Truett Seminary to Welcome Guest Speaker for Lecture on ‘Christian Moral Courage’
Candace Vogler courtesy photo.
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WACO, Texas (April 21, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Faith and Learning will present its second annual Bill and Roberta Bailey Family Lecture in Christian Ethics at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, in the Paul W. Powell Chapel of the George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
The guest speaker will be Candace Vogler, Ph.D., the David B. and Clara E. Stern Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her lecture is titled “Christian Moral Courage.”
“Candace Vogler is one of the most interesting moral philosophers teaching and writing today,” said Darin Davis, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Faith and Learning. “Her work in ethics and philosophy of action is exemplary in its clarity, insight and imaginative force. She is also recognized as an extraordinary teacher at the University of Chicago. We are incredibly honored to have her present at our second annual Bailey Family Lecture in Christian Ethics.”
Vogler’s research interests include virtue ethics, social and political philosophy, cultural studies and philosophy and literature. She is the author of numerous publications. In addition, she was the co-director of the University of Chicago’s Master of Arts Program in the Humanities from 2000 to 2007. She also has joined members of the Baylor community for “Communio,” the annual faculty retreat hosted by the Institute for Faith and Learning at Laity Lodge.
The Bill and Roberta Bailey Family Lecture in Christian Ethics was created in honor of Bill and Roberta (Hatch) Bailey for their family’s longstanding and faithful commitment to Baylor University, the Waco community and to the church.
The lecture is free and open to the public. George W. Truett Theological Seminary is located at 1100 S. 3rd St.
For more information about Baylor’s Institute for Faith and Learning, call 254-710-4805.
by Ashton Brown, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary provides theological education leading to the Master of Divinity, the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, the Master of Theological Studies, or the Doctor of Ministry degrees that are centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ and consistent with historic Baptist commitments to prepare persons to carry this gospel to the churches and the world. Within the M.Div. degree program, students can choose concentrations in biblical studies and languages, Christian education, ministry leadership, missions and world Christianity, worship leadership, spiritual formation and discipleship, sports ministry, theology and youth/family/student ministry. Truett Seminary also offers three Dual Degree programs – a M.Div./MSW and MTS/MSW through a partnership with Baylor’s School of Social Work, a M.Div./Master of Music through a partnership with the Baylor's School of Music, and a M.Div./MBA through a partnership with Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. Visit www.baylor.edu/truett to learn more.