wfn.org | ABCUSA: Rajashekar to Address Christian Unity Dinner

["SCHRAMM, Richard" <Richard.Schramm@abc-usa.org>]

American Baptist News Service (Valley Forge, Pa. 5/9/03)--The Rev. Dr. J.
Paul Rajashekar, a Lutheran minister, scholar, international lecturer and
author, will speak on "Dialogue or Mission: A Christian Response to
Religious Pluralism" at the Christian Unity Dinner June 29 during the
American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Meeting in Richmond.

Rajashekar, the Luther D. Reed Professor of Systematic Theology and dean of
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, is a well-known expert in
inter-religious dialog.  In his presentation at the Christian Unity Dinner
he will address such issues as how Christians can engage in interfaith
dialog without compromising their claims and convictions, the place for
conversion in such dialog, and how Christians can navigate their faith in
the midst of a rising tide of religious pluralism.  

Rajashekar has written and lectured extensively on Hinduism and
Christianity, Islamic fundamentalism, religions in African cultures, Islam
in Asia, and faith and faithfulness in a multi-faith world.  He has served
as an advisor and consultant to many international organizations and
conferences, including the World Conference on Mission and Evangelism, the
Christian Conference of Asia, the All Africa Consultation on Theological
Education and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of
Churches.

He is a member of the Commission on Interfaith Relations of the National
Council of Churches of Christ.	

The Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award will be presented during the dinner to the
Rev. Lawrence Hargrave, pastor of the Church on the Hill and director of
alumni/nae church and community relations at Colgate Rochester Crozer
Divinity School.  

Tickets for the dinner are $21 each.  Those interested in attending should
return the "Ticketed Meals/Events" form contained in both the Biennial
Meeting publicity packet brochure and Winter issue of American Baptists In
Mission, each sent to all American Baptist churches in February.  Publicity
information and forms also are posted on (and can be downloaded from) the
American Baptist Churches USA Web site-www.abc-usa.org.  Forms need to be
received no later than May 30 by the Office of Travel and Conference
Planning, American Baptist Churches USA, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA
19482-0851; fax (610)768-2229.

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