1999 Brown Lecture
Series
Church, Society, and the Twenty-first Century
Tex Sample, STH '60, is the the Robert B.
and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society
at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri.
He is the author of The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired
World: Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God.
Mr. Sample is well-known for his contributions to the study
of church and society, particularly in the area of the modern
church, ministry, and evangelism. He will receive the School
of Theology Distinguished Alumnus Award for Service to the
Profession on Wedsnesday, October 13.
Mark S. Harvey, STH '71, GRS '83, is a United
Methodist minister, musician, lecturer in music at MIT, and
scholar in music, religion, and culture. He is a fellow and
board member of the Society for the Arts, Religion, and Contemporary
Culture. He has presented jazz liturgies and concerts of original
compositions as well as papers and lectures on music and religion
for national and international audiences. With the Aardvark
Jazz Orchestra, Mr. Harvey will present a concert celebrating
Duke Ellington's sacred music at the annual meeting of the
Academy of Religion in Boston, in November 1999.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, October 13, 1999
9 - 11:50 AM
Go back to the classroom with Tex Sample, who will visit
Richard Nesmith's class, Social Science in the Life
of the Church.
Noon - 2 PM
Community Lunch: Tex Sample and members of the
School of Theology community will hold a panel discussion
on The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World.
3 - 4:30 PM
Tex Sample and Linda Clark will lead a Congregational
Studies Forum.
6 - 9:30 PM
Dinner and Lecture: Tex Sample,
keynote speaker; Mark S. Harvey, respondant. Tex Sample
will receive the School of Theology Distinguished Alumnus
Award during the dinner.
Thursday, October 14, 1999
9 - 11 AM
Attend a Master Class with Mark S. Harvey.
Noon Lunch Break
1 - 2 PM Service at Marsh Chapel:
Mark S. Harvey will preach, accompanied by the
Seminary Singers and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.
2 - 3:30 PM
Join Mark S. Harvey for Professor Horace Allen's course,
Inroduction to the Arts of Worship.
Registration for the 1999 Brown Lecture Series
To register for the 1999 Brown Lecture Series, please contact
M.T. Davila at the School of Theology Alumni/ae Office.
Pleae register by Friday, October 8, 1999.
745 Commonwealth Ave, Room 108
Boston Massachusetts 02215
617/353-8972
mtdavila@bu.edu
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