Provost’s Office to Host Faith and Learning Lecture Series

Published on January 23, 2024 by Dakota Rice

The provost’s office will be sponsoring a Faith and Learning lecture series Feb. 8 -9. Todd C. Ream, PhD will be our guest speaker. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as professor of humanities, executive director of faculty research and scholarship, and as senior fellow for programming for the Lumen Research Institute. He also serves as the senior fellow for public engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as the publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.

One of the goals of this series, especially from the keynote lecture, is to explore the emerging distinctions between secularity and post-secularity. Ream will explore how these distinctions and the pursuit of truth impact the Christian academic vocation.

Event Schedule:

Thursday, February 8

10-11 a.m. in Reid Chapel, “I Believe; Help My Unbelief: An Invitation to the Christian Academic Vocation”
1-2 p.m. in CHS 2A02 Atrium Conference Room, “J. Robert Oppenheimer: An Autopsy of the American Academic Vocation”
2:30-3:30 p.m. in Brooks Hall Auditorium, “A Properly Ordered Imagination: Why the Humanities Matter More Now than Ever”

Friday, February 9

8:30 in the FSC (DBH 410), Coffee and Panel Q&A on Faith and Learning

All events are free, but please register through the links provided above.

Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.