CACE Conference: Civil War Lecture
Date and Time
Friday Mar 16, 2012 Saturday Mar 17, 2012
The conference opens with a lecture by Professor McKenzie at 7 p.m. Friday, and continues 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, using a format combining lectures, dramatic readings, Q&A, and small group discussion.
Location
Wheaton College - Blanchard Hall - Room 339, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL
Fees/Admission
Registration is required: $40 in advance/$45 at the door.
Website
Description
Wheaton College’s Center for Applied Christian Ethics (CACE) hosts a two-day conference March 16-17 titled "The Civil War and Sacred Ground: Moral Reflections on War."
In the years leading up to the American Civil War, theologians, preachers and devout church goers searched the Bible to discern God’s position on slavery. Should have been obvious, right? Not according to Dr. Mark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at Notre Dame, whose research shows that "the remedy that finally solved the question of how to interpret the Bible was recourse to arms." Join Professor Noll, Professor Tracy McKenzie of Wheaton College, and other prominent historians to examine questions of Biblical interpretation, then and now. This conference is for anyone interested in Civil War history and the use of the Bible to answer contemporary social and political questions.
