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Firing up our sanctified imagination

Posted May 3rd, 2022

Who translates God words and how? That’s the question the Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney seeks to answer this week during three lectures she’s delivering this week at Union Presbyterian Seminary, the heart of the 111th Sprunt Lecture series. Watch the first lecture here.

Scripture in a time of pandemic: It’s where to find hope

Posted July 20th, 2020

When asked how the current pandemic changes the way he interprets Scripture, the Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount speaks of hope in the midst of struggle. The question of theodicy — divine goodness in the presence of evil — comes to mind, he said, citing the Old Testament trials of Job.