Lifting the Veil on Big-Time Sports

Marcia Mount ShoopPastor/Head of Staff, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church

Festival of Theology and Reunion
Caldwell Lecture
March 28, 2017

Caldwell Lecturer Marcia Mount Shoop will discuss some of the impacts that our culture's obsession with sports and sports entertainment has on our spirituality.  Listen to the lecture.

Who is Afraid of Sports? Play, Bodies, and Formation (Part One)

Dr. John B. White

Assistant Professor and holder of the Harold and Dottie Riley Professorship in Practical Theology and Director of the Sport Chaplaincy/Ministry Program at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University

Festival of Theology and Reunion
Greenhoe Lecture
March 27, 2017

Dr. White shares his perspective in sports chaplain ministry and the spiritual, personal, and professional challenges that athletes (and fans alike) face in the midst of major sports.  Listen to the lecture.

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.)