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At the intersection of theology and anthropology, this session will investigate the impact of the language Christians use for God.
The first half will give special attention to the mode of the Incarnation, namely that God chose to partner with a young woman, Mary, to begin the process that would redeem the world. The second half will turn to the Pauline letters to interrogate Paul’s awareness of the mode of the Incarnation and its impact on ecclesial practices. Attendees will hear a summary of the presenter’s 2022 book Women and the Gender of God and receive a preview of its sequel, currently being written.
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
