Dr. Heim travels to this area as one of three principle presenters at a regional, interdenominational conference reflecting on ecumenical theological foundations for peacemaking grounded on philosophy of nonviolence, to be held the prior day, January 12 in Vienna WV. Visit www.waysideumc.org for info and registration. This project is partially funded by the Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund, serving counties adjacent to the Parkersburg area.

The author of the influential Saved From Sacrifice: A Theology of the Cross (Eerdmans 2006), Dr. Heim joins Dr. J. Denny Weaver, Bluffton University author of The Nonviolent Atonement and Michael Hardin, Executive Director of Preaching Peace for a one-day exploration of the implications of Jesus' death and atonement from a nonviolent perspective.

at the LABELLE THEATER IN S. CHARLESTON ON D STREET

The theater is right across from the post office. Next to Gino's.

The film date is SATURDAY JAN. 12 2008

T. Paige Dalporto opens the file at 6pm.

The move starts at 7pm.

Independent Journalist DAHR JAMAIL discusses the current situation in Iraq and future US plans in the Middle East.

Save this date: February 13, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
The Ground Truth in Iraq
February 13, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
At West Virginia State University Union in Institute, West Virginia.
Sponsored by Seneca 2 and Political Science Department at WVSU, WV Council of Churches and WV Patriots for Peace

Dispatches at http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/.

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This year's James Dent Dinner will be Tuesday, October 17, 2006 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. at the Charleston Marriott Hotel. The dinner will feature the return of comedian Susan Vass. The Dent Dinner is the main fund raising event for the Kanawha Pastoral counseling Center. In 2005, the funds raised allowed the Center to provide 1200 counseling hours at the minimum fee to children, families, individuals and couples who have little or no insurance and very limited income. More information and tickets can be found on the web at www.kpcc.com or by calling KPCC at 346-9689.

October 2, 8:00 - 3:00 at Central United Methodist Church, 301 Fairmont Avenue

Keynote Speaker, The Rev. Dennis D. Sparks, Executive Director of the West Virginia Council of Churches

For information, call D.D. Meighen at 304-366-3351.

Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc., a non-profit organization, provides ways for West Virginians to show our sons and daughters in the military that they care, without political argument.

"Thanks! Plain and Simple Days" is a weekend-long event produced for West Virginians, by West Virginians, state-wide, to celebrate our troops as people.

Saturday, Oct. 7, all day.

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...liberty and justice in peril..

"The People, the Constitution, and the Bush Administration"

WHERE: West Virginia State University, Student Union, Conference Room 135

WHEN: September 12, 2006 at 7:00 pm

PANELISTS:
Robert Bastress, Esq., Prof. of Law WVU
Denise Giardina, Author
Bill Goodman, Esq., Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC
Charles Smith, Ph.D., Chair, WVSU Political Science Dept

Sponsored by: Seneca 2 and WVSU Political Science Dept.

Dr. Pagels is one of the country's leading scholars of religion whose impressive scholarship has earned her international respect. She earned her a B.A. in history and an M. A. in classical studies from Stanford University. In 1970 she earned a Ph.D. with distinction from Harvard University. She has taught at Barnard College, Columbia University and now at Princeton University.

Her books include The Gnostic Gospels (National Book Award winner and selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best books of the 20th Century), Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, and The Origin of Satan. She serves on the international advisory panel for the Lost Gospel of Judas project of the National Geographic Society. For additional information contact the West Virginia Humanities Council at 304-346-8500 or visit www.wvhumanities.org.

Civic Life Institute

August 10-11

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The West Virginia Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston invite you to the 36th Annual Ecumenical Scripture Workshop.

This workshop originated as a response of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to a number of ecumenical overtures from other Christian communions in West Virginia. The workshop is seen as a time for Christians of various denominations to come together to share the study of the word of God, to engage in ecumenical prayer and to build ecumenical community through ecumenical friendships.

Each year we are most fortunate to have with us two eminent biblical scholars, the Rev. Addison Wright (Roman Catholic) and the Rev. Dr. Ben Johnson (Lutheran). Father Wright will present “The Messiah” and Dr. Johnson will present the “New Testament Apocrypha and its Relation to Canon”.

Suggested Readings from Rev. Wright: John J. Collins, The Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature (Doubleday, 1995). James D. G. Dunn, Jesus Remembered (Eerdmans, 2003) Part Four.

Suggested Readings from Dr. Johnson: Bart D. Ehrman, Lost Scriptures: Books That Did Not Make It Into The New Testament, Oxford, 2003. A useful review of text, translation, and canon is available in Neil R. Lightfoot’s How We Got the Bible, Baker, 2003.

Worship services will be conducted by various Christian communions. Throughout the event, there will be discussion periods and time for fellowship. We encourage you to register today, or no later than June 12, 2006.

Participants

Clergy and laity of all Christian denominations possessing an interest in furthering their Scripture understanding and possessing some Scripture study background are encouraged to attend. The atmosphere of frank and open dialogue among participants and faculty is exceedingly conducive to growth in scriptural appreciationBring Bibles!

Cost of the workshop

Total cost of the workshop for single room is $230. Double room is $212 per person. This includes lodging, meals, use of facility and registration fee. For registration only, without lodging, the fee is $20. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis. Registration must be received by June 12, 2006. Refunds cannot be granted after June 12, 2006.

Faculty

REV. ADDISON G. WRIGHT, S.S., MA,SSL,STD
A priest of the Society of St. Sulpice, he did graduate studies in Semitic languages and Scripture at the Catholic University of America and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. From 1963-81 he was a professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, Md. and rector of St. John’s Provincial Seminary, Plymouth, Mich. (1968-71). From 1981-97 he taught Scripture at Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y., and Marywood University, Scranton, Pa. Now retired, he continues to teach Scripture part-time in the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham. Author of the book The Literary Genre Midrash and a contributor to the New Jerome Biblical Commentary, he is a member of the team of biblical scholars engaged in revising the translation and notes of the Old Testament of the New American Bible.

REV. BEN JOHNSON, M DIV, THD
Born in Melby, Minn. And educated at Gustavus Adolphus College and the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, he earned a doctorate at Harvard University in the field of New Testament. He later studied at Tuebingen University in Germany and Oxford University in England. He taught at Wittenberg University in Ohio, where he also served as dean of the seminary. He serves as pastor of Christina Lake Church in Evansville, Minn. He is professor emeritus at Lutheran Bible Institute in Irvine, Calif. He is the author of five books, editor of three, and has written commemorative essays for the retirement volumes of two histories of religious scholars, Huston Smith and Charles Manske. His wife, Suzanna, is a watercolor artist and a frequent participant in the Scripture Workshop. Together they share four children and seven grandchildren.