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Faith Culture and Faith for Institute King Director, HG4M0816 Shannon Vance Harris Vance Shannon Shannon Vance Harris Vance Shannon Bristol,TN37620 1350 KingCollegeRoad Wishing you goodness, you Wishing Wishing you goodness, you Wishing 2017 – 2016 Engaging are welcome, my friends. friends. my welcome, are come further in further come to a place of the mind and of the spirit. You You spirit. the of and mind the of place a to Engaging Engaging Culture Faith come further up, up, further come part in God’s kingdom, and instructing us to us instructing and kingdom, God’s in part will hear from a symphony of voices, each one playing a a playing one each voices, of symphony a from hear will our earnest hospitality — all are welcome to join us, as we we as us, join to welcome are all — hospitality earnest our Culture offer we And them. dismiss or mock to them, repudiate to such beautiful virtues, in a world that sometimes seems set set seems sometimes that world a in virtues, beautiful such kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; self-control; gentleness, faithfulness, goodness, kindness, the fruits of the spirit. Love, joy, peace, forbearance, forbearance, peace, joy, Love, spirit. the of fruits the strive to follow the call of hope and renewal, to cultivate cultivate to renewal, and hope of call the follow to strive Here at the King Institute for Faith and Culture, we we Culture, and Faith for Institute King the at Here is a place for you there, especially for you, set and waiting. waiting. and set you, for especially there, you for place a is banquet has been laid before us in all its magnifi cence; there there cence; magnifi its all in us before laid been has banquet have been, what we have lost, the invitation stands. The The stands. invitation the lost, have we what been, have Regardless of what we have done, or seen, or where we we where or seen, or done, have we what of Regardless ! ! ” live and drink and eat “Come, ” abide with me with abide ! ! ” “Come, “Come, ” rest you give will I and “Come, ” fi shers of men of shers fi hand outstretched towards us, “Come and I will make you you make will I and “Come us, towards outstretched hand in this time and place, and it is true and real. It is Christ’s Christ’s is It real. and true is it and place, and time this in to believe in meaning. This invitation thunders to us here, here, us to thunders invitation This meaning. in believe to world of beauty and mystery, a world that challenges us us challenges that world a mystery, and beauty of world Come further up, come further in further come up, further Come to a a to Nonprofi t Org. Nonprofi us. for is it so And Permit No. 16 No. Permit U.S. Postage U.S. Bristol, TN Further In Further PAID anew. begins world the forgiveness, and to believe, who serve good and mercy, who honor love love honor who mercy, and good serve who believe, to last battle has seemingly been lost. But for those who dare dare who those for But lost. been seemingly has battle last of Narnia has ended, devastation has been wrought. The The wrought. been has devastation ended, has Narnia of Come at the conclusion of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series. The world world The series. Narnia Lewis’ C.S. of conclusion the at Further Up, Further lion, great the Aslan, exhorts world, better and pure a into ! Come further up, come further in further come up, further Come invitation into a new narrative. narrative. new a into invitation mourn. But that is not the end of the story; it is rather an an rather is it story; the of end the not is that But mourn. Come For as the author of Ecclesiastes notes, there is a time to to time a is there notes, Ecclesiastes of author the as For Special thanks to 2016-2017 Series Co-sponsor Series 2016-2017 to thanks Special Let us mourn the end of worlds, the end of dreams. dreams. of end the worlds, of end the mourn us Let you tread towards a future stained with shadows. shadows. with stained future a towards tread you pieces of hope lay scattered around at your tired feet, as as feet, tired your at around scattered lay hope of pieces a life force that has drained out of one you love. Broken Broken love. you one of out drained has that force life a transformed into something unfamiliar and haunted, or or haunted, and unfamiliar something into transformed I invested much energy in, or a relationship that has has that relationship a or in, energy much invested t is the end of a world. Perhaps it is a dream you have have you dream a is it Perhaps world. a of end the is t Come Further In Further Come Come Further Up, Up, Further Come Explorations Near and Far: Panel Discussions Women and Culture in Appalachia: What’s Going on with Biblical Archaeology A Conversation—Emily Satterwhite, in Israel? A Conversation—Oded Lipschits and Manfred Oeming The King University Institute for Faith and Culture Jessica Turner, and Theresa Burriss is an ongoing conversation between Christian September 12 November 13 Emily Satterwhite is associate professor at Virginia Oded Lipschits is professor of Jewish History in faith and culture started by Dr. Dale Brown at Tech, where she teaches Appalachian studies and the Biblical period at Tel Aviv University, where he King in 2008. popular culture studies. Her book Dear Appalachia: founded the International MA and PhD Program Readers, Identity, and Popular Fiction Since 1878 received in Ancient Israel Studies within the Department The King Institute for Faith and Culture welcomes authors, the Weatherford Award in 2011 as the best work of non-fi ction of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures. He also artists, musicians, scholars, philosophers, historians, and others to illuminating the Appalachian South. In 2013, she was also given serves as the director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of interact with a regional and national audience. Virginia Tech’s Phi Beta Kappa Sturm Award for Faculty Excellence Archaeology. Lipschits has been the director of the Ramat-Rahel The King Institute for Faith and Culture seeks to provide a in Research. She is program chair for the Appalachian Studies Archaeological Project since 2004, and since 2010, he has been the place for all folks working to elevate discussion, a place to share Conference at Virginia Tech in 2017. director of the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition. He has authored numerous books and papers. His book The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem: explorations with like-minded seekers. We want to approach the Jessica Turner serves as director and head curator Judah Under Babylonian Rule is one of the world’s most popular central issues of our time honestly, clearly, and faithfully. for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in sources on the Biblical period. The King Institute for Faith and Culture practices hospitality as Bristol, Virginia. Previously, Turner led a program in cultural heritage studies at Virginia Intermont Manfred Oeming has been a professor at the a Christian virtue, and aims to contribute to the fl ourishing of College and taught at Indiana University and in University of Heidelberg in Germany for 20 years, God’s creatures and kingdom. As such, we take comfort in the China. Her work in folklore and ethnomusicology examines serving for the last decade as the university’s Dean fruits of the spirit and wish to promote and enhance them through heritage, community, and the arts in Appalachia and Southern of the Faculty of Theology. He is considered an our programming. Thus we say to you, Shalom, friends; we wish China, with particular interests in heritage tourism as economic authority in the areas of exegesis of the Hebrew you wholeness and goodness. You are welcome to this place. development and community revitalization. Bible, Biblical archaeology, and hermeneutics. A noted scholar and lecturer, Oeming has taught Old Testament theology and Biblical Theresa Burriss chairs the Appalachian Studies archaeology in Mainz, Osnabrück, and Heidelberg, and has written Program and is director of the Appalachian Regional and edited numerous books and articles. The Frederick Buechner Keynote Lecture & Rural Studies Center at Radford University. She Diana Butler Bass | November 28 has published several pieces of literary criticism on the Affrilachian Writers, including chapters in An In honor of Frederick Buechner, and in appreciation of his American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature and Appalachia work, the King Institute for Faith and Culture is pleased to in the Classroom: Teaching the Region, both co-edited with Patricia Call 423-652-4836 or 423-747-3524 host The Frederick Buechner Gantt. She is also contributing to the collection, Ecofeminism and Visit faithandculture.king.edu Keynote Lecture each year. Literature, edited by Douglas Vakoch. Follow us on Twitter: @King_InstFC This year’s Frederick Buechner Keynote Lecture will be given by Diana Butler Bass. Resources By Our Lecturers: Frederick Buechner is an infl uential American author and Presbyterian minister. His work has explored the Floodplain (music CD) Grounded The Angel Dialogues Caring for Words in Sara Groves Diana Butler Bass Tony Abbott a Culture of Lies engagement of Christian faith and culture in more than Marilyn McEntyre 30 remarkable books. Roadside Religion: In Accidental Saints: Tattoos on the Heart Food and Faith: A Search of the Sacred, Finding God in All the Father Gregory Boyle Theology of Eating the Strange, and the Wrong People Norman Wirzba Substance of Faith Nadia Bolz-Weber Timothy Beal All of the King Institute for Faith and Culture events are free of charge, and are open to the public.
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