Olivet and Center Honor Martin Ozinga III
Along with Olivet’s Weber Leadership Center, the Center for Law and Culture sponsored a luncheon and student forum on November 15 featuring Martin (“Marty”) Ozinga III. At the luncheon, attended by almost 80 community leaders, faculty, staff and students, Professor Charles Emmerich interviewed Mr. Ozinga about the inspirational story of Ozinga Bros., Inc., a highly successful family-owned concrete business entering its fourth generation. “We live in the greatest country on the face of this earth,” said Ozinga. “I’ve traveled...
read moreLausanne Consultation Produces Call to Action
Dr. Susan Emmerich presented the paper “Creation Care as a Ministry of Reconciliation” at the Lausanne Consultation on Creation Care October 29-November 3rd in Jamaica. The Consultation produced a Call to Action with a call for stewards to address “reconciliation” efforts as it pertains to creation care. Read more about The Lausanne Movement and the...
read moreOlivet and the Center Partner to Launch Legal Studies Program
Olivet announces a new partnership with the Center for Law and Culture, a non-profit organization now housed at Olivet that aspires to restore truth in law through educational initiatives in the Judeo-Christian tradition. With Olivet’s newest faculty member Charles J. Emmerich, J.D., LL.M. at the helm, the Center and Olivet are launching a legal studies program that provides training for students desiring to pursue careers in public life, particularly in the fields of law, government and politics. According to Emmerich, founder and executive...
read moreInspiring Virtuous Public Leadership in the Judeo-Christian Tradition
The ninth Law, Justice and Culture Institute, held May 14-25 at Trinity Christian College, attracted 15 talented students representing eight schools. Among these schools were three new institutions—Regent University, Northern Michigan University, and Ripon College. During the last decade, the Center, through its Institute, has educated 130 students from 28 colleges and universities, awarding more than $61,000 in financial assistance. At the conclusion of the two-week Institute, a graduation dinner was attended by more than 75 people. A...
read moreDr. Susan Emmerich Featured in Podcast for Agabus Project
Part one of a two-part podcast with Dr. Susan Emmerich, director of the Center’s Creation Care Program, is now available online through the Agabus Project. In an interview by Lowell Bliss, Emmerich introduces listeners to Tangier Island and outlines the conflict on the island as told in her movie, When Heaven Meets Earth. The Agabus Project is the creation care and environmental missions teaching ministry of Eden Vigil. The podcast is now available here. When Heaven Meets Earth is a continuation of the story of the Tangier...
read moreDr. Susan Emmerich to Lead One-Day Practicum
On Saturday, November 12, 2011, Dr. Susan Emmerich will lead “When Heaven Meets Earth: A Creation Care, Conflict Management and Sustainability Practicum” at Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Illinois. This one-day practicum will explore biblical principles of stewardship and conflict management based on Emmerich’s faith-based stewardship work on Tangier Island shown in her newest film When Heaven Meets Earth: Faith, Environment and the Chesapeake. Participants will gain the knowledge and tools necessary to apply these methods and principles...
read moreLaw, Justice and Culture Institute Culminates with the Center’s 10th Anniversary Banquet
As the Center for Law and Culture entered its tenth year, 18 students representing eight schools participated in the Law, Justice and Culture Institute at Trinity Christian College, May 16-27, to gain worldview education in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Sponsored by the Center, the Institute prepares students for virtuous public service in law, government, and politics. During the last decade, the Center, through its Institute, has educated 115 students from 25 colleges and universities, awarding more than $51,000 in financial...
read moreDr. Susan Emmerich to Present this Saturday
Dr. Susan Emmerich will be a keynote speaker this Saturday, April 16, at Benedictine University (Lisle, IL) at the 2011 Regional Lilly Conference titled “Faith, Science and Stewardship: Christian Pedagogy on the Environment.” Emmerich will present an address titled “A Faith-Based Stewardship Model for Managing Environmental and Social Conflict,” based on the work as seen in her latest film, “When Heaven Meets...
read moreJimmy Jun Expresses Appreciation for Scholarship
Jimmy Jun, one of two research assistants for the Religious Liberty Project, recently shared his appreciation for the scholarship he received through The Center for Law and Culture. Jun is a graduate student at Wheaton College in the History of Christianity program. “Thanks to the generosity of the John Witherspoon Religious Liberty Scholarship I was able to experience two ministry and academic related conferences in the U.S. and abroad during the past 2009/2010 academic year. These funds helped me further develop my personal and...
read moreScholarship Allows Brandt to Conduct Necessary Research
Eric Brandt, who along with Jimmy Jun, serves as a Religious Liberty research assistant, explained how being a scholarship recipient afforded him the opportunity to conduct necessary research for his thesis. Brandt is a graduate student at Wheaton College in the History of Christianity program. “I am a grateful recipient of the 2009/2010 John Witherspoon Religious Liberty Scholarship. A graduate student currently completing my program in the history of Christianity at Wheaton College, Illinois, I am writing my thesis on religious...
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