The Papatheofanis Lectures on Early Christianity were established in honor of Drs. Frank and Julie Papatheofanis, whose vision and sacrifice were principally responsible for the foundation of The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies. The lecture is given every fall.
2017 Papatheofanis Lecture
'A Lamp unto my feet!' How the early Church Fathers teach us to read Scripture
Dr. Daniel H. Williams, Professor of Patristics and Historical Theology at Baylor University, gave the 2017 Papatheofanis Lecture. The lecture took place in the Billy Graham Center 432, the Wilson Suite on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 7:30 pm. These lectures are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact bts.graduate.studies@wheaton.edu.
Past Papatheofanis Lectures on Early Christianity
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How Priests Became CelibateDr. David Hunter |
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And Yet the Books: Patristics in the FootnotesDr. Susan R. Holman |
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Activity and Manifestation: Gregory of Nyssa and Patristic EcclesiologyDr. Lewis Ayres |
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Rome in the Nineteenth-Century Protestant Imaginary: American Professors, Ancient 'Pagens,' and Early Christianity.Dr. Elizabeth Clark |
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Redefining Greatness: Ambrose and the Magnanimous ManDr. J. Warren Smith |
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From Shadow to Reality: The Biblical Foundations of Christian Liturgical WorshipFr. Thomas Hopko |
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With all the Company of Heaven: Eucharist and Cosmic Powers in Early Christian WorshipDr. L. Edward Phillips |
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Orthodox-Evangelical Dialogue: What Have We to Learn from One Another?His Excellency, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia |
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Picturing the Divine Trinity: Orthodoxy and Early Christian ArtDr. Robin M. Jensen |
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Why Study Early Christian History and Literature?Dr. Everett Ferguson |
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Going Deeper into the Bible: The Church Fathers as InterpretersDr. Robert Louis Wilken |
