Seminary Lectureships
The Geddes W. Hanson Lecture
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Brad R. Braxton, senior minister, The Riverside Church, New York, New York
Thursday, October 1, 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
The Stone Lectures
Topic: “Testing the National Covenant: Dealing With Our Runaway Fears and Appetities”
Speaker: Dr.William F. May, senior fellow at the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, University of Virginia
All lectures will be held in the Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
Lecture I: “Containing Runaway Fear in American Foreign Policy”;Monday, October 5, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture II: “The Overreach in Free Market Ideology”; Tuesday, October 6, 12:45 p.m.
Lecture III: “Curbing Runaway Appetites in Domestic Policy”; Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture IV: “A Covenantal Account of National Identity”; Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture V: “The Covenantal Agenda Ahead”; Thursday, October 8, 12:45 p.m.
The Warfield Lectures: “Ravished with Wonder: John Calvin and the God Who Is Love”
Speaker: Dr. Randall C. Zachman, associate professor of Reformation studies and director of the M.A. and M.T.S. Program in Theology, University of Notre Dame
All lectures will be held in the Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
Lecture I: “The Beauty and Terror of the Universe: John Calvin and Blaise Pascal”; Monday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture II: “The Bond and Critique of All Social Union: John Calvin and Karl Barth”; Tuesday, October 20, 12:45 p.m.
Lecture III: “The One Elect People Among All Nations: John Calvin and Karl Barth”; Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture IV: “The Restoration of Israel by Gospel and Law: John Calvin and Ezra the Scribe”; Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture V: “The Comfort and Challenge of Love: John Calvin and Soren Kierkegaard”; Thursday, October 22, 12:45 p.m.
Lecture VI: “Hoping for All Others: Fearing for Myself: John Calvin and Julian of Norwich”; Thursday, October 22, 7:00 p.m.
The Frederick Neumann Memorial Lecture
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: Dr. Timothy B. Tyson, visiting professor of American Christianity and southern culture, Duke Divinity School, and senior research scholar, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
Monday, November 2, 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
The Alexander Thompson Lecture
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: Dr. Hindy Najman, associate professor of ancient Judaism, Department and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
Monday, February 22, 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
The Women in Church and Ministry Lecture
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis, senior minister, Middle Collegiate Church, New York, New York
Monday, February 25, 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: Dr. J. Kameron Carter, associate professor in Theology and Black church studies, Duke Divinity School
Thursday, March 25, 7:00 p.m., Main Lounge Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public
The Abraham Kuyper Lecture and Prize
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, London, England
Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Miller Chapel
Free and open to the public