ACTS Forum Spring 2011: “The Ten Commandments and Personal Power” by Dr. Stephen Bauer

ACTS is pleased to announce our next forum meeting. Our speaker will be Professor Stephen Bauer, who teaches religion at Southern Adventist University and is currently the president of the Adventist Theological Society. He is currently a PhD candidate, specializing in the areas of systematic theology and ethics.

He will be speaking on the topic of the “Ten Commandments and Personal Power.“

This will certainly be an informative presentation you will not want to miss! We hope you will join us for another contemplative discussion as weseek to understand ourselves as Christians.

Date: February 18th, 2011

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Chan Shun Hall Auditorium

ACTS Fall 2010 Symposium: “When No One Is Watching: Lifestyle and Ethics Symposium

ACTS is pleased to announce its first symposium for this school year. The Ethics and Lifestyle symposium will deal with issues related to Christian ethics, an area of much interest in Christianity.

Location: Chemistry Ampitheater
Time: Saturday, October 30th, 3:00-6:00 pm

Presenters include:

Dr. Ann Gibson
Haso Endowed Chair of Business Ethics, Professor of Accounting, Andrews University
Topic: Business Ethics, Title TBA

Dr. Benjamin Maguad
Professor of Management, Andrews University
Topic: Business Ethics, Title TBA

Student Presenters include:

Davide Sciarraba
Graduate Student, Andrews University
Topic: Ethics in Sportive Competition: A Biblical Perspective for Christian Education

Cliff Shameerudeen
Graduate Student, Andrews University
Topic: Environmental Ethics and Christians

Jaime Santos
Andrews University
Topic: TBA

Arminianism & Adventism: Celebrating our Soteriological Heritage

ACTS’ parent organization, the Adventist Theological Society, will be hosting an event entitled “Arminianism & Adventism: Celebrating our Soteriological Heritage” at the Andrews University Theological Seminary in the seminary Chapel from October 14-16.

Speakers include Roger Olson, Barry L. Callen, George R. Knight, Hans K. LaRondelle, Woodrow Whidden, Denis Fortin, Gary Land, and Ángel Rodriguez.

The symposium promises a thought-provoking presentation and discussion of Adventism’s theological roots in Arminianism.

For more information, please visit the official website.

ACTS Spring 2009 Symposium: “Theodicy: Why is There Suffering?”

Why is there pain?

WHAT: A DIALOGUE ABOUT GOD AND SUFFERING

WHEN: 4-7 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 10 2010

WHERE: ALL NATIONS CHURCH, BERRIEN SPRINGS

DEBATERS

DR. GARY BURDICK (PHYSICS)

DR. ROY GANE (THEOLOGY)

PRESENTERS

ANDREW BLOSSER (RELIGION)

SARAH GANE (ANTHROPOLOGY)

CHRISTIE CHADWICK (ARCAHEOLOGY)

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED

IF YOU NEED TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT ACTSAU@GMAIL.COM

ABSTRACTS

Great Lakes Youth Conference

 

GYC 2010

THE END OF FAITH

 

The Great Lakes Youth Conference will be taking place on February 25-28 at Pioneer Memorial Church and the Howard Performing Arts Center. For more information go to http://www.gycgl.org/conference/.

Humanitarian Efforts

Join the Village Green Preservation Society in helping out Haiti. It’s FUZZY FEBRUARY!!!! Guys, help out Haiti by growing some hair! Ladies, do the guys a favor and support them with your cash. For more information, look it up on facebook. 

For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.- Matthew 25:35-36

Timothy Larsen Lecture

Timothy Larsen gave an excellent lecture on the history of science and religion. His thesis was that the science of the Victorian age was in harmony with religion at the time and that the idea of a “war between science and religion,” or “warfare thesis” is an incorrect representation of relations between religion and science. He demonstrated, by referencing various figures in the scientific world, that most scientists do NOT deviate from a faith in God and that a high percentage of those who did returned to the church. Citing the example of clergymen (from the Middle Ages and 17th century), Larsen shows that science and religion developed as disciplines under the guidance of the church and are compatible with each other still today.

You can read one of his articles at this website: http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2008/PSCF9-08Larsen.pdf. This might actually be the article he presented.