2009 Oden

Welcomed Into God's Life: Re-thinking Hospitality in a Post-Christian World

March 18 - 20, 2009

Guest speaker: Dr. Amy Oden

Dr. Oden is Professor of the History of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Her work has centered on issues and practices of hospitality within the Christian tradition and contemporary church and society. She holds a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. from southern Methodist University. Her published works include: In Her Words: Women's Writings in the History of Christian Thought (Abingdon Press, 1994), and And You Welcomed Me: Sourcebook on Hospitality in Early Christianity (Abingdon Press, 2001).

Lecture 1
 "Marks of Gospel Hospitality"
Thursday March 19, 2009 
Crill Performance Hall
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Lecture 2
"God's Welcome"
Thursday March 19, 2009
Crill Performance Hall
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Lecture 3
"This Wide-Open, Spacious Life"
(2 Corinthians 6:1-13)
Friday March 20, 2009
Brown Chapel
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Lecture 4
"Divine Hospitality: The Word Made Flesh"
Friday March 20, 2009
Crill Performance HallLecture #4 
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