Spring Institute for Lived Theology 2005
The Spirit of Social Hope
Jürgen Moltmann
SILT 2005 Participants
The Spring Institute for Lived Theology (SILT): The Spirit of Social Hope brought together thirty-five theologians, graduate students, pastors, and community-builders for a three day seminar inspired by the collaborative exchange between SILT participants and our Institute speakers: Jürgen Moltmann and Mark Gornik.
Moltmann is Professor of Theology Emeritus at the University of Tübingen, Germany and author of numerous influential books, including Theology of Hope, The Spirit of Life: A Universal Affirmation, The Trinity and the Kingdom, and Experiences in Theology. At the 2005 Spring Institute, Professor Moltmann's seminars were based on his book, The Source of Life (1997).
Mark Gornik previously served as the founding pastor of New Song Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland and is now director of City Seminary of New York. Gornik’s talks were based on his experiences as a pastor and community-builder, which he has probed theologically in his book, To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City.
The Spring Institute for Lived Theology built upon the foundations of the first cycle of the Project on Lived Theology by deliberately pairing theologians and pastor/practitioners in a concentrated exchange that moved beyond insular academic debates and embraced theological life as a form of public discipleship. The activities of the first three years of the Project confirmed the necessity of its mission: that theological and religious scholars and activist-practitioners need one another to more fully participate in the work of building just and redemptive communities. The Spring Institute convened a diverse ensemble of scholars, students and practitioners from April 26-29, 2005 for conversation, collaboration, stimulation and refreshment.
Spring Institute Proceedings:
- Session 1 - “Reborn to a Living Hope: Personal Experience and Political Consciousness” - Jürgen Moltmann
Read the full transcript of Session 1.
Read a summary of Session 1.
- Session 2 - “There is Enough for Everyone: The Spirit of Life and Social Consciousness” - Jürgen Moltmann
Read the full transcript of Session 2.
Read a summary of Session 2.
- Session 3 - “Signs of the Spirit in the City” - Mark Gornik
Read the full transcript of Session 3.
Read a summary of Session 3.
- Capps Lecture - “In God We Trust, In Us God Trusts: On Freedom and Security in a Free World” - Jürgen Moltmann
Read the full transcript of the Third Annual Capps lecture.
Read a summary of the Capps lecture.
- Session 4 - “The New Earth in which Justice Dwells: The Creative Spirit and Ecological Consciousness” - Jürgen Moltmann, with Willis Jenkins responding
Read the full transcript of Session 4.
Read a summary of Session 4.
- Session 5 - A Conversation with Jürgen Moltmann and Mark Gornik
Spring Institute participants were asked, in preparation for the Institute, to reflect on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and hope in their work and lives. View or download the reflection booklet. (94k)