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\"\"You are invited to join us for the annual\u00a0Carmichael-Walling Lectures<\/strong> at Abilene Christian University on Thursday, October 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

We are excited to welcome Dr. John M.G. Barclay, FBA<\/strong>, the Lightfoot Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Durham University, England, who will give the 2025 Lectures on the theme, Exploring Paul’s Ethics of Grace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4:00 p.m. \u2013 Living in the Gift: Charity or Solidarity?<\/h4>\n

Paul makes clear (not least in 2 Corinthians 8-9) that grace is not just the beginning of Christian existence but its frame, motive, power, and quality. But his theology of gift\/grace does not fit our notions of top-down, one-way charity (or philanthropy). We will explore what it means for Paul to give both for and with others, with application to both church policy and international aid.<\/p>\n

7:00 p.m. \u2013 Self-Gift, Sacrifice and Fulfillment: Does Love Require Self-Negation?<\/h4>\n
In modern times, Paul’s theology of love has been made to fit our polarity between altruism and egoism. But both for Christ and for believers, love involves the giving of the self into relation with others, not the giving of the self away. We will explore the paradoxical relation between self-giving and fulfillment, countering some unnecessary and subtly gendered notions of self-sacrifice..<\/div>\n
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Lectures are free, open to the public and will take place in Room 114 in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building on ACU\u2019s campus in Abilene, Texas. For more information, contact csart@acu.edu.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dr. Barclay joined Durham University as Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in 2003 (retired 2024). His studies in the New Testament led him to specialize in the social history of early Christianity, especially in Pauline churches. His disagreements with N.T. Wright about Paul’s theology and relationship to the Roman Empire are well known. His books include: Pauline Churches and Diaspora Jews<\/em> (2016); Paul: A Very Brief History<\/em> (2017); Paul and the Gift<\/em> (2015); Paul and the Power of Grace<\/em> (2020). In addition to his research and an illustrious career teaching and supervising many PhD students, he has recently President of SNTS and was honored to be elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (2020). He enjoys his family, cycling, music, and watching rugby.<\/p>\n

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You are invited to join us for a CSART Public Lecture<\/strong> at Abilene Christian University on Wednesday, March 25, 2025 at 7:30pm CT.<\/p>\n

New Testament professor Dr. Richard Wright <\/strong>will deliver a lecture entitled, Decoding Sacred Scripts: the Frankfurt Amulet, the Bible, and Technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In December 2024, using MRI technology, scholars finally had access to the written contents of a silver amulet that had been discovered in 2018 in a cemetery just outside Frankfurt Germany. The text, written in Latin, contains a quotation from Paul’s letter to the Philippians and other biblical language. The artefact is one of our earliest pieces of evidence for Christianity in Roman Germany and raises interesting questions about the use of Scripture in the fourth century of the Common Era. That access to this previously inaccessible text was made possible by means of technological tools illustrates how modern science is providing scholars access to texts that open new windows to the ancient world.<\/div>\n
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The lecture is free, open to the public and will take place at 7:30pm CT in Room 130 in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building on ACU\u2019s campus in Abilene, Texas. For more information, contact csart@acu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dr. Richard Wright is Professor of New Testament in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. In addition to being an accomplished musician, Dr. Wright has published numerous articles on the social world of the New Testament. His recent publications include, A Reader in Biblical Greek<\/em> (Eerdmans, 2022) and Ethics in Contexts<\/em> (ed. with J.W. Thompson; Eugene, OR, 2019).<\/p>\n

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You are invited to join us for the annual\u00a0Carmichael-Walling Lectures<\/strong> at Abilene Christian University on Thursday, November 7, 2024.<\/p>\n

We are excited to welcome Dr. Te-Li Lau<\/strong> of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, who will give the 2024 Lectures on the theme, Spiritual <\/strong>Emotions<\/b>.<\/p>\n

4:00 p.m. \u2013 Listening to Pauline Shame<\/h4>\n

7:00 p.m. \u2013 Emotions and Spiritual Formation<\/h4>\n
Am I responsible for my emotions or lack of them? Does Scripture command me to have specific emotions? In this lecture series, Dr Lau will briefly probe the role of emotions in our spiritual formation. First, he will discuss the role that one specific emotion (shame) plays in Pauline ethics. Second, he will provide a foundational overview of the role of emotions in our spiritual formation.<\/div>\n
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Lectures are free, open to the public and will take place in Room 114 in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building on ACU\u2019s campus in Abilene, Texas. For more information, contact csart@acu.edu.<\/p>\n

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Dr. LAU grew up in Singapore, before it became the place known for Crazy Rich Asians. As part of his national service, he served as a Singaporean infantry platoon commander for two and a half years. He also studied electrical engineering at Stanford University and worked as a computer engineer in Silicon Valley for ten years, obtaining several patents in the field of computer engineering. In 1998, he sensed God\u2019s call to ministry. After completing his theological studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) and Emory University, he joined the faculty at TEDS in 2008. His publications include Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul\u2019s Letters<\/em> (Baker, 2020), The Politics of Peace: Ephesians, Dio Chrysostom, and the Confucian Four Books<\/em> (Brill, 2010), the introduction and notes for Ephesians in the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (2015), and several other essays and articles. His current research interests include the relationship between emotions and moral formation, and the comparative analysis of New Testament and Confucian texts.<\/p>\n

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Christian art often features a bending of time and space: Old Testament imagery appears in the background of New Testament scenes, Bible characters are teleported to appear alongside other characters who lived hundreds of years later, and seemingly disparate stories are pointedly juxtaposed in a single artwork.<\/p>\n

This practice is more than just a playful whim; it is a window into a Christological reading of scripture that the church has preserved and practiced since patristic times. This talk will explore some of the common\u2014and not so common\u2014artistic juxtapositions that not only help open the door into how the ancient church read scripture, but also provides helpful insights for contemporary readers of scripture too.<\/p>\n

To learn more, we hope you\u2019ll join us on the ACU campus for this presentation by ACU art professor Dan McGregor<\/strong>\u00a0at 7:30 pm (central) on Tuesday April 2, 2024<\/strong>. The presentation is free and open to the public and will take place in the Packer Forum of ACU’s Brown Library. A presentation by Dan McGregor will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions and have discussion.<\/p>\n

ACU students may attend the event for Spiritual Formation credit.<\/p>\n

To stream the presentation, register here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact us at csart@acu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dan McGregor<\/b> (B.A., ACU; MFA, Savannah College of Art & Design) teaches drawing, Illustration, and art history classes in ACU’s Department of Art & Design. He is also a practicing painter and illustrator who loves painting outdoors and traveling with his family.<\/p>\n

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Few books in the Bible capture our imaginations the way the book of Genesis does! From the drama of creation, to the tragic experiences of early humans, to the hopeful promises offered to Abraham and his kin, Genesis is full of fascinating stories about God, the world, and humanity that are deeply formative of faith.<\/p>\n

Drawing on the expertise of Old Testament professor Dr. Mark Hamilton, who is in the process of writing an extensive commentary on Genesis, this lecture explores the power and beauty of this unique book, helping us to appreciate the worlds of this book\u2014both the world of its original setting, and the world that it seeks to shape today.<\/p>\n

To learn more, we hope you\u2019ll join us on the ACU campus for this presentation at 7:30 pm (central) on Tuesday February 20, 2024<\/strong>. The presentation is free and open to the public and will take place in the Packer Forum of ACU’s Brown Library. A presentation by Dr. Hamilton will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions and have discussion.<\/p>\n

ACU students may attend the event for Spiritual Formation credit.<\/p>\n

To stream the presentation, register here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact us at csart@acu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Mark Hamilton<\/strong><\/a> did graduate work at ACU before going on to do a Ph.D. on the Hebrew Bible at Harvard University. He is currently Robert and Kay Onstead Professor of Biblical Studies in ACU’s College of Biblical Studies. Dr. Hamilton is a gifted teacher, preaches regularly in churches, and is the author of many books, reviews, and articles for a variety of audiences.<\/p>\n

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You are invited to join us for the annual\u00a0Carmichael-Walling Lectures<\/strong> at Abilene Christian University on Thursday, November 16, 2023.<\/p>\n

We are excited to welcome Dr. Laura Nasrallah<\/strong> of Yale University, who will give the 2023 Lectures on the theme, Getting Justice, Making Reparations: Paul, Race, Gender, and Enslavement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4:00 p.m. \u2013 How do you get Justice? Righteousness, Curses, and the Letters of Paul<\/h4>\n

7:00 p.m. \u2013 Paul on the Areopagus: The Furies and God\u2019s Judgment<\/h4>\n
Some translate it \u201cjustification,\u201d some \u201crighteousness.\u201d The Greek word dikaiosyn\u0113<\/i>, found often in the letters of Paul, can also be understood in terms of justice. These lectures explore ideas of justice in the ancient world, focusing first on the letters of Paul and then on the depiction of Paul on the Areopagus in Acts 17. The lectures explore the Hellenic idea of ancestral fault\u2014of the intergenerational workings out of justice. They argue that this idea is an important context for understanding Paul\u2019s letters and, more importantly, an important ethical challenge for us today, as we consider intergenerational responsibilities for racial injustice and our place within history.<\/div>\n
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Lectures are free, open to the public and will take place in Room 114 in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building on ACU\u2019s campus in Abilene, Texas. For more information, contact csart@acu.edu.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dr. LAURA NASRALLAH is Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University, jointly appointed in the Divinity School and the Department of Religious Studies. Her research and teaching bring together New Testament and early Christian literature with the archaeological remains of the Mediterranean world, and often engage issues of colonialism, gender, race, status, and power. Her books include Ancient Christians and the Power of Curses: Magic, Aesthetics, and Justice <\/em>(Cambridge University Press, 2024); Archaeology and the Letters of Paul<\/em>\u00a0(Oxford University Press, 2019; paperback, 2021); Christian Responses to Roman Art and Architecture: The Second-Century Church Amid the Spaces of Empire<\/em>\u00a0(Cambridge University Press, 2010); and An Ecstasy of Folly: Prophecy and Authority in Early Christianity<\/em> (Harvard Theological Studies, distributed by Harvard University Press, 2004. She is also co-editor, with Elisabeth Sch\u00fcssler Fiorenza, of\u00a0Prejudice and Christian Beginnings: Investigating Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Early Christian Studies<\/em> (Fortress Press, 2009).<\/p>\n

She is currently working on two, maybe three books: The Letters of Paul: A Love\/Hate Story<\/i> (Eerdmans), a commentary on 1 Corinthians for the Hermeneia Series (Fortress Press), and a book on justice in antiquity, ideas for which she is testing in the lectures today.<\/p>\n

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Get ready for the coming season\u2026<\/h1>\n

The end of the calendar year brings the busy activities of the holiday season, but it also gives churches the opportunity to reflect on the coming of Jesus. During this season, traditionally known as Advent, many preachers focus their attention on biblical texts fitting the season. Some will follow traditional lectionary readings, while others will pursue related themes in a less formal way. Advent draws the church’s attention to the Lord’s comings\u2014past, present, and future.<\/p>\n

This panel of experienced preachers and pastoral scholars will discuss the challenges and opportunities for preaching in the upcoming Advent season. Whatever your own approach to the season, we invite you to join us to get fresh perspective and new ideas designed to help those preparing to preach in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019ll join us at 1:00 pm (central) on Thursday, September 28, 2023 <\/strong>for a discussion featuring the following panel:<\/p>\n