Tag: Society of Vineyard Scholars
SVS 2015 conference papers available now
This year, every session from the Annual Conference has a dedicated section within the SVS Forum. You should check this out for two reasons. First, this is a great place to ask the presenters the questions that you didn’t get to ask during the conference itself. Session ran out of time? You thought of a good point after […]
Canon, Attribution and Texts of Terror, by Daniel Heck
Daniel Heck has been working on this fascinating and provocative paper, “Canon, Attribution and Texts of Terror,” for presentation at SVS 2015. With the goal of “thinking with the Vineyard,” this paper explores challenging questions regarding the nature of Scripture and its inspiration by testing against some of the most difficult texts in the Bible. Enjoy reading, and then join in the discussion!
SVS 2015 Registration Now Open (+ a massive program update)
Registration is now open at http://svs2015.eventbrite.com for the Sixth Annual Society of Vineyard Scholars Conference, to be held in Media, Pennsylvania — fifteen minutes from Philadelphia International Airport. The theme of this year’s conference is “Thinking With the Church, Thinking With The Vineyard.” It will be largely focused around scholarly and pastoral reflection on four applications of Vineyard […]
A Review of Peter Enns’ New Book on Scripture!
A few weeks ago, I met a young man at Pascal’s Coffee for a chat. He told me he’d been in a bit of a crisis of faith and had some questions about the Bible. We sat down and he immediately produced a printed paper containing a list of ‘contradictions’ in the Bible as well […]
SVS at VJN in October
The Steering Committee of the Vineyard Justice Network is excited to announce that this year’s VJN gathering at the Anaheim Vineyard in October will feature two SVS-sponsored workshops that bring together deep theological reflection and dialogue with the Justice and Mission of the Kingdom!! The Vineyard Justice Network Conference is October 14-16 at the Anaheim Vineyard. […]
SVS 2015 Survey: Help Out SVS and Win $50
Greetings from the Society of Vineyard Scholars! SVS 2015 Survey: Help Out SVS and Win $50 Last year’s SVS Survey was so helpful that we’ve decided to do it again! The Steering Committee would like to get to know a bit more about who you are and the ways that you think SVS could further foster […]
Announcing: The SVS Workshop
“Theology is the work of the community seeking to understand the faith its members share.” — John R. Franke, The Character of Theology, 182. Are you working on a theologically-oriented project that would improve with constructive interaction and focused feedback from other folks in the Society of Vineyard Scholars? If you are, then read on! […]
Featured Discussions from the SVS Forum
You may have missed that the SVS forum, thanks to Jon Stovell, has moved! There are some really great conversations going on within the new forums that we’d love to get your participation on. Here are a few to check out: Discussion on Baptism – There are some great questions and lively interaction around the topic of […]
Save the Date: SVS 2015
We are thrilled to announce that the 2015 Society of Vineyard Scholars meeting will be April 16-18th (not the 23–25th as previously announced), hosted by Blue Route Vineyard, Media, PA. In the midst of a lovely walkable downtown with restaurants, coffeeshops, and parks, the conference site is five minutes drive from the conference hotel and fifteen minutes […]
“The Slavery of Death,” by Richard Beck
One of the delights of reading books from Richard Beck, professor of psychology at Abilene Christian University in Texas, is to partake in his winsome, synergistic, and multi-disciplinary aplomb he brings to his topics. This is not only true in his musings on his ever-thoughtful blog – Experimental Theology – and his previous books, which […]
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