The second Wilberforce The Wilberforce Project aims to Symposium, sponsored by perpetuate the legacy of the British The Legacy of the Center for Christian statesman and reformer William Wilberforce (1759–1833), best- Studies at Gordon College, known today for his leadership will feature papers related to in the 20-year struggle to abolish Wilberforce with emphases the slave trade. Wilberforce is a on a variety of topics. Topics powerful example of a statesman to be considered will include committed to justice and the Wilberforce’s relations with betterment of society. His career, informed by a Christian faith significant contemporaries, perspective, was dedicated to civil his worldview and his engagement in the public square. importance to the British abolitionist movement. William Wilberforce Center for For more information contact: A Second Symposium Christian Studies Toby Hanchett, Administrative ��� Assistant, Wilberforce Project Tel: 978.867.4380 fax: 978.867.4673 e-mail: [email protected] CCS Mission The purpose of the Center for Christian Studies is to facilitate November 15–16, 2002 Christian scholarship that will gain a hearing in the larger academy and GORDON COLLEGE have an impact on the Christian 255 Grapevine Road WENHAM, MA Church and the broader culture. Wenham, MA 01984 978.867.2300 www.gordon.edu Friday, November 15 Saturday Continued Presenters KEYNOTE ADDRESS 10:00 A.M. Refreshment Break John R. Willis is professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. He was a founding editor of Ken Wales, Film Producer and Professor, 10:30 A.M. Presentations 3, 4, and 5 USC Film School Slavery and Abolition: A Journal of Comparative Studies For the Love of God and the Love of and has published widely in the fields of Islamic Presidents Dining Room, 7:30 P.M. Humanity: The Motivation behind studies and the history of slavery. Ken Wales is a veteran William Wilberforce’s Campaigns for Hollywood filmmaker and Abolition and Emancipation Jim Walvin is professor of history at the University actor. He was executive —Murray Pura, Author of Vital of York, England. His two main research interests are producer of the critically Christianity: The Life and Spirituality modern British social history and the history of Black acclaimed and award- of William Wilberforce slavery (especially in the Caribbean). He is the author winning CBS Television or editor of numerous books in those fields and is The Foundations of William Wilber- coeditor of the journal Slavery and Abolition. series Christy and coproducer force’s Thought in the Enlightenment of the Emmy-nominated —Kevin Belmonte, William Wilberforce Marylynn Rouse is the founder of The John Newton and Golden Globe-winning miniseries, John Project Project located at The Hill Lodge, Warwick Road, Steinbeck’s East of Eden. He also served as Stratford-on-Avon, England. She has edited several associate producer on many memorable films William Wilberforce: Model of a seminal works related to John Newton, including an including: The Tamarind Seed, starring Julie Christian Statesman authoritative and expanded new edition of The Life of Andrews and Omar Sharif; The Great Race, with —Stephanie Byrd, Baylor University John Newton by Richard Cecil. Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood; 12:15 P.M. Lunch For the past four years Kevin Belmonte directed The and Revenge of the Pink Panther, starring Peter 1:45 P.M. Presentations 6 and 7 Wilberforce Project at Gordon College. He edited Sellers. In addition to his extensive career in A Woman and a Sister: The Popular- William Wilberforce’s classic apologetic work, A film production, Mr. Wales has acted in over 35 ity of the African Slave as a Motive in Practical View of Christianity, and his latest book is films and television shows. His current project is Artistic Creations the newly released Hero for Humanity: A Biography of a feature film on the life and legacy of William —John Willis, Princeton University William Wilberforce. Wilberforce. 2:30 P.M. How Vital Was Wilberforce for the Daniel Englund is a Ph.D. candidate in historical Ending of Slavery? theology at the University of Durham, England. —Jim Walvin, University of York, His dissertation topic is “The Life and Thought England of Granville Sharp.” His master thesis at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary focused on William Saturday, November 16 3:15 P.M. Refreshment Break 8:30 A.M. Presentations 1 and 2 Wilberforce. 3:45 P.M. Presentation 8 United in Faith and Action: The What Is the William Wilberforce Murray Pura is the author of Vital Christianity, Collaboration of Granville Sharp and Database? a study of William Wilberforce’s spirituality and William Wilberforce in the British —Kevin Belmonte, William Wilberforce theology. The author of several scholarly articles on Anti-Slavery Movement Project Wilberforce, he holds a master’s degree from Acadia —Daniel Englund, University of University in Nova Scotia and wrote his Th.M. thesis Durham, England at Regent College, Vancouver. 9:15 A.M. A Double Portion of My Thoughts Stephanie Byrd recently received a master’s degree in and Prayers: John Newton’s Letters to church-state studies from Baylor University. Her thesis William Wilberforce * All presentations will be held in the Alumni Reading Room in Jenks Learning Resource Center. All meals will topic was “William Wilberforce: The Juxtaposition of —Marylynn Rouse, Newton Papers be served in the Presidents Dining Room in Lane Student Piety and Politics.” Project Center..