He is presently completing work on The Church’s Bible: Commentary on Matthew as volume editor (Eerdmans Publishing), and a comprehensive survey of the early Christian apologies (Eerdmans/Cambridge Publishing). He is the author of many books and articles, including Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants and Evangelicals and Tradition: The Formative Influence of the Early Church. Williams is a Mentor-Scholar with the Green Scholars’ Initiative. Williams (PhD, University of Toronto) is Professor of Religion in Patristics and Historical Theolog y at Baylor University. Besides teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at Baylor, Dr. Among his recent works are Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness-Following the Lamb into the New Creation (2011) The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement (2014) and Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (2015).ĭ.H. Gorman is the author or editor of many books and articles on biblical interpretation and on ethics.
Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Gorman (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) holds the Raymond E. His recent books include Gratitude: An Intellectual History Between Babel and Beast Defending Constantine and Delivered From the Elements of the World (IVP). He is the author of numerous books and articles in theology, literature, and biblical interpretation, and is a regular contributor to First Things. Peter Leithart (PhD, Cambridge University) is President of Theopolis, a leadership training institute in Birmingham, Alabama, and serves as Teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Framed in the context of Christian worship and community, this conference promises to inform, encourage and refresh all who attend. Webber Center and held at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The Conference will be hosted by the Robert E. To that end, this year’s Conference will consider the goal of Christian formation, the classical resources of Christian formation, and ways of implementing these resources for the making of Christian disciples in our time. In its place we observe the continuing growth of secularism and a widespread “moralistic therapeutic deism.” In short, the church is confronted with the challenge of forming Christian disciples in an increasingly post-Christian world. However, the church has faced such challenges before, and Scripture and Christian tradition together offer clear instructions and rich resources for responding to them. We witness the demise of many of the cultural assumptions and structures of traditional Western Christian society. The challenge of Christian formation in our time is formidable. Williams, Greg Peters, Julia-Marie Halderman Ju ne 9-10, 2016 | Trinity School for Ministry | Ambridge, PA Christian Formation in a Post-Christian World
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