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Capitalism and Christianity:
An Old Question in a New Crisis
March 24 & 25, 2011
James Chapel
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Featured Speakers:
Willie Baptist, Gary Dorrien, Ulrich Duchrow, David Harvey, Serene Jones, Brigitte Kahl, Paul Knitter, Jan Rehmann, Joerg Rieger, Charlene Sinclair, Kathryn Tanner, Liz Theoharis, Richard Wolff
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Are Capitalism and Christianity compatible? Recent economic events are pressing this old question with new urgency. This conference gathers economists and theologians to explore together the complexities and the possibilities of answering this question.
Registration required. $100 for two-day conference, $30 for non-Union students, senior citizens and the unemployed. Union students, faculty and staff register for free. Online registration is now open.
Schedule
Thursday, March 24: Justification and Justice — Reading Paul with the Economically Vanquished
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6:00 p.m.:
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Trans-disciplinary panel discussion of Brigitte Kahl's Galatians Re-Imagined with Ulrich Duchrow (University of Heidelberg); Willie Baptist, Liz Theoharis, Charlene Sinclair (Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary) and Brigitte Kahl (Union Theological Seminary).
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Friday, March 25: Theologians and Economists in Conversation
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9:00 a.m.:
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Welcome by Serene Jones , President of Union Theological Seminary
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9:15 a.m.:
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Why Capitalism is Death-bound and How People Can Opt for Life - A Theological Offer to Economists: Ulrich Duchrow (University of Heidelberg)
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10:15 a.m.:
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Coffee Break
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10:30 a.m.:
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Reflections from Economists: Richard Wolff (University of Massachusetts/ New School) and David Harvey ( City University of New York)
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11:30 a.m.:
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Plenary Conversation: Moderator, Jan Rehmann (Union Theological Seminary/Free University Berlin)
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12:30 p.m.:
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Lunch Break
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2:00 p.m.:
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Theology Responds to Economy - Reflections from Theologians: Kathryn Tanner (Yale Divinity School), Gary Dorrien (Union Theological Seminary), Joerg Rieger (Perkins School of Theology)
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3:30 p.m.:
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Coffee Break
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3:45 p.m.:
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Economists and Theologians in Dialogue/ Plenary Conversation: Moderator, Paul Knitter (Union Theological Seminary)
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6:00 p.m.:
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Symposium Dinner
Dinner Presentation: Interreligious Dialogue and the Global Economy Paul Knitter (Union Theological Seminary)
Final reflections by speakers, followed by general conversation. Moderators: Brigitte Kahl/Paul Knitter (Union Theological Seminary)
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