{"id":52275,"date":"2017-08-23T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T21:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/?p=52275"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:42:10","slug":"bishop-elizabeth-eaton-speak-2017-christensen-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/2017\/08\/23\/bishop-elizabeth-eaton-speak-2017-christensen-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Elizabeth Eaton to speak at 2017 Christensen Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bishop<\/em>2017 Christensen Symposium: Address by Bishop Eaton and #decolonizeLutheranism community panel<\/span>
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Thursday, September 21
\n<\/span>Augsburg University<\/span><\/p>\n

Morning Event
\nChristensen Symposium Address by Bishop Eaton<\/strong>
\nInterfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.<\/strong>
\nHoversten Chapel, 625 22nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454<\/a><\/p>\n

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop <\/span>Elizabeth Eaton<\/span> will speak at Augsburg University\u2019s annual Christensen Symposium Thursday, September 21. Bishop Eaton\u2019s address, \u201cInterfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together,\u201d will explore Lutheran identity and the ongoing Reformation in the 21st century.<\/span><\/p>\n

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, Augsburg is hosting a series of events this fall<\/a>. As the first event in this series, Bishop Eaton’s address will touch on how \u201cinterfaith friendships enrich learning.\u201d This theme is one of five lessons tightly connected with the work of former Augsburg President Bernard M. Christensen. Each year, the Christensen Symposium provides the opportunity to explore and apply the lessons rooted in Christensen\u2019s legacy, which include:<\/span><\/p>\n