BEERS, PRIESTS AND HOT TOPICS
Theology Live: Ale & the Almighty brings together pints, bites and hot topics for all who will attend, Monday nights in June at the Ginger Man Pub
Monday Nights in June | 7pm-9pm
(June 4, 11, 18, 25)
At the Ginger Man Pub in Uptown, by the Quad
2718 Boll Street Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 754-8771
www.incarnation.org
UPTOWN, DALLAS, TX – For nearly as long as Dirk Nowitzki has been leading the Dallas Mavericks to post-season play, folks have been gather at the Ginger Man Pub in Uptown to have a few drinks, listen to a guest speaker engage a hot topic, and then take part in Q&As afterwards, along with more drinks.
“I can’t belive a church just came to my bar…”
–MULTIPLE PEOPLE EVERY YEAR
For 11 years, Church of the Incarnation Episcopal, located at 3966 McKinney Avenue (at Blackburn) has presented this lecture series, of sorts, known as Theology Live. The spectacle, to some, of seeing priests roaming about with pint of their favorite ale, has generated regular comments about a church coming to their favorite watering hole. And, in general, it is meant as a good thing. Theology Live isn’t meant to be evengelical. It’s meant to be friendly. A simple chance to be a part of the community in which Incarnation resides. With no ostensible agenda more than sharing a dram with others while conversing, the event has grown each year and now is usually packed every Monday night, at least 15 minutes before it starts.
Official info on the web: http://www.incarnation.org/events/theology-live-1/
2012 Theology Live Lineup:
MONDAY, JUNE 4 “Faith & Politics”
with Dr. Billy Abraham (SMU)
Born in Northern Ireland in 1947, Dr. Billy Abraham is currently a Distinguished University Teacher at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Queen’s University, Belfast, Abraham went on to receive a Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky and a doctorate in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Oxford, England.
MONDAY, JUNE 11 “Christians & Divorce”
with Fr. Greg Methvin
In addition to being the Vice-Rector of Church of the Incarnation, Greg Methvin is a gifted and sought-after event speaker who connects with people through humor, wisdom and heart-felt life stories. He was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 2004 after 20 years as a Southern Baptist minister where he served churches ranging in attendance from 1 to 13,000.
MONDAY, JUNE 18 “Mormonism”
with Gerald R. McDermott
Gerald R. McDermott wears three hats. He is a full-time religion professor at Roanoke College, an author of 12 books and scores of articles, and a part-time Anglican priest, serving as teaching pastor at a Leran church. He specializes in Jonathan Edwards (five books), Christian theology of world religions (four books), and diverse topics in Christian theology and spirituality, such as Mormonism. He and Jean have been married for 35 years, and are the parents of three grown sons, and five grandchildren.
MONDAY, JUNE 25 “The Problem of Evil”
with Dr. Jim Denison
James C. Denison, Ph.D., is a cultural apologist, building a bridge between faith and culture by engaging contemporary issues with biblical truth. He founded the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture in February 2009. Having lived and traveled widely in the Muslim world, Dr. Denison has wide expertise on the subject of Islam. He has also taught world religions for 25 years with four seminaries. He has spoken in China, Cuba, Brazil, Australia, Europe, Israel, Greece, Egypt, Bangladesh and Turkey and served as a short- term missionary to East Malaysia, in Southeast Asia. He also leads frequent study tours in Israel, Greece, and Europe.
Dr. Denison currently serves on the board of the Baylor Health Care System and as chair of the advisory Board for Dallas Baptist University. He teaches Ph.D. seminars and graduate-level classes for Dallas Baptist University and serves as a teaching fellow for the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute. He has taught on the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and at McAfee School of Theology, and has served on the boards of Dallas Baptist University, George W. Truett Theological Seminary and the Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University.