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.

What Shall We Do with the Ark of the God of Israel?

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

November 4, 2011
1 Samuel 5:1-12
1 Samuel 6:10-13

Listen to the sermon.

What’s Going On: Unmasking, Debunking, and Disentangling the Interlocking Forces of Oppressive Institutions and Social Sin

Stacey Floyd-Thomas
Associate Professor of Ethics and Director of Black Church Studies at Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University

Katie Geneva Cannon Lecture
March 30, 2008

How does one reach the current generation of young people dealing with the price of success, grasp of power, loss of cultural memory, and lack of communal support? This new generation deals with the crisis of faith exemplified by their lack of faith in the existence of God. Listen to the lecture. Please note, the lecture begins about 11 minutes into the recording following the introduction of the speaker and her opening remarks.

The Katie Geneva Cannon Lecture is sponsored by the Women's Center at LPTS. You can learn more about the Women's Center by visiting their blog.

The Beloved Community: American Search, Christian Hope, Human Struggle

Charles Marsh
Professor of Religious and Theological Studies
Director of the Project on Lived Theology, University of Virginia

George and Jean Edwards Lecture on Peace and Justice
October 25, 2007

In our current, troubled times, Dr. Marsh reconstructs Dr. Martin Luther King’s call to the struggle for a new world as the only true call of the children of the living God. He says that in order to create beloved community, we must remain close to the ground, listen more closely, and return to the commitment of the Church’s healing presence in the world. Listen to the lecture.