There are few things I understand as little and love as much as the sacrament of Communion. That’s something I’ve realized more in the past few years, since, as a lay leader in our church, I’m regularly asked to serve Communion. (A genuinely important example of that terribly overused cliche, “servant-leadership,” I think.) Depending on … More The Mystery of Communion
It’s been a busy first week of class here at Bethel, so I’m going to postpone my two posts on museums until next week. But before we wrap up the week, let me pass along a few more details about the Pietism colloquium (Friday, April 20) that I’m coordinating with my colleague Christian Collins Winn. … More Update: Jon Sensbach’s Talk at Our Pietism Colloquium
2/2/12 – Readers with ties to the Baptist General Conference or Bethel University (or those with a more general interest in Pietism in American denominations) should be sure to check out The Baptist Pietist Clarion, an annual newsletter edited by my colleague G.W. Carlson (profiled here at the end of 2011). All of its back … More The Baptist Pietist Clarion
For those readers living in the Twin Cities metro area, I encourage you to join us at Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, MN on February 17-19, as we present the 2012 installment of the Hagman Lecture Series, entitled Across the Divides: Across Cultures, Across Generations. Our speaker for the weekend will be Dr. Soong-Chan … More Soong-Chan Rah: “Across the Divides”
When I take students to Europe next January to study the history of World War I, we’ll close the journey (as my wife and I did this month) in Munich — primarily to consider how WWI led to the rise of fascist movements and thence to World War II and the Holocaust. But we’ll also … More Commemorating WWI: Munich
Regular readers of The Pietist Schoolman might have noticed a new “widget” along the right-hand side of each page: a countdown to April 20, when Bethel University will host a colloquium on Pietism. I’ve already shared some initial details and, last week, a follow-up about our afternoon roundtable discussion on Pietism and contemporary churches and … More Update: Scot McKnight’s Talk at Our Pietism Colloquium
A series of posts inspired by my recent trip to Europe, scouting a January 2013 travel course on the history of World War I. Today continues a series-within-the-series on how WWI was commemorated. Yesterday I showed the image of an Australian soldier’s gravestone, its epitaph asking “Have I died in vain?” Immediately above those words … More Commemorating World War I: Post-Christian Memory?
A brief update on planning for our colloquium on Pietism at Bethel University, taking place April 20, 2012. In addition to talks by Scot McKnight and Jon Sensbach, we’ll have a roundtable discussion asking whether Pietism provides a “usable past” for churches today. In some ways, this is a reprise of a session at our … More Pietism, Churches, and a “Usable Past”
12/29/11 – For our readers who happen to live in the great Commonwealth of Virginia or are looking for an excuse to travel there… One of my favorite scholar-author-bloggers, historical theologian Roger Olson (also one of the contributors to our Pietist Impulse book) will be speaking on “Pietism and Pentecostalism: Spiritual Cousins or Competitors?” at … More Pietism and Pentecostalism
We’ve been floating this news for a little while now, but for those who haven’t yet heard… Please mark your calendars: Bethel University will be hosting a colloquium on Pietism on Friday, April 20, 2012. Coordinated by Christian Collins Winn and myself, it will be a kind of sequel to the 2009 research conference that … More Save the Date: Pietism Colloquium at Bethel
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