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No more messiahs
by Herman Greene 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/ _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc hfgreene(a)mindspring.com

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Re: [Oe List ...] No more messiahs
by LAURELCG＠aol.com 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Carter Phipps, the author of the article Herman sent the link to, has a new book out: Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea. I'm enjoying it. Remember the video we distributed in 1986 (I think), called The Global Brain? It stated that physical and biological evolution has developed by great leaps at certain times. The predicted 12/21/2012 shift, partly based on the Mayan calendar, is the end of a 24,000-year cycle. If it's indeed to be a spiritual and cultural evolutionary jump, it's not going to be like anything recorded in human history. I so appreciate Ken Wilbur, Andrew Cohen, Craig Hamilton and Carter Phipps for their wonderful work on behalf of society. They understandably want to distance themselves from New Age thought. I feel I"m benefiting from the time I spend each week in the "Living on the Edge of Evolution" on-line class with C.H. Great teachings, great pedagogy. Nevertheless, I plan to go with my local spiritual group to the mountains for a retreat on the winter solstice. A big jump in spiritual/cultural evolution surely can't hurt. Thanks, Herman. Blessings to all who read this, Jann In a message dated 9/5/2012 9:35:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hfgreene(a)mindspring.com writes: _http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/_ (http://magazine.enlightennext.org/2011/06/08/no-more-messiahs/) _____________________________________________ Herman Greene 2516 Winningham Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-929-4116 (h) 919-624-0579 (c) 919-942-4358 (f) Skype: hgreene-nc _hfgreene(a)mindspring.com_ (mailto:hfgreene@mindspring.com) _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net

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congratulations, George! congratulations to the O:E!
by W. J. 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

http://www.umcmission.org/Learn-About-Us/News-and-Stories/2012/August/Congr… George Howard, his entire family, and all his colleagues are to be congratulated on his new job! As one who toiled for years (& peanuts, BTW) in the back rooms at 475 Riverside Drive for what was then the Methodist Board of Missions, I am particularly proud to celebrate this occasion. For years Joe Mathews and company went hat in hand to the Methodist establishment to offer a new model of 'mission' -- and to invite their cooperation and financial support for our efforts to demonstrate this model globally. Without, of course, all the theological and institutional baggage that conservative Methodists tended to perpetuate through their "career missionaries." Bottom line is that although we created some amazing partnerships with churchmen of all denominational stripes, particularly at the local and regional level and especially in places like Asian nations where there was a strong institutional infrastructure of Methodist presence, the denominational hierarchy @ 475 tended to be institutionally rigid (reflecting the conservative mission theology in local churches that sent and supported their career missionaries). Their response was more like, "Yes, BUT . . ." "Yes, but where's your orthodox Christology and your evangelical preaching calling individuals to make decisions for Christ?" Et cetera. Fast forward a half century, more or less. Amazingly, almost all of those career missionaries are gone. As are most of the short term misisonaries in the program Lela Jahn was in. And, amazingly, this Board finally gets it that in order to create significant partnerships with Methodists and their institutions worldwide, it's necessary to give up the old (and resented) model of sending missionaries and money controlled from 475, invest in new, non-hierarchical, cooperative relationships with these Methodists (not to mention others outside the denominational fold), and pursue what they call "asset-based community development" (which means tapping and developing the potential resources that are already present, rather than pouring in vast quantities of outside funding). Sounds strangely familiar! Of course they were wise enough to hire George Howard! So to all of us who sweated blood for years in the global band of human development projects and the religious houses and local colleagues who made it all happen (despite an absence of institutional support in many cases), I offer my profound gratitude for all we did together to be part of 'the great turn.' Now we see more evidence that our years of practical research and demonstration have finally taken root and blossomed within the established church. Amazing. But what else could they do? The fundie missionaries are clueless and up the proverbial creek without a paddle. As one who is about to REALLY retire and just enjoy the amazing view from my front porch rocking chair (& I mean this LITERALLY!), I'm very happy to let go of any sense of having to pursue any unfinished business. Let the Order Archives team organize, preserve, and disseminate our corporate wisdom for the new world. And let Terry and company take care of the Kemper Building and preserve our footprint in Chicago to be of service in the new world. Amen. Marshall

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Re: [Oe List ...] P.T, James
by Del Morril 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

We only have their address: James, PT (Prabhaker) & Hemalatha - 3825 NE 155th Pl, #204, Lake Forest Pk. WA 98155-6718 (Daughter and son-in-law, Kavitha & Fleetwood Wilson, also live there) _____ From: oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of George Holcombe Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 7:18 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community; ICA LIST SERVE Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] P.T, James Anyone have info on P.T. James, address, ph. no., etc.? Thanks. George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda(a)earthlink.net Hope appeareth, but it is not your Hope-you do not have anything to do with it. It just appeareth. It comes as a stranger, as an alien-it just appeareth! You do not even know why you hope. How in the world could you hope when there is absolutely nothing to justify any hope? ~Joseph W. Mathews

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Re: [Oe List ...] P.T, James
by George Holcombe 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

Anyone have info on P.T. James, address, ph. no., etc.? Thanks. George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda(a)earthlink.net Hope appeareth, but it is not your Hope—you do not have anything to do with it. It just appeareth. It comes as a stranger, as an alien—it just appeareth! You do not even know why you hope. How in the world could you hope when there is absolutely nothing to justify any hope? ~Joseph W. Mathews

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update on Del's journey & the Morrill clan
by Del Morril 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Dear family and friends, This will be redundant to some, and maybe some of it new to others. The delete button is handy. As some of you know, at the end of August I had major surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm doing this update because of a number of people who contacted me, indicating they had not known of this and wished for more information. Unfortunately, lumpectomy was not an option, due to an MRI having discovered 2 different types of cancer in the right breast, one quite virulent. I found out that my left breast also had cells that were malformed. So between the doctor, my family and me, the decision was to go for double mastectomy. Despite the difficulties, doctor and family and I all agreed the decision has been the best, in light of the aggressiveness of at least one of the cancers and the high risk regarding the other breast. My daughters and friends have had fun with listing the various reasons that flat-chested is beneficial - can't trip on your boobs or get them caught in your belt the older you get, no more bras (which I hate anyway), no more being flattened like pancakes in mammograms, etc. I'm sure others can add to this list. There were considerations of games that could be played at a special party, including how many words you can think of for "breasts. The humor of it all was really beneficial in getting me through the first stages of waiting for appts, tests, biopsies, and other dates, the surgery, follow-ups with doctors, and other aftermath. I'm doing better each day, though still uncomfortable under the arms. That will soon subside I'm told. Weird thing is always seeing my stomach! As I recover, some days are difficult for me, but mostly I'm coming along pretty well, especially after I got rid of the drains and we got the news that I don't have to have CHEMO!!! It helps to be reminded by friends that it takes several months to fully recover, and my daughters who remind me that I haven't anything that can't be fixed. This includes doing some further work to deal with what is fondly called "dog ears", but I choose to call "elephant ears", under my arms - a kind of residue from the surgery. It also involves, as soon as is possible, re-doing my left knee with a total replacement (due to a fall causing broken bone in the right foot and torn ligament in the left knee), and something related to my spine which has some anomaly (also from a fall). So who knows what these next months will hold? Right now, I'm learning to deal with a different body, a different way of walking (flitting is now out of the question), different shoes (no more heel-less shoes , and my daughters and Justin are adamant that I do not go downstairs anymore. Also, I'm learning to rest and not worry about what isn't done. I spend some time at the computer, but try to keep the sitting time down, breaking with rests. I'm not taking clients yet, and probably won't for awhile. I still don't feel much like getting out a lot or sitting for long periods at baseball games or concerts. That will come, in time. I do get out on occasion - Justin takes me to a restaurant now and then and has packed picnic dinners to take to the park on our warmer evenings. Other info on the family: Justin is near the end of raising 26 million (5 million away) for a new health clinic that will serve the uninsured, minimally insured and insured. This is the third one, thus far, that he has been responsible for since joining Community Health Care. We like their medical services so much that we have left Group Health and taken doctors at these clinics. It is through these changes that both Justin and I have gotten new leases on our health - Justin with the discovery of the reason for the pain he was getting in his gut, and the discovery of my cancer. This particular clinic will also house in-house training for doctors and nurse practitioners. He is taking a sabbatical from his many years on the board of the Northwest Sinfonietta, until we get past a few things in our lives. Some of the other things on the family have been sent out in pieces - Eileen and George are moving to New York. Starting October 1, George begins his new job as the Deputy Secretary for Mission and Evangelism for the United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries. : http://www.umcmission.org/Learn-About-Us/News-and-Stories/2012/August/Congre gation-and-Community-Developer-Nominated-to-Lead--United-Methodist-Mission-a nd-Evangelism-Efforts . Eileen, who had been so worried about being a little fish in a big pond regarding her work in the theatre and jazz, already has been given a role in a musical in NYC. Their eldest, Kathryn, and her family will spend at least 2 years in Uganda, where Kathryn is responsible for a cadre of lawyers whose concern is to enable widows and other women to receive their rights in a country where they are often taken away when no man heads the household. Jennifer, their youngest, continues to enjoy her first year as a local pastor. Anita continues as principal of a grade school and Sam continues to teach in the Highschool where he has spent most of his teaching years. Both of their girls, Courtney and Emily, are in college - Courtney has another semester (I believe) at the U of Wash and a part-time job at the reception desk in a hotel. Emily will enter her 2nd year at Univ. of Portland. We are most grateful to have them live only 4 blocks away. Gen is in her third (I think) year as CEO of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and her husband Mike is working on some special projects as a professional chef. So here we are in a nutshell, still going strong. We're very proud of our various family members; and they have been real god-sends in ways we never had expected! Again, I have appreciated so much your kind good wishes, visits, calls and cards, etc. which have been encouraging and uplifting, including those that allow me to keep my humor intact. With much affection, Del (and Justin, too)

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My 8/30/12, Spong: Fourth Great Mentor: Edwin Anderson Penick VI, Bishop of North Carolina
by Ellie Stock 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

HOMEPAGE MY PROFILE ESSAY ARCHIVE MESSAGE BOARDS CALENDAR My Fourth Great Mentor: Edwin Anderson Penick VI, Bishop of North Carolina All of us are mentored in life by other people. Sometime this mentoring is done by example, sometimes by words. An essential aspect of maturity is to recognize those from whom we have learned, so from time to time in this column I pay tribute to my mentors. The catalyst for this column today came from a letter from a retired priest named Charles I. Penick, the youngest and the only surviving child of the man who was my fourth great mentor. It is difficult for reality to be seen through the eyes of a child. A child’s world is so local and so circumscribed that the tendency is to universalize one’s childish perceptions. Lives that intersected my childhood were perceived in heroic proportions. Authority figures were beyond criticism and influences were powerful. All of that needs to be understood and embraced in order for me to tell you this man’s story. His name was Edwin Anderson Penick. Few people will recognize that name today. The memory of great lives is fleeting and this man died in 1959, more than fifty years ago. He was, however, the first bishop I ever knew and he shaped forever my image of what it means to be a bishop. I remember him vividly. Once I found a home at age eleven in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Charlotte, N.C., first as a soprano in the boys’ choir, later as an acolyte or altar boy and finally as a youth leader, I tended to deal with the insecurities of my youth in a bifurcated manner. My father had died when I was twelve. My mother, who did not finish the ninth grade in her formal education, was thus a widow at age 36 with three children, no money and few marketable skills. To put it bluntly we were poor, dealing with bill collectors, fighting off the utility companies who threatened to cut off our telephone, our electricity, our water and our heat. Poverty showed itself in the food we ate, the clothes we wore, the car we drove and in our inability to do anything beyond what might be called the basics. So school for me was a difficult experience. I was one with little or no social status among my peers. I participated in no extra-curricular activities. Even my grades, which had been good until about age 14, began to plummet. I took on the attributes of the few friends I had, most of whom would be categorized as losers. We were expected to do poorly academically and we lived up to that expectation. In my church, however, I had a very different experience. I had success as a boy chorister, even doing an occasional solo. I became an acolyte and then the senior acolyte. Next I was elected president of the church youth group. My rector, Robert Crandall, about whom I have written previously in this series, had become, without his knowing it, my surrogate father and my ultimate hero. In talking with him, however, another figure loomed large on his horizon. He referred to this person simply as “the bishop.” Once a year, “the bishop” visited our church for confirmation. The mood of expectation, the degree of preparation all bore witness to an aura of importance that gathered around him. He lived in Raleigh, a city that in my experience was a very long distance away. He was well known in my church for he had been rector of this church when he was elected bishop in North Carolina in 1922 at the ripe old age of 35. He was a man of keen intellect, immense dignity and powerful oratorical skills. He was widely respected across the state. I knew nothing else about him except that he was regarded as very important. My rector clearly treated him with respect and deference. As I grew up I tended to spend most of my available time in the church, an environment that enhanced my life, rather than in school, an environment that diminished my life. This meant that the bishop, not the principal, was the authority whose recognition I most coveted. My youth group activities led me into diocesan-wide responsibility. In the summer I turned 16 I was elected treasurer of the diocesan youth group known as the Young People’s Service League or the YPSL. In that capacity, I attended some diocesan gatherings at which Bishop Penick was always the acknowledged leader, so I came, vaguely, to his attention. A child of our diocese, William Jones Gordon, Jr., the son of the rector of a small church in Spray, North Carolina, had been elected by the House of Bishops, at the unusual age of 29 to the missionary position of bishop of Alaska. Just a few years earlier Bill Gordon had been the president of the diocesan YPSL and so our young people felt justifiable pride in the success of “one of our own”. Various organizations of the diocese decided to equip him for his work in the far north. The young people agreed to raise the $500.00 required to purchase his “Bishop’s Ring.” As the YPSL treasurer, I was put in charge of the fund raising campaign. Almost every youth group in the diocese joined in and the goal, which to us seemed enormous, was reached with great fanfare. I sent a letter with the check for $500.00 to Bishop Penick to pay for the ring that was to be presented to the new bishop when he was consecrated in Raleigh that spring. In response to that letter, I got a surprise telephone call from the bishop. In those days, long distance telephone calls were operator-assisted and used only in the gravest of emergencies or the most ecstatic of good news. I don’t think I had ever received a long distance call before. Even my mother was startled when the phone rang and the operator said, “I have a phone call for Jack Spong from Bishop Penick in Raleigh. Is he there?” My mother handed me the phone. “Jack,” I heard, “this is Bishop Penick. I want to congratulate you on the success of your campaign to raise the money for Bishop Gordon’s ring. I want to invite you to come to Raleigh on the day of his consecration and present it to him at that service on behalf of the young people of the diocese.” In my world at that time, that was like getting a call from the president of the United States inviting me to come by for dinner. Of course, I went. I’m sure my church helped me with the travel expenses and I stayed at the home of a friend I had known through youth work. If I had not been one before, that service made a church romantic out of me. There were some 25 bishops there. I assumed all of them were as important as Bishop Penick. Well over a hundred clergy were vested for that service. All of the pomp and ceremony the church could muster was present and, above all else for me, Bishop Penick clearly knew who I was. The next year I became president of the YPSL of the diocese. I was told more than once that this office had launched “Bill” Gordon on his trajectory toward the office of bishop. I reveled in that association, but at this time in my life I had no ambition higher than that of becoming a priest. I did not even know how bishops were chosen. Three years later while I was a junior at the University of North Carolina and at the end of a long process, Bishop Penick made me first a postulant and then a candidate for Holy Orders. This meant that I was required to write to him four times a year at “the Ember Days” to report on my progress toward ordination. He always responded. When I finished my seminary training in 1955 Bishop Penick ordained me to the priesthood in my first charge, St. Joseph’s Church in Durham, N.C. I then took my place among the clergy of that diocese. I was young and immature but full of confidence. Bishop Penick appointed me to various responsibilities in the diocese, including membership on a committee to evaluate and to report to the diocesan convention on “The State of the Diocese.” I was the junior clergyman on this committee, chaired by one of the senior priests. That priest, however, moved out of the diocese during that year and Bishop Penick declined to appoint a replacement, and so that responsibility now devolved to me. I accepted and only three years out of seminary proceeded to present a far-ranging report that resulted in the closing of a “black” hospital run by my church in Charlotte, thereby forcing the publicly-supported medical facilities of the city to accommodate black patients. This committee also called for the diocese to re-think both the purpose and the role of a long-revered Episcopal orphanage also in Charlotte that was lost somewhere in the 19th century. Later it too closed. I am still amazed that this bishop had that level of confidence in one well short of his 30th birthday. I watched this man for years, mostly from afar. He was always prepared. His administrative skills were awesome. His entire staff consisted of a single part-time secretary. He was such an impressive master of the pulpit that when he visited Episcopal Churches in small towns across the diocese, other churches would suspend their services so their congregations could listen to “the bishop” preach. He was an old school “prince bishop.” He filled the office with dignity and grace, but he was the unchallenged authority. He was, however, as all of us are, a child of his time. When the desegregation decision of the Supreme Court came down in 1954, he met it with a positive – it would have been called in the South “a liberal response.” Today, it would be viewed quite differently. He called for “gradualism,” which meant that white sensitivities were to be placed ahead of black justice. The Episcopal Church of North Carolina and the diocesan camp remained deeply segregated. Separate, but equal was the justifying myth. No one doubted Bishop Penick’s integrity, however, and he filled his office with a bigger than life fullness. The church required its bishops to retire at age 72. Bishop Penick approached that day with dread. He announced that he would retire at midnight on the date of his 72nd birthday. I do not think he knew who he was outside that office. Shortly before his 72nd birthday, he had a stroke from which he never regained consciousness. Those who knew him well did not grieve for they understood that some people are not emotionally equipped to retire. Those who loved and admired him were content to remember him for the great leader he was. People like me have incorporated some of the virtues of Edwin Anderson Penick into ourselves and he continues his life through those of us who regarded ourselves as his sons. To this day, I am deeply in his debt. ~John Shelby Spong Read the essay online here. Question & Answer James van Koolbergen, CFC, from Tampa, Florida, writes: Question: I have been reading your online essays with great benefit and eye-opening insights since early 2009. I also recently finished reading Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes and have found your perspective, initiated by the work of Michael Goulder, on the structuring of the synoptic gospels as lectionary material for the Jewish/Christian liturgical years very persuasive. It seems to me that this explanation of the writing of the synoptics would have significant consequences in the Christian churches for the understanding of these gospels, for preaching about them, and for education in these scriptures in parishes, colleges and seminaries. Several questions about the follow-up to Liberating the Gospels have occurred to me. It has been fifteen years now since your book was published, what impact has this book had on the study of the synoptic gospels? Has this thesis been pursued by any other scripture scholars in their writing or lecturing? Has this thesis become a discussion point in the curriculum of scripture studies in any seminary or college or of any textbook for scripture study? Have there been any ventures in these directions? Or am I living in a dream world? Answer: Dear James, You are not living in a dream world, but you do not understand how complex the field of biblical studies is. At fundamentalist seminaries, this thesis would not even be known and, if it were, would be resisted vehemently. The mainline denominational schools are not much different. In the Jesus Seminar, made up primarily of scripture scholars, who are teaching in university departments of religion, the debate is far reaching and wide. When I wrote that book, I was reflecting, as you have noted in your letter, on theories developed by one of my great teachers, Michael Goulder of the University of Birmingham in the UK. I have lectured at Harvard Divinity School, the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Drew Theological School, the University of Ghent in Belgium and a variety of clergy conferences around the western world on the thesis of this book and have always had a good reception. Does that mean that I succeeded in converting them all to my point of view? No, that has not happened, but the debate is on and the future, not me, will determine which ideas gain traction and which do not. In another field of astrophysics, the idea that we now call Quantum Physics was introduced by Niels Bohr. This theory challenged the conclusions of Albert Einstein who resisted them vigorously. Bohr and Einstein are both dead today, but Bohr has prevailed and now physics assumes the quantum theory. A century from now, we might be able to determine an answer to your question. I am content to let history make that determination. I am still convinced! My best, ~John Shelby Spong Announcements Any questions or concerns, please contact us at support(a)johnshelbyspong.com or 503-236-3545. Copyright © 2012 ProgressiveChristianity.org, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have a membership at our website. Our mailing address is: ProgressiveChristianity.org 4916 Pt Fosdick Dr, NW #148 Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Add us to your address book

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Our history
by Len Hockley 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

Hi Folks, I ran across the following summary of our history which I thought worth looking at: http://luigimorelli.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/a-story-of-organizational-chan… What do you like about it? What would you change in it? What do you know about .."A Revolution of Hope"? Len

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Virtual Program on Peace Building in the Middle East - Turkey and Iraq August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/ 9:00 am ET USA Time
by George Holcombe 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

I (George) am forwarding this for Wanda. REMINDER.... August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/ 9:00 am ET USA Time Join the Peace and Governance Theme of the ICA Global Conference on Human Development for our first virtual presentation Special Program on Peace Building in the Middle East - Turkey and Iraq The First presenter will be my longtime colleague Christina Bache Fidan. Christina will lead a dialogue on the volatile dynamics in the Middle East, focused on Turkey's internal challenges and its relationship with Iraq, particularly northern Iraq. Christina is a doctoral candidate whose gift and passion as a peacemaker finds her working with refugees in neighborhoods in Turkey; has developed a professional woman's organization to expand services to refugees; and maintains her work in international relations. August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/ 9:00 am ET USA Time More information on Christina Bache Fidan at end of email along with photo. We will use two technologies: 1. Adobe Connect for the visual: http://top.adobeconnect.com/peace-building-turkey/ 2. Go-To-Meeting for the audio: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/335229006 Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone. Dial +1 (773) 897-3015 Access Code: 335-229-006 Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting ID: 335-229-006 Register for this session here in Groupsite. Please contact Catherine Tornbom if you have any questions: catherine(a)interfuseassociates.com Interfuse Associates Cell/Text: 520.289.7117 Website: interfuseassociates.com About the ICAI Nepal Conference Christina Bache Fidan: PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick One of the latest Conferences Christina helped to host: The Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University: 1st International Neighbourhood Symposium on “Understanding the Common Neighbourhood – The Black Sea Region in Focus” held on the island of Heybeliada near Istanbul, Turkey from Tuesday, 28 June – Sunday, 3 July 2011. The International Neighbourhood Symposium promoted further understanding and cooperation in the Black Sea region and beyond by providing a forum for study, dialogue and networking in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment. Biography From 2006-2010, Christina worked with the Istanbul Policy Center located at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. She previously worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Commerce, both in Washington, DC. Christina is now a Research Fellow at the Center for International and European Studies at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. PhD Thesis Title and Abstract Turkish Private Sector Development in Northern Iraq Christina's aim is to describe the influence of Turkey's Private Sector in Northern Iraq. To what extent can the Turkish private sector not only contribute to an easing of relations between Turkey and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), but also contribute to an increase in stability and facilitate reconstruction in the KRG governed region despite an on-going war in Iraq? In-depth interviews and semi-structured observations will be conducted. Education PhD Candidate, Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, 2009-2012 M.A. International Peace and Conflict Resolution, American University, 2004 B.A. International Studies, American University, 2003 Research Interests Conflict Management; Security Studies; U.S. Foreign Policy; Turkish Foreign Policy; Migration; Development Personal Affiliations Rapporteur, Wilton Park Conference, "Turkey's Policies for Engagement in the Contemporary World," 2011, Istanbul Selected Member, American Council on Germany and the Draeger Foundation, "Study Group on Demographic Trends, Migration, and Social Cohesion in Europe," 2009 and 2010, Berlin, Washington, DC, Brussels, Paris Selected Member, The Hollings Center, “The Future of Turkey-U.S. Relations: Prospects for Cooperation in the Middle East,” 2010, Istanbul Selected Member, The Hollings Center, "The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: a Next-Generation Dialogue," 2009, Istanbul Selected Member, Transfuse Association, "Study Group on Promoting Dialogue, Cooperation and Integration within Southeastern Europe," 2009, Istanbul Wanda Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/619-3469 wanda60(a)earthlink.net

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Join the Virtual Presentation On Peace Building in theMiddle East August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/9:00 am ET USA Time
by George Holcombe 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

I am forwarding this for Wanda. Wanda is the "I" that just returned from Istanbul. The photo is Christina Bache Fidan who will be the presenter in the first Virtual Presentation for the Peace Building & Governance Theme Team. Christina is a longtime peace maker colleague who met Firat Fidan when they were both getting their Masters at American University in Washington DC, Christina in Conflict Resolution and Firat in International Business. It was an honor to attend their wedding six years ago in Istanbul. They are an awesome "international" couple as they both are engaged in different ways caring for the world from Istanbul. Christina is also a Phd candidate on International Relations. I do hope you will join us in the "virtual" type dialogue on peace building. Wanda Sent from my iPhone On Aug 29, 2012, at 9:12 AM, "Janice Ulangca" <aulangca(a)stny.rr.com> wrote: > George and Wanda, > This looks great! I hope to participate tomorrow (Thursday Aug. 30 9 a.m. eastern). Thanks much for the info. > > Who is the "I" who just returned from Istanbul? And who is the beautiful person in the picture? Not really clear. > > Janice Ulangca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wanda Holcombe > To: Colleague Dialogue > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:34 PM > Subject: [Dialogue] Join the Virtual Presentation On Peace Building in theMiddle East August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/9:00 am ET USA Time > > Dear Colleagues around the world, > > I just returned from a journey to Istanbul and a great visit with my longtime colleague Christina Bache Fidan who agreed to be our presenter for the first virtual presentation of the Peace and Governance Theme of the ICA Nepal Conference on August 30th...just a few days away. Christina will lead a dialogue on the volatile dynamics in the Middle East, focused on Turkey's internal challenges and its relationship with Iraq, particularly northern Iraq. I hope you will join us and invite other colleagues to join us as well. > > I agreed to join the leadership team of the Peace and Governance Theme because of my lifelong passion for peace and the Virtual type conference where all can participate from wherever they are located in the world before, during and after the conference and/or by being present in Nepal. Christina will also be one of our virtual presenters during the conference in Nepal from Istanbul. > > ALSO, visit the ICA Human Development Conference Site, Peace and Governance Theme and join in by taking the Poll and helping to select the 10 of 32 Critical Conditions for Peace Building: > http://www.conference.ica-nepal.org > http://www.virtual.ica-nepal.org > > If you have any problems taking Poll Taking or have questions about the two technologies for the Virtual Presentation, Please contact the two Sherpas for the Peace & Governance Theme: > Tornbom Catherine: catherine(a)interfuseassociates.com > Jean Watts: jeanwatts(a)cox.net > > PLEASE come join the Peace and Governance Theme of the ICA Nepal Conference for our first virtual presentation Special Program on Peace Building in the Middle East - Turkey and Iraq August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/ 9:00 am ET USA Time > > We will begin with questions, many questions. Questions that beg responses based in research, based in practice, based in intuition, based on experience, and based in the heart. Together we will move into an exploration of the vast journey of peace and find the path that brings concrete action to our beloved > communities. > > Join us on August 30 with my longtime colleague Christina Bache Fidan. Fidan will lead a dialogue on the volatile dynamics in the Middle East, focused on Turkey's internal challenges and its relationship with Iraq, particularly northern Iraq. Christina is a doctoral candidate whose gift and passion as a peacemaker finds her working with refugees in neighborhoods in Turkey; has developed a > professional woman's organization to expand services to refugees; and maintains her work in international relations. > > August 30 - 6:00 am PT/ 7:00 am MT/ 8:00 am CT/ 9:00 am ET USA Time > > We will use two technologies: > > 1. Adobe Connect for the visual: > http://top.adobeconnect.com/peace-building-turkey/ > > 2. Go-To-Meeting for the audio: > https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/335229006 > Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. > > Or, call in using your telephone. > > Dial +1 (773) 897-3015 > > Access Code: 335-229-006 > > Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting > > Meeting ID: 335-229-006 > > Register for this session here in Groupsite. > > As we confirm our additional guest speakers, we will send invitations letting > you know the time and date. > > Please Catherine Tornbomt me if you have any questions. > > Interfuse Associates > Cell/Text: 520.289.7117 > Website: interfuseassociates.com > About the ICAI Nepal Conference > > <Christina Fidan 1.jpg> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dialogue mailing list > Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net > _______________________________________________ > Dialogue mailing list > Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net Wanda Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. 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