Invitation to Participate in our Rich Academic Life
Author: Dr. Stephen Chester
Q: Where can you feast on wisdom and insight from a range of internationally renowned scholars speaking on biblical and theological themes they are passionate about?
A: NPTS in the last week of September!
A great education is not only about the classes you take and the professors you learn from week by week. It’s also about the other voices you engage with, the people you meet, and the unexpected idea that’s not on any syllabus but that helps you see something familiar in a new way and speaks God’s truth to you.
This is why we are privileged to host both the Nils Lund Memorial Lectures (September 27 and 28, 9am-12noon) and the North Park Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (September 28-30). Don’t miss these important learning opportunities! You might not be able to get to everything but there’s no excuse for not getting to something.
Lund Lectures
- Brent Strawn teaches at Candler School of Theology at Emory University and is author of The Old Testament is Dying: A Diagnosis and a Recommended Treatment (Baker, 2017).
- Grant Macaskill teaches at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and is the author of Union with Christ in the New Testament. Brent and Grant are our 2017 Lund Lecturers.
Check out their lecture titles on our website.
The lectures are free and open to all. Just show up at Isaacson Chapel on both days, and don’t be afraid to ask a question.
Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture
The symposium every year brings together a group of scholars to discuss (and sometimes argue about!) a theme they are passionate about over 3 days. This year we focus on Union with Christ: Who are we in Christ? How do we share in his death and in his resurrection life? What does it mean for our identity in society? How does being united with Christ impact other aspects of who we are (e.g. ethnicity, gender, status)? What does it say about how the church should pursue mission?
The presenters on all this and more include:
- Cynthia Peters Anderson, theologian and pastor, author of Reclaiming Participation: Christ as God’s Life for All (Fortress, 2014)
- Bruce Fields, Professor of Faith and Culture, author of Black Theology: 3 Crucial Questions for the Evangelical Church (Baker, 2001)
- Michael J. Gorman, Professor of New Testament, author of Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (Eerdmans, 2015)
Check out the rest of the line-up and the full schedule.
You do have to register to participate in the symposium (it’s free – you only pay for meals) by contacting Luke (lrpalmerlee@northpark.edu)
You can also take a 3-credit symposium class (apply to seminary academic services to register) where you get to attend the event, hear and read all the papers, and define your own research paper based on a paper or theme that has spoken to you.