The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

The Works of CS Lewis

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

Next Lecture - Save the Date!

Join us on Friday, August 25th for our next lecture in this series, where Dr. Marybeth Baggett, Professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, will speak on C.S. Lewis's book The Screwtape Letters. The title of her upcoming lecture is "The Safest Road to Hell: Screwtape’s Satirical Guide to Moral Formation." 

We will meet in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm on August 25, 2023 for this PTL. Childcare will be provided. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors to join us for this special lecture!

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

About the Speaker

Marybeth Baggett is Professor in English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Christian University, and Chair for the School of Christian Thought at HCU. Dr. Baggett’s primary teaching focus is American Literature, contemporary literature, genre fiction, and literary criticism.  She also teaches Research and Writing for HCU’s Apologetics program.

Dr. Baggett has co-authored three books—At the Bend of the River Grand, The Morals of the Story,  and Telling Tales —and a handful of articles on a variety of topics including educational practice, utopian literature, popular culture, and American literary figures such as Nella Larsen, Marilynne Robinson, and Philip K. Dick.  Dr. Baggett’s Morals of the Story was recognized for an Award of Merit in 2019’s Christianity Today’s Book Awards in the Apologetics/Evangelism category.

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

Upcoming Lectures

Future lectures in our series on the works of C.S. Lewis:

  • The Screwtape Letters – Friday 8/25, 7:30pm, Marybeth Baggett 
  • The Great Divorce – Friday 9/22, 7:30pm, Louis Markos
  • The Problem of Pain – Friday 10/13, 7:30pm, Terry Cokenour

All lectures are free and open to the public!

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

March 2022 Public Theology Lectures

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

What are HCC Public Theology Lectures?

A recurring lecture series hosted by Houston Chinese Church where visiting scholars are invited to help fellow believers to think Christianly on a variety of topics such as philosophy, politics, economics, science, art, literature, and more. Lectures will typically occur in a series of four consecutive weeks and will usually take place at HCC on Fridays from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

What are the goals of these lectures?

  1. Primarily, to edify minds and encourage hearts through robust theological reflection.
  2. Secondarily, to provide attendees, at the close of each lecture, a range of informal opportunities to fellowship over a meal or other engaging activities. 

Who can attend these lectures?

The Public Theology lectures are open to everyone in the church in all three language congregations – as well as to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors. The lectures themselves will be conducted in English. Children and youth are welcomed to join but generally, no childcare will be provided.

What if I missed a lecture?

You can watch recordings of the Public Theology Lectures on Youtube through this playlist or through the links below.

 

2023: The Works of C.S. Lewis

will be uploaded soon - March 26, 2023
The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets
Dr. Michael Ward

will be uploaded soon - April 14, 2023
Mere Christianity: From Theism to Christianity
Dr. Louis Markos


Fall 2022: On Christianity & the Arts

will be uploaded soon - October 1, 2022
Feeling Theologically - How the Arts Enrich Our Thinking About God
Dr. Phil Tallon

will be uploaded soon - November 5, 2022
Cinematic Form as Spiritual Contemplation
Bearden Coleman

will be uploaded soon - December 3, 2022
Transcendence of Light and Hope in the Visual Arts
Carlos Canul

will be uploaded soon - February 17, 2023
Christianity & Music
Robbie Seay, Jillana Jones, & Robbie Madison


Spring 2022: On Christian Ethics

March 5, 2022
Rehabilitating the Classical Virtues in Narnia and Middle Earth
Dr. Louis Markos

March 12, 2022
The Moral Argument for God
Dr. David Baggett

March 19, 2022
Ultimate Motivation: Heaven, Hell, & the Ground of Morality
Dr. Jerry Walls

March 26, 2022
The Virtuous Professional: The End of Business
Dr. Jodey Hinze

April 3, 2022
Thinking Theologically About War
Dr. Jeffrey Green

 

2023: The Works of C.S. Lewis

will be uploaded soon - March 26, 2023
The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets
Dr. Michael Ward

will be uploaded soon - April 14, 2023
Mere Christianity: From Theism to Christianity
Dr. Louis Markos


Fall 2022: On Christianity & the Arts

will be uploaded soon - October 1, 2022
Feeling Theologically - How the Arts Enrich Our Thinking About God
Dr. Phil Tallon

will be uploaded soon - November 5, 2022
Cinematic Form as Spiritual Contemplation
Bearden Coleman

will be uploaded soon - December 3, 2022
Transcendence of Light and Hope in the Visual Arts
Carlos Canul

will be uploaded soon - February 17, 2023
Christianity & Music
Robbie Seay, Jillana Jones, & Robbie Madison


Spring 2022: On Christian Ethics

March 5, 2022
Rehabilitating the Classical Virtues in Narnia and Middle Earth
Dr. Louis Markos

March 12, 2022
The Moral Argument for God
Dr. David Baggett

March 19, 2022
Ultimate Motivation: Heaven, Hell, & the Ground of Morality
Dr. Jerry Walls

March 26, 2022
The Virtuous Professional: The End of Business
Dr. Jodey Hinze

April 3, 2022
Thinking Theologically About War
Dr. Jeffrey Green

 

2023: The Works of C.S. Lewis

will be uploaded soon - March 26, 2023
The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: C.S. Lewis, Narnia, and the Planets
Dr. Michael Ward

will be uploaded soon - April 14, 2023
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