October 2-4, 2019
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
A conference bringing together the directors of the international Edwards Center affiliates from around the world, along with prominent scholars and religious leaders, to assess the state of Edwards Studies and discern areas for future work.
Free and open to the public, but please register in advance.
For information, email edwards@yale.edu.
See below for the program schedule and suggested local housing options.
To download the schedule, click here.
Schedule
Events at Yale University Divinity School, unless otherwise noted
Speakers & venues subject to change
Sponsored by a grant from the McDonald Agape Foundation
October 2
5:00 p.m: Greetings
- Dean Gregory Sterling and Prof. Harry Stout
Opening Keynote
Harry S. Stout, Yale University, Chair
- George M. Marsden, University of Notre Dame (Emeritus)
6:00: Reception with Special Exhibit, Yale Divinity School Library
October 3
8:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
8:30: Session I: United States and Canada
Ava Chamberlain, Wright State University, Chair
- Douglas Sweeney, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, JEC-Midwest USA
- Chris Chun, Gateway Seminary, San Francisco, JEC-USA West
- Oliver Crisp, Fuller Seminary, JEC-USA West
- Ava Chamberlain, Wright State University
10:30: Break
11:00: Session II: Africa
Melanie Ross, Yale Divinity School, Chair
- Adriaan C. Neele, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
- Victor Emma-Adamah, Cambridge University, JEC-Africa
- Dolf Britz, University of the Free State, South Africa
12:30: Lunch
- Special presentation: Rob Boss, Director, JE Society, “The Visual Edwards” (Rm. N54)
1:30: Session III: Asia & Australia
Michael J. McClymond, Saint Louis University, Chair
- Rhys Bezzant, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia, JEC-Australia
- Peter Jung, Independent Scholar, Atlanta, Ga.
- Anri Morimoto, International Christian University, Japan, JEC-Japan
3:00: Session IV: Eastern Europe
Wojceich Szczerba, Rector, Evangelical School of Theology, Wroclaw, Poland, Chair
- Joel Burnell, Evangelical School of Theology, Wroclaw, Poland, JEC-Poland
- Michael Choinski, Jagiellonian University, JEC-Poland
- Tibor Fabiny, Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary, JEC-Hungary
- Gerald McDermott, Beeson Divinity School
4:30: Plenary Address
Harry S. Stout, Yale University, Chair
- Mark Noll, University of Notre Dame (Emeritus)
Dinner on your own
October 4
8:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
8:30: Session V: South America
Erika Helgen, Yale Divinity School, Chair
- Heber De Campos, Mackenzie University, São Paulo, Brazil, JEC-Brazil
- Franklin Ferreira, Martin Bucer Seminary, São Paulo, Brazil, JEC-Brazil
9:30: Break
10:00 Session VI: Western Europe & the United Kingdom
Kenneth P. Minkema, Jonathan Edwards Center, Chair
- Andreas Beck, Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven, Belgium, JEC-Benelux
- Philip Fisk, Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven, Belgium, JEC-Benelux
- Crawford Gribben, Queen’s University, Belfast (with Daniel Hill, University of Liverpool), JEC-UK
- Michael McClenahan, Union Theological College, Northern Ireland
- Jan Stievermann & Ryan Hoselton, University of Heidelberg, Germany, JEC-Germany
- Willem Van Vlastuin, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, JEC-Benelux
12:30: Lunch
2:00-5:00: Special Exhibition of items from the Edwards Collection, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St.)
3:30-5:00: Closing Reception (Beinecke Library)
Suggest local housing options
Overseas Ministries Study Center
490 Prospect St., New Haven
203-624-6672
Call for pricing information and availability
Walking distance to YDS
Bed & Breakfasts
Oden House
616 Prospect St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 535-1899
http://www.odenhouse.org/
info@odenhouse.org
Hotels
New Haven Hotel
229 George St., New Haven
800 644-6835
(Yale rate; mention you are part of a Yale program)
Paid parking; wireless internet access
Close to Yale Transit Red and Blue lines
http://www.newhavenhotel.com/
Distance from YDS: 1.5 miles
LaQuinta Inn and Suite
400 Sargent Drive, New Haven
203-562-1111
Free shuttle; free continental breakfast, free parking, wireless internet
http://www.lq.com/lq/
Distance from YDS: 3.5 miles
Courtyard Marriott at Yale
30 Whalley Ave., New Haven
203-777-6221
Nightly rate: ranges between $149 - $169 per night
No special discounted rate for attendees
Parking: self-park & $20 per night
free wireless internet, fitness center, business center, bistro
Short walk to Yale Transit Blue Line
http://www.marriott.com/
Distance from YDS: 2 miles
Graduate Hotel - New Haven
1151 Chapel St., New Haven
Close to Yale Blue Line
203-787-1273
https://www.graduatehotels.com/new-haven/
Distance from YDS: 2 miles
The Omni
155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-772-6664
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/new-haven-yale
Close to Yale Transit Red and Blue lines
Distance from YDS: 1.5 miles
The Study
1157 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Close to Yale Blue Line
203-503-3900
https://www.thestudyatyale.com/
Distance from YDS: 2 miles
