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Restoring God's Peace with Justice Conference
Dr. Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA will be the Plenary Speaker at the Seattle Presbytery Peacemaking Conference, Saturday, October 4, 2008. The theme of the conference is Restoring Gods Peace with Justice. Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. SE, Mercer Island will host the conference from 8:15 AM until 4:00 PM.
The conference is sponsored by the Social Justice and Peacemaking Committee and the Dick Lutz Peace Fellowship of Seattle Presbytery.
Richard J. Mouw has served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary since 1993, after having served the seminary for four years as provost and senior vice president. A philosopher, scholar, and author, Dr. Mouw joined the faculty of Fuller as professor of Christian philosophy and ethics in September 1985. He earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Mouw has a broad record of publication and he has served on many editorial boards, including currently Books and Culture. He is the author of 17 books, including "He Shines in All That's Fair: Culture and Common Grace", "Wonderful Words of Life", "Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport", and most recently, "Praying at Burger King". Dr. Mouw is a regular columnist on the popular spirituality website beliefnet.com and he maintains a personal blog.
In addition to two addresses by Dr Mouw,12 workshops have been planned to energize and nurture attendees in a variety of Peacemaking related areas:
-The Issue of Torture and the Religious Community's Response
Dr. Rob Crawford
-Homelessness and Health Care
Rev. Dr. Jean Kim
-International Trade and Globalization
Dionisia Ramos-Huaman & Jimmy Wells
-Can the Earth Survive?:Sustainability and Christian Responsibility
Fuller Seminary Staff
- Christians and the 2008 Election: Everything Will Change for Everybody
Dr. David Domke
-What Christians Don't Get About Islam
Rev. Dr. Tony Nugent & Jamal Rahman, Sufi minister
- Skin Color: Does it Matter?
Elder Sid Birt
- Violence in Society and Media: Causes, Remedies, and Theological Reflections
Inez Allan, R.N.,M.A.
-The Iraq War: An Iraqi-Christians Perspective
Dr. Dolphine Oda
- Iran and America Today
Adbi Sami & Helen Hamilton
-The Presbyterian Church's Peacemaking Program: "Living the Believer's Calling"
Rev. Mark Koenig
-Living Gods Politics: Voting All Your Values.
Rev. Rob McClure
Child care will be provided by Mercer Island Presbyterian Church staff for children up to 4 years of age. A request for care must be received by September 15, 2008.
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LocationMercer Island Presbyterian Church
3605 84th Ave.SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040-3610
United States
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