CHRISTENDOM LECTURES SPEAKERS
PETER LEITHART
Pastor & Author, Birmingham, AL
Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is President of the Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, and pastor at Immanuel Reformed Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He is author of a number of books, including Creator (IVP), Defending Constantine, Delivered from the Elements of the World, The Glory of Man (Theopolis Books), On Earth as in Heaven (Lexham Press). He and his wife, Noel, have ten children and fifteen grandchildren.
MARK BRIANS
Rector & Author, Honolulu, HI
Mark Brians is the rector of All Saints Anglican Church in urban Honolulu. He is a fellow and faculty member of the Theopolis Institute. He has written for various digital and print publications, including Reading Religion, Themelios, Christianity & Literature, Canadian Journal of American Studies, and the Middle West Review. He is a contributor to the recent ˆ (Lexington, 2023), edited by Douglas Estes, and a co-author with Drew Knowles Hospitality (Athanasius, 2024). He lives in Liliha with his wife, six children, and a hive of honey bees.
RUSS RAMSEY
Pastor & Author, Nashville, TN
Russ Ramsey (MDiv, Taylor University; ThM, Covenant Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife and four children. Russ is the author of several books, most recently Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith and Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive.
SCHEDULE:
Monday Evening:
7:00 p.m. Dr. Peter Leithart “Be Alert, Be Sober”
8:30 p.m. Pastor Russ Ramsey, “The Striving Artist: Van Gogh’s The Red Vineyard and the Elusive Nature of Contentment”
Tuesday morning:
8:30 a.m. Matins service
9:15 a.m. Pastor Mark Brians,“Vigilance and Sabbath”
10:45 a.m. Pastor Russ Ramsey “Van Gogh has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us about the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive.”
11:30 a.m. Q & A session
Tuesday afternoon – Break out sessions:
2:00 p.m. Break out session #1: Pastor Russ Ramsey “Pursuing Perfection: Michelangelo’s David and our Hunger for Glory”
3:00 p.m. Break out session #2: Pastor Mark Brians “Vigilance and Art”
Tuesday evening:
7:00 Dr. Peter Leithart “Male and Female He Made Them”
8:30 Pastor Mark Brians “Vigilance and Merriment”
Wednesday morning:
8:30 a.m. Matins service
9:15 a.m. Dr. Peter Leithart “Battle Mate”
10:45 a.m. Steve Wilkins “The Fullness of God”
11:30 a.m. Q & A session
Monday Evening:
7:00 p.m. Dr. Peter Leithart “Be Alert, Be Sober”
8:30 p.m. Pastor Russ Ramsey, “The Striving Artist: Van Gogh’s The Red Vineyard and the Elusive Nature of Contentment”
Tuesday morning:
8:30 a.m. Matins service
9:15 a.m. Pastor Mark Brians,“Vigilance and Sabbath”
10:45 a.m. Pastor Russ Ramsey “Van Gogh has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us about the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive.”
11:30 a.m. Q & A session
Tuesday afternoon – Break out sessions:
2:00 p.m. Break out session #1: Pastor Russ Ramsey “Pursuing Perfection: Michelangelo’s David and our Hunger for Glory”
3:00 p.m. Break out session #2: Pastor Mark Brians “Vigilance and Art”
Tuesday evening:
7:00 Dr. Peter Leithart “Male and Female He Made Them”
8:30 Pastor Mark Brians “Vigilance and Merriment”
Wednesday morning:
8:30 a.m. Matins service
9:15 a.m. Dr. Peter Leithart “Battle Mate”
10:45 a.m. Steve Wilkins “The Fullness of God”
11:30 a.m. Q & A session