Reclaiming Paul:
The Apostle in the Emerging World
October 22 - 24, 2008
Conference Information:
“Reclaiming Paul: The Apostle in the Emerging World” brings together Pauline scholars and emerging church leaders for a robust theological conversation on Paul and the Church. This event will include four major presentations by Pauline scholars, responses by emerging church leaders and a variety of related workshops/breakout sessions. There will be plenty of time for interaction between the conferees, Pauline scholars and emerging church leaders.
Discussions and conversations in the emerging church tend to have an immediate affinity with the gospel narratives. There does not seem to be a similar affinity for Paul’s writings, prompting the critique that emerging churches “have not come to terms with Paul.” Many associated with emerging churches have indeed had great difficulty in coming to terms with an extremely forensic and individually focused view of Paul, a view based mostly on particular interpretations of Romans and Galatians. In academic circles, many Pauline scholars are also reacting to this particular view of Paul based on careful historical, exegetical, and theological arguments. The resulting portrait of Paul, while still rough around the edges, is reasonably clear and easier to relate to the Jesus of the gospels than the extremely forensic, individually focused view of Paul to which many in emerging churches instinctively react. The purpose of this event is to provide resources for appropriating Paul to leaders of local churches and at the same time provide several top-notch Pauline scholars with an exposure to leaders of local communities where some of their proposals about Paul are already being instinctively embodied.
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Conference Registration Information:
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- Registration will be available online April 8, 2008 and will be limited to 300 participants
- Registration Fee: $189
- Registration fee includes 2 books (which will be mailed to you prior to the conference):
- Reading Paul by Michael Gorman
- The Lost Letters of Pergamum by Bruce W. Longenecker
Additional suggested pre-conference reading:
- Philippians & Romans in the Net Bible Translation (www.bible.org/netbible/)
- Crucified Lord or Conquering Saviour: Whose Story of Salvation by Sylvia C. Keesmaat (download PDF)
Conference Logistics:
Conference is being presented by Nazarene Theological Seminary in partnership with Emergent Village, and is being hosted by Jacob's Well Church, located at 1617 West 42nd Street in Kansas City, MO.
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