Comments for Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education http://scupe.org SCUPE Tue, 15 May 2012 20:44:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Jig-Saw Theology or Poker Theology? Wait! Is there a Poker Theology? by Mark Hannan http://scupe.org/jig-saw-theology-or-poker-theology-wait-is-there-a-poker-theology/#comment-235 Mark Hannan Tue, 15 May 2012 20:44:13 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4740#comment-235 Here's some nice coverage about the event from the Chicago Tribune. There's even a quote from a certain Rev. Dr. Premawardhana. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-11/news/ct-met-nato-clergy-20120511_1_religious-leaders-military-alliance-nato-meeting Here’s some nice coverage about the event from the Chicago Tribune. There’s even a quote from a certain Rev. Dr. Premawardhana.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-11/news/ct-met-nato-clergy-20120511_1_religious-leaders-military-alliance-nato-meeting

]]> Comment on Why Are Pastors Talking About NATO/G8? by NATO’s crisis of legitimacy spreads in Chicago by Jake Olzen « NonviolentConflict http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/#comment-213 NATO’s crisis of legitimacy spreads in Chicago by Jake Olzen « NonviolentConflict Mon, 07 May 2012 22:10:29 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4717#comment-213 [...] in conjunction with SCUPE — a Chicago consortium of cross-denomination seminaries — announced a Chicago-wide discussion amongst pastors on NATO, the G8 and economic justice, following by strategizing for [...] [...] in conjunction with SCUPE — a Chicago consortium of cross-denomination seminaries — announced a Chicago-wide discussion amongst pastors on NATO, the G8 and economic justice, following by strategizing for [...]

]]> Comment on Why Are Pastors Talking About NATO/G8? by NATO’s crisis of legitimacy spreads in Chicago / Waging Nonviolence - People-Powered News and Analysis http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/#comment-211 NATO’s crisis of legitimacy spreads in Chicago / Waging Nonviolence - People-Powered News and Analysis Mon, 07 May 2012 10:21:42 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4717#comment-211 [...] in conjunction with SCUPE — a Chicago consortium of cross-denomination seminaries — announced a Chicago-wide discussion amongst pastors on NATO, the G8 and economic justice, following by strategizing for [...] [...] in conjunction with SCUPE — a Chicago consortium of cross-denomination seminaries — announced a Chicago-wide discussion amongst pastors on NATO, the G8 and economic justice, following by strategizing for [...]

]]> Comment on “Make War Illegal”, Says Global Church by Arnold Stieber http://scupe.org/make-war-illegal-says-global-church-2/#comment-207 Arnold Stieber Sun, 06 May 2012 08:40:50 +0000 http://urbancongress.wordpress.com/?p=907#comment-207 War is slavery. This thought entered my mind as I toured the Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati several years ago. Thus I appreciated Paul Oestreicher's comments. I wrote an article on this topic and named my blog - http://warisslavery.blogspot.com. I'm a grandfather, retired business owner, and a military veteran (Army, infantry Viet Nam). My mantra is - If you have to hurt someone to solve a problem, you are the problem. I'm an abolitionists. War is slavery. This thought entered my mind as I toured the Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati several years ago. Thus I appreciated Paul Oestreicher’s comments. I wrote an article on this topic and named my blog – http://warisslavery.blogspot.com.

I’m a grandfather, retired business owner, and a military veteran (Army, infantry Viet Nam). My mantra is – If you have to hurt someone to solve a problem, you are the problem. I’m an abolitionists.

]]> Comment on Why Are Pastors Talking About NATO/G8? by May 6th: NATO/G8 Protest Discussion - Luther Memorial Church http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/#comment-199 May 6th: NATO/G8 Protest Discussion - Luther Memorial Church Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:29 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4717#comment-199 [...] more information, visit http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/ [...] [...] more information, visit http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/ [...]

]]> Comment on Why Are Pastors Talking About NATO/G8? by Loren McGrail http://scupe.org/nato-g8-and-ecomomic-justice/#comment-187 Loren McGrail Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:37:54 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4717#comment-187 I am the coordinator for the Protest Chaplains of Chicago. We are working with the Spiritual Affairs committee of the Occupy Chicago Movement. We are organizing now for NATO. we have an initial planning meeting this Saturday in Oak Park at the Caribou Cafe at 9:00 am. And then again on Monday evening. we can be reached on Facebook or my direct email. At lorenmcgraill@gmail.com. Please share this information with folks who might be interested. I am the coordinator for the Protest Chaplains of Chicago. We are working with the Spiritual Affairs committee of the Occupy Chicago Movement. We are organizing now for NATO. we have an initial planning meeting this Saturday in Oak Park at the Caribou Cafe at 9:00 am. And then again on Monday evening. we can be reached on Facebook or my direct email. At lorenmcgraill@gmail.com.

Please share this information with folks who might be interested.

]]> Comment on INMIGRACIÓN: Una Perspectiva Teológica y Legal by Francisco Barrios http://scupe.org/inmigracion-una-perspectiva-teologica-y-legal/#comment-146 Francisco Barrios Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:12:57 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4234#comment-146 Como inmigrante radicado en los Estados Unidos, para mí es importante tocar este punto o tema del que todos tememos y vivimos , pero no hablamos de ello y sobre todo cuando aún siendo Ministro o Pastor nos callamos declarando victoria en todo, cuando por dentro nos consumimos de miedo al salir a las calles, es tiempo que la Iglesia retome la autoridad como cabeza de la sociedad pero con bases... Como inmigrante radicado en los Estados Unidos, para mí es importante tocar este punto o tema del que todos tememos y vivimos , pero no hablamos de ello y sobre todo cuando aún siendo Ministro o Pastor nos callamos declarando victoria en todo, cuando por dentro nos consumimos de miedo al salir a las calles, es tiempo que la Iglesia retome la autoridad como cabeza de la sociedad pero con bases…

]]> Comment on 2010 Religion Stories with Urban Impact — 2 by Nigerian Christians and Boko Haram http://scupe.org/religion-stories-with-urban-impact-2/#comment-111 Nigerian Christians and Boko Haram Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.scupe.org/blogs/?p=72#comment-111 [...] Christians in Nigeria are facing severe violence, and a SCUPE alum, and former member of Ellis Avenue Church is in the front-lines of that struggle. Dr. Obed Dashan is the former principal of Gindiri Theological College in Plateau State, Nigeria. He and his wife Phena did their M.Div.s at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana and their doctoral studies at the Chicago Theological Seminary. They profess a deep Mennonite conviction and seek to live everyday as peacemakers which is a very difficult task in the context of Northern Nigeria. I wrote about them in a previous post. [...] [...] Christians in Nigeria are facing severe violence, and a SCUPE alum, and former member of Ellis Avenue Church is in the front-lines of that struggle. Dr. Obed Dashan is the former principal of Gindiri Theological College in Plateau State, Nigeria. He and his wife Phena did their M.Div.s at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana and their doctoral studies at the Chicago Theological Seminary. They profess a deep Mennonite conviction and seek to live everyday as peacemakers which is a very difficult task in the context of Northern Nigeria. I wrote about them in a previous post. [...]

]]> Comment on Learning from Jane Addams and the Closing of Chicago’s Hull House by Louise W. Knight http://scupe.org/learning-from-jane-addams-and-the-closing-of-chicagos-hull-house/#comment-104 Louise W. Knight Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:31 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4345#comment-104 Thanks to Shanta Premawardhana for posting this! As a biographer of Jane Addams, I was of course especially saddened by the news of Hull House's closing. But I also was mindful of the differences between the kind of settlement house Hull House was when Addams was alive versus what it became. I exploreda few of those differences in a piece I wrote for The Nation magazine's website: http://www.thenation.com/article/165848/chicagos-hull-house-closes-its-doors-time-revive-settlement-model. Addams did not wish any other institution to control Hull House's freedom to be responsive to the interests and desires of the community. In her day, that meant refusing the offer of the University of Chicago to absorb Hull House and refusing the funds of the Community Chest (later the United Way). As much as she valued freedom of speech for all (she was a founding board member of the ACLU), she valued freedom of action for all the volunteers of Hull House, including herself. She also had too much respect for the citizens of Chicago she lived among to put the provision of services (which creates a lopsided kind of relationship) at the center of Hull House's purposes. Thanks to Shanta Premawardhana for posting this!

As a biographer of Jane Addams, I was of course especially saddened by the news of Hull House’s closing. But I also was mindful of the differences between the kind of settlement house Hull House was when Addams was alive versus what it became. I exploreda few of those differences in a piece I wrote for The Nation magazine’s website: http://www.thenation.com/article/165848/chicagos-hull-house-closes-its-doors-time-revive-settlement-model.

Addams did not wish any other institution to control Hull House’s freedom to be responsive to the interests and desires of the community. In her day, that meant refusing the offer of the University of Chicago to absorb Hull House and refusing the funds of the Community Chest (later the United Way). As much as she valued freedom of speech for all (she was a founding board member of the ACLU), she valued freedom of action for all the volunteers of Hull House, including herself. She also had too much respect for the citizens of Chicago she lived among to put the provision of services (which creates a lopsided kind of relationship) at the center of Hull House’s purposes.

]]> Comment on Upcoming ALTE Workshop on Immigration by INMIGRACIÓN: Una Perspectiva Teológica y Legal http://scupe.org/upcoming-alte-workshop-on-immigration/#comment-67 INMIGRACIÓN: Una Perspectiva Teológica y Legal Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:46 +0000 http://scupe.org/?p=4199#comment-67 [...] This page in English [...] [...] This page in English [...]

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