Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture

2025 Symposium: Hospitality & Immigration

How can Christian communities today live out the biblical call to extend hospitality to all people, including the immigrant?

View this timely dialogue among Bible scholars, theologians, and ministry practitioners on the NPTS YouTube channel.

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Presenters

M. Daniel Carroll R., Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy, Wheaton College

Julia L. Fogg, Carlson Endowed Chair in Youth and Family Ministry and Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University

Alberto La Rosa Rojas, Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics; Director of the Hispanic Ministry Program, Western Theological Seminary

Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, Professor and Director, Political Science & International Affairs, Gordon College

Alexia Salvatierra, Academic Dean, Centro Latino; Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation, Fuller Theological Seminary

Cindy M. Wu, Managing Director, Mosaic Formation

Respondents

Sophia Magallanes–Tsang, North Park Theological Seminary
Jordan Ryan, Wheaton College
Armida Belmonte Stephens, North Park Theological Seminary
Jonathan Peterson, North Park University
Miluska Silencio, Fuller Theological Seminary
Christopher M. Hoskins, Vanderbilt University

Preacher

Ted Kim, Evanston Vineyard Church

Previous Symposium Topics

2023 Symposium Creation Care

The Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture took place September 22 and 23, 2023 in-person on North Park University’s Chicago, IL campus and was also streamed online for registered participants. The theme was “Creation Care: Biblical Foundations and Practical Implications” and featured prominent scholars from around the world, click on the session titles below to view the recording of the presentation.

Session 1: J. Richard Middleton, “The Coming of the Shekinah: A Narrative-Sacramental Vision for Creation Care”

Session 2: Amy N. Allan, “Pursuit of Harmony with Nature: Reading Genesis 1-2 through the Perspective of a First Nations Earth-Diver Creation Myth”

Session 3: Presian Burrough, “Lordship, Care, and Salvation: Three Principles for a New Theology of Creation”

Session 4: Paul de Neui, “Temptations of Eden: Complexities of Three-Dimensional Reconciling Mission”

Session 5: Joseph Gordon, “’Taking up Serpents’: The Literacy, Canonical, Theological, and Existential Exigencies of Snake Handling in Creation Care”

Session 6: Alice Hague, “Practicing Hope in a Changing World: Local Churches and Environmental Action”

2021 Symposium: The Bible and Politics

Below is the video archive of the sessions presented during the 2021 Symposium.

Session 1: Stephen Chapman

Session 2: Janel Kragt Bakker

Session 3: Vincent Bacote

Session 4: Colby Dickinson

Session 5: Kay Higuera Smith

Session 6: Timothy Milinovich

Session 7: Jules Martinez

2013 - 2019 Symposiums

2019: Holy Land: Biblical Perspectives and Contemporary Conflict
Videos of the session from the event are available online.

2018: Human Violence
Videos of the sessions from this event are available online.

2017: Participation/Union with Christ
Videos of the sessions from this event are available online.

2016: Science and Religion
Videos of the sessions from this event are available online.

2015: Race and Racism
Videos of the sessions from this event are available online.

2014: The Human Encounter with God
Videos of the sessions from this event are available online.

2013: Urban Ministry
Videos of the sessions from this event are available at CovChurch.tv.

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