05 Killing Me Softly

A talk from the Joint Biblical Horizons/Theopolis Institute 2016 Bible Conference - with speakers: Jeff Meyers, John Barach, Rich Bledsoe, Uri Brito, James Jordan, and Peter Leithart. They will address:

Jeff Meyers
Introduction to Christian Ars Moriendi
The Medicalization of Death & Its Cure
The Art of Post-Mortem Christian Rituals

Uri Brito
The Death of Sex: Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Revolution
The Death of Life: Pastoral Theology in an Age of Sexual Abuse

James B. Jordan
Good-death and transfiguration
The 4000-year old grave
The centrality of death in the Old Creation
Death and uncleanness
Lingering death: Why Romans 7 is still relevant for Christians
Judaizing and "Natural Law"

SCHEDULE
Monday, July 18
7:00pm Birth of Conference. Vespers; James B. Jordan: Good/Death and Transfiguration

Tuesday, July 19
8:30am John Barach: The Gospel of the Near Kingdom #1
9:45am James B. Jordan: The Centrality of Death in the Old Creation
11:20am Missionary Update with Eric Pyle
11:40am Peter Leithart: Death and the Sacred
7:00pm Vespers; Richard Bledsoe: Killing me Softly with this Song

Wednesday, July 20
8:30am John Barach: The Gospel of the Near Kingdom #2
9:45am Jeff Meyers: Introduction to Christian Ars Moriendi
11:20am Psalm ROAR; James B. Jordan: The Centrality of Death in the Old Creation
7:00pm Vespers; Uri Brito: The Death of Sex: Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Revolution

Thursday, July 21
8:30am John Barach: The Gospel of the Near Kingdom #3
9:45am Jeff Meyers: The Medicalization of Death
11:20am James B. Jordan: Lingering Death: Why Romans 7 is still relevant for Christians
7:00pm Vespers; Richard Bledsoe: Dead Man’s Party

Friday, July 22
8:30am Peter Leithart: The Geneaologies of I Chronicles
9:45am Jeff Meyers: The Art of Post-Mortem Christian Rituals
11:20am Psalm-Roar; General Q & A for speakers

Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 44 Southview Ave., Valparaiso, Florida, July 18-22, 2016