{"id":118,"date":"2010-01-26T17:48:59","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rad.net.nz\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2010-01-26T17:48:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:48:59","slug":"global-institute-of-theology-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rad.net.nz\/radiescent\/2010\/01\/26\/global-institute-of-theology-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Institute of Theology (2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"John Calvin\" src=\"http:\/\/ddflowers.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/john-calvin.jpg\" alt=\"John Calvin\" width=\"234\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Calvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have been selected to attend the second Global Institute of Theology (GIT) in June 2010.\u00a0I will be representing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterian.org.nz\/\">Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0(PCANZ).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The GIT will be a place of exposure to the local context and of reflection through a series of courses. It is also a great opportunity to build up an ecumenical leadership for the future,&#8221; said Douwe Visser, executive secretary for Theology and Ecumenical Engagement for the <a href=\"http:\/\/warc.jalb.de\">World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC).<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>GIT is organized by the Office for Theology and Ecumenical Engagement of the WARC. This will most likley be the last thing they do as they are forming a new body, combining with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recweb.org\/index.php?section=1\">Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC)<\/a> to form a new body called the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reformedchurches.org\/\">World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)<\/a>. This will represent more than 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide. I will be at the\u00a0Uniting General Council to witness the merger.<\/p>\n<p>The GIT will be held in Chicago and Grand Rapids in June 2010.\u00a0The academic partners will be <a href=\"http:\/\/mccormick.edu\/\">McCormick Seminary in Chicago<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvinseminary.edu\/index.php?primaryNav=none\">Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids<\/a>. I will be the only Kiwi going and only one of two from the South Pacific. I&#8217;m also one of two from Scotland. In total 70 students from member churches will be there with more than half from the &#8220;Global South&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The GIT will be run by an international faculty of renowned academic theologians. The core course will on the theme of the Uniting General Council: \u201cUnity of the Spirit in the bond of peace\u201d. And there will be the following four elective courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intercultural Theology<\/li>\n<li>New Directions in Mission for the 21st century<\/li>\n<li>Reading the Bible in Context<\/li>\n<li>Theology and Mission of the Church in the Americas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This fantastic opportunity doesn&#8217;t come cheap, however. I have no funding for this event, except for a slight discount from the organisers. The PCANZ hadn&#8217;t budgeted for this and neither did I. So, if you know of any people or organisations that wish to support young theologians, Reformed theology, and ecumenism, then let me know.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can of course support me for this, and my studies in general, in the usual ways listed here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rad.net.nz\/886.0.html\">http:\/\/www.rad.net.nz\/886.0.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are wondering who I am, or have forgotten, I&#8217;m doing a PhD in political theology at the University of Edinburgh. I&#8217;m a PCANZ-supported scholar, with funding primarily from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwmission.org\/\">Council of World Mission<\/a> and PCANZ. I&#8217;m also an Elder of the PCANZ, and a member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standrews.org.nz\/\">St Andrew&#8217;s on The Terrace, Wellington<\/a>. When in Edinburgh I attend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greyfriarskirk.com\/\">Greyfriars Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some Links for Further Information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reformedchurches.org\/institute2010.html\">The Global Institute of Theology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterian.org.nz\/national-ministries\/global-mission-office\/international-organisations\">PCANZ on WARC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/warc.jalb.de\/warcajsp\/side.jsp?news_id=2029&amp;part_id=0&amp;navi=6\">Global Institute of Theology offered in 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been selected to attend the second Global Institute of Theology (GIT) in June 2010.\u00a0I will be representing the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand\u00a0(PCANZ). &#8220;The GIT will be a place of exposure to the local context and of reflection through a series of courses. 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