Season of Creation Lecture Series: Animals and the Kingdom of Heaven

Presented by Dr. Tony Baker, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology, Seminary of the Southwest. Dr. Baker joined the Seminary of the Southwest faculty in 2004. He teaches courses in constructive theology, ecotheology, Patristics, and theological research. His latest books are Shakespeare, Theology, and the Unstaged God (Routledge, 2020), and Leaving Emmaus: A New Departure in Christian Theology (Baylor University Press, 2021). He is currently exploring the intersection of classical accounts of theosis with current issues in ecology. Professor Baker works with other members of the community on green initiatives around campus, and he is the theologian in residence at Saint Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church in north Austin where he and his family worship.