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Posted on May 6, 2019

JAF Debate 2019: Missions from Jerusalem, to Athens, to the Ends of the Earth

For 15 years, the annual Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) debate has provided a platform for some of the most pressing questions concerning modern-day Christianity. This year, the debate focused on the statement: “Modern models of Christian missions should be discarded as a relic of colonialism.”

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Posted on February 20, 2019

15 Years of Connecting Academia, Church and City

Fifteen years ago, the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) and the Clarendon Scholars honors programs were founded to explore, respectively, “What has the academy to do with the Church?” and what either has to do with the city.

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Posted on May 3, 2018

What does Jerusalem have to do with Washington, D.C.?

The Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) debate has become a tradition here at Gordon. As a highlight of Symposium week, JAF students both defended and disproved the notion that "The American ideals of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ are compatible with a biblical worldview."

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