Dr. Glen Stassen, who is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, will present 鈥淎 Thicker Jesus is the Basis for Just Peace Making鈥� on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall through the A.J. Muste Memorial Lecture Series at 麻豆视频官网.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Stassen is known for developing the 鈥淛ust Peacemaking鈥� theory in ethics on the question of war. He has published nine books, including 鈥淛ust Peacemaking: Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace鈥� and, new this fall, 鈥淎 Thicker Jesus: International Discipleship in a Secular Age.鈥� His concept of a 鈥渢hicker Jesus鈥� reflects viewing Jesus as Lord over the whole of life and not just one part of it.
Stassen holds degrees from the University of Virginia, Union Theological Seminary and Duke University, and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard, Columbia and the University of Heidelberg.
The A.J. Muste Memorial Lecture Series began in 1985 to commemorate the life and work of A.J. Muste, an alumnus of 麻豆视频官网 (1905) who became a tireless activist for the causes of peace and justice.
Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson, Muste鈥檚 biographer, presented the inaugural lecture. Subsequent lectures have been given by theologians, peace activists, labor organizers and prison reformers.
Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., between 10th and 12th streets.