Learning War No More

http://www.presbypeacefellowship.org/

Torture, Terror and Security:Theological Considerations for Tomorrow's Leaders

February 3-5, 2008, Columbia Seminary, Atlanta, GA

Calling all academically connected Presbyterians—faculty, students, chaplains—to join this conversation. Let's join together and share our best thinking about how to equip ourselves and others to be faithful in these times.

Brief presentations will catalyze our thoughts, worship will sustain us, and considerable time will be given to working with others doing this work from across the country.
Presenters include:

Hassan al Menyawi: International Law and Human Rights Professor at the United Nations University for Peace, and Head of the HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Project at the UN University. He is currently on leave serving as the Kemp Visiting Assistant Professor at Davidson College

Eric Fair: M.Div.student, Princeton Theological Seminary, former Army linguist, independent contract interrogator and National Security Agency Intelligence Analyst working in Baghdad, Fallujah and Abu Ghraib

Scott Horton: New York attorney known for his work in international law, human rights law and the law of armed conflict. Director of the Accountability for Private Military Contractors Project at Human Rights First

George Hunsinger: McCord Professor of Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, Founder of the National Religious Coalition Against Torture

Cat Bucher: Case Manager, accompanier for the Latin American Forensics Team and one of the founders of the Dallas Center of Survivors of Torture

Mark Douglas: Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Columbia Theological Seminary

Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.: James Wickersham Pearsall Professor Emeritus of Christian Ethics and Theology of Culture of Drew University, active in the work of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program PC(USA) since the 1960's

Rick Ufford-Chase, Director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship

Carol Wickersham, Coordinator of No2Torture

Columbia, Princeton and Fuller Seminaries, the Peacemaking Program, PCUSA, the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and No2Torture are co-sponsors.

The costs have been kept to a bare bones minimum and some funds are available to help with student travel.
All Presbyterian Students and Faculty are invited to this conference and can register through Columbia's Lifelong Learning page.
Although Presbyterian Students and Faculty are being targeted to participate in this conference, others will be welcome as space permits. Please contact us at ppfwitness@gmail.com if you would like to attend but are not currently a student or a member of the faculty at a seminary or college.