{"id":2126,"date":"2013-11-26T13:57:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/?page_id=2126"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:48:45","slug":"2013-annual-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/annual-lectures\/2013-annual-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Annual Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jews, Pagans, Sceptics, and Emperors:
\n<\/em>Public Theology as Christian Apologetics
\n<\/em>Dr. Elaine Graham<\/h4>\n

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\"Graham\"On November 20, 2013, the Center for Practical Theology hosted the Sixth Annual Lecture Series with Dr. Elaine Graham<\/a> as the guest lecturer for the evening. \u00a0Dr. Graham’s lecture was entitled “Jews, Pagans, Sceptics, and Emperors: \u00a0Public Theology as Christian Apologetics.” \u00a0She is the\u00a0Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Chester. \u00a0In her words, “As a practical theologian, I am interested in the relationship between beliefs and actions, and whether religious commitment really makes a difference in today\u2019s \"Elaine<\/a><\/em>world.\u00a0 In my teaching and research, I try to encourage people to connect the values of faith to a critical engagement with the dilemmas of everyday life.”<\/p>\n

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