INDEX TO PRIOR PROGRAMS
THE
AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Midwest Division
The One Hundred Forty-Sixth
Meeting
Friday, October 27, 2000
Swift Hall, The Divinity
School
The University of Chicago
1025 East 58th
Street
Chicago, IL 60637
THEOLOGICAL
TABLE TALK 1:00
- 3:00 P.M.
Religion
and the Election
Third Floor Lecture Hall
Moderator: James M. Wall,
Senior Contributing Editor, The Christian Century
Panelists
Jonathan Moore, Managing
Editor, Sightings
Arnold J. Wolf, Rabbi
Emeritus of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation and Theology
Editor, Judaism
Don Wycliff, Public Editor,
The Chicago Tribune
Registration and Afternoon
Refreshments; Third Floor Lecture Hall, 3:00-3:15 P.M.
AFTERNOON
PROGRAM 3:15 - 5:15 P.M.
Third Floor Lecture Hall
A
Nation of Displaced Persons: The Culture that Shapes the
Theology
William Dean
Professor of Constructive
Theology
Iliff School of Theology
Reception, Dinner, and
Business Meeting 5:15 - 7:00 P.M.
Swift Hall Commons Room
EVENING
PROGRAM 7:00 - 8:45 P.M.
Third Floor Lecture Hall
Exporting
the First Amendment: Thoughts on the New International Religious
Freedom Act
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
Senior Lecturer and Dean
of Students
The University of Chicago
Divinity School
ATS Officers (Midwest
Division)
Laurel C. Schneider, President
Paul P. Parker, Secretary
David L. Weddle, Vice President
Don Alexander, Treasurer
Carol Rausch Albright, Member-at-Large
The
Program: With the first major U.S. election of the new
millennium occurring only ten days after the fall meeting,
the American Theological Society (Midwest Division) will
focus on the theme of “religion and politics”
at the University of Chicago Divinity School on the afternoon
and evening of October 27, 2000. The Society’s meeting
will begin with Theological Table Talk, a round-table discussion
about the presence of religion in the current election campaign.
James Wall, Jonathon Moore, Arnold Wolf, Don Wycliff, and
several more panelists yet to be secured will lead the Society
in an open discussion about religion and politics in this
year’s presidential campaign. Following the panel
discussion, the Society will hear and discuss William Dean’s
paper on the formative relationship between culture and
theology and the deleterious effects sometimes visited upon
individuals. In the last paper of the day, Winnifred Fallers
Sullivan, Senior Lecturer and Dean of Students at the Divinity
School, will explore the nature and implications of the
international exportation of American understandings of
religion. And sandwiched between all the presentations and
discussions, the Society has carved out time and place for
you to share ideas and projects with your colleagues.
If you are unable to attend the full
meeting, you should feel free to participate in whichever
segment of the program is available to you. The Executive
Committee designs each program for stimulating professional
engagement and collegial relaxation. Why not take a break
from your routine and commune with your colleagues over
good food and drink for mind, body, and soul? For further
information, contact Paul Parker at the addresses below.
Registration
and Dinner Reservations: Every fall and spring meeting
our colleagues of the host institutions will find their
workload greatly eased if we register for the meeting and
make reservations for the dinner. Registration and reservations
could not be simpler. Call, write, or email Paul Parker
through your medium of choice and declare your intentions:
office phone (630) 617-3559; paulp@elmhurst.edu; or Department
of Theology and Religion, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect
Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126. Dinner is $10.00. Because ATS
meetings are supported by the host institution, registration
is without charge for which we are deeply appreciative.
Dues:
Annual membership dues (to cover the costs of printing,
mail, and other incidentals) are $15 for members and $10
for associate members to be remitted to the Treasurer, Don
Alexander, each year at the fall meeting. Attention to this
is appreciated. Also, the Society’s membership role
remains strong only as we invite our eligible colleagues
to join us and sponsor them for membership. Advocacy for
the Society is important.
Directions
and Parking: Swift Hall of The Divinity School is near
the center of the University’s Main Quadrangle between
East 57th and East 59th Streets, and
between Ellis Avenue and University Avenue. Parking
is available at the University of Chicago Hospitals’
parking garage for a fee (enter from Maryland off 58th
or 59th). Otherwise, parking may be found (with
persistence) on nearby streets. A map and specific directions
for those arriving by air, car, or train can be found by
following the prompts at The University's website,
www.uchicago.edu.
