EVENT
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ICU ICC 60th Anniversary Symposium: Perspective on Nature and Environmental Ethics in the Old Testament
| Date and time | September 29 (Fri) - October 1 (Sun), 2023 |
| Location | International Conference Room, Dialogue House, ICU and Zoom |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | The symposium is a hybrid conference: it will be held face-to-face AND online. You need no registration to attend face-to-face. If you would like to join the conference via Zoom, please find the registration form [HERE]. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | 【Program】 Day 1 10:10-16:20, Friday, September 29th Dr. Raymond F. Person, Jr. “Down in the Dirt with Deuteronomy: A Pig Farmer Reflects on Writing a Commentary” Dr. Mari Joerstad “I Have Healed These Waters: An Exploration of Contributions of Animism to Biblical Studies” Dr. Hilary Marlow “The Land, the Poor and the Rich: An Ecojustice Reading of the Book of Amos” Dr. Eckart Otto “Nature, Law, and Dominance as Keys to an Environmental Ethics in Ancient Near Eastern Mythology, Biblical Theology, and Greek Philosophy” Day 2 10:10-15:00, Saturday, September 30th Dr. Kevin Chau “Brotherly Nature and Nature Metaphors in Jacob’s Farewell Poem” Dr. Yoshinori Sano “The Functions of the Earth in Hesiodic Epics” Dr. Monica Melanchthon “Joshua 5:2-12: ‘Ceremony of Arrival’: Implications for the Israelites, the Land, and the Natives” Day 3 13:50-17:40, Sunday, October 1st Dr. Ryosuke Fujinuma “Do We Understand the Time for Everything?” Dr. Eckhard Hitzer “Man’s Influence on Nature Viewed through the Lenses of Science and Old Testament” Dr. Johannes Unsok Ro “‘Give Ear, O Heavens, and I Will Speak’: The Non-human Realm in Deuteronomy” |
