The Promise of Peace: Dare to Live the Advent Hope Toward a Post-Conventional Adventism -Charles Scriven
Date: February 26, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Charles Scriven
Position: President, Kettering College & chair, Association of Adventist Forums Board
Topic: “The Promise of Peace: Dare to Live the Advent Hope Toward a Post-Conventional Adventism” (title of Scriven’s newest book)
Attendance: 95
Presentation: Scriven’s book focuses on 4 key areas: Eschatology (God’s kingdom values), Creation (humans help God remake the world), Christology (Jesus was a radical Jew & God’s face on earth), Ecclesiology (the church is God’s beloved community on earth). He highlighted 4 key themes: Faith’s promise in coming peace emboldens us; SDA story is a grasping for radical hope; the SDA way of life should be a response to grace & a commitment to blessing everybody; as a part of the “remnant” we must be peace-makers. The Hebrew word shalom means food, safety, prosperity, well-being, love as well as peace.
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