Dying of Distress: Despair and Mental Health in Paul

Meeter Center Lecture Hall

The 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…

Lecture: “Hyo” and The Public Sphere: An Asian American Public Theology of Family

Meeter Center Lecture Hall

Korean 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…