Jim Wallis Joins Discussion at Fuller on Faith and Public Discourse

Seminarians for Public Discourse host forum to promote civil conversation :: 10/04/12

Jim Wallis, internationally known author and commentator on ethics and public life, will be a guest speaker at Fuller Seminary, on Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m., as part of an evening forum about faith and public discourse.

The forum is hosted by Seminarians for Public Discourse, an initiative launched by a group of Fuller students to promote civil conversation among people of various political and faith convictions, and Peace and Justice Advocates.

“Especially in light of the upcoming presidential elections, we, as seminarians, recognize our role in the arena of public discourse,” said David Junk, Fuller theology student.  “We hope to expand beyond our own campus and open up civil conversation that will include all seminaries across the nation, and in every corner of the Christian faith spectrum.” 

Joining Wallis in conversation is Scott Waller, Professor of Political Science at Biola University, and Darren Patrick Guerra, Professor of Political Science at Vanguard University.  The discussion, free and open to the public, will be held at Fuller’s Travis Auditorium.   

Keynote speaker Jim Wallis is founder and president of Sojourners, a Christian social action group located in Washington, D.C.  His latest book is Rediscovering Values: A Guide for Economic and Moral Recovery.  His two previous books, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post–Religious Right America and God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It were both New York Times bestsellers.

Also speaking is Scott Waller, who teaches American Government, Constitutional Law, Political Theory, and other classes on the relationship between religion and the public order. Scott is also a regular guest on the “Intersection of Faith and Reason” radio program. 

The third speaker is Darren Patrick Guerra, who teaches about American political institutions such as Congress and the Presidency as well as courses on Constitutional Law, Immigration History/Policy, and other topics in American politics.  He has a forthcoming book, entitled Perfecting the Constitution: The Case for Article V and Formal Amendment. 

 

For more information, contact Saerom Choi at saeromchoi@gmail.com or David Junk at Davidjunkam@gmail.com.