By 2030, as many as 100,000 church buildings and billions of dollars of church-owned property are expected to be sold or repurposed throughout the U.S. — representing the loss of gathering places and even social services in communities nationwide. According to Mark Elsdon, author and editor of Gone for Good: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition (Eerdmans, […]
Dr. Brent Seales has spent more than two decades restoring cultural and historical artifacts, such as the 1,700-year-old, charred, En-Gedi Scroll (above), which would disintegrate if touched. Dr. Seales developed a way to digitally reconstruct the fragile document through a “virtual unwrapping technique,” revealing the book of Leviticus, part of the oldest Hebrew Bible ever […]
American society and culture have deeply shaped traditions of Christianity that have developed here since the 16th century. To make sense of American Christianity today, we’ll unpack three, profound, historical and sociological influences: the trans-Atlantic origins of American Christianity; the legal disestablishment of religion and subsequent “marketplace” of religion; and ways Americans have boosted the development […]
Many of the Old Testament's texts strike us as downright offensive today—how do we understand such a difficult text? And for those communities who hold it as sacred, how do we read it as the word of God? Upper House welcomes Aubrey Buster of Wheaton College for this lecture.
Even in a siloed and fractured university, Christians know that themes like justice and flourishing permeate all fields, all disciplines, all perspectives, and all research agendas. Join Upper House to explore the implications of justice in our work and intellectual formation.
All-Campus Worship Night is for Christian students from across UW-Madison. Worship with the amazing Heartland Community Church worship team. Pray as a unified Christian campus community. Then… Pile your plate high at an epic nacho bar hosted by Upper House! Connect with old friends! Make some new ones!
How might the church be truly open—in practical and creative ways—to those who contend with disabilities, visible and invisible? In this interview-based event, Pastor Ashley McNary from Heartland Church and local advocate Annie Heathcote, recently crowned Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin, will discuss ways the church can better welcome all its members. Annie will share how she […]
Non-profit leaders are on the front lines of enhancing the quality of life for all members of society. Whether leading a church, human welfare, or civic organization, social sector leaders have unique opportunities to contribute to human flourishing. But their challenges are unique, and the models presented to them from other cultural spheres are often […]
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