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.
Our 2024 Eckhardt speaker was the Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, dean and president of Seminary of the Southwest. Her topic for the weekend...
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Ethnomusicologist, Dr. Holly Wissler, will present from her research and writing on the rituals and traditions of the music of Peru, which includes healing...