Special Event: October 13, 2009

The Nicholson Center for British Studies presents a public lecture: “Wesley Agonistes and the Calvinist Sublime: The Early Evangelical Movement as a Devotional School” Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh Professor of Spiritual Theology Regent College (Vancouver, Canada) Tuesday,...

Workshop: October 13, 2009

Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh, Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College (Vancouver, Canada) “After Christendom: Evangelical Conversion Narrative and Its Alternatives” Time: 12:00 pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Place: Swift 201 Paper: Access online through the University...

After Seth’s Workshop…

As long as you’re on campus this Thursday for Seth’s workshop (see previous post), be sure to check out the talk sponsored by the Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture: Evan Haefeli, Assistant Professor of American History, Columbia University...

First Workshop: October 1, 2009

Seth Perry, PhD Candidate, Divinity School “Go Down into Jordon: No, Mississippi”: Mormon Nauvoo and the Rhetoric of Landscape Time: Noon, Thursday, October 1, 2009 Place: Swift Hall, Room 400 Paper: For a copy of the paper, please email...

On this Day in American Religious History…

On September 22, 1823, Joseph Smith first tried to unearth the hidden book described to him in his visions of the angel Moroni. [In honor of our first scheduled presentation by Seth Perry, I thought I’d start us off with this piece of trivia–the enthusiasm...