2008 Festival of Theology and Alum Reunion
Young Voices in Homiletics
Worship - Lectures - Master Classes
FEATURING: Anna Carter Florence - Otis Moss III - Cláudio Carvalhaes - Debra Mumford
March 2-5, 2008
ALSO: Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk (chief ecclesiastical officer) of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will speak at the "Voices of the Church" dinner, March 4, 6 p.m. Reservations are required by Feb. 20.
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At the 2008 Festival of Theology you will hear four outstanding young homileticians explain their approaches to preaching in daily lectures, witness them putting their theories in to practice in community worship services, and explore ways to incorporate what you learn through small group conversations in master classes and panel discussions.
*All lectures, worship services and master classes are offered free of charge. Reservations and tickets are required for some Festival and Reunion events.
SPEAKERS
Debra Mumford - March 2, 7 p.m. and March 3, 11;15 a.m.Frank H. Caldwell Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Louisville Seminary She is said to teach and preach with authority, creativity, and prophetic imagination as she guides future pastors in moving from text to sermon and from context to sermon in faithful proclamation of the Gospel.
Otis Moss III - March 3, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago He is the author of Redemption in a Red Light District (Four-G, 1999), and his essays, articles, and poetry have appeared in Sojourners Magazine, Urban Spectrum, and African American Pulpit, which recently named him one of the “20 to watch” ministers who will shape the future of the African American church. Newsweek has cited Moss as one of “God’s Foot Soldiers committed to transforming the lives of youth.”Anna Carter Florence - March 4, 10 and 11:15 a.m.Professor of Preaching and Worship at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga.As a scholar and writer, her research interests are testimony, feminist theology, the role of experience in preaching, and the history of preaching women. She is the author of Preaching as Testimony (Westminster John Knox, 2007) and the editor of Inscribing the Text: Sermons and Prayers by Walter Brueggemann (Fortress, 2004).
Cláudio Carvalhaes - March 4, 2:30 p.m. and March 5, 10 a.m.Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Louisville Seminary As a theologian and artist his focus on reviving worship for the 21st century is deeply informed by an understanding of worship around the world. Carvalhaes began teaching at Louisville Seminary in the Fall of 2007, and as a much sought after speaker, writer, and consultant, he has served with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in its peacemaking and immigrant groups ministries.
CONTACTS
For Festival of Theology Lectures: Carol Webb or David Sawyer
For Alum Reunion: Lisa Kolb or Leah Bradley
800.264.1839 502.895.3411
Register Online.
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