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"Michael, thanks a million for sharing your insights! Verily, this was the most inspiring, most informative event I have attended since graduating from seminary!" - Rev Richard Thomas (from the January WV Regional Conference)

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directed to our National Conference Coordinator Rick Judy at rickcob@juno.com

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2008 Events

Conference on Constantinian Christianity
"On Being A Peace Church in a Constantinian World"

“A conflagration of violence is upon the World and the Church
that began with fires lit in the era of Emperor Constantine!”

Come experience a dynamite lineup of speakers addressing this contemporarycrisis of violence:

Brian McLaren (A Generous Orthodoxy, Everything Must Change)
Craig Carter (Rethinking Christ and Culture)
Sharon Baker (B(u)y Grace?; an Economy of Atonement)

Discover voices of the church that are on the cutting edge of this debate and see how it affects our life as the Body called to follow the Prince of Peace.

Over 20 presenters of diverse backgrounds in both the Church and the Academy will unfold Biblical texts and crucial theological themes including:

  1. Preaching Peace When “God” is at War; Addressing Violence in the OT
  2. Wrath and Reconciliation in Ephesians
  3. Caputo’s Poetics of the Kingdom of God
  4. Against Empire; a Yoderian Reading of Romans
  5. Working out Peace in Missional Theology

See special showings of two new Documentaries:

    1. Constantine’s Sword
    2. Prince of Peace, God of War 

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Conference on Compassionate Eschatology

This Conference will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area September 26-27 2008 at The San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Rene Girard, Ted Grimsrud, Jurgen Moltmann and Barbara Rossing will be keynote speakers. There will be some campus housing available on a first come first served basis; after this is filled, participants will have to book their own area hotel (or stay with a friend).

Register Today and SAVE with the Early Bird Special!

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The Nonviolent Atonement Seminars

May 16, 2008 - Philadelphia Area, PA

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November 15, 2008 - Columbus, OH

Columbus Flyer

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Sharon Baker, J. Denny Weaver, Tony Bartlett, Mark Heim, and Marit Trelstad have teamed up with Preaching Peace to bring one day Nonviolent Atonement Seminars to North America. 

This is an interactive day where the major aspects of nonviolent atonement and its implications are covered.
 Sharon BakerJ. Denny WeaverTony BartlettMark HeimMarit TrelstadMichael Hardin

REGISTRATION AND SIGN IN BEGINS AT 8 AM FOR ALL
NONVIOLENT ATONEMENT SEMINARS! SEATING IS LIMITED SO
SIGN UP TODAY!

CLICK HERE FOR A REGISTRATION FORM

2008 Schedule:

January 12           Parkersburg, WV
January 29           Iowa City, IA
March 15            Knoxville, TN
April 1                 Rochester, NY
April 11               Boston, MA
May 16               Philadelphia, PA (Perkasie)
October              Winnipeg, CA
November 15      Columbus, OH

For More Information on Locations, Costs and Times
Or To Book a Nonviolent Atonement Seminar in Your Area
contact us at preachingpeaceorg@yahoo.com

Nonviolent Atonement Conference Topics

1. The Contemporary Crisis of Violence and Jesus’ Death
2. Perceptions of God That Lead to Violence
3. Nonviolent Interpretive Methods
4. Jesus as Our Interpretive Lens
5. Intrinsic Violence in Traditional Atonement Images
6. The Revelation of John
7. Constructing a Contemporary Biblical View of Humanity
8. The Passion Accounts
9. Restorative Justice as Forgiveness
10. How Shall We Then Live?

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