Join usjoin forus a very event Please for aspecial very special event Lyons Lectures by John Dominic Crossan “Jesus’ Parables & God’s Kingdom” “Gospels as Mega-Parables about Jesus” First United Methodist Church, Madison, WI
About our presenter In the last forty years. Dr. John Dominic Crossan has written twenty-five books on the historical Jesus, earliest Christianity, and the historical Paul. Five of these have been national religious bestsellers. The scholarly core of his work is the trilogy from The Historical Jesus (1991) through The Birth of Christianity (1998), to In Search of Paul, co-authored with the archaeologist Jonathan L. Reed (2004). His most recent work is The Power of Parables: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus (2012), which will be at the heart of his presentation this year. A Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar from 1985 to 1996, Dr. Crossan has lectured to audiences across the United States and around the world. He frequently appears in an expert capacity on radio and television. In 2004, he was our guest for the inaugural Lyons Lecture and we are honored to welcome him back in 2012.
Schedule Saturday, April 14 9:00 a.m. — Doors Open for Registration 10:00 a.m. — John Dominic Crossan’s lecture and Q & A: “Jesus’ Parables & God’s Kingdom” 11:45 a.m. — Box lunch provided 1:00 p.m. — John Dominic Crossan’s lecture and Q & A: “Gospels as Mega-Parables about Jesus” 2:30 p.m. — Lyons Lecture concludes 2:45 p.m. — Book signing
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David P. Lyons Lecture in Theology at First United Methodist Church, Madison, WI Register early — space is limited. The fee for the event on Saturday, April 14 is $50.00 per person.
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The David P. Lyons Lecture in Theology Sponsored by First United Methodist Church To honor the memory and ministry of Rev. David Lyons, a lecture program has been established by First United Methodist Church, Madison, WI. Each spring a distinguished scholar is invited to share insight and understandings in the areas of theology, biblical interpretation, religious history, and spirituality. Realizing God is bigger than our human constructs, David Lyons, who had a deep and abiding faith in the God of love, opened windows and doors to seeing and knowing God outside the human parameters that have defined God for so long. This lecture series continues in the spirit of that quest.
The Lyons Lecture Series 2004 John Dominic Crossan 2005 Elaine Pagels 2006 Karen Armstrong 2007 James Forbes 2008 Marcus Borg 2009 Mahmoud Ayoub 2010 John Shelby Spong 2011 Emilie M.Townes The Lyons Lecture Series will continue in 2013 with Dr. Pamela Eisenbaum, Associate professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Orgins, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado.
Contributions to help sustain this lecture series are greatly appreciated. We are committed to bringing outstanding voices in theology and biblical studies to this community and the wider area it serves. We are working to establish an endowment to insure that these voices will continue to be heard here.Your financial help will bring the dream closer to reality. Tax-deductible checks may be made payable to First United Methodist Church and designated for the Lyons Lecture. — The David P. Lyons Lecture Committee
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