Palmer Lectures in Wesleyan Studies

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An annual event at Seattle Pacific since 1978, the Alfred S. Palmer Lecture seeks to bring the best minds and hearts in Wesleyan theology and Biblical studies to campus to discuss the Christian faith from a Wesleyan perspective. The lectureship is held in the honor of Alfred Palmer, a minister and m…

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    • Jan 30, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    How to Eat Until We Are Full: Idolatry and Ways to Avoid It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2015 85:32


    2015/01/22. Palmer Lecture. Professor of Theology, Loyola University Maryland.

    How to Eat Until We Are Full: Idolatry and Ways to Avoid It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2015 85:24


    2015/01/22. Palmer Lecture. Professor of Theology, Loyola University Maryland.

    From Inclusion to Belonging: A Practical Theology of Disability and Humanness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2012 83:23


    2012/01/12. Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care, University of Aberdeen. 2012 Palmer Lecture.

    2011 Palmer Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 80:24


    2011/01/26. Addresses issues of race, theology, and the church as he discusses "Post-Racial Religion: or, The Question of the Neighbor in the 21st Century." Associate Professor of Theology, Duke University.

    2011 Palmer Theology Student Union Luncheon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 74:55


    2011/01/26. Addresses issues of race, theology, and the church as he discusses "Post-Racial Religion: or, The Question of the Neighbor in the 21st Century." Associate Professor of Theology, Duke University.

    2011 Palmer Faculty Luncheon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 55:01


    2011/01/26. Addresses issues of race, theology, and the church as he discusses "Post-Racial Religion: or, The Question of the Neighbor in the 21st Century." Associate Professor of Theology, Duke University.

    2011 Palmer Chapel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2011 31:56


    2011/01/27. Addresses issues of race, theology, and the church as he discusses "Post-Racial Religion: or, The Question of the Neighbor in the 21st Century." Associate Professor of Theology, Duke University.

    2011 Palmer Chapel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2011 32:45


    2011/01/27. Addresses issues of race, theology, and the church as he discusses "Post-Racial Religion: or, The Question of the Neighbor in the 21st Century." Associate Professor of Theology, Duke University.

    Proverbs' Vision of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2010


    2007/02/13. Contrasts Biblical and modern views of happiness, enjoyment, and joy. Professor of Systematic Theology, Princeton Seminary. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture Series.

    My Journey to the Orthodox Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2008/03/05. Shares personal story of faith and journey to the Orthodox tradition; answers questions about the Eastern and Western Churches. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - Faculty Luncheon.

    Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2008/03/04. Identifies positive and negative associations of salvation images in the Bible, seeking a comprehensive model of Christian salvation. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    How Should We Study Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2008/03/04. Encourages theological study that is rich with prayer, mystery, wonder, freedom, and community. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - School of Theology Luncheon.

    What Is Prayer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2008/03/04. Gives a holistic model of prayer, explaining how the traditional Jesus Prayer and prayerful silence are practiced in the Orthodox Christianity. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    The Church's Witness of Reconciliation in the Twenty-First Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2009/03/10. Explores the Christian life as an instrument of reconciliation by physically being in the middle of the conflict. Palmer Lecture Chapel. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Christian Solidarity: The Forging of a Modern Ecumenical Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2009/03/10. Argues that leftist politics is an attempt to do what the church has tried to do and failed especially within the context of the church's division. Palmer Theology Student Union Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Is Christ Divided? Locating the Possibility of the True Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2009/03/10. Describes the oneness of the Church in respect to historical reality and Christian truth-claims, challenging Christian witness and self-identity. Palmer Lecture. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Meaning of the Church's Love: A Scriptural Phenomenology of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010


    2009/03/11. Describes Paul's apostleship as a means for him to address specific, relational problems in tangible ways not to establish an idealized church. Palmer Faculty Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Meaning of the Church's Love: A Scriptural Phenomenology of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 62:08


    2009/03/11. Describes Paul's apostleship as a means for him to address specific, relational problems in tangible ways not to establish an idealized church. Palmer Faculty Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Is Christ Divided? Locating the Possibility of the True Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 83:25


    2009/03/10. Describes the oneness of the Church in respect to historical reality and Christian truth-claims, challenging Christian witness and self-identity. Palmer Lecture. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Meaning of the Church's Love: A Scriptural Phenomenology of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 62:10


    2009/03/11. Describes Paul's apostleship as a means for him to address specific, relational problems in tangible ways not to establish an idealized church. Palmer Faculty Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Christian Solidarity: The Forging of a Modern Ecumenical Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 64:26


    2009/03/10. Argues that leftist politics is an attempt to do what the church has tried to do and failed especially within the context of the church's division. Palmer Theology Student Union Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Church's Witness of Reconciliation in the Twenty-First Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 25:02


    2009/03/10. Explores the Christian life as an instrument of reconciliation by physically being in the middle of the conflict. Palmer Lecture Chapel. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Is Christ Divided? Locating the Possibility of the True Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2009 83:23


    2009/03/10. Describes the oneness of the Church in respect to historical reality and Christian truth-claims, challenging Christian witness and self-identity. Palmer Lecture. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    Christian Solidarity: The Forging of a Modern Ecumenical Tradition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2009 64:28


    2009/03/10. Argues that leftist politics is an attempt to do what the church has tried to do and failed especially within the context of the church's division. Palmer Theology Student Union Luncheon. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Church's Witness of Reconciliation in the Twenty-First Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2009 22:58


    2009/03/10. Explores the Christian life as an instrument of reconciliation by physically being in the middle of the conflict. Palmer Lecture Chapel. Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College.

    The Apprentice's New Clothes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2008 87:34


    2000/02/10. Urges Christians to live the newness of baptism in a lying, deceptive world by looking to mentors and developing good habits consistently. Dean of Divinity School, Duke University. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    How Should We Study Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2008 56:11


    2008/03/04. Encourages theological study that is rich with prayer, mystery, wonder, freedom, and community. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - School of Theology Luncheon.

    Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2008 93:35


    2008/03/04. Identifies positive and negative associations of salvation images in the Bible, seeking a comprehensive model of Christian salvation. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    My Journey to the Orthodox Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2008 66:49


    2008/03/05. Shares personal story of faith and journey to the Orthodox tradition; answers questions about the Eastern and Western Churches. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - Faculty Luncheon.

    My Journey to the Orthodox Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2008 67:22


    2008/03/05. Shares personal story of faith and journey to the Orthodox tradition; answers questions about the Eastern and Western Churches. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - Faculty Luncheon.

    Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2008 96:53


    2008/03/04. Identifies positive and negative associations of salvation images in the Bible, seeking a comprehensive model of Christian salvation. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    How Should We Study Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2008 56:35


    2008/03/04. Encourages theological study that is rich with prayer, mystery, wonder, freedom, and community. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture - School of Theology Luncheon.

    What is Prayer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2008 39:14


    2008/03/04. Gives a holistic model of prayer, explaining how the traditional Jesus Prayer and prayerful silence are practiced in the Orthodox Christianity. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    What Is Prayer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2008 33:40


    2008/03/04. Gives a holistic model of prayer, explaining how the traditional Jesus Prayer and prayerful silence are practiced in the Orthodox Christianity. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Church Leaders Forum: Leading the World on the Road of Reconciliation: The Conversion of the Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 72:56


    2001/02/08. Parallels Paul's evangelistic work to the Corinthians to pastoral issues today, drawing implications for ministry.

    The Apprentice's New Clothes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2008 87:36


    2000/02/10. Urges Christians to live the newness of baptism in a lying, deceptive world by looking to mentors and developing good habits consistently. Dean of Divinity School, Duke University. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    God and the Art of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 93:23


    2007/02/12. Explores the Christian doctrine of happiness. Professor of Systematic Theology, Princeton Seminary. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Proverbs' Vision of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 22:42


    2007/02/13. Contrasts Biblical and modern views of happiness, enjoyment, and joy. Professor of Systematic Theology, Princeton Seminary. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture Series.

    The Arts of Holy Living: Wesley, Holiness, and the Means of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 84:38


    2006/03/07. Looks at what it means to live well and use the means that God has offered us to be fruitful. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    How Is God Beautiful? From Augustine to Arminius and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 58:54


    2002/10/21. Traces the development of the view of the nature of God as loving, personal, relational and triune. Author and Theology Professor, McMaster Divinity College. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    The New Creation: The Wesleyan Distinctive (Part 2 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 69:15


    1996/02/08. Looks at the distinctive contribution, hope and expected transformation, of the Wesleyan tradition to ecumenical theology and the whole church. Professor of Systematic Theology, Emory University. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Orthopathy (Part 3 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 47:40


    1996/02/09. Explores the idea that faith involves a degree of 'right emotion,' or experience, that is intrinsic to a full, Christian life. Professor of Systematic Theology, Emory University. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Wesleyan Theology on Today's Issues (Part 1 of 3; Original Title Unavailable)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 39:33


    1996/02/06. Human rights, the rights of the poor, women's rights, and the environment. Professor of Systematic Theology, Emory University. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    We Discover His Identity (Part 2 of 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 31:44


    1983/04/05. Looks at Mark 8:27-38, arguing that we can know Jesus based on his interactions with people and we can best witness for Christ by loving others. Professor of Biblical Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    The Christian in a Post-Christian World (Part 3 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 32:13


    1995/02/10. Being a missionary to our world. Professor of Christian Ministry and Dean of Chapel, Duke University. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture Series.

    The Christian Colony (Part 2 of 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 21:20


    1995/02/09. Studies John 2:1-12, Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana, encouraging listeners to approach the passage from a new perspective. Professor of Christian Ministry and Dean of Chapel, Duke University. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    An Old Example (Part 5 of 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 41:19


    1983/04/08. Examines Genesis 12:1-9, God's calling of Abraham, urging listeners to submit their lives and possessions to God's will. Professor of Biblical Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    He Patterns the Way (Part 4 of 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 41:12


    1983/04/07. Looks at Philippians 2:5-11, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate example of submitting one's will to God. Professor of Biblical Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    We See Ourselves (Part 3 of 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 26:58


    1983/04/06. Looks at the lives of the disciples as recorded in last eight chapters of Mark, admonishing listeners to submit to God's will. Professor of Biblical Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Christ's Bid for Faith (Part 1 of 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 27:23


    1983/04/04. Examines Jesus' approach to working with people, arguing that faith cannot be forced. Professor of Biblical Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture.

    Can These Bones Live? (Part 2 of 2, Original Title Unavailable)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 29:30


    1980/04/18. Following God's recipe for revival for the spiritually dead. Professor; Dean of Faculty, Western Evangelical Seminary. Alfred S. Palmer Lecture Series.

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