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The Politics
of the Real Jesus
Who was the historical Jesus and how did he relate to the social and political issues of his time? What were his attitudes toward nature, the economy, war and peace? What does Jesus have to do with justice and politics today?
LECTURE
Jarmo Tarkki
Political Radical or Religious Reformer?
From the Constantinian Christ of the Christian Creeds to the Jesus of Mark, Matthew and Luke. Is the “WWJD” question feasible? Was Jesus a socialist? Was Jesus a pacifist? Was Jesus green?
Joanna Dewey
Jesus’ Social Revolution
The “Kingdom of God” is what the world would look like if God were in charge. What kind of society would that be?
Friday, 7:30–9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Joanna Dewey
Jesus and the Politics of His Day
The politics and governance of the Roman Empire confronted both Jesus and his later followers with hard personal and social choices. This workshop continues to explore Jesus’ and his first followers' challenge to the Roman Empire and its way of doing things. Then it examines the shift in the Jesus movement’s sense of community and ethics as it moved from Galilee into the wider Roman world and gradually conformed itself to the ways of the Empire.
Saturday, 9:30–Noon
Jarmo Tarkki
Jesus and the Politics of Today
How is Jesus relevant to politics in the twenty-first Century? We will attempt to connect the dots between Jesus’ most authentic sayings and political strategies in the U.S. and the world today.
Saturday, 1–2 P.M.
Jarmo Tarkki & Joanna Dewey
The presenters will entertain questions from the audience and sum up what has been discussed during the course of the program.
Saturday, 2:15–3:15 P.M.
FACULTY
Joanna Dewey (Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union) is the Harvey H. Guthrie, Jr. Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the author of several books, including Mark as Story (with David Rhoads, 1999).
Jarmo Tarkki (Ph.D., University of Helsinki) is Senior Pastor at Bethania Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Solvang, California. He is Adjunct Professor of Theology at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, a Teaching Fellow in Philosophical Theology at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, and the author of numerous books and articles.
ALL EVENTS AT
University of North Dakota
Friday night: Gamble Hall
Saturday: Christus Rex Campus Ministry Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota
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To register by mail or fax, use the printable registration form.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Westar Institute
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
877-523-3545, 503-375-5324 fax
events@westarinstitute.orgor
1st Presbyterian Church
(701) 775-5545
gretchen@firstpresgf.org