CDSP's Epiphany West 2009 conference to focus on theology of baptism

December 04, 2008 [CDSP] The Church Divinity School of the Pacific's Epiphany West 2009 conference will focus on the theme, Baptismal Water -- Thicker Than Blood. Conference classes will be held January 26-28, 2009 with presentations January 28-30. The annual event will be held on the CDSP campus in Berkeley, California, and is organized by the school's Center for Anglican Learning & Leadership (CALL). The public is invited to attend.

"At Epiphany West 2009, we will take a fresh look at a theology of the church rooted in baptism. Conference presenters and participants will engage the question, If we are united in baptism, what stands in the way of our full communion with one another as Christians?" said Dr. Elizabeth Drescher, newly appointed director of CALL.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will preach at the conference Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28.

Featured conference presentations include:

• Baptism as the Matrix of Ministry, presented by Gerard Austin, O.P., S.T.L., S.T.D., Professor, Edmond Rice school for Pastoral Ministry, Venice, Florida;
• Baptism in a Borderlands Context, presented by Daisy Machado, Professor of History of Christianity, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY;
• Baptism and Love in Proximity to the Other, presented by W. Anne Joh, Assistant Professor of Theology, Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
• Baptism as the Model for a Sacramental Aesthetic, presented by Louis Weil, Hodges/Haynes Professor of Liturgics, CDSP, Berkeley, California.

To register, or for more information, call 510-204-0720, or visit www.cdsp.edu/center.

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