PRAXIS
Praxis is a week-long event where the Houghton campus focuses on the practical application of a particular element of the Christian faith. This year, Praxis will concentrate on the concept of “reconciliation.”
It is through Praxis that the community can discuss how practical theology makes a difference for us as we think and live as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Houghton College’s second annual Praxis event will be held from January 17-22, 2010. We invite you to take this opportunity to be challenged more deeply in turning your reflection of faith into action. Praxis 2010 will feature a number of presenters, including guests and Houghton faculty, a coffeehouse, one-act play, a film and several opportunities for corporate worship and prayer.
For a complete schedule and list of presenters, please see below.
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Koinonia – Corporate Worship | 7 p.m. | Wesley Chapel |
| MONDAY, JANUARY 18 | ||
| Chapel - Grace Fabian, "Outrageous Grace: A Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness" Book signing to follow chapel | 10:15 – 10:55 a.m. | Wesley Chapel |
| Lecture – Meic Pearse, “For they don’t know what they’re doing? Forgive us our sins, as we forgive...." | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | CFA Recital Hall |
| MercySeat Ministry – Corporate Worship | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. | CFA Recital Hall |
| TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 | ||
| Chapel Workshops Workshop Topics
|
11 a.m. | Locations (see workshop listings) |
| Coffee House, sponsored by CAB/Lanthorn | 8 p.m. | Java 101 |
| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 | ||
| Chapel - Kristina LaCelle-Peterson, "The Road to Forgiveness: Lessons from Jacob" | 10:15 – 10:55 a.m. | Wesley Chapel |
| Lecture/Book Signing – Tom DeWolf, “The Challenge of Reconciliation in the Face of the Legacy of Slavery” | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | CFA Recital Hall |
| THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 | ||
| Chapel Workshops Workshop Topics
|
11 a.m. | Locations (see workshop listings) |
| Film: The Straight Story | 7 p.m. | CFA Recital Hall |
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 | ||
| Chapel – Deacon’s Chapel with Footwashing and Communion | 10:15– 10:55 a.m. | Wesley Chapel |
GUEST SPEAKERS’ BIOS:
Thomas Norman DeWolf
Thomas Norman DeWolf is the author of Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History (Beacon Press). DeWolf wrote about his experiences of traveling with nine distant relatives on a life-altering journey through Rhode Island, Ghana, and Cuba to film Katrina Browne’s Emmy-nominated documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North. An Official Selection for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Traces premiered on national television on the acclaimed PBS series P.O.V.
DeWolf was born and raised in California. He’s a graduate of both Northwest Christian College and the University of Oregon. DeWolf served on the Oregon Arts Commission for nine years and as a local elected official for eleven, where his years of public service focused on the arts, literacy, children’s issues, and restorative justice. DeWolf and his wife, Lindi, live in Oregon. They have four grown children and four grandchildren.
DeWolf speaks regularly with students on college and university campuses around the United States about hidden elements of history, racism and intolerance, and illuminates a path toward healing and a more hopeful future. For further information, visit www.inheritingthetrade.com.
Grace Fabian
Grace Fabian, the daughter of a pastor, is originally of a farming community in upstate New York. She served with Wycliffe Bible Translators, first in Mexico and the last 35 years in Papua New Guinea. She along with her husband, Edmund, lived in an isolated Nabak-speaking village in Papua New Guinea, learned the language, devised an alphabet, produced literacy materials and translated the Scripture for the 25,000 people speaking the language. All four of the Fabian children were born in that country.
On April 29, 1993, Edmund was murdered while translating 1 Corinthians 13. Despite this, God’s kindness was poured out on this family, and Grace, along with dedicated Nabak men and women, completed the translation in 1998. Grace now resides in Pennsylvania where she speaks, teaches and writes, hoping that others will be inspired to join in the work of reaching people groups around the world with the word of God.