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The Sixth Annual New England Conference
for Christian Faculty and Graduate Students
will take place on the weekend of February 23-25, 1996, at the Pilgrim
Pines Conference Center in New Hampshire. (The conference will begin on
Friday evening and end early Sunday afternoon.)
This conference, sponsored by InterVarsity and the Yale, Havard, and MIT
Graduate Student Christian Fellowships, is designed as an opportunity to
retreat from your regular studies, to consider how your Christian faith
should influence your studies, and to consider how you, as a Christian,
can influence your profession.
The main speakers at this year's conference are Prof. Phillip Johnson of
the U.C. Berkley Law School, and Dr. David Jeffrey, Professor of English
and Literature at the University of Ottawa.
Professor Johnson will lead the plenary sessions, speaking on the effects
of philosophical naturalism in philosophy, science, eduation, law, and
sociology -- and its greater impact on all of society. Together, we
will discuss how we, as Christian scholars, can respond in a faithful and
relevant manner.
In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be several workshops,
panel discussions, and discussion groups on a variety of topics throughout
Saturday. There will be many opportunities to meet and talk with other
Christian graduate students and faculty from all over New England.
Most of Saturday afternoon will be free, providing a chance to play
ping-pong or foos ball, hike, ice skate, or cross-country ski (skates and
skis can be rented at the conference grounds), stay indoors by the
fireplace and talk or play games, nap, or join the traditional game of
broom ball on the frozen lake.
We hope that this conference will help every participant make new friends,
refresh your mind and spirit, and help you to seriously consider how
your Christian faith can influence your work.
Registration cost is $70, which includes food, lodging, and a copy of
Phillip Johnson's book, _Reason_in_the_Balance_. (Scholarships are
available.)
For registration information and to obtain a brochure, please call:
Paula Castner at 617-641-0923.
or reply to this e-mail to: lhaarsma@opal.tufts.edu
before February 13.
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Loren Haarsma