Perkins Lecture Series have been one
of the most significant events at FUMC since 1943. Paul E. Martin, beloved
former pastor of FUMC, conceived the idea for the Perkins Lectures. Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. (Lois) Perkins founded the Lectureship in 1943. Research
indicates that this is the first lecture series of its kind nationwide,
established in a local church. The Lectureship's purpose is stated in
its original charter, drafted in 1943: "To bring consecrated, capable
speakers of note to deliver in said First Methodist Church, talks or lectures
pertaining to and in furtherance of the Christian Religion . . . for the
benefit of the members of said Church, for the benefit of Methodism generally,
and for the benefit of the public at large." |
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2008
Perkins Lectures Series, March 2-4, 2008
Our 2008 Perkins Lecturer
will be Dr. R. Maurice Boyd, whose
ministry has included preaching and teaching in the major pulpits and universities
of the Nation and abroad and he has been the Theme Speaker at many conferences.
For instance, he delivered the Hickman
Lectures on preaching at Duke University
in 1980. He was also the 1997 Perkins Lecturer.
Dr. Boyd served churches
in Ireland and Canada before coming to New York City. Dr. Boyd was Minister
of The City Church,
New York (1993-2007), of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York (1988-1992), and of Metropolitan
United Church, London, Ontario, the largest congregation of the United
Church of Canada (1975-1988).
Born in Belfast, Northern
Ireland, and ordained in the Methodist Church there in 1956, Boyd is a graduate
in Theology from Edgehill Theological
College, Belfast and McMaster Univerisity,
Hamilton, where he majored in Philosophy and English. He holds the degree of
Doctor of Divinity from Victoria College and the degree of Licentiate of Music
from the University of Western Ontario. In
May, 1992, he was awarded the Doctor of Sacred Theology degree by Hastings College.
Four books of Dr. Boyd's
sermons have been published: A
Lover's Quarrel With the World
(1985); Permit
Me Voyage
(1989); Running
To Paradise
(1990), and Corridors
of Light
(1991). Also published are The
Fine Art Of Being Imperfect: And Other Broadcast Talks
(1998), and Why
Doesn't God Do Things Perfectly?
(1999) a defense of the goodness of God in the face of evil and suffering.
- Sunday, March 2, 10:30
a.m.
- Sunday, March 2, 7:00
p.m.
- Monday, March 3, 11:00
a.m.
- Monday, March 3, 7:00
p.m.
- Tuesday, March 4, 11:00
a.m.
- Tuesday, March 4, 7:00
p.m.
List of
Former Lecturers
| 1943 Dr. Roy L. Smith* |
1944 Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes* |
| 1945 Dr. Norman Vincent Peal* |
1946 [no lectures] |
| 1947 Dr. G. Ray Jordan* |
1948 Dr. Richard C. Raines* |
| 1949 Bishop Paul E. Martin* |
1950 Dr. John Sutherland Bonnell* |
| 1951 Dr. George A. Buttrick |
1952 Dr. Elton Trueblood* |
| 1953 Dr. Charles Ray Goff* |
1954 Dr. Leslie D. Weatherhead |
| 1955 Dr. Paul Scherer* |
1956 Dr. James S. Stewart |
| 1957 Bishop Gerald Kennedy |
1958 Dr. Robert J. McCracken |
| 1959 Dr. Perry E. Gresham |
1960 Dr. Ralph W. Sockman* |
| 1961 Dr. James T. Cleland |
1962 Dr. Theodore A. Gill* |
| 1963 Dr. Maldwyn Edwards |
1964 The Rev. A. P. Tremlett |
| 1965 [no lectures] |
1966 Dr. Carlyle Marney* |
| 1967 Dr. Harold Roberts |
1968 Dr. Albert C. Outler |
| 1969 Bishop Paul E. Martin |
1970 Dr. Browne Barr |
| 1971 Dr. Arthur M. Jackson |
1972 Dr. David H. C. Read |
| 1973 Dr. Earnest T. Campbell |
1974 Dr. Edmund A. Steimle |
| 1975 Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens |
1976 Dr. Gabriel Fackre |
| 1977 Dr. Martin E. Marty |
1978 Bishop Roy C. Nichols |
| 1979 Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. |
1980 Dr. Donald Coggan |
| 1981 Bishop William R. Cannon |
1982 Dr. Brevard S. Childs |
| 1983
Dr. Fred B. Craddock |
1984 Dr. Russell T. Montfort |
| 1985 Father Raymond E. Brown |
1986 Dr. Leander E. Keck |
| 1987 Dr. William H. Willimon |
1988 Dr. Walter Brueggemann |
| 1989 Bishop Michael E. Marshall |
1990 Dr. Morna D. Hooker |
| 1991 Dr. J. Pittman McGehee |
1992 Dr. Tex S. Sample |
| 1993 Dr. Thomas G. Long |
1994 Dean Alan W. Jones |
| 1995 Father John R. Claypool, IV |
1996 Madeleine L'Engle |
| 1997
Dr. R. Maurice Boyd |
1998 Dr. David Bartlett |
| 1999 Dr. Zan Holmes |
2000 Dr. George Carey |
| 2001 Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor |
2002 [no lectures] |
| 2003 Dr. Harold S. Kushner |
2004 Dr. Arthur Caliandro |
| 2005 Rev. John M. Buchanan |
2006 Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. |
| 2007
Dr. Fred B. Craddock |
2008
Dr. R. Maurice Boyd |
Audio tapes
are available for all lecture series, except the ones with asterisk (*). CD,
VHS, and DVD are available for more recent lecture series:
Cassette Tapes: $20 / set
Audio CDs: $30 / set
VHS Video: $30 / set
DVD Video: $45 / set
If you would like to order by postal mail, click HERE
for the Order Form.
For more
information, call John Dillard,
Associate Pastor, at (940) 766-4231, ext. 227.
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