Just a note to let folks know that I’ll be attending and participating in the 2006 Godblog Conference or "GodBlogCon" being held later this month in the Los Angeles area.
The conference is devoted to the subject of religious blogging or "GodBlogs," and bigname participants include Hugh Hewitt and La Shawn Barber, as well as many others.
The convention runs from Thursday, October 26th to Saturday, October 28th and will be held on the campus of Biola University in La Mirada. (For those who may not know, Biola is a coined word meaning "Bible Institute of Los Angeles"–one of the most famous Chirstian schools on the West Coast and important in the history of American Evangelicalism.)
I’ll be participating in the panel "Briding the Christian Divide" on Friday morning at 9 a.m. along with co-panelists coming from Protestant and Orthodox traditions. Specifically, there’ll be
* John Shroeder (moderator; Blog: Blogotional)
* Joe Carter (Family Research Council; Blog: Evangelical Outpost)
* James Kushiner (Touchstone Magazine; Blog: Mere Comments)
* and myself
The purpose of the panel is to discuss how Christians of different traditions can and should interact as they promote the Christian faith through new media venues such as the blogosphere.
I’d really encourage anyone within spitting distance of L.A. to come to the event.
I’d also like to give a shot out to other Catholic bloggers and ask if they could consider promoting the event as well. The different Christian traditions need to work together to promote and preserve Christian culture in America and the world, and the new media tools that are becoming available will be central to that effort. The greater the participation of Catholics there can be in the event, the better for all.
So I hope to see you there if you can possibly attend! If you need any further incentive to attend, just remind yourself: It’s what B16 would want you do to.
Think you’ll run into James White there?
Okay, maybe I shouldn’t ask that question….:?
Jimmy,
If you have a chance, get to know Mr. Hewitt:
1) It would be great if you could appear on his radio show to talk about all things Catholic.
2) From how he talks on his show, it sounds like he would be receptive to returning to the Faith. Perhaps you could give him a nudge? 🙂
Jimmy,
I’d like to know how you reconcile an aggressive apologetic stance with working with Christians of other confessional backgrounds. I run into this issue as a Scout Leader. I typically do not proselytize or accept proselytization at Scout events. Your reflections would be interesting.
Curious, you might start by distinguishing between “apologetics” and “proselytism”, and likewise between forums designed for intensive theological discussion and Boy Scout camping trips.
I believe you meant “Bridging the Christian Divide”. “Briding the Christian Divide” sounds like you’re attaching yourself to the divide in some sort of intimate way.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. 😉
“Bridging the Christian Divide”- A great name for a good and gracious attempt to bring convergence to religion. Hopefully, next year the dialogue will be entitled “Bridging the Religious Divide”.(Or “Religion is Simply the Vehicle for the Journey).
Your “convergence” sounds more like syncretism, which is a horrid idea.
If there is to be convergence, it should be convergence on the Truth, which is Christ.
The REAL Christ, the incarnate Deity, not some “historical Jesus” fantasy.
And the journey continues!!!