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Palmberg, Sundholm to Attend Justice Conference
CHICAGO, IL (March 1, 2005) - Glenn R. Palmberg, president of the Evangelical
Covenant Church, and Jim Sundholm, director of Covenant World Relief,
are among a number of international church leaders invited to
participate in The Call to Justice Conference March 16-18 in Vatican
City in Rome. The initial contact came in an invitation to Sundholm to
present a paper at the conference.
Participants are scheduled to begin the conference with an audience with
Pope John Paul II. However, the audience will be contingent on the
health of the Pope at the time the conference begins. A Vatican
spokesperson today described the Pope's condition as improving following
surgery last week to insert a breathing tube.
Revisiting the Vatican II Papal Council statement on justice issued 40
years ago, this conference will explore the relationship between issues
of justice and "the vocation to be a fully human being." Five plenary
speakers will address themes such as "The Call to Justice and the
Political Order," "The Call to Justice in the Economic Order," and "The
Role of the Family in the Social Order." Presenters will include Rubens
Ricupero, former Director General of the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development; Callistro Madavo, special advisor to the
president of the World Bank; Helen M. Alvare, associate professor of law
at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law; Cardinal
Claudio Hummes, archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Andrea Riccardi,
founder of the Community of St. Egidio.
In addition to the plenary speakers, there will be scholars and
practitioners from 30 countries presenting and responding to more than
60 papers that fall within three broad categories: theological
reflection, exploration of the church's mission in the social order, and
examination of contemporary economic, political and social issues.
"One of the reasons we were invited," said Palmberg, "is because of the
Covenant's strong sense of justice growing out of biblical authority
within an authentic evangelical faith. This is a wonderful opportunity
for us to engage with leaders of other church bodies on issues of
common, biblical concern. The invitation to Jim is an important
recognition not only of his own gifts, but also of the work the Covenant
is doing through Covenant World Relief, the Paul Carlson Partnership,
and other ministries."
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