Symposium

Theme: Christianity in the Majority World

As in previous years, Gordon College Symposium 2019 will see students, faculty and staff engage each other in discussions on Symposium day. Students may present academic papers, creative texts or offer roundtable discussions, debates, interviews, music, drama and art displays.

This year’s theme of “Christianity in the Majority World” invites all of us at Gordon College to explore a shared faith within a world-wide context. Such an examination could take many different forms, from global Christian culture as represented in the arts to the changing face of global evangelization. A few of the many possible questions to explore:

·  How has globalization impacted the Church? 

·  What does it mean to be “brothers and sisters in Christ” to Christians suffering lethal persecution? 

·  How do we identify the ingrained cultural interpretations of Christianity in our own communities that may prevent us from achieving unity with other believers?

·  Has the role and method of missions fundamentally changed along with the direction of sending churches?

Purpose

The purpose of Gordon College Symposium is to allow students, faculty and staff to engage in conversation about a major contemporary or perennial issue toward the goal of learning from one another. The events of Symposium day will include panel discussions, exhibits, debates, poetry readings, presentations, performances and outside festivities at various campus locations.