[amc] Fwd: Evangelical Anabaptism: Match made in heaven, or shotgun wedding?
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This conference should be interesting, don't you think?
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Evangelical Anabaptism: Match made in heaven, or shotgun wedding?
ROSEDALE, Ohio - Rosedale Bible College will host its second symposium on
engaged and evangelical Anabaptism, "Knowing Christ: Renewing an Evangelical
Foundation," from November 15-17.
The second in a series of three symposia, this year's gathering will explore
ways evangelicalism and Anabaptism can inform and support each other.
Commenting on the upcoming event, RBC academic dean Jon Showalter said, "The
series is one way to express our conviction that Anabaptists have
historically been evangelical and that contemporary evangelicals need
Anabaptists. We're holding these symposia to invite others to join a
conversation which seems important to us."
When asked what he hoped to see as a result of the symposium, Rosedale
faculty member Reuben Sairs said, "Evangelicals who quit dodging the
challenges made by Anabaptist propositions about life in Christ. Anabaptists
who find the big neon signs of contemporary evangelicalism a little less
exciting."
This year's gathering will feature five speakers, a coffee shop discussion
on the documentary "Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi," and
a panel on "Evangelical Anabaptism: Match Made in Heaven or Shotgun
Wedding?"
Historian Nate Yoder, who teaches church history at Eastern Mennonite
Seminary, will open the symposium by providing some historical context.
Currently writing a history of Rosedale Bible College's sponsoring body, the
Conservative Mennonite Conference, Yoder is interested in how this group has
interfaced evangelicalism and Anabaptism.
Friday evening's speaker is Rich Nathan, senior pastor of the Vineyard
Church of Columbus, Ohio and the Large Church Task Force leader for the
Vineyard. Nathan will address the challenges of combining faith traditions
as he discusses the history of the Vineyard, a community of churches which
has drawn from evangelicalism and the charismatic movement.
David R. Swartz, a doctoral candidate in American history at the University
of Notre Dame who will talk about "True Evangelical Faith," said he welcomes
this opportunity to "thoughtfully consider" his place in the bigger picture.
"As a product of Rosedale and Wheaton, of Conservative Mennonite Conference
and evangelical radio, I've wrestled with whether to ditch one or both of
these traditions--or whether to combine Anabaptism and evangelicalism in
some way," he said.
Reuben Sairs titled his part of the symposium "Anabaptism: Gospel or
Addendum?" His point, he said, "is that Anabaptism isn't an attachment to an
evangelical understanding of the Christian faith. Our Christian faith is
Anabaptist and evangelical."
When asked who should attend the symposium, Sairs said, "Weary Anabaptists
who wish they could just get rid of accidental history. Nationalist
evangelicals who are open to the idea that mainstream evangelicalism ran off
the road when it invested heavily in politics in our lifetime."
Jon Showalter will close the symposium on Saturday morning with "Knowing
Christ: Pulling It Together." He hopes to see participants leave the school
with a renewed conviction that evangelical theology and Anabaptist theology
belong together.
"Reflecting on how these theological streams have interacted with and
nurtured each other has been a source of encouragement and inspiration for
us, and we believe it can be for many other people as well," he said.
For information on how to register, visit www.rosedale.edu or call
740-857-1311.
CONTACT INFO:
Vicki Sairs
Communications Coordinator
Rosedale Bible College
740-857-1311, ext. 237
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