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Schedule
A map of Pearce Church can be found on page 15. 8:00 a.m. Registra on and Con nental Breakfast Lobby 8:30 Welcome and Opening Liturgy Parmerter 8:50 Set 1 Paper Presenta ons Rooms 134, 136, 137, 139 and 141 10:20 Break Lobby and Parmerter 10:40 Set 2 Paper Presenta ons Rooms 134, 136, 137, 139 and 141 12:10 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address Parmerter 2:15 Set 3 Paper Presenta ons
Rooms 134, 136, 137, 139 and 141 3:45 Break Lobby and Parmerter 4:15 Wrap Up and Closing Liturgy
Parmerter Order forms for obtaining recordings of the keynote address may be found at the registra on table or by contac ng Sarah Beckler at 585.594.6800 or [email protected].
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About the Keynote Speaker
J. RICHARD MIDDLETON Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis, Northeastern Seminary
J. Richard Middleton is Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary, on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. He also serves as adjunct Professor of Old Testament at the
Caribbean Graduate School of Theology in Kingston, Jamaica. He has been president of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Associa on since 2011.
He holds a B.Th. from Jamaica Theological Seminary, an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Guelph (Canada), and a Ph.D. in Theology from the Free University in Amsterdam.
While in Canada he coauthored (with Brian Walsh) The Transforming Vision (InterVarsity Press, 1984) and Truth is Stranger Than It Used to Be (InterVarsity Press/SPCK, 1995). The former book has been published in Korean, French, Indonesian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The la er book received a Book‐of‐the‐Year award (1996) from Chris anity Today magazine and has been published in Korean.
He has authored The Libera ng Image (Brazos Press, 2005), which has been translated into Korean, and co‐edited a volume of essays, A Kairos Moment for Caribbean Theology (Pickwick/Wipf & Stock, 2013). His new book on eschatology, en tled A New Heaven and a New Earth, is forthcoming from Baker Academic, and he is working on 1 and 2 Samuel for the Abingdon Old Testament Commentary series.
Before beginning at Northeastern Seminary in 2011, Middleton taught at Roberts Wesleyan College for ten years, and before that at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (Rochester, NY), Redeemer University College (Ancaster, ON), and the Ins tute for Chris an Studies (Toronto, ON). He has also served as campus minister at two universi es in Canada (the University of Guelph and Brock University) and two in the United States (Syracuse University and the University of Rochester).
Richard is married to Marcia, his teenage sweetheart, and they have two sons, Andrew and Kevin. Due to their mixed cultural and na onal heritage, they consider themselves “Jamericadians.”
New Crea on in the Gospels: Mark and John Room 134
Morality in the New Crea on: Mark’s Ethic of Devo on and the Challenge of Con‐temporary Chris an Witness Gerald Wheaton
Dimensions of Crea on in the Gospel according to Mark C. Cli on Black
Introducing the Incarnate Christ: How the Logos‐Theology of John’s Prologue Sets the Stage for the Narra ve Development of Jesus’ Iden ty Cord Sullivan
Prophets for Today: Isaiah and Jeremiah Room 136
Isaiah’s Vision of Cosmic Redemp on Enacted in Israel and Pales ne Emily Thomassen
Why It Ma ers That Your Sons Will Marry You (Isaiah 62:5) Adam Thomas Trambley
The Spiraling Effect of Idolatry on the People of God: Reflec ons on Jeremiah 7:16‐8:3 Traci L. Birge
Ecological Ethics Room 137
Eschatology Shapes Ethics: New Crea on and Chris an Ecological Virtue Ethics Steven Bouma‐Prediger
Eschatology and Ecofeminist Theology: The Challenge of Preaching the “New Crea‐on” in a Time of Environmental Crisis
Leah D. Schade
New Crea on: Work or Wait? Goal or Gi ? Nancy M. Rourke
Set 1 Presentations
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Theological Reflec ons on Beginning and End Room 139
“In the Beginning There Was Laugh”: On the Lost Element of Laughter Una Stroda
Human Evolu on and New Crea on Patrick S. Franklin
On the Divine Wisdom of Χωρα: Reading Genesis 1.1‐10 as a Chorasmic Theology A. Paige Rawson
Patris c and Medieval Insights into New Crea on Room 141
New Crea on and Water Bap sm: A Patris c Reversal of the Parable of the Empty House Roli Garcia dela Cruz
Spirituality of the Body: What the Early Church Got Right Rebecca S. Le erman
Out of the Birdbath and Into the Marketplace: Francis of Assisi (d. 1226), His Can cle of Brother Sun, and the New Crea on Gabriel Scarfia
Set 1 Presentations
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Set 2 Presentations
New Crea on in Paul Room 134
Peace and Hope: The Already/Not Yet of New Crea on on Personal, Communal, and Cosmic Levels in Romans Mary K. Schmi
Children of Abraham, the Restora on of Israel, and the Eschatological Pilgrimage of the Na ons: What does it Mean for the Par cipants in the New Crea on? Christopher Zoccali
Covenantal Concern for Crea on: An Exege cal Inves ga on of Pauline Cosmology and its Environmental Ramifica ons Christopher W. Anderson
Unexpected Reversals in the Old Testament Room 136
Ecce homo: The Servant of the Lord as Imago Dei in Second Isaiah J. Gerald Janzen
Of Woes and Wombs: Fer lity as a New Crea ve Iden ty for Women in the Hebrew Bible Janice P. De‐Whyte
Sli ng the Canaanites’ Throats in the Temple: The Func on of Joshua as Story Kirk Baker
New Crea on Spirituality and Hospitality Room 137
The Lord’s Prayer as Longing for the New Crea on: Implica ons for Personal and Congrega onal Prayer Jonathan C. Bra
Will the Real Job Please Stand Up? Post‐Nicene Exegesis of Job’s Spirituality Charles Meeks
Hospitality and Eschatology: An Interfaith Conversa on Mara Ahmed and Rachel McGuire
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Set 2 Presentations
A Theology of New Crea on for the Church Room 139
Reconciling the World: The Church as Bridge between Crea on and the Kingdom of God David Ke er
Rest then Feast: The Church’s Role in the Renewal of All Things Ma hew Davis
The Call of Ezekiel as Death and New Life: A Theological Reading Lane Scruggs
John Wesley and New Crea on Room 141
“His Mercy is Over All His Works”: John Wesley’s Mature Vision of New Crea on James E. Pedlar
Toward a Pastoral Ecology Douglas Cullum
The Chris an’s Self‐Understanding of a New Crea on in an Unprecedented Culture of Naturalism: Rethinking John Wesley’s Understanding of the Spiritual Senses for Contemporary Theological Intelligibility Marlon D. De Blasio
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New Testament Visions for Today Room 134
Jesus and the Earth Howard Snyder
The End of Poli cs? Biblical Apocalyp c and the Poli cs of Everyday Jordan Hylden
Measuring the Holy City: Architectural Rhetoric in Revela on 21 Kulli Toniste
Renewal and Divine Presence in the Old Testament Room 136
Renewal of Faith in Job August H. Konkel
Re‐Crea ng a er the Flood: The New Crea on in Genesis 8‐9 Stephen J. Benne
A Seman c Explora on into the Meaning of God Dwelling with Humanity in the New Crea on Eric Baker
Gospel, Poli cs, and Libera on Room 137
A New Crea on: Spiritual and Social Transforma on in the Sermons of Mar n Luther King, Jr. James H. Evans, Jr.
Let Her Preach! The Pedagogy of Women Preachers from the Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Points of View Sheri a Michelle Williams
Libera on Theology: A United States Hispanic‐Protestant Theological Perspec ve Pedro Rios
Set 3 Presentations
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Intersec ons of Theology and Philosophy Room 139
The Historicity of Transcendence: The Theologico‐Anthropological Concept of Transcendence as a Principle of a Chris an Doctrine of History Richard Paul Cumming
Living between the Origin and the End: Chris an Anthropology and the Reason for Hope Laura Vander Velden
Where the Truth Lies: Authorship as Authority in C. Stephen Evans’ Reading of Fear and Trembling Shane Richard Cudney
Christology, Trinity, and New Crea on Room 141
Unless a Seed Falls: The Cross as a Paradigm for Life in the New Crea on Jus n M. Roberts
(Im)peccability Amid the Principali es: Christ’s Sinlessness in a Culture of Sinful Systems Andrew Van’t Land
Robert Jenson on the Trinitarian God as the Hope of New Crea on Sco P. Rice
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The Canadian Evangelical Theological Associa on (CETA) seeks to provide a forum for scholarly contribu ons to the renewal of theology and church in Canada.
Members include interested academics, pastors and lay people.
The Associa on promotes theological work that seeks to be loyal to Jesus Christ and His Gospel, faithful to the primacy of Scripture, and responsive to the guiding force of the Chris an church.
The annual mee ng of the associa on is usually held in conjunc on with the Canadian Congress of the Social Sciences and Humani es. The 2014 annual mee ng will be on Sunday, May 25 at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
The associa on also holds regional theology conferences each Fall in conjunc on with a theological college or seminary.
Membership in CETA includes a subscrip on to Canadian Theological Review.
CETA Execu ve
President: J. Richard Middleton
Vice President:
Secretary/Treasurer: Dus n Boreland
Communica ons Officer: Jim Horstuis
Website and Media Coordinator: Anthony Pyles
Member‐at‐large: Ma hew Forrest Lowe
CTR Editor: Kent Clarke
For more informa on: h p://ceta‐cer.org/CETA.html
About CETA
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Call for Papers Canadian Evangelical Theological Associa on
Annual Mee ng Brock University, St. Catherines, ON
May 25, 2014
The Execu ve of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Associa on (CETA) welcomes proposals for papers to be presented at the May 25, 2014 Annual Mee ng to be held in conjunc on with the Canadian Congress of the Humani es and Social Sciences at Brock University, in St. Catharines, ON.
CETA encourages submission of high quality papers on any topic of theological relevance to Canadian Evangelicalism. The theme for this year's Congress is Borders Without Boundaries (h p://brockucongress2014.ca/). Papers which address this theme in rela on to Canadian Evangelicalism are encouraged.
Papers should be scholarly but not highly specialized presenta ons of about 25 minutes, aimed at an audience of scholars from across the spectrum of theological disciplines, including biblical studies and historical, systema c, moral, and pastoral theology. Proposals from graduate students are welcome.
Proposed tles, along with an abstract of approximately 250 words, should be accompanied by a short CV. To facilitate anonymous review of proposals, please do not include your name in the actual proposal. Instead you should include name, ins tu onal affilia on, contact informa on, and paper tle in your email or in a separate file from your paper proposal. All proposals should be submi ed electronically to the address below in Word, .RTF, or .ODT format by January 31, 2014. Please en tle your email “CETA 2014 Paper Proposal.” Papers chosen for par cipa on will be no fied by March 1, 2014.
Email all conference paper proposals to:
Dr. J. Richard Middleton President, Canadian Evangelical Theological Associa on [email protected]
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Northeastern Seminary Speakers Bureau
Faculty and administrators from Northeastern Seminary are available to speak at events such as workshops, retreats, seminars, worship services and Bible studies on such topics as:
Speakers Bureau contact for inquiries: Lisa Benne , 585.594.6804, benne [email protected]
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▪ American Church History ▪ Biblical Studies ▪ Bioethical Issues ▪ Book of Revela on ▪ Chris anity and Postmodernism ▪ Chris an Worldview ▪ Church Administra on ▪ Church Consul ng and
Ministry Coaching ▪ Church History ▪ Church Revitaliza on ▪ Conflict Resolu on ▪ Holis c Eschatology: the
Redemp on of Heaven and Earth ▪ Jesus and the Kingdom of God ▪ Lament Psalms and Human
Suffering ▪ The Lord’s Prayer
▪ Luther Studies ▪ Ministry to the Poor ▪ Openness of God Debate ▪ Pastoral Calling and Voca on ▪ Preaching ▪ Reforma on Theology ▪ Retreat Facilita on ▪ Roman Catholicism and
Protestan sm ▪ Social Ethics ▪ Spiritual Forma on ▪ Theological Issues ▪ Violence Against Women ▪ Violence in the Bible ▪ Wesleyan History ▪ Wesleyan/Methodist Theology ▪ Worship ▪ Inquire about addi onal topics
Conference on Ministry Series
Radical Compassion: Prac cing the Spiritual Path of Jesus with Mark Yaconelli
November 14, 2013 www.nes.edu/radical‐compassion
Youth Ministry Summit
Developing Leadership Teams with Doug Milne, Kathy Ellio , and Jonathan Sigmon
February 1, 2014 Watch for details at www.nes.edu
Barnes Symposium
Free Will in the World of Neuroscience with Dr. Warren Brown
February 27, 2014 Watch for details at www.nes.edu
Preaching Conference
with President Marvin McMickle, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
May 22, 2014 Watch for details at www.nes.edu
Conference on Ministry Series
Cultural Intelligence for a Changing World with Soong‐Chan Rah
June 17, 2014 Watch for details at www.nes.edu
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Upcoming Events
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Informa on Mee ngs
Rochester Roberts Hall Northeastern Seminary October 29 December 10 February 6
Albany Bulmer Telecommunica ons Center Hudson Valley Community College November 4 December 5 March 27
Buffalo 6500 Sheridan Drive Williamsville January 30 April 3
Rochester ■ Buffalo ■ Syracuse ■ Albany
This January Northeastern Seminary (NES) will start offering graduate level courses toward Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees in Albany, N.Y. This is part of an expanding distance educa on program that started with classes in Buffalo in 2010 and Syracuse in 2012 and that con nues in service to the greater New York State capital region. The courses are offered via video conferencing in which the community of learners in Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse are linked through live video feed to Northeastern’s main campus in Rochester, N.Y.
The PolyCom interac ve video distance learning technology allows for mul direc onal streaming so professors can teach from any loca on and engage students through lecture and mul media resources at each site, and students can interact with each other as well. This classroom format is integrated with on‐site small group interac ons and periodic chapel services to enhance community and provide instruc on in spiritual forma on, a dis nc ve of the NES educa on.
Seminary Locations
www.nes.edu/admissions/infomee ng.aspx
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