Barbara Brown Taylor to speak at Berry
New York Times best-selling author, professor, and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor will talk about how to spiritually walk in the dark at the upcoming Berry College Lumen Lecture March 28 at 7 p.m. in Krannert Spruill Ballroom.
The lecture “Learning to Walk in the Dark: spirituality for the night times” is based on Taylor’s book that teaches readers God works in the dark as well as in the light.
Taylor’s first memoir, “Leaving Church,” won a 2006 Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association. Her most recent book, “Learning to Walk in the Dark, was featured in TIME magazine. She has served on the faculty of Piedmont College since 1998 as the Butman Professor of Religion & Philosophy and has been a guest lecturer at Emory University, Duke University, Princeton University and Yale University.
The lecture is sponsored by the Berry College Chaplain’s Office and is free and open to the public.
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Astrophysicist Turned Author to Speak at Berry College
Astrophysicist Paul Wallace will speak about his book, “Stars Beneath Us: Finding God in the Evolving Cosmos” on March 29.
Wallace will discuss how the stars appear in a number of biblical contexts, including the book of Job. The namesake of the book is beaten down by a series of terrible losses despite his morally impeccable life and pleads to God for justice. God responds with the longest divine speech in the Bible that lays out the cosmos in a way unseen in the rest of the Bible. Wallace will explain the aspects of modern scientific throughout the passage and apply them to the cosmos of today.
Sponsored by the Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geology and the Interfaith Council, the lecture will be at 5 p.m. in the McAllister Auditorium, room 119. The event is free and open to the public.
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Triple threat in upcoming faculty artist recital
Three faculty artists will perform in the Faculty Artists Recital at 7:30 p.m. March 29 in the Berry College Ford Auditorium.
Lauren Denney Wright, will play clarinet, Nathan Lambert, will play violin and Kris Carlisle, will play piano. The recital is free and open to the public.
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Written by Public Relations Student Assistants Victoria Mashburn and Abbie Smith
