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THE
AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Midwest Division
The One Hundred Forty-ninth
Meeting
Friday, April 26, 2002
North Park University
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
American
Theology: Metaphysical Vision and Pragmatic Action
THEOLOGICAL TABLE TALK
Brorson Lounge in Old
Main, 1:00 -3:00 P. M.
Modernisms
in Theology: Interpreting American Theological Liberalism,
1805 - 1955
An Essay Presented for
a Critical Discussion by
Gary
Dorrien
Professor of Religious
Thought in the Christian Tradition
The Ann V. and Donald
R. Parfet Distinguished Professor & Dean of Stetson
Chapel
Kalamazoo College
Registration and Afternoon Refreshments:
Brorson Lounge in Old Main, 3:00 - 3:15 P.M.
AFTERNOON
PROGRAM
Brorson Lounge in Old
Main, 3:15 - 5:15 P.M.
Making
Theology Metaphysical: Personalist Idealism as a Theological
School
Gary
Dorrien
Kalamazoo College
Dinner: Tre Kroner Restaurant
at the corner of Spaulding and Foster Avenues, 5:15 - 6:30
P.M.
Business Meeting: Brorson
Lounge in Old Main, 6:30 - 7:00 P.M.
THE PRESIDENT’S
ADDRESS
Brorson Lounge in Old
Main, 7:00 - 8:45 P.M.
The
Necessity of Impossible Dreams: Why American Theology Cannot
Dispense with Idealism
David
L. Weddle
Professor of Christian
Thought
Colorado College
ATS Officers (Midwest
Division)
David L. Weddle, President
Edgar A. Towne, Member-at-Large
Carol Rausch Albright, Vice President
Paul P. Parker, Secretary/Treasurer
The
Program: The Executive Committee has again put together
a program focused on a single theme. This spring the Society
will turn its critical gaze upon modern and contemporary
theology in America, 1805 to the present. We are honored
in the one hundred forty-ninth meeting of the Society to
have two of our own members lead us through their reflections
on the metaphysical vision and pragmatic action of American
theology. Gary Dorrien has taught at Kalamazoo College,
Michigan, since 1987 where he is the Ann V. and Donald
R. Parfet Distinguished Professor of religious thought in
the Christian tradition. He is also Chair of the Religion
Department, Dean of Stetson Chapel, and Director of the
Liberal Art Colloquium Program. An Episcopal priest, Gary
has published nine books on theology, culture, and ethics,
authored over 85 articles, and given hundreds of public
lectures. The first of his three volume work on the history
of American theological liberalism has just been published
and the second is due out this year. The day will conclude
with the observations and assessments of David Weddle, the
Society’s President, on the crucial role idealism
in contemporary theology. David has recently moved from
Cornell College to Colorado College where he is now the
Head of the Department of Religion and Professor of Christian
thought. The Executive Committee invites you to the one
hundred forty-ninth meeting of the American Theological
Society as we explore the depth and breadth of American
theological liberalism.
If you are unable to attend the full
meeting, you should feel free to participate in whichever
segment of the program fits your schedule. The Executive
Committee designs each program for both collegial renewal
and vigorous intellectual conversation.
Why not break free of your routine
and engage your colleagues over good food and drink for
mind, body, and soul? For further information, contact any
of the Society’s officers or Paul Parker at the addresses
below.
Registration
and Dinner Reservations: For every ATS meeting our colleagues
of the host institution will find their tasks greatly eased
if we pre-register for the meeting and make reservations
for the dinner. To pre-register and reserve your place at
the table, please 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–Box 26, Elmhurst College,
190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126. Because ATS meetings
are supported by the host institution, for which the Society
is deeply appreciative, registration is without charge.
For this meeting, dinner will be
provided at the award winning Scandinavian restaurant, Tre
Kroner, located at the corner of Spaulding and Foster Avenues,
across the street from North Park’s campus. We will
order from the menu; dinners are less than $15.00.
Dues:
Annual membership dues (to cover the costs of printing,
postage, and other incidentals) are $15 for members and
$10 for associate members to be paid to the Secretary/Treasurer,
Paul Parker, each year at the fall meeting. If you did not
submit your dues last fall, you may attend to it at the
spring meeting or at any time through the mail. Attention
to this is appreciated. Also, the Society’s membership
roster remains strong only as we advocate the Society to
our eligible colleagues, invite them to join us, and sponsor
them for membership.
Directions
and Parking: A detailed map with specific directions
for those arriving by air, car, or train can be found at
North Park University’s website, www.northpark.edu,
and then following the prompts at “North Park’s
Most Popular Sites.”
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