I write to call your attention to a program of historicial significance to Bethany College -- the 60th annual Oreon E. Scott Lectures to be held April 13-14 at the Mountainside Conference Center.
The Oreon E. Scott Lectures are funded through the Oreon E. Scott Foundation, which was established to strengthen the Christian Church and support Disciples-related colleges and institutions. Since its founding in 1840 by Alexander Campbell, Bethany has been affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Now in its 60th year, the first Scott Lectures were held on March 1, 1956, with Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger, Harvard University historian, as the lecturer.
The Rev. Stephanie Paulsell, The Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School and an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), will keynote this year’s program which is titled “Lost in the Mystery of God.” Rev. Paulsell is the author of “Honoring the Body: Meditations on a Christian Practice,” and co-author of “Lamentations and the Song of Songs.” She is co-editor of “The Scope of Our Art: The Vocation of the Theological Teachers.” Her writing appears regularly in The Christian Century.
For a brochure that outlines the entire program or to register, please contact the Office of Church Relations at 304-829-7723 or email mwalden@bethanywv.edu.
