Capps Lectures in Christian Theology

The Capps Lecture Series provides a public forum for prominent Christian leaders and thinkers whose work explores the relation between faith and social responsibility. Endowed by Dr. and Mrs. W. Jerry Capps through Theological Horizons and co-sponsored by the Project on Lived Theology, the Capps Lectures are held in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

The 2011 Capps Lecture 

Emmanuel Katongole delivered the 2011 Capps Lecture,

"Daring to Invent the Future of Africa:

On Modernity, Politics and the Madness of Christian Faith"

on Monday, March 28, 2011

in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia

Listen to the lecture at:  http://www.livedtheology.org/audio/CappsLecture.mp3

CD's of the lecture are available upon request! 
If interested, please contact Karen at info@theologicalhorizons.org.

Since his 1987 ordination, the Ugandan-born Dr. Emmanuel Katongole has served parishes in Africa, Belgium, and the United States. He joined the faculty of Duke Divinity School in 2001 as Associate Professor of Theology and World Christianity and has since become a founding co-director of the Center for Reconciliation. In his work, Dr. Katongole demonstrates the potential of Christianity to interrupt and transform entrenched political imaginations and create a different story for Africa—a story of self-sacrificing love that values human dignity and “dares to invent” a new and better future. His latest book is The Sacrifice of Africa (Eerdmans, 2011).

The 2009 Capps Lecture

Albert J. Raboteau delivered the 2009 Capps Lecture,

“Holy Ordinary:

Locating the Sacred in Literature and Life” 

on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Listen to the lecture.

Listen to the Q&A.

Listen to the seminar on Thomas Merton & Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Albert J. Raboteau, a native of Mississippi, is the Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion at Princeton University and is a specialist in American religious history. His research and teaching have focused on American Catholic history, African-American religious movements and, more recently, religion and immigration issues. His books include "A Sorrowful Joy", a spiritual memoir, and "Slave Religion: The 'Invisible Institution' in the Antebellum South."

The 2008 Capps Lecture

Dr. Donald Shriver, Jr., delivered the 2008 Capps Lecture,

"Honest Patriots: Loving a Country Enough to Remember Its Misdeeds"

on October 15, 2008 in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Dr. Shriver is a professor, pastor, author and speaker engaged in issues of social ethics.  He is president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

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The 2007 Capps Lecture

Professor John de Gruchy gave two lectures:

"Christian Identity amidst Global Contradictions"

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"Christian Humanism against Fundamentalism & Secularism"

For copies of  the lectures given on Nov. 6 & 7, 2007, email us.

John de Gruchy is the Emeritus Robert Selby Taylor Professor of Christian Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa; head of the Research Institute on Christianity in South Africa and author of numerous books, including: Reconciliation: Restoring Justice; Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ and his most recent book, Confessions of a Christian Humanist. 

The 2005 Capps Lecture

Jürgen Moltmann delivered the influential Capps Lecture in Christian Theology on April 27, 2005.

Professor Moltmann spoke on the topic, "In God We Trust, In God Us Trusts." 

One of the world’s most influential Theologians, Moltmann is known for writing on the theme of hope. He writes, “Beneath the cross of Christ hope is born again out of the depths. The person who has once sensed this is never afraid of any depths again. His hope has become firm and unconquerable.”

Read the lecture : "In God We Trust, In God Us Trusts: Freedom and Security in a Free World."

The 2003 Capps Lecture

Wolfgang Huber, bishop of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg, spoke on “Truth, Guilt and Reconciliation: Christian Faith in a Violent World.”

Bishop Huber engaged urgent issues of the day from a assionate and eloquent Christian point of view.

Bishop Huber also spoke to University professors and graduate students: “Do We Need A New Morality? Christian Faith and Bioethics.”

For a printed copy of  both lectures, contact us at info@theologicalhorizons.org

The 2001 Capps Lecture

Miroslav Volf , the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University delivered the first Capps Lecture.

Professor Volf spoke on “Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Justice.”

The author of the influential book, Exclusion and Embrace, which grew out of his experiences teaching seminary in Croatia, Miroslav Volf has an ambitious agenda: to write theology that is rooted in the church but speaks to the world. Volf’s Capps Lecture powerfully combined academic excellence with faithfulness to Christ.

For cassette copies of Volf’s lecture, “Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Justice,” send an email to info@theologicalhorizons.org.

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