| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2023 |
| Event | 13th Annual Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research Conference: Reconciled Inter-Relationship - Sydney College of Divinity, Sydney, Australia Duration: 04 Aug 2023 → 06 Aug 2023 https://www.acwr.edu.au/2023-conference (Conference website) |
Conference
| Conference | 13th Annual Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | Wesleyan perspectives on God, people, and the land |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 04/08/23 → 06/08/23 |
| Other | The relationship between God, the people, and the land is a theme that appears throughout the biblical narrative. Whether it is a garden, the wilderness, green pastures, or the New Jerusalem, the land speaks of this relationship. According to Howard Snyder, ‘God intends shalom, a harmonious, reconciled interrelationship between himself, his people, and the land.’ God’s intention for creation, according to the biblical narrative, has been disrupted and diseased by sin. The original harmony we read about in Genesis 1 and 2 has been distorted, causing tension, conflict, and pain. The rest of the biblical narrative, however, describes a God who seeks the restoration of all things, made possible through the person of Jesus Christ, the sending of the Holy Spirit, and the participation of the people of God. The relationship between God, people, and the land remains in tension: housing crises, migration, stripping of natural resources, violent campaigns to acquire more land, environmental disasters, and the continued effects of colonising land. The reconciled interrelationship is yet to find its fulfilment, but the invitation of God to participate in the healing of all of creation remains. This conference is a call to reflect on the relationship between God, people, and the land today. |
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