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2004 Gulf States Colloquium on Faith and Scholarship

Bearing the Image of God in the Academy

Date & Time:

Saturday, March 20, 2004
9:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.

Location: The Christian Study Center of Gainesville, 112 NW 16th Street, Gainesville, FL (directions available via MapQuest)

Program Purpose
and Summary:

The university exerts an extraordinary influence on human culture and society. Historic Christianity summons the Christian to pursue excellence in every endeavor. How can a Christian be fully engaged in university life and live out his or her faith?

Bearing the Image of God in the Academy is for graduate students and faculty interested in exploring and better understanding the relationship between faith and scholarship. This one-day colloquium is be a great opportunity to meet Christian colleagues.
Dr. Amy Black will survey central, trans-disciplinary themes concerning the integration of faith and scholarship. Faculty and graduate student panelists will then reflect on and develop these themes and interact with attendees in an open question and answer format.
Interdisciplinary discussion groups will explore the biblical foundations and implications of our theme, while fostering community among our participants.

Program Schedule:

9:00 A.M.	Reception and Registration
9:30 A.M.	Welcome & Opening Worship
10:00 A.M.	The Theme Stated: Bearing the Image of God in the Academy - Dr. Amy E. Black
11:00 A.M.	Break
11:15 A.M.	Small Group Discussion Time
12:15 P.M.	Luncheon (provided)
1:15 P.M.	Q & A with Dr. Black & Grad Student/Faculty Response Panel
2:30 P.M.	Break
2:45 P.M.	Response to Colloquium theme by local Christian artists
3:15 P.M.	Break
3:30 P.M.	The Theme Revisited: Dr. Amy Black
4:00 P.M.	Small Groups
4:45 P.M.	Concluding thoughts and closing worship
5:30 P.M.	(Optional) Dinner in Gainesville with other attendees

PLENARY SPEAKER: Dr. Amy E. Black – Department of Political Science, Wheaton College

Dr. Black holds the PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her expertise and experience in her chosen field are both academic and practical. As a teacher, she has taught courses in political science at both Franklin and Marshall and Wheaton Colleges. As a scholar, her publications include Of Little Faith: The Politics of George Bush’s Faith-Based Proposals, co-authored with Doug Koopman and David Ryden, as well as the singly-authored For the Sake of the Children: Reconstructing American Divorce Policy. Currently she is working on From Inspiration to Legislation: How an Idea Becomes a Bill, to be published by Prentice Hall next year. As a teacher, she has taught classes on Media and Public Opinion and Campaigns and Elections, to name just two. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Black served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow during the 2000-2001 academic year, serving on the staff of Rep. Melissa A. Hart. Dr. Black is an active leader at the intersection of Christian faith and serious scholarship both within and beyond her field. She is a member of both the American Political Science Association and Christians in Political Science, and recently became national chair of the interdisciplinary Coalition of Christian Scholarly Societies. A native Texan, Dr. Black is active in her local church where she serves as a Stephen Minister, helps lead a young adults fellowship group, and participates in a women’s Bible study. She numbers, among other passions, football and travel.

Registration:

Registration deadline: March 16, 2004.

Cost:

$20.00 per attendee, payable during the Reception period the day of the Colloquium. Make checks payable to: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Directions and Contact Info:

From I-75, exit at the Gainesville Newberry Rd Exit (Exit #387). Go east for approximately 4 miles, at which time the road turns into University Avenue.

Stay on University Ave. until you come to the University of Florida campus.
Look for the Ben Hill Griffin football stadium on the right and proceed about a half-mile to 16th Street. Turn left onto 16th Street. Go two blocks, and the Christian Study Center will be on your left (Call 352-379-7375 or 352-871-1661 if you get lost).

(directions available via MapQuest)

Limited parking is available in the side lot of the Study Center. Additional parking is available on the streets and in the lot to the south of the building. (DO NOT PARK IN THE LOT BEHIND THE STUDY CENTER.)

IVCF'S GRADUATE & FACULTY MINISTRIES-GULF STATES
1329 Burgess Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone: (850) 575-9395 or (352) 375-6144
E-mail
Web site: http://www.gfmse.org

CHRISTIAN STUDY CENTER OF GAINESVILLE
112 NW 16th Street, Gainesville, FL
Phone: 352-379-7375
E-mail
Web site: http://christianstudycenter.org

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