Meeter Center Lecture Hall
Events at this venue
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Meeter Center Symposium on Medieval Devotion
Meeter Center Lecture HallThe Meeter Center for Calvin Studies warmly invites colleagues, students, and community members to a special session on Monday, May 12, from 9 to noon, in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall, on medieval devotion. What were the medieval practices of prayer? Did Christians in the Middle Ages read the Bible? How did medieval Christians understand…
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Meeter Center Spring Lecture
Meeter Center Lecture HallOn Wednesday, March 26, at 4 PM, the Meeter Center will hold its spring lecture - our speaker is Professor Karen Spierling, from Denison University in Ohio. Her topic is "Finding Women in Reformation Geneva" - it promises to be a very engaging presentation. This lecture will take place in the Meeter Center lecture hall,…
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Lecture: The Making of a Country
Meeter Center Lecture HallJoin Dr. Yudha Thianto for his lecture, "The Making of a Country: From Dutch East Indies to Modern-Day Indonesia". Indonesian desserts will be served following the lecture. Lecture Summary: The country that we today call Indonesia has a long history that stretched back to the early modern era. This lecture guides the audience to the…
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Dying of Distress: Despair and Mental Health in Paul
Meeter Center Lecture HallThe Religion Department of Calvin University will hold a public lecture, titled "Dying of Distress: Despair and Mental Health in Paul," by Dr. Clair Mesick, Assistant Professor of Religion, Calvin University. The lecture will be held on November 7, 2024, at 4:00 PM at the Meeter Center Lecture Hall. Dr. Mesick is a scholar of…
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Lecture: “Hyo” and The Public Sphere: An Asian American Public Theology of Family
Meeter Center Lecture HallKorean theologian Sung Bum Yun contrasts Western and Eastern approaches to ethics; the Western locates reason as the source of universal values and emphasizes individual duty, the Eastern underscores principles governing interpersonal relationships. Yun then identifies family as the starting point for Christian ethics, specifically focusing on the father-son relationship in Confucian thought, and the…