Bethel University
The 2009 Lilly Fellows Program Regional Research Conference
Call for Papers
Scholars from all traditions have an opportunity to explore many dimensions of the oft-debated, yet influential, pietist heritage.
Deadline: November 21, 2008
Contact
If you have any questions, please e-mail Chris Gehrz or Christian Collins Winn, or write to us at:
Pietism Conference
ATTN: Christian Collins Winn
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr.
St. Paul, MN 55112
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Bethel University | March 19-21, 2009
From intellectual inquiry to spiritual practice to social reform, Pietism has exerted an enormous influence on various forms of Trans-Atlantic Christianity, and on Western culture more generally. However, this contribution remains largely unacknowledged or misunderstood because some negative stereotypes—some undeserved, others deserved—cast Pietism as a quietistic, sectarian religion that is interested primarily in a narrow set of concerns.
The goal of this conference is to provide scholars from all traditions an opportunity to explore the many dimensions of the pietist heritage, with a view to understanding the ongoing relevance of the "pietist impulse" for contemporary problems and questions across disciplines.
Speakers
Donald Dayton
Author of Discovering an Evangelical Heritage
Emilie Griffin
Author of Doors into Prayer
Shirley Mullen
President, Houghton College
Roger Olson
Professor of Theology, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
Jonathan Strom
Associate Professor of Church History, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Conference Directors
G. William Carlson
Professor of History and Political Science
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Christian Collins Winn
Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology
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Christopher Gehrz
Associate Professor of History
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