Symposium Archive
Established in 1998, Symposium is an annual spring semester tradition at Gordon College. Themes and content from past years can be found below.
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| 2012 Hope: Making All Things New |
In a time of leadership transition at Gordon College, in a time of worldwide economic and political uncertainty, in a time of immense future promises in the realms of medicine and biotechnology, what are we to make of the Christian virtue of hope?
Traditionally, hope has been understood as one of the three “theological virtues,” derived from I Corinthian 13: 13: “And now these three remain: faith, hope, love. But the greatest of these is love.” We know, then, that love is important, and, as a Protestant community, we know that faith (“faith alone”) is important . . . but what of hope? How do we think well about what the theologian N. T. Wright calls “the ultimate Christian hope” beyond our broken world and hope “for transformation, new possibilities in the present.” And what is the proper relationship between the ultimate and the penultimate? John Skillen, dean of European programs at Gordon College
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"The Virtue of Hope (and its Counterfeit Vices)" |
| John Skillen, dean of European programs at Gordon College |
| Past Events |
2011 Origins and Originality: Keeping the Faith
2010 The Image of God: Who are we that God is mindful of us?
2009 Creation Care: The Challenges and Opportunities of the Ecological Crisis
2008 Shalom: The Right Order of Things
2007 Authenticity: To Know Truly and be Truly Known
2006 Peace, Justice and Reconciliation: Can You Have One Without the Other
2005 The Coming of Global Christianity: Turning the World Upside Down
2004 Vocation: Called to Make a Life-Called to Make a Difference
2003 Work and Play
2002 Seeds of Redemption: Evidences of Things Hoped For
2001 Body Talk: Embodiment as Blessing, Constraint, and Offense
2000 Who Is My Neighbor? Rights and Responsibilities at the Millennium
1999 Art at the Millennium: Makers and Consumers of Culture
1998 Money and Possessions: Greed or Generosity