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Ghost Ranch
July 27 - August 2, 2009
Paths toward Peace and Justice |
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Announcing ...
GHOST RANCH PEACE & JUSTICE
WEEK
July 27 - August 2, 2009
[2-3-09]
Now
is the time to make reservations to be a part of the 2009 Peace &
Justice Week at Ghost Ranch, July 27-August 2. There are eight
seminars to choose among, including the
Witherspoon-sponsored class “New Eyes
for Peace & Justice from the World Church” led by Clifton
Kirkpatrick.
Other
seminar opportunities include “Organizing Alternatives to Military
Service” planned by Rick Ufford-Chase, “Faith in Action & Stone
Building” led by brothers David William Abazs and Andrew Kang
Bartlett. Mark Koenig and Joel Hanisek will be guiding “Chariots &
Horses: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Weapons of No Discrimination”
and Jean Richardson is providing opportunity for renewal in “Moving
to Wholeness.”
Three
other classes are designed to provide ways to respond to some of
today’s challenges. Greg Garrett offers “Speaking Out for Peace &
Justice: Writing, Preaching & Speaking that Make a Difference.” Amy
Franklin and Kay Pranis will lead “Fundamentals of Peacemaking:
Exploring Connectedness” and “Climate of Fear, Climate of Hope” will
be led by Kolya Braun-Greiner and Pamela Sparr.
You
can read descriptions of all these classes at
www.ghostranch.org
and of the camp culture alternative for lower cost housing and food
option. The Rev. Corey A. Nelson will serve as Worship/Music Leader
for the week as well as working with the children/youth program. The
Rev. Nancy Copeland-Payton will be available all week for one-on-one
sessions of spiritual discernment. There will also be an opportunity
to attend the commemoration at Los Alamos of the bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Family members seeking other kinds of classes can
choose from among a wide variety in the Creative Arts Festival
lineup, plus several other opportunities including Casa del Sol
Retreat Center or just rest & relax.
Note: Send your registration in now, to get
your housing choice. Also, the registration fee is $250 until
May 15, when it goes to $350. It pays to sign on early.
For details on each of the seminars >>
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New Eyes for Peace and Justice From the World Church
Years ago Robert McAfee Brown reminded us
of the important "gift of new eyes" that we receive from
the world church to help us see that Christian
faithfulness in witness for peace and justice in North
America. That has never been more true than today! This
course will explore several recent global, ecumenical
developments that have the potential for reshaping our
witness for justice in the 21st century.
Each day we will focus on a different
development and what it might mean for our work for
justice and peace and will use our final session to pull
the threads between these movements together. These
developments include:
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The Accra Confession (WARC's call for
Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the
Earth); |
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Decade to Overcome Violence (WCC-sponsored
movement of Christian communities around the world
seeking alternatives to violence that lead to
justice); |
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Calvin Jubilee (2009 is Calvin's
500th birthday and churches around the world are
exploring what it means to have a Calvinist
revolution in the 21st century); |
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A Common Word Between Us and You (the
dramatic call from 138 Muslim scholars and leaders
to find common ground around our common calling to
love God and neighbor). |
The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick,
of Louisville, KY, serves as President of the
World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC). He has
completed forty years of service as an ordained minister
in the Presbyterian Church (USA). For the last twelve
years he has served as Stated Clerk of the General
Assembly Council, and at the conclusion of his term of
service in 2008, was elected by the General Assembly as
Stated Clerk Emeritus. He is a graduate of Davidson
College, and he received his theological education at
Yale University Divinity School and his doctor of
ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary. On
January 1, 2009, Rev. Kirkpatrick became a Visiting
Professor of Global Ministries and Ecumenical Studies at
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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