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The Politics of the Real Jesus
Who was the historical Jesus and how did he relate to the social and political issues of his time? What were his attitudes toward nature, the economy, war and peace? What does Jesus have to do with justice and politics today?
LECTURE
Jarmo Tarkki
Political Radical or Religious Reformer?
Professor Tarkki will describe portrayals of Jesus in Mark, Matthew and Luke, in the light of political dynamics in first-century Palestine. He will ask: “Was Jesus a socialist?” “Was Jesus green?” and “Was Jesus a pacifist?”
Thomas Sheehan
Jesus’ Social Revolution
The “Kingdom of God” is what the world would look like if God were in charge. What kind of society would that be?
Friday, 7:30–9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Thomas Sheehan
Which Jesus? What politics?
In order to understand Jesus’ economic, social, and political view of the world we first investigate the paradigm shift in scholarship that has given us the Jesus of contemporary research. We then take up the economics and politics of both first-century Palestine and today and confront it with the social revolution that Jesus preached.
Saturday, 9:30 A.M.-NOON
Jarmo Tarkki
Jesus and the Politics of Today
How is Jesus relevant to politics in the twenty-first Century? Jarmo Tarkki will connect the dots between Jesus’ most authentic sayings and political strategies in the U.S. and the world today.
Saturday, 1:30–2:30 P.M.
Jarmo Tarkki & Thomas Sheehan
Questions, Responses, Conclusions
The presenters will entertain questions from the audience and sum up what has been discussed during the course of the program.
Saturday, 3–4 P.M.
FACULTY
Jarmo Tarkki (Ph.D., University of Helsinki) is Senior Pastor at Bethania Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Solvang, California. He is Adjunct Professor of Theology at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, a Teaching Fellow in Philosophical Theology at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, and the author of numerous books and articles.
Thomas Sheehan (Ph.D., Fordham University) is Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of several books in philosophy and religion, including The First Coming (1986), a widely acclaimed and controversial account of Easter.
ALL EVENTS AT
Southminster Presbyterian Church
12250 S.W. Denney Road
Beaverton, Oregon 97008
All Sessions Pre-registration (by Sept 17) Registration (after Sept 17) Additional Family Member Single Sessions Friday Evening Lecture Saturday Morning Workshop Saturday Afternoon Workshop
Register by mail using the printable registration form.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Westar Institute
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
tollfree 877-523-3545, 503-375-5324 fax
events@westarinstitute.orgor
Southminster Presbyterian Church
503-644-2081