President’s Symposia

President’s Symposia

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President's Symposia at SPU are designed to highlight and explore the university’s mission: engaging the culture, changing the world. Each year featured speakers address some aspect of engaging the culture so as to make a difference for good in the world.

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    • Aug 16, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    The Bible and the Christian Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2010


    2005/05/19. Presents God's calling to creativity and the arts in the Christian community. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    Christian Higher Education in the 21st Century: Strategies for Survival and Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 47:26


    1993/03/31. Examines why many Christian institutions have abandoned their missions, if schools can adhere to both their Christian mission and academic vocation, and how the two can be combined. Acting Chair, School of Religion, Pepperdine University.

    President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education: Faculty Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 64:29


    1993/03/31. SPU faculty share their reactions to the day's presentations. President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education.

    A Commandment for the Christian University

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 44:09


    1993/03/31. Looks at Deuteronomy 5:12-15, one's relationship with God, the earth, one's self, and one's neighbor. Senior Pastor, University Presbyterian Church. President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education.

    An In-depth Look at Christian Higher Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 53:21


    1993/03/31. Explores how Christian higher education resources are changing, how institutions manifest the scared, and their prospects for the future. President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education.

    President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education: Presidential Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 47:12


    1993/03/31. Respond to Wuthnow's presentation and field questions from audience. President Emeritus, Asbury Seminary. President, Seattle University. President, Pacific Lutheran University. SPU President. President, Agnus Scott College.

    Two Distinctives of Christian Higher Education: Integration and Conversation, Something Old and Something New

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 37:10


    1993/03/31. Talks about the need for the integration of academics and faith and honest conversation on critical issues. Professor, President, Northwestern College. President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education.

    The Education of a Christian Liberal Arts President

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2008 36:31


    1993/03/31. Shares personal reflections on the process of becoming a Christian university administrator. President, Francis Asbury Society; President Emeritus, Asbury Seminary. President's Symposium on Christianity and Higher Education.

    The Christian Challenge in the Post-Modern World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2008 83:35


    2005/05/18. Explores our postmodern culture and how to engage it as Christians. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    The Bible and the Christian Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2008 28:50


    2005/05/19. Presents God's calling to creativity and the arts in the Christian community. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    God, the Tsunami, and 9/11: The New Problem of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 59:31


    2005/05/19. Argues that only the person of Jesus, not an abstract argument, can truly answer the problem of evil in a world of terrorists and tsunamis. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    What We Can't Not Know, Five Years After 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 65:19


    2007/02/28. The theology and history of militant Jihadi Islam, its implications for the 21st Century, and potential American responses and policy. President's Symposium on Knowing and Understanding Our World. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

    What the Church Asks of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 55:17


    2007/02/27. Examines the role of the Church in today's world. President's Symposium on Knowing and Understanding Our World: A Christian Response to the 21st Century. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center.

    Europe and Its Discontents

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 66:56


    2007/02/27. Examines Europe as an example of how Christianity can become culturally irrelevant, encouraging Christians to address the needs of the world. The President's Symposium. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center.

    Church Leaders Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 66:28


    2005/10/19. Explores what research says adolescents really believe about religion and spirituality and implications for parenting and pastoring. Distinguished Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina. Fourth Annual Day of Common Learning.

    The Bible and the Christian Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 27:13


    2005/05/19. Presents God's calling to creativity and the arts in the Christian community. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    The Christian Challenge in the Post-Modern World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 75:37


    2005/05/18. Explores our postmodern culture and how to engage it as Christians. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    Decoding the Da Vinci Code: The Challenge of Historic Christianity To Post-Modern Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 55:33


    2005/05/18. Engages the theology and history of the Da Vinci Code, arguing that it represents a larger cultural myth about Christian history. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    Europe and Its Discontents

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 66:57


    2007/02/27. Examines Europe as an example of how Christianity can become culturally irrelevant, encouraging Christians to address the needs of the world. The President's Symposium. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center.

    What We Can't Not Know, Five Years After 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 75:30


    2007/02/28. The theology and history of militant Jihadi Islam, its implications for the 21st Century, and potential American responses and policy. President's Symposium on Knowing and Understanding Our World. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

    What the Church Asks of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 55:57


    2007/02/27. Examines the role of the Church in today's world. President's Symposium on Knowing and Understanding Our World: A Christian Response to the 21st Century. Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center.

    Church Leaders Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 81:23


    2005/10/19. Explores what research says adolescents really believe about religion and spirituality and implications for parenting and pastoring. Distinguished Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina. Fourth Annual Day of Common Learning.

    God, the Tsunami, and 9/11: The New Problem of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 62:41


    2005/05/19. Argues that only the person of Jesus, not an abstract argument, can truly answer the problem of evil in a world of terrorists and tsunamis. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

    Decoding the Da Vinci Code: The Challenge of Historic Christianity To Post-Modern Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2007 58:17


    2005/05/18. Engages the theology and history of the Da Vinci Code, arguing that it represents a larger cultural myth about Christian history. President's Symposium on the Gospel and Cultural Engagement.

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