Orr Event: Preaching Workshop with 2017 Orr Lecturer
PREACHING THE LUMINOUS WORD
with Dr. Ellen Davis
Friday, October 13, 2017, 9:30 – 11:30 am, Great Hall, Huron
Admission: $20.00, includes a light lunch; Registration Required
Free Parking in south (student) Huron lot–gates will be up
(do not park in “Pay & Display” without paying or in “Guest Parking” spots)
Join us for a conversation with Prof. Ellen F. Davis focusing on how biblical proclamation can shape and sustain the life of faith communities and their responses to urgent public issues. Moderated by Todd Townshend, Dean of Theology.
About Dr. Ellen F. Davis
The author of 11 books and many articles, Dr. Davis’ research interests focus on how biblical interpretation bears on the life of faith communities and their responses to urgent public issues, particularly the environmental crisis and interfaith relations.
A lay Episcopalian, she is active as a theological consultant within the Anglican Communion. Since 2004, she has worked with the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan and elsewhere in East Africa to develop theological education, community health, and sustainable agriculture. (further details)