Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2009-10-26

 

 

 

 

 

Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School will present its annual Reformation Heritage Lectures Oct. 27-29.

Beeson dean Dr. Timothy George will lecture daily at 11 a.m. in Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel at Samford.

 

 

 

 

Topics are: Suddenly Calvin: What the Reformer of Geneva Can Teach Us Today (Tuesday); William Tyndale and the Making of the English Bible (Wednesday); and 1609-2009: The Baptist Story (Thursday).  The latter lecture is in recognition of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist movement.

The lectures are free and open to the public. A reservation-only luncheon will be held following the Wednesday lecture.

 

 

For information, call (205) 726-2731 or 800 888-8266, or go to www.beesondivinity.com.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.