Catalogue 2008 Book - Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

�LECTURE SERIES�
PRESIDENT’S COLLOQUIUM
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008, AND APRIL 1, 2009
The President’s Colloquium, established in 2004, is an event for the Seminary community
to engage in spirited, civil debate and theological refl ection over an issue of importance and
controversy with a view toward modeling how such an issue might be discussed in congregations.
MIDWINTER LECTURES
FEBRUARY 2-4, 2009, AUSTIN, TEXAS
MIDWINTER LECTURES PREACHER
The Reverend Dr. Scott Black Johnston
Pastor
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, New York
THOMAS WHITE CURRIE LECTURER
The Reverend Dr. Thomas G. Long
Bandy Professor of Preaching
Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
The Thomas White Currie Lectures were established in 1952 by the Tom Currie Bible Class of
Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Texas. The class is carrying these lectures on an
annual basis in honor of Dr. Currie and the current teachers of the Bible Class.
ROBERT F. JONES LECTURER
Dr. Paul Westermeyer
Professor of Church Music
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Women of the Church of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, Texas, established in
1949 the Robert F. Jones Lectures in Christian Education. These are fi nanced on an annual basis.
E. C. WESTERVELT LECTURER
Mary Louise Bringle
Professor of Religious Studies
Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina
The E. C. Westervelt Lectures were established in 1949 by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Flato of
Corpus Christi, Texas, in honor of the parents of Mrs. Flato.
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