2011 Palmer Lecture

This weekend at SPU is the Racial Reconciliation and the Church conference. Whether or not you are able to attend, check out this lecture from the 2011 Palmer series on race, theology and the church. The Alfred S. Palmer Lecture annual event at SPU seeks to bring the best minds and hearts in Wesleyan Theology and Biblical studies to campus to discuss the Christian faith from a Wesleyan perspective. The lectureship is held in the honor of Alfred Palmer, a minister and ministry leader in Western Washington for more than 50 years. 

Now and From Now On: Crisis Moments and Growth in the Spiritual Life

Assistant Professor of Theology Dr. Daniel Castelo considers what true success is in ministry and how to get through tough times as a minister. From the Ministry in the Wesleyan Spirit Conference. April 8, 2010.  [Video] [Audio]

What Dare We Hope? Ministry Through Times of Difficulty

Ministry in the Wesleyan Spirit Conference. Director, Center for Biblical and Theological Education. April 8, 2010. [Audio] [Video]

More From the Darwin Symposium

Doctrine of Creation and Natural Theology by Professor of Moral and Historical Theology, Rick Steele. April 22, 2010 [Audio] [Video]

Darwin in Evolution and Wesleyan Theology by Randy Maddox, Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies, Duke Divinity School. April 22, 2010 [Audio] [Video]

Darwin’s Challenge to Christian Faith: A Wesleyan Perspective by Randy Maddox, Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies, Duke Divinity School. April 22, 2010 [Audio] [Video]

John’s John: The Tenor of Scripture in a Wesleyan Key, Part Two

Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies Rob Wall continues to explore John Wesley’s theological appropriation of 1 John. The Paul T. Walls Lecture. April 10, 2009. [Audio] [Video]

Poverty | Engaging the Culture | John Wesley

Recent Features:
What Does the Bible Say About Poverty? Jim Wallis discusses a Christian response to the issue of world poverty. February 7, 2006. (43:10) [Audio]

Engaging the Culture As Resident Aliens Professor of Christian Scriptures Rob Wall studies the opening of 1 Peter. October 3, 2006. (26:19) [Audio]

SPU Classics:
John Wesley and a Christian Social Conscience William Hansen recounts the life of John Wesley and points to him as a model for addressing present day social problems. January 22, 1973. (34:59) [Audio]

Wall | Erickson

Recent Features:
How “Free” Is Free Methodism? Professor Rob Wall examines the Wesleyan tradition at the Paul T. Walls Lecture: March 8, 2007. (54:46) [Audio]

SPU Classics:
What Are You Going to Be; Who Are You Going to Do? Professor Joyce Erickson discusses jobs, vocation, and personhood. Chapel: April 14, 1982. (21:07) [Audio]