Heritage Lecture Series
Imam Yahya HendiImam Yahya Hendi, Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, will be our guest as a participant in the Heritage Lecture Series on Sunday, October 17. He is the Founder and President of Clergy Beyond Borders. Imam Hendi often visits and lectures at churches and synagogues hoping to create a new positive relationship between the followers of the three Abrahamic religions. In his lectures, Imam Hendi focuses on issues related to gender relations, domestic violence, world peace, social, economic and political justice, and inter-religious and interfaith issues. He will also speak at Furman University on Monday, October 18.
On Sunday, April 18, Dr. Thomas H. Troeger was our guest as a participant in the Heritage Lecture Series. At the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. worship services, Dr. Troeger and the Sanctuary Choir led the worship services providing a blend of music, scripture, and homily. For the 10 a.m. adult Sunday School Class, Dr. Troeger presented "You Are a Woodwind and a Drum: Recovering the Image of God through the Song of the Church." Thomas Troeger is the J. Edward and Ruth Cox Lantz Professor of Christian Communication at
The Heritage Lecture Series seeks to expand the religious horizons of Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Greenville community by inviting guest lecturers to challenge and inspire us toward a deeper understanding of and renewed commitment to biblical teachings, our Judeo-Christian heritage and our responsibilities in the world. In recent years, guest lecturers have been Thomas Long, Amy-Jill Levine, Philip Yancey, Miroslav Volf and Sandra Brown. |
