Lecturer

Luke Bretherton, is associate professor of theological ethics and senior fellow of Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He is the winner of the 2013 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. His primary teaching interests are theological ethics, Christian political thought, missiology and practices of social, political, and economic witness. He has worked with a variety of faith-based NGOs, mission agencies, and churches around the world, particularly in Central and Easter Europe, and is the author of Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life.

Schedule

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

At First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio

4:00 p.m.    Workshop followed by dinner. Call 330-744-4307 for reservations.

7:00 p.m.     Public Lecture. Free and open to the public. 

Thursday, March 26, 2015

At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. All events are free and open to the public.

11:30 a.m.    Chapel:   "Banqueting with the Excluded" - Luke 14.15-24

4:30 p.m.      Public Lecture: “The Politics of a Common Life and the Nature of Faithful Citizenship"

6:00 p.m.      Informal Dinner (reservation required - see below for ticket purchase)

7:30 p.m.      Public Lecture: "Poverty, Privilege and Participation in the Healing Rule of Christ”

CEUs

0.1 for each lecture. Online registration is required to receive a certificate.

Dinner Reservation

Dinner is available March 26, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Seminary by reservation only. To purchase your dinner ticket ($15/each), please click HERE.

Overnight Accommodations

A limited number of rooms are available on campus for this lecture series. Make reservations in advance through the Seminary Housing Office by calling 412-924-1397.

About the Schaff Lectures

David S. Schaff, 1852-1941

For 23 years, Professor David Schaff taught church history at Western Theological Seminary on the north side of Pittsburgh, one of the antecedents of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Before beginning his teaching duties in 1903, he held two pastorates. He wrote extensively in the area of church history and co-edited the well-known and often consulted Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia. He completed the unfinished work of his father, Philip, who had begun the History of the Christian Church before his death. Dr. Schaff also wrote two additional books on the life of John Hus.

Lecturer

Luke Bretherton, is associate professor of theological ethics and senior fellow of Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He is the winner of the 2013 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing. His primary teaching interests are theological ethics, Christian political thought, missiology and practices of social, political, and economic witness. He has worked with a variety of faith-based NGOs, mission agencies, and churches around the world, particularly in Central and Easter Europe, and is the author of Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life.

Schedule

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

At First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio

4:00 p.m.    Workshop followed by dinner. Call 330-744-4307 for reservations.

7:00 p.m.     Public Lecture. Free and open to the public. 

Thursday, March 26, 2015

At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. All events are free and open to the public.

11:30 a.m.    Chapel:   "Banqueting with the Excluded" - Luke 14.15-24

4:30 p.m.      Public Lecture: “The Politics of a Common Life and the Nature of Faithful Citizenship"

6:00 p.m.      Informal Dinner (reservation required - see below for ticket purchase)

7:30 p.m.      Public Lecture: "Poverty, Privilege and Participation in the Healing Rule of Christ”

CEUs

0.1 for each lecture. Online registration is required to receive a certificate.

Dinner Reservation

Dinner is available March 26, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Seminary by reservation only. To purchase your dinner ticket ($15/each), please click HERE.

Overnight Accommodations

A limited number of rooms are available on campus for this lecture series. Make reservations in advance through the Seminary Housing Office by calling 412-924-1397.

About the Schaff Lectures

David S. Schaff, 1852-1941

For 23 years, Professor David Schaff taught church history at Western Theological Seminary on the north side of Pittsburgh, one of the antecedents of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Before beginning his teaching duties in 1903, he held two pastorates. He wrote extensively in the area of church history and co-edited the well-known and often consulted Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia. He completed the unfinished work of his father, Philip, who had begun the History of the Christian Church before his death. Dr. Schaff also wrote two additional books on the life of John Hus.