Hitherto

Ken Hockenberry
Interim Director of Field Eduction
Pastor, Beulah Presbyterian Church

November 21, 2014
1 Samuel 7:3-13

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Doors to Dialogue and Mission: Openings Afforded by the Holy Spirit in a World of Many Faiths

Amos Yong
Director of the Center for Missiological Research
Professor of Theology and Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary

Presler Lecture
November 13, 2014

This lecture focuses on how beliefs in the presence of a divine or “holy” spirit influence or inspire interfaith dialogue and understanding, especially with respect to missionary activity shared or common among different faith traditions.  Listen to the lecture.  View the accompanying slides.

A Just Peace Approach to Ending the Global War on Women

Susan Thistlethwaite
Professor of Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary

Edwards Lecture
November 13, 2014

This lecture focuses on the roles that spiritual leaders and faith communities from all denominations play to respond to the widespread culture of violence against women.  Listen to the lecture.  (Please note that the speaker occasionally refers to images that we do not have the rights to post.)

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

Kilen Gray
Dean of Students

October 24, 2014
Psalm 1

How do we use the gifts that God has given us to focus on what is most important in our lives?  Listen to the sermon.

Listening for God

Michael Jinkins
President
Professor of Theology

Exploratory Weekend
October 3, 2014
I Kings 19: 1-13

How do we listen for God in this world and in our lives?  Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

A Beautiful Question

Anne Stewart
Visiting Assistant Professor of Old Testament

September 26, 2014
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Mark 12:28-34

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A Theology of Gladness

Susan R. Garrett
Dean of the Seminary
Professor of New Testament Studies

September 19, 2014
Matthew 3:7-12

What motivates true repentance? For what transgressions shall we repent? How are John’s and Jesus’ calls to repentance “good news?”  Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

Imperial Conquest, Atonement Theology and a Soteriology for Justice and Peace

Rita Nakasima Brock
Founding Co-director, Soul Repair Center
Research Professor of Theology, Brite Divinity School

Katie Geneva Cannon Lecture
September 14, 2014

Dr. Brock discusses recovery from moral injury and the impact moral injury has on our spirituality.  Listen to the lecture.  (Please note that this is a large file and may take some time to download over slower connections.)

Exodus 15

Amy Plantinga Pauw
Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology

September 12, 2014
Exodus 15:1-15, 20-21

Liberation is only the beginning of the work to be done. Listen to the sermon.

The Challenge of Forgiveness

Dr. Atef Gendy
President, Evangelical Theological Seminary (Cairo, Egypt)

Doors to Dialogue Chapel Service
September 11, 2014
Matthew 18:21-35

Dr. Gendy addresses the challenges of forgiveness and Christianity in the Middle East.  Listen to the sermon.

And the Word Became Flesh

Matthew S. Collins
Director, Ernest Miller White Library
Associate Professor of Bibliography and Research
September 4, 2014
Fall Convocation
John 1:1-17
Digital technologies now seem to touch nearly every area of our lives, regardless of whether we are one of those who are “always on” or one who is only occasionally online.  The pervasive nature of our digital tech raises questions about how it may or may not affect our personal lives, our relationships, and our communities.  The most significant effects to be addressed will be the decontextualizing and disembodying nature of the information we send, retrieve, and use with our digital tools.  Listen to the address.

When God Talks Back

Tanya Luhrmann
Watkins University Professor of Anthropology
Stanford University

April 14, 2014
Grawemeyer Award in Religion Lecture

How can rational people living in the 21st century believe that God speaks to them, and why should the rest of us take those people seriously?  Listen to the lecture.

The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity

Gerardo Marti
L. Richardson King Associate Professor of Sociology
Davidson College

April 8, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion

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Mission Impossible: Can it Again Be Made Possible?

S. Wesley Ariarajah
Professor of Ecumenical Theology at Drew University
Visiting Luce Professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

April 8, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion

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Genesis 1:1-2:15

Patricia K. Tull
A.B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament Emerita

April 8, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion
Genesis 1:1-2:15

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But We've Always Done it this Way

Patricia K. Tull
A.B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament Emerita

April 7, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion
Acts 9

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Beyond the Impasse: Towards a Breakthrough in Theology of Religion

S. Wesley Ariarajah
Professor of Ecumenical Theology at Drew University
Visiting Luce Professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

April 7, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion

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I Wish I Was Black: Race, Music and Worship in Successfully Diverse Churches

Gerardo Marti
L. Richardson King Associate Professor of Sociology
Davidson College

April 7, 2014
Festival of Theology & Reunion

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The Search for a Savior

Johanna W.H. van Wijk-Bos
Dora Pierce Professor of Bible and Professor of Old Testament

March 28, 2014
1 Samuel 9-10

Like the ancient Israelites we forget that we have all the guidance we need for living.  We run after saviors and kings to protect us and save us.  Listen to the sermon.

Climbing Trees

Matthew Collins
Director of the Ernest Miller White Library
Associate Professor of Bibliography and Research

March 14, 2014
Luke 19:1-10

Why did Zacchaeus climb the tree?  Why should we want to be like him?  Listen to the sermon.

Wisdom and Doubt

Susan R. Garrett
Dean of the Seminary
Professor of New Testament

March 7, 2014
Exploratory Weekend
Proverbs 8:1-11
James 1:5-7; 3:13-18

Doubts are not all bad—sometimes they serve very useful purposes. Some kinds of doubt actually serve a useful purpose. Doubt can be the still small voice causing us to question our choices. Doubt can be the messenger from above prompting us to question the wisdom we receive from the world and measure it against the standards of God. Listen to the sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.

Choosing Life Behind the Veil

Scott C. Williamson
Robert H. Walkup Professor of Theological Ethics
February 21, 2014
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
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A Little Child Shall Lead Them

J. Bradley Wigger

Second Presbyterian Church Professor of Christian Education

Spring Convocation Address
February 6, 2014
Isaiah 11:6-9
Mark 10:13-16

Maybe the church can stretch a little by welcoming children, maybe we can practice a little more often advocating for the least of these in society, perhaps we can cultivate richer imaginations for love’s sake. Perhaps we can trust a child to lead us in the ways of peace. Listen to the convocation sermon.  Read the sermon in PDF.