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Conversations on Christianity & Culture Lecture Series
Faithful Presence: Engaging Our Culture in the 21st Century
with guest lecturer
Dr. James D. Hunter
On Friday, December 2, Biblical Seminary held its fourth lecture in the series, Conversations on Christianity & Culture, featuring Dr. James Davison Hunter, author of To Change the World: the irony, tragedy, and possiblity of Christianity in the late modern world, and LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory at the University of Virginia. Dr. Hunter is also author of The Death of Character: Moral Education in a Day without Good or Evil, and, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Control the Family, Art, Education, Law, and Politics in America. Dr. Hunter will speak on the theology of Faithful Presence from his book entitled, To Change the World.
Faithful presence is not about changing culture, let alone the world, but instead emphasizes cooperation between individuals and institutions in order to make disciples and serve the common good. "If there are benevolent consequences of our engagement with the world," Hunter writes,
"it is precisely because it is not rooted in a desire to change the world for the better but rather because it is an expression of a desire to honor the creator of all goodness, beauty, and truth, a manifestation of our loving obedience to God, and a fulfillment of God's command to love our neighbor."
The conference also featured special guests, Pennsylvania State Senator Stewart Greenleaf, and Katherine Leary Alsdorf, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC. Senator Greenleaf shared his thoughts on a Faithful Presence in politics, and Ms. Alsdorf duiscussed Faithful Presence in the meaningful integration of people’s faith and their professional work.
The Conversations on Christianity & Culture lecture series invites leading Christian thinkers in the fields of theology, culture, science, and the arts to address current cultural issues in a public gathering and participate in a Q & A. Sponsored by Biblical Seminary, each conference is free and open to the public. The lecture series is made possible by a generous grant.
A DVD of the conference will be available soon. Place your order today.
Listen to a clip of Dr. James Hunter speak on "Sacredness". This interview can be found in full at Mars Hill Audio.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. James Hunter
Author of The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age without Good or Evil
With Special Guests:
Stewart Greenleaf
Pennsylvania State Senator
Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC
Past Conversations... Diane Langberg
Featured Quote
"In addition to the commercial front businesses such as massage parlors, nail salons, agricultural operations, and hotels or motels that traffickers utilize, Pennsylvania is also a "pass through" state due to the many interstate highways that connect major trafficking hot spots in Ohio and New York. Many truck stops, especially those along the "Miracle Mile," are known for playing host to sex trafficking." [1]
[1] Polaris Project, "Pennsylvania 2010 Advocate's Brief Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation," http://www.ssjphila.org/documents/HTPolaris.pdf
Christianity & Culture Lecture Series
The Biblical Call: A Christian Response to Human Trafficking
and Sexual Abuse
March 2011
Imagine a group of women held against their will after being gathered from all over the of world to be sold off like merchandise at a department store. Their only hope is the arrival of a hero to free them from their captivity.
Think this is a farfetched idea? Human trafficking is not only a real problem in other parts of the world, but also in our own neighborhoods. It may not look like what you see on TV or in the movies, but human trafficking rings do exist. Unfortunately, they will often go unnoticed by almost everyone within the community.
As Christians, we have a responsibility to help those that are in need. Biblical Seminary hosted a three day conference entitled “The Biblical Call: A Christian Response to Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse” which dealt with this very issue. Dr. Diane Langberg, Bethany Hoang, Pearl Kim, and Bob Morrison all delivered pertinent information on how this issue should be handled. The impact of the conference was felt by all of the attendees, and prompted the President of Biblical Seminary, Dr. Dave Dunbar, to state:
Proclaiming "freedom for the captives" is an essential part of the gospel according to Jesus (Luke 4:16-21). This conference challenged all of us to make that a serious part of our discipleship.
If you would like to view these powerful messages regarding human trafficking and sexual abuse, order the 3 DVD set containing talks from the conference. In addition a Top 10 Next Steps is also available as follow-up to the conference.
