Elizabethtown College News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/1/07
Contact: Mary Dolheimer, director of marketing and media relations, 717-361-1587, dolheimerm@etown.edu
Brethren in Christ membership to be discussed at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – A Messiah College sociology 
professor will present an overview of the Brethren in Christ membership at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 22, in Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Ron Burwell’s talk is open to the public free of charge.
Burwell will present information on the beliefs, values and behavior of members of the Brethren in Christ based on a national sample of members who participated in the 2006 Church Member Profile. During his talk, he will also pinpoint recent demographic changes in the denomination.
Burwell chairs the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice at Messiah College. A graduate of New York University, his research interests include denominational studies, exploration of faith development among college students and assessment of learning outcomes in higher education.
Ranked as one of the best colleges in the northern United States by U.S. News and World Report, Elizabethtown offers its 1900 students 53 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its motto to “Educate for Service,” Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose.
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