“The Faithful Environmentalist” – Reverend Rich Cizik

Reverend Richard Cizik explores the connection between environmentalism and our faith. Cizik is the President of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, and has been an outspoken advocate for environmental action. Cizik has worked closely with both scientists and evangelical leaders to bridge the gap between these typically estranged groups, and raise awareness....

“The Will to Embrace: In Search of Christian Hospitality” – Dr. Richard Beck

Suter Science Seminar – Richard Beck, PhD “Practice hospitality.” So commands Paul in Romans 12. And yet, a host of social and psychological dynamics often conspire to make faith communities insular, inward-looking and unwilling to engage with the “tax collectors and sinners” of our world. The presentation will focus on the features of purity psychology....

“A World without Strangers: the Practice of Radical Hospitality” – Richard Beck

One of the most radical and controversial aspects of Jesus’ life and ministry was how he constantly crossed social, political, religious and moral boundaries to embrace the “tax collectors and sinners” of his day. And yet, modern Christians struggle with how to follow that example. What is getting in our way? And what dangers must....

“Becoming Unbound” – André Gingerich Stoner

Becoming Unbound: A Martyr Legacy, Interchurch Dialogue and Undoing Racism Mennonites experienced intense persecution nearly five hundred years ago. Does this still shape Mennonite identity and do the wounds linger? How might recent steps toward reconciliation with Lutherans open possibilities for healing and faithful witness? André Gingerich Stoner is Director of Interchurch Relations and Holistic....