After Worldview Conference
Conference Schedule
Revised 8/18/04
Thursday, September 16, 2004
- 5:00pm to 7pm Registration [Gainey Conference Center]
- 7:30pm Calvin Seerveld, "The Damages of a Christian Worldview" Respondent: Jeffry C. Davis, Wheaton College
- 9:00pm Reception
Friday, September 17, 2004
- 9:00am David Naugle, "Worldview: History, Theology, Implications" , Respondent: Michael Stevens, Cornerstone University
- 10:15am Break
- 10:30am Concurrent papers and panels
- Session 1
- Aron Reppmann, Trinity Christian College - "Worldview: An Untimely Meditation"
- Gregory Clark, North Park University - "Conversions and Confession: Weltanschaung vs. Augustine's Confessions"
- Session 2
- Daniel A. Siedell, University of Nebraska - "The Aesthetic Face of Art: Reassessing Worldview"
- Timothy Detwiler, Cornerstone University - "After Worldview? Hollywood has Already Been There: Popular Culture and Answers for the Christian Academy"
- Session 3
- Ed Echeverria, Sacred Heart Major Seminary - "Overcoming the Dualism between Faith and Knowledge: On the Relation between the Word of God and Metaphysics"
- Timothy Mosteller, Biola University - "After Worldview: Objectivity"
- Session 4
- Christi Hemati, Baylor University - "Sartre's Nausea: A Christian Response"
- J. Aaron Simmons, Vanderbilt University - "Finding Uses for Used Up Words: Thinking Weltanschauung 'After' Heidegger"
- Carlos Bovell, Burlington, NJ - "Coherence, Plurality and Synthesis: Chinks in the Armor of Worldview Philosophy"
- Session 1
- 11:45am Lunch/Break (provided)
- 1:30pm Richard Middleton, "Before Worldview: From Biblical Story to Christian Vision" Respondent: Douglas Mohrmann, Cornerstone University
- 2:45pm Break
- 3:00pm Concurrent papers and panels
- Session 1
- James K.A. Smith, Calvin College - "Of Queens and Handmaidens: Revisiting the Relationship between Theology, Philosophy, and Worldview"
- George Pierson, Trinity College - "Worldview, Truth and Certainty"
- Session 2
- Christina Belcher, Trinity Western University - "Putting Workpants on your Worldview"
- William Ringenberger, Taylor University - "Applied Christianity in the Christian College Curriculum"
- Session 3
- John Wilson, editor Books & Culture - "Microworlds: How Fiction Suggests the Strengths and Limitations of 'Worldview' as a Concept"
- Gregory Bruce, North Greenville College - "Beyond Worldview to Identity in Literary Theory: Some Guidance from the Guilty Party"
- Session 4
- Ruthanne Crapo, Institute for Christian Studies/Vrije Universiteit, & Braden Wortz, Institute for Christian Studies - "After Worldview: Embracing the Touch of the Other in Our World"
- Nicholas Leach and Joshua Caler, Grove City, PA - "Rescuing Worldview: The Limits of a Good Idea"
- Session 5
- Roger P. Ebertz, University of Dubuque - "Thinking Christianly in a Post-Modern Context: Insights from Gadamer on Thinking Worldviewishly"
- Clarence Joldersma, Calvin College & Darren Walhof, Grand Valley State University - "We Must be Out of Our Mind: Reformed Thought and Gadamerian Understanding"
- Session 1
- 4:15pm Break / Dinner (provided)
- 7:30pm James Olthuis, "Testimonies: In/Under/Through Worldviews" Respondent: Craig Matson, Trinity Christian College
Saturday, September 18, 2004
- 9:00am Al Wolters, "Appropriating Weltanschauung: On Jerusalem Speaking the Language of Athens"
- 10:15am Break
- 10:30am Concurrent papers and panels
- Session 1
- Charles Hermes, Florida State University - "Hume's Challenge to the Christian Worldview"
- Ron Roper, Grand Rapids, MI - "Before Worldview: Some Continuing Preliminary Concerns"
- Session 2
- Henry Luttikhuizen, Calvin College - "Farewell to an Idea: Seeking Alternative Ways of Viewing"
- David Landrum, Cornerstone University - "Christian Worldview: A Minority Report"
- Session 3
- Michael Wittmer, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary - "A Kyperian Critique of 'The Purpose Driven Life': Ten Million Reasons (and counting) Why We Need Christian Worldview"
- Terry Allen, Eastern Christian Middle School, Wyckoff, NJ- "Lifeworld Contra Worldview"
- Session 4
- Chris Tucker, Purdue University - "Worldview Philosophy, Hermeneutics, and Foundationalsim"
- Joel Hunter, University of Kentucky - "The Worldview Cul-de-Sac: Objections from Hermeneutics and Fundamental Ontology"
- Session 5
- John Monda, Grand Rapids, MI - "Religious Wordviews Within the Bounds of Democracy Alone"
- Heath White, Valparaiso University - "Worldview as a Conceptual Tool for Dealing with Cultural Conflict"
- Session 1
- 11:45pm Lunch / Break (provided)
- 1:15pm James Sire, "How to Name an Elephant: An Exercise in Definition" Respondent: David Urban, Calvin College
- 2:30pm Break
- 2:45pm Closing Roundtable: Calvin Seerveld, David Naugle, Richard Middleton, James Olthuis, Al Wolters, & James Sire -- moderated by: Matt Bonzo, Cornerstone University
- 3:45pm Conference concludes