Keyword: David Widdicombe

Rev'd Dr. David Widdicombe Lecture (video)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 @ 7:54 PM

In the face of historical emergencies, societies are always being invited to reconsider priorities and possibilities. Climate change is here—whether catastrophic or not, climate change is here.

This lecture:

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Theology for a Climate Emergency: CMU to host public lecture by Rev'd Dr. David Widdicombe

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 1:28 PM

What theological tools do we really have, for thinking about a climate crisis? What responsibilities do individual churches have amidst the current emergency? What historical Christian perspectives might we be able to retrieve, in order to resist certain dominant scientific or technological assumptions of our time?

These are the seminal questions in Rev'd Dr. David Widdicombe's upcoming lecture "And His Hands Prepared the Dry Land: A Political Theology of Climate Change." Scheduled for Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00 PM, the lecture will be held at Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and feature a dedicated academic response from CMU's Professor of New Testament, Gordon Zerbe, to fuel discussion. Celebrated local musician and activist, Steve Bell, will also feature.

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