Each fall, the Massachusetts Bible Society is proud to sponsor leading biblical scholars to present lectures in five different locations across the state. Past lecturers have included Barbara Brown Taylor, Walter Brueggemann, Marcus Borg, Joan Chittester, and many others.
Named for former Boston University professor Harrell F. Beck, three are given in the evening, and two are luncheons. The evening lectures are free, while a donation and reservations are requested for the luncheons. Contact us for more information on reserving a space at one of the two luncheons.
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The 2008 Harrell F. Beck Lectureship
Rev. Peter J. Gomes will be presenting our evening lectures on October 19-21.
Jesus came preaching, but the church wound up preaching Jesus. Why does the church insist upon making Jesus the object of its attention rather than heeding his message? Esteemed Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes believes that excessive forcus on the Bible and doctrines about Jesus have led the Christian church astray. To recover the transformative power of the gospel - "the good news" - Gomes says we must go beyond the Bible and rediscover how to live out Jesus' original revolutionary message of hope.
October 19, 2008 at the Federated Church in Hyannis, 310 Main Street, Hyannis, MA
October 20, 2008 at Smith College in the Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Elm Street, Northampton, MA
October 21, 2008 at Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes is an American Baptist minister ordained to the Christian Ministry by The First Baptist Church of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Since 1970 he has served in The Memorial Church, Harvard University; and since 1974 as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church.
2008 Beck Luncheon Series
State Representative Byron Rushing will be presenting our luncheon lectures on October 20-21.
The identical luncheon lectures start at noon. Reservations are required by Monday, October 13, 2008. The luncheon cost is $12 per person. Email admin@massbible.org or call 617-542-2230.
October 20, 2008 at Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
October 21, 2008 at Western New England College, Rivers Memorial Hall, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA
Byron Rushing serves the Ninth Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A Democrat, first elected in 1982, Representative Rushing, serves as the Second Assistant Majority Leader. A graduate of Harvard College and MIT, Representative Rushing's priorities are human and civil rights and liberties; local human, economic and housing development; environmental justice and health care.
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