The Davenant Trust
This post is long overdo, but we are nonetheless excited to introduce the Davenant Trust. Originally the brainchild of Dr. Bradford Littlejohn, the Davenant Trust came together after the completion of 2013 Convivium Calvinisticum. While the Davenant Trust is independent from TCI, it exists in an obvious partnership with TCI, and most of its board members are regular TCI contributors. Most importantly, the goals and vision of the Davenant Trust are wholly complementary with those of TCI, as can be seen in its mission statement:
The Davenant Trust will be sponsoring three conferences this year. Two of these are co-sponsorships with other fine organizations, and one is wholly our own. The first is coming up soon.
For the rest, see:
http://calvinistinternational.com/2014/03/17/davenant-trust/
This post is long overdo, but we are nonetheless excited to introduce the Davenant Trust. Originally the brainchild of Dr. Bradford Littlejohn, the Davenant Trust came together after the completion of 2013 Convivium Calvinisticum. While the Davenant Trust is independent from TCI, it exists in an obvious partnership with TCI, and most of its board members are regular TCI contributors. Most importantly, the goals and vision of the Davenant Trust are wholly complementary with those of TCI, as can be seen in its mission statement:
We aim to equip evangelical and Reformed Christians today for church leadership, civic participation, and faithful discipleship in other vocations as responsible citizens, by encouraging scholarly research into the time-tested resources of early Protestant theology, philosophy, ethics, civics, and jurisprudence, and by putting these resources at the disposal of the contemporary church.This is all explained in more detail at the Davenant Trust website, and you can read all about it here. For now I’d like to give a basic explanation of our plans and a word about fundraising.
Long-Term Goals
The Davenant Trust has some ambitious long-term goals. Among these are the sponsorship of Ph.D. students, the outfitting of curriculum for theological study centers and seminaries, and the creation of a permanent house of studies. These will be contingent on a sufficient level of interest and funding, and we understand that it will take some time before we can complete them. Still, following the old dictum of “the last in action is the first in intention,” we thought it appropriate to state these goals and to encourage others to offer support. Please let us know about your interest in any of these projects. We would especially like to hear from those who are interested in helping us to create these goals.Short-Term Goals
To begin generating wider interest and to have some concrete “product” to show, the Davenant Trust has a number of projects that will be coming together very soon. These fall into two basic categories, academic conferences and translation and digitization projects.The Davenant Trust will be sponsoring three conferences this year. Two of these are co-sponsorships with other fine organizations, and one is wholly our own. The first is coming up soon.
For the rest, see:
http://calvinistinternational.com/2014/03/17/davenant-trust/
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