{"id":1642,"date":"2020-03-28T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/our-hope.org\/blog\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2020-03-28T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:17:01","slug":"council-on-dispensational-hermeneutics-2020-in-philadelphia-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/our-hope.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/council-on-dispensational-hermeneutics-2020-in-philadelphia-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics 2020 in Philadelphia Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are keeping our eye on the developments of the cornavirus, but at the present time, we are still planning on meeting for our CDH meeting on Sept. 16-17, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in the Philadelphia area.  Below is the &#8220;Call for Papers&#8221; that was distributed through the Council website.  Plan on joining us.  If you are a traditional dispensationalist who would like to give a paper, we would love to consider your proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thirteenth Annual\nCouncil on Dispensational Hermeneutics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crowne Plaza Hotel\nConference Center, Claymont, Delaware (Philadelphia Area)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 16-17,\n2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDispensationalism, Politics, and Culture\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a call for papers for the 2020 Council on\nDispensational Hermeneutics.&nbsp; The Council\nis an academic study group for traditional dispensationalists although\nobservers from other theological traditions are welcome to attend. This year\u2019s\nfocus is on the <strong>dispensational understanding of politics and culture<\/strong>.\nThis is a follow-up to last year\u2019s discussions on social justice and race. If\nmy read on last year\u2019s work is correct, many of us preferred the term <em>biblical\njustice<\/em> to <em>social justice<\/em>. This year we expand our talks at a time\nwhen politics and culture appear to be at a boiling point in the United States.\nOur hope is to bring the Bible to bear on the polarization that confronts all\nof us. As usual, we desire not simply a theological debate but an attempt to\nevaluate the hermeneutical and methodological positions involved as we engage\nin interaction about politics and culture. We want to answer \u201cwhy\u201d we hold the\nviews we affirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may be asking specific individuals to do various topics\nas well as receiving your proposals.&nbsp; Off-topic\nproposals will be considered but those concerning politics and culture will be\nreviewed first.&nbsp; All proposals with full\ntitle and descriptions (not more than 200 words) should be emailed to the Executive\nDirector, Dr. Mike Stallard, at mstallard@foi.org.\nThe deadline for topic proposals to be turned in is <strong>June 1, 2020<\/strong>.&nbsp; The entire Steering Committee of the Council\nwill decide collectively which papers are accepted.&nbsp; This process usually does not take long.&nbsp; The deadline for presentation papers to be\nturned in is <strong>September 1, 2020<\/strong> in order to be posted at the Council\nwebsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year there is a modest registration fee of $25 for the\nCouncil to help cover the costs of the meeting.&nbsp;\nRegistration will be online at the Council website:&nbsp; www.dispensationalcouncil.org.&nbsp; <strong>Please make sure to register online as\ninformation becomes available if possible.&nbsp;\nYou may also register in person at the conference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics that we are requesting members to consider are the\nfollowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The contribution of a particular\nsection or book of the Bible to issues of politics and culture &#8212; examples<ul><li>Should all Ten Commandments\n(vertical) be enforced in society today?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Should only the last six\n(horizontal) of the Ten Commandments be enforced today?<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Application of the book of\nProverbs to issues today<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The contributions of Jesus\u2019\nteaching on issues of politics and culture during his earthly ministry<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The contributions of Paul\u2019s\nteaching on issues of politics and culture in his epistles<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Empire criticism and the\nbook of Revelation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Is there a form of\ngovernment that is more biblical than other forms of government? (monarchy,\ndemocracy, democratic republicanism, etc.)<\/li><li>Is there an economic system\nthat is more biblical than other approaches to the economy of a nation or the world\n(e.g., capitalism, socialism, communism)?<\/li><li>As a corollary to the\nprevious question, what does the Bible teach about private property?<\/li><li>What is the biblical role\nof government?&nbsp; Does this change through\nthe panorama of the ages? Is it different in dispensationalism than in other\ntheological systems?<\/li><li>What is a biblical approach\nto understanding and interacting with culture in general?<\/li><li>Do Niebuhr\u2019s classical\ncategories (<em>Christ and Culture<\/em>) have validity for our theological\nthinking today?&nbsp; (Note D. A. Carson\u2019s <em>Christ\n&amp; Culture Revisited<\/em>)<\/li><li>An evaluation of various\nforms of liberation theology and how culture is impacted by such teachings\n(e.g., Latin American liberation theology, feminist or womanist theology, black\ntheology, Christian Palestinianism, J\u00fcrgen Moltmann, etc.)<\/li><li>A defense or refutation of\njust war theory &#8212; does dispensationalism differ from other theological systems\non this issue? To what extent can dispensationalists embrace pacifism?<\/li><li>To what extent can a\nChristian get involved in politics \u2013 running for office or working for\npoliticians? <\/li><li>How should Christians\nrespond to recent advancements of immoral and unethical behavior in society at\nlarge (i.e., homosexuality, transgenderism, etc.)?<\/li><li>What is the relationship of\nnations today (including the United States) to the kingdom of God?<\/li><li>Analysis of various views\nin church history of politics, government, and culture.&nbsp; Some examples would be (1) is\npostmillennialism given over to the advancement of political means to advance\nthe kingdom?; (2) Christian attempts to bring in the kingdom during the time of\nthe English Civil War (Cromwell, 17<sup>th<\/sup> century); (3) Augustine\u2019s <em>City\nof God<\/em>; (4) changes brought in by Constantine in the early 4<sup>th<\/sup>\ncentury, (5) views on social engagement in progressive dispensationalism.<\/li><li>Does the distinction\nbetween Israel and the Church, a doctrine championed by traditional\ndispensationalism, affect one\u2019s view of how believers interact with politics\nand culture?<\/li><li>How does dispensationalism\naffect one\u2019s view of political engagement on the issue of Zionism and Israel as\na nation today?<\/li><li>An analysis of a specific\nChristian\u2019s approach to political engagement (John Nelson Darby, Wilbur\nWilberforce, Francis Schaeffer, Jerry Falwell, Tim LaHaye, etc.)<\/li><li>Is there a necessary\ncorrelation between liberal theology and liberal politics? Between conservative\ntheology and conservative politics?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other topics related to the theme are welcome as well.&nbsp; These are suggestions to help us think about\nthe issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we will attempt to have an appropriate pastor\u2019s\npanel to make sure our discussions stay grounded in concern for the local\nchurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, final papers are to be submitted to Dr. Stallard by <strong>September\n1, 2020<\/strong> at the email listed earlier.&nbsp;\nThere will be no remuneration for presentation of papers.&nbsp; Council attendees need to provide their own\ntransportation to the Council site. Those who are speaking at the Council must\nalso register for the conference similar to what takes place at the Evangelical\nTheological Society and the Pre-Trib Study Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on area hotels will be provided on the Council website.&nbsp; The Crowne Plaza hotel that is hosting the\nCouncil this year has some relatively good prices.&nbsp; If you stay there, make sure to tell them you\nare with our group. The Crowne Plaza is at the corner of Interstate-95 and\nHighway 92 (address is 630 Naamans Road, Claymont, Delaware).&nbsp; It is about 13 miles southwest of the\nPhiladelphia International Airport, a straight shot down I-95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are keeping our eye on the developments of the cornavirus, but at the present time, we are still planning on meeting for our CDH meeting on Sept. 16-17, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in the Philadelphia area. 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