 For Christians in the 21st century, nothing can be more important than understanding how the Jesus of the 1st century relates to us now. This is not an academic question but one that affects every aspect of how we live our lives in faith. We are fortunate to welcome two of the most renowned scholars in this field, Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, who have a gift for transforming the results of historical research into a new and vibrant appreciation of what it means to follow Jesus today. All are invited to share in this exciting opportunity to deepen our faith and renew our vision of Christ in the 21st century. ScheduleFriday Evening Lecture
Saturday Workshops
Sunday Worship
SpeakersMarcus Borg
Described by The New York Times as "a leading figure among the new generation of Jesus scholars," he has made many TV appearances. A Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, he has been national chair of the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and co-chair of its International New Testament Program Committee, and a past president of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars. His last two books, The Last Week and The First Christmas, were co-authored with Crossan. John Dominic Crossan
Born in Ireland, Crossan was educated in Ireland and the United States, before conducting post doctoral research in Rome and Jerusalem. He was an ordained priest until 1969 when he joined the faculty of DePaul University in Chicago until retirement in 1995. ReviewsThe Last WeekMarcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan"Borg and Crossan's The Last Week shows one of the most careful and insightful readings of the Bible I've ever come across." "It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this volume" The First ChristmasMarcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan"Borg and Crossan have given us new lenses through which to view the light of the Gospel accounts of Jesus’s birth." "Finding in the Nativity Stories not only poetry and piety but also parable and politics, Borg and Crossan recover the challenge of Christmas for the first century and the twenty-first." Meeting Jesus for the First TimeMarcus J. Borg"In every generation there is a handful of writers of whom it can be said, ‘Read everything they write.’ Marcus Borg is one of these today: a writer of rare lucidity, original scholarly insights, profound spirituality, and the universal capacity to connect it all to life in the present. He just might change your mind—or life." The Birth of ChristianityJohn Dominic Crossan"Crossan's critical methods, his accessible style, and his insightful conjectures breathe fresh air into contemporary debates about Jesus and early Christianity." |
 RegistrationThe Friday evening lecture is free and does not require prior registration. You may register for the Saturday workshops at the Friday lecture, but please note that lunch is no longer included.
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Marcus Borg is internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar. Holder of the Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University until his retirement in 2007, he is the author of sixteen books, including Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994), the single best-selling book by a contemporary Jesus scholar.
John Dominic Crossan is an internationally repected scholar, who has authored 23 books on the historical Jesus, the development of early Christianity, and the life and letters of Paul, as well as appearing in numerous TV and radio interviews, public and video lectures and courses. His book, The Birth of Christianity, was a Publishers Weekly "best book of the year" in 1998. For ten years, he was the Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar and, for six years, chair of the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature.