Elkins Auditorium
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 7 – 8:30pm
Contact Name: Lauren Leatherberry Begert
Contact Email: Lauren.Leatherberry@pepperdine.edu
Contact Phone: 310-506-4545
Speaker: Miroslav Volf - "How Can Religion Heal Rather Than Divide?", Q&A Moderator: John Barton, Director of the Center for Faith and Learning, Professor of Religion, ---, The major religions of the world are shaping our lives and our planet in significant ways. Those who see religions as intolerant and divisive may consider this negative, perhaps even dangerous, news. However, Miroslav Volf proposes a counter-narrative: that religions actually make vital, positive contributions to helping communities flourish. Volf taps into the deep resources of his own Christian faith to offer a profound vision for how Christians can live in our pluralistic world and interact faithfully and peacefully with their global neighbors., --, Miroslav Volf was educated in his native Croatia, United States, and Germany. He earned doctoral and post-doctoral degrees (with highest honors) from the University of Tuebingen, Germany. He has written or edited 15 books and over 70 scholarly articles. His most significant books include Exclusion and Embrace (1996); After Our Likeness (1998) in which he explores the Trinitarian nature of ecclesial community; Allah: A Christian Response (2011), whether Muslims and Christians have a common God; and A Public Faith: On How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good (2011)., After receiving the B.A. from the Evangelical-Theological Faculty in Osijek, Croatia, Miroslav received his M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary and both his Dr. theol. and Dr. theol. habil. from the University of Tübingen, Germany. He served as co-editor (1979-84) and then editor (1984-89) of Izvori, a Croatian Christian monthly, and he has published numerous books and articles in the U.S., Germany, and his native Croatia., Miroslav has given many prestigious lectureships including the Dudleian Lecture, Harvard; the Chavasse Lectures, Oxford; the Waldenstroem Lectures, Stockholm; the Gray Lectures, Duke University; and the Stob Lectures, Calvin College. He has been featured on National Public Radio’s Speaking of Faith and Public Television’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, as was a keynote presenter for the Trinity Institute’s 36th National Conference, “The Anatomy of Reconciliation” (2006).
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tickets are not requited. Seating is first come, first serve.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 7 – 8:30pm
Contact Name: Lauren Leatherberry Begert
Contact Email: Lauren.Leatherberry@pepperdine.edu
Contact Phone: 310-506-4545
Speaker: Miroslav Volf - "How Can Religion Heal Rather Than Divide?", Q&A Moderator: John Barton, Director of the Center for Faith and Learning, Professor of Religion, ---, The major religions of the world are shaping our lives and our planet in significant ways. Those who see religions as intolerant and divisive may consider this negative, perhaps even dangerous, news. However, Miroslav Volf proposes a counter-narrative: that religions actually make vital, positive contributions to helping communities flourish. Volf taps into the deep resources of his own Christian faith to offer a profound vision for how Christians can live in our pluralistic world and interact faithfully and peacefully with their global neighbors., --, Miroslav Volf was educated in his native Croatia, United States, and Germany. He earned doctoral and post-doctoral degrees (with highest honors) from the University of Tuebingen, Germany. He has written or edited 15 books and over 70 scholarly articles. His most significant books include Exclusion and Embrace (1996); After Our Likeness (1998) in which he explores the Trinitarian nature of ecclesial community; Allah: A Christian Response (2011), whether Muslims and Christians have a common God; and A Public Faith: On How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good (2011)., After receiving the B.A. from the Evangelical-Theological Faculty in Osijek, Croatia, Miroslav received his M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary and both his Dr. theol. and Dr. theol. habil. from the University of Tübingen, Germany. He served as co-editor (1979-84) and then editor (1984-89) of Izvori, a Croatian Christian monthly, and he has published numerous books and articles in the U.S., Germany, and his native Croatia., Miroslav has given many prestigious lectureships including the Dudleian Lecture, Harvard; the Chavasse Lectures, Oxford; the Waldenstroem Lectures, Stockholm; the Gray Lectures, Duke University; and the Stob Lectures, Calvin College. He has been featured on National Public Radio’s Speaking of Faith and Public Television’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, as was a keynote presenter for the Trinity Institute’s 36th National Conference, “The Anatomy of Reconciliation” (2006).
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tickets are not requited. Seating is first come, first serve.
