor. Approximately 65 attendees are expected, with 27 seminaries
represented.
Houff and Scott Holland, Slabaugh Professor of
Theology and Culture, will be joined by Bethany students at Rooted and
Grounded: A Conference on Land and Christian Discipleship, held Sept.
18-20. Sponsored and hosted by Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
(AMBS) in Goshen, Ind., the conference will emphasize the connection
between the environmental crisis and humanity’s increasing detachment
from the land.
Speaking from the perspective of theology and
ethics, Holland will present the paper, “The Urban Gardener and an
Emerging Anabaptist Poetics of Space.” Three keynote addresses and a
wide variety of papers and workshops are scheduled in the additional
areas of biblical studies, spirituality, history, education, watershed
discipleship, and land issues. Attendees also will be able to explore
nature preserves, alternative farming practices, and other
sustainability projects in the region. AMBS is a fellow member of the
Seminary Stewardship Alliance.
-- Jenny Williams is director of communications and alumni/ae relations at Bethany Theological Seminary. For more about Bethany go to www.bethanyseminary.edu.
Source: 9/9/2014 Newsline
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