Butler Seminar on Religion and World Civilization -
Global Christianity in the 21st Century
This four-part seminar series brings scholars, religious leaders
and other experts from across the nation and around the world to
Butler for discussions about the intersection of religion and major
issues of our time. The seminar meets throughout the academic year
for evening presentations and question-and-answer sessions. All
sessions are 7-9 p.m. Most sessions are in the Krannert
Room of Clowes Memorial Hall on the Butler
campus. Admission is free, BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and
available at the Clowes Memorial Hall box office and Ticketmaster*.
There is a limit of two tickets per person. Tickets for
the Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, 2011 events will be available
beginning Sept. 6, 2011. The box office is open 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday.
*Ticketmaster fees apply
For more information contact Judith Cebula, Director, Center for Faith
and Vocation, at (317) 923-7252.
The Center for Faith and Vocation gratefully acknowledges the
financial support of Lilly Endowment Inc.
Brouse brochures from previous
years here.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 | Krannert Room of Clowes Memorial
Hall
By the middle of the century, Christianity will be dominated by
diverse and dynamic communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Its theology, social ethics and worship will reflect this historic
shift. One of the most important scholars of global Christianity
gives content and perspective to these trends.
Speaker:
Dr. Philip Jenkins is an historian
and professor of humanities at Pennsylvania State University. He is
the author of a leading work about contemporary Christianity,
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
(2002).
Respondents:
The Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith is
executive director of the Church Federation of Greater
Indianapolis, a leader in the World Council of Churches and a
frequent visitor to churches in the global South, especially
Africa.
Dr. Michael Miller is professor of theology and
director of cross-cultural and international programs at Christian
Theological Seminary in Indianapolis.
Watch "The Future of Christianity in the 21st Century" here.