Tuesday, November 2 2021
NTS welcomes you to the NTS campus as Dr. Sondra Wheeler presents the Mercer Lectures on the Doctrine of Holiness
Join us in-person or stream the event online
Sondra Wheeler is the Carr Professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. She works in bioethics, historical sources of theological ethics, and the virtue tradition, as well as in biblical ethics. Her publications include Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995), Stewards of Life: Bioethics and Pastoral Care (Abingdon, 1996), The Love We Were Made For (Jossey Bass 2007) a pair of books in the arena of ethics and pastoral practice, Minister as Moral Theologian (2017) and Sustaining Ministry (2017) both with Baker Academic. She lives in Maryland with her husband, and has grown children in Massachusetts, Philadelphia, and DC.
The Mercer Lectures on the Doctrine of Holiness were established in 1951 in honor of Laura Elizabeth Dewald Mercer. Questions? Contact Dana Preusch at [email protected]
REGISTER
Register by Monday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 AM to purchase a lunch.
Students receive a complimentary lunch. Enter Promo Code STUDENT.
This event will also feature the official re-launch of the recently renamed Wynkoop Center for Women in Leadership!
10:00 am Doors Open
10:30 am – 11:45 am Session 1 – Reframing Holiness: “Sanctified”: The Evolution of an Idea | Q&A
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Lunch (provided for those who add a meal when registering)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Launch of Wynkoop Center for Women in Leadership | Panel: Holiness and Leadership in the Church: Affirming Women in Our Ecclesial Structures and More
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Session 2 – Reframing Holiness: Holiness as Invitation | Q&A
