This competitive lecture is one of SPU’s oldest running series. Each year, SPU faculty select one of their own to deliver one of their works at the Annual Weter Lecture. In the spirit of academic conversation, each lecture also features a respondent who engages the topic at hand. The lecture is held…
2015/04/14. Winifred E. Weter Lecture. Professor of Sociology.
2015/04/14. Winifred E. Weter Lecture. Professor of Sociology.
2014/04/10. Winifred E. Weter Lecture. Professor of Psychology.
2014/04/10. Winifred E. Weter Lecture. Professor of Psychology.
2013/04/09. Professor of Christian Ministry, Theology, and Culture. Dr. Jeff Keuss reflects on the effects of the data collected by the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) upon faith communities.
2013/04/09. Professor of Christian Ministry, Theology, and Culture. Dr. Jeff Keuss reflects on the effects of the data collected by the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR).
2012/04/17. Can a Christian be a Physicalist? And is there a coherent story to tell about how a physical entity can survive bodily death? Evaluates proposals by Christian Philosophers who have answered "yes" to both questions and have gone on to propose theories about the possibility of resurrection given Physicalism. Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
2012/04/17. Can a Christian be a Physicalist? And is there a coherent story to tell about how a physical entity can survive bodily death? Evaluates proposals by Christian Philosophers who have answered "yes" to both questions and have gone on to propose theories about the possibility of resurrection given Physicalism. Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
04/18/2011. Discusses emerging research in psychology suggesting that a few stable personality characteristics are surprisingly good predictors of job performance, life satisfaction, and longevity. Assc Prof, Ind/Org Psy.
04/18/2011. Discusses emerging research in psychology suggesting that a few stable personality characteristics are surprisingly good predictors of job performance, life satisfaction, and longevity. Assc Prof, Ind/Org Psy.
2010/02/02. Describes how the periodic table of the elements and the laws of thermodynamics provide chemical constraints on how life could happen, to the point that we can know much of the procedure of creation. Associate Professor of Biochemistry.
2009/04/16. Addresses common theological views of mental illness and uses biblical examples of anxiety and depression as a response to Christian myths about mental illness. Associate Professor of Psychology. Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2009/04/16. Addresses common theological views of mental illness and uses biblical examples of anxiety and depression as a response to Christian myths about mental illness. Associate Professor of Psychology. Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2008/04/10. Examines the story of the Levite's concubine in Judges 19-21 and asks, "What impact should such a story have on how we think of the church and its denominational expressions?" Professor of Old Testament. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2008/04/10. Examines the story of the Levite's concubine in Judges 19-21 and asks, "What impact should such a story have on how we think of the church and its denominational expressions?" Professor of Old Testament. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2007/04/19. Examines how evangelicals are portrayed in movies and what that means. Associate Professor of Communication. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2004/04/22. Examines the theology of Gregory Palamas, a Byzantine Greek Orthodox theologian, and Jonathan Edwards, a New England Puritan minister. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2006/04/20. Discusses how businesses can reclaim their souls in relation to Martin Buber's ideas about how people treat each other. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2005/04/14. A reexamination of the compatibility of Christianity and the American dream. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2002/03/01. Outlines the pros and cons of globalization and 3 challenges for the American church. Professor of Sociology. Assistant Professor of Sociology, U. of Oregon. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2003/04/03. Exploring the heritage of Christian Renaissance Humanism through the persons of Sir Thomas Moore and Erasmus. Editor & Publisher, Image Journal. Chair of History Department. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2007/04/19. Examines how evangelicals are portrayed in movies and what that means. Associate Professor of Communication. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2006/04/20. Discusses how businesses can reclaim their souls in relation to Martin Buber's ideas about how people treat each other. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2005/04/14. A reexamination of the compatibility of Christianity and the American dream. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2003/04/03. Exploring the heritage of Christian Renaissance Humanism through the persons of Sir Thomas Moore and Erasmus. Editor & Publisher, Image Journal. Chair of History Department. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2004/04/22. Examines the theology of Gregory Palamas, a Byzantine Greek Orthodox theologian, and Jonathan Edwards, a New England Puritan minister. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.
2002/03/01. Outlines the pros and cons of globalization and 3 challenges for the American church. Professor of Sociology. Assistant Professor of Sociology, U. of Oregon. The Winifred E. Weter Lecture.