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Denise Weyhrich on Creating her “Beacon” Installation Art

“Beacon” is a large, lighted installation of 99 salt shakers illuminated in a sea of rock salt. Weyhrich gave the following interview in November 2012 while installing her work in the library lobby.

February 20, 2013 | 7 min video
A Liturgical Approach to the Lord's Prayer

How does praying the Lord’s Prayer affect our mission and ways of living? We’ll explore creative possibilities, including doxology, gestures, language, offering, providence, temptation, and eschatological understandings of “thy Kingdom come .” Discover ways this ecumenical Christian prayer can empower our worshiping communities .

February 20, 2013
It's More Than a Ramp

In recent years, there has been a spate of theological work on persons with disabilities . Important questions abound: What do we mean by “disability”?

February 20, 2013 | 61 min listen

Preaching in a Visual Age Workshop

Many preachers and Christians wonder: What place does “preaching” have in our image-shaped world? How do we bring the gospel word to people inundated by images?

February 20, 2013 | 66 min listen
Different Views of the Lord's Supper/Communion/Eucharist throughout Christian History

This workshop looked at the richness and diversity of models of the meal that Jesus instituted on the night he was betrayed, evident in the New Testament narratives as well as in the history of the church

February 20, 2013 | 61 min listen
Preaching in a Visual Age

From St . Augustine to Martin Luther and from George Whitfield to Martin Luther King Jr., preaching the gospel has been the very heart of the Christian church’s approach to renewal and engaging society with the claims of God and God’s Kingdom.

February 20, 2013

Worship in 1 Corinthians: Paul’s Take on the Corinthian Worship Wars

Plenary address by Kenneth E. Bailey presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

February 19, 2013 | 64 min video

Go Down, Moses: Spirituals as a Resource for Preaching

The history of African American spirituals is interwoven with the history of preaching, yet these spirituals and their relationship to preaching usually receive little attention.

February 19, 2013 | 67 min video
“Blessed are the Persecuted”—Worshiping in Solidarity with the Suffering Church

Vespers led by members and friends of the International Council of Ethnodoxologists. Presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

February 19, 2013 | 51 min video
Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: New Asian Songs for Worship

This singing and conversational session introduced new Asian songs collected in recent years along with their background stories and how these might be used in the context of worship. Presented by Swee Hong Lim, I-to Loh, Joel Navarro and others at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

February 19, 2013 | 60 min video