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September 6, 2016

Title: Early Christians Changed Their Culture
Topic: Lanier Chapel Guest Speaker

Discussed by Professor Larry Hurtado
with Lanier Theological Library (www.LanierTheologicalLibrary.org)

Join Mark Lanier at the Lanier Theological Library on Saturday, September 10 at 7 pm with special guest Professor Larry Hurtado. Larry is a Professor of the New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He will be discussing “Destroying gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World”. Listen in as he gives a brief introduction to his lecture.

NOTE: For reservations for this FREE event, click here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did early Christianity help to challenge the ancient world? Did the early pagans view Christians with suspicion and as dangerous?

Why did the pagans view Christians as “deviant”? Larry explains that in the early Roman days, “religion and society were indistinguishable from each other”. They were all connected and centered around worshipping the “gods”. Christians did not participate in these activities and were, therefore, looked down upon and viewed as a traitor to the family.

How did early Christians help change the pagans’ way of thinking? Obviously not everyone believed, but many did. How did they shape our culture – morally, ethically, and spiritually?

Are we suffering from cultural amnesia?

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September 5, 2016

Title: Early Christians Changed Their Culture
Topic: Lanier Chapel Guest Speaker

Discussed by Professor Larry Hurtado
with Lanier Theological Library (www.LanierTheologicalLibrary.org)

Join Mark Lanier at the Lanier Theological Library on Saturday, September 10 at 7 pm with special guest Professor Larry Hurtado. Larry is a Professor of the New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He will be discussing “Destroying gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World”. Listen in as he gives a brief introduction to his lecture.

NOTE: For reservations for this FREE event, click here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did early Christianity help to challenge the ancient world? Did the early pagans view Christians with suspicion and as dangerous?

Why did the pagans view Christians as “deviant”? Larry explains that in the early Roman days, “religion and society were indistinguishable from each other”. They were all connected and centered around worshipping the “gods”. Christians did not participate in these activities and were, therefore, looked down upon and viewed as a traitor to the family.

How did early Christians help change the pagans’ way of thinking? Obviously not everyone believed, but many did. How did they shape our culture – morally, ethically, and spiritually?

Are we suffering from cultural amnesia?

More from this Guest      More on this Topic      More from this Organization

September 2, 2016

Title: Early Christians Changed Their Culture
Topic: Lanier Chapel Guest Speaker

Discussed by Professor Larry Hurtado
with Lanier Theological Library (www.LanierTheologicalLibrary.org)

Join Mark Lanier at the Lanier Theological Library on Saturday, September 10 at 7 pm with special guest Professor Larry Hurtado. Larry is a Professor of the New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He will be discussing “Destroying gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World”. Listen in as he gives a brief introduction to his lecture.

NOTE: For reservations for this FREE event, click here.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did early Christianity help to challenge the ancient world? Did the early pagans view Christians with suspicion and as dangerous?

Why did the pagans view Christians as “deviant”? Larry explains that in the early Roman days, “religion and society were indistinguishable from each other”. They were all connected and centered around worshipping the “gods”. Christians did not participate in these activities and were, therefore, looked down upon and viewed as a traitor to the family.

How did early Christians help change the pagans’ way of thinking? Obviously not everyone believed, but many did. How did they shape our culture – morally, ethically, and spiritually?

Are we suffering from cultural amnesia?

More from this Guest      More on this Topic      More from this Organization