{"id":24214,"date":"2024-08-12T05:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24214"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:35:49","slug":"bridgewater-hosts-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/bridgewater-hosts-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgewater hosts symposium \u2018Perspectives in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for the Church of the Brethren\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Carol A. Scheppard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bridgewater (Va.) College Forum for Brethren Studies together with the Bridgewater College Endowed Lecture Series present the symposium \u201cPerspectives in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for the Church of the Brethren,\u201d on Sept. 12-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keynote address:<\/strong> David Hollinger, \u201cChristian Nationalism and the Transformation of American Protestantism.\u201d Thursday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College. The lecture is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Symposium:<\/strong> \u201cPerspectives in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for the Church of the Brethren.\u201d Friday, Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Boitnott Room, Bridgewater College. Symposium presenters include David Hollinger, Margaret Elwell, Sheila Elwardani, Denise Kettering-Lane, and Carl Bowman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symposium closes with a <strong>panel discussion:<\/strong> \u201cExit Interviews: Discussions with Individuals who have left the Church of the Brethren,\u201d chaired by Frank Ramirez and including remarks by Eric Brubaker, Jim Hardenbrook, Sam Funkhouser, and Scott Suter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-registration is suggested but not required. Contact Carol Scheppard at <a href=\"mailto:cscheppa@bridgewater.edu\">cscheppa@bridgewater.edu<\/a> for additional information and to pre-register. A $20 registration fee will be collected at the door (cash or check payable to Bridgewater College).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/board-approves-statement-of-intent\/\">Mission and Ministry Board approves statement of intent regarding future of the General Offices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/intercultural-ministries-frontliners\/\">\u2018Frontliners\u2019 certified to serve in their districts on behalf of Intercultural Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/juneteenth-prayer\/\">Juneteenth Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/networking-groups-new-at-ac2026\/\">Networking Groups are new this year at Annual Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-bits-113\/\">Brethren bits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bridgewater (Va.) 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