Planning for the 34th annual meeting (June 3-6, 2010) of the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology (ACTS) at Eastern University (St. Davids PA) is in progress (. Please check back for details later. Details will also be posted to the ACTS-TALK list serve.
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the 34th Annual Conference of
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Following closely on the trail of last year’s theme, we propose centering this year’s conference on the theme of “Christian praxis.” If we conceptualize praxis as the synthesis [as opposed to juxtaposition] of action and reflection (or, in Marx’s terms, as “practical-critical” activity), then what does the notion of Christian praxis entail?
In light of the continued emphasis in our Christian college
campuses on issues of integration of faith, learning and service (framed at
Some specific topics to explore under this general theme might include:
§ Defining Christian praxis
§ Christian praxis and Christian practice
§ Issues in Christian praxis
§ Instances / case stories of Christian praxis
§ Christian praxis and short-term missions projects
§ Christian praxis and relief work
§ Christian praxis and community development
§ Christian praxis and the sociological imagination
§ Christian praxis and teaching / learning
2009 - Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
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