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17-August-1999 
99266 
 
    Theology Conferences Will Study the Nicene Creed 
 
    by Jerry Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-We are at a time in the life of the Presbyterian Church 
(U.S.A.) and American culture when conversations about God and spirituality 
abound. 
 
    Believing it is important that Presbyterians understand what the church 
means when it talks about Holy Spirit and spirituality, the Office of 
Theology and Worship in the Congregational Ministries Division of the 
PC(USA) has planned twin convocations entitled "We Believe in the Holy 
Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life," Oct. 20-23 in Charlotte and Oct. 
25-28 in San Francisco. 
 
    Convocation participants will consider the third article of the "Nicene 
Creed": 
 
    "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who 
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and Son is 
worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.  We believe 
in one holy, catholic, apostolic church.  We acknowledge one baptism for 
the forgiveness of sins.  We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the 
life of the world to come." 
 
    Plenary speakers for both convocations are Colin Gunton, professor of 
systematic theology at Kings College in London; the Rev. Cynthia Campbell, 
president of McCormick Theological  Seminary in Chicago; Leanne Van Dyke, 
professor of systematic theology at Western Theological Seminary in 
Holland, Mich.; and Miroslav Volf, professor of theology at Yale Divinity 
School. 
 
    Lectures will be presented by Elizabeth Nordquist, assistant professor 
of spirituality at San Francisco Theological Seminary; Stacy Johnson, 
associate professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary; Ellen 
Charry, associate professor of theology at Princeton Seminary; and Willie 
James Jennings, associate dean at Duke Divinity School. 
 
    Preachers in Charlotte will be the Rev. Portia Turner Williamson, 
professor of New Testament at Shaw Divinity School and pastor of St. John's 
Presbyterian Church in Durham, N.C.; and the Rev. Craig Barnes, pastor of 
The National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. 
 
    Preachers in San Francisco will be the Rev. Linda Loving, pastor of 
First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, Calif., and the Rev. Earl Palmer, 
pastor of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. 
 
    For more information about these theology convocations, call Penny 
Franklin in the Office of Theology and Worship at (502) 569-5334 or contact 
her by e-mail at <PennyF@ctr.pcusa.org>. 

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