Homecoming

On Sunday, August 22, 2010, New Hope Presbyterian Church was honored to have as guest speaker, Dr. Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University. She holds degrees from University of California, Berkeley; Oxford University; Divinity School of the Pacific and Yale University. She is the author of eight books and many articles. She has long been involved in inter-faith dialogue and works with the Episcopal Church of Sudan to develop theological education, community health and sustainable agriculture.

Her research interest focuses on the impact of biblical interpretation on the life of faith communities and their response to critical public issues, particularly the environment and interfaith relations. Her most recent book, Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible (Cambridge University Press, 2009) integrates biblical studies with a critique of industrial agriculture and food production.

For New Hope Presbyterian Church, founded by farmers searching for ideal agricultural land, until recently was primarily attended by local farm families, and now engaged in preservation of the adjacent land through the camp, Dr. Ellen Davis was an ideal choice for our Homecoming speaker. Her sermon topic was Exodus 16.

Photos from the Homecoming Service August 22nd, 2010