Cross Vision: Making Sense of the Old Testament’s Violent Portraits of God
Wednesday 25 October in the Thurber Room – Meal at 19h; Presentation 19h45-21h15
The kingdom of God revolution is most fundamentally predicated on people having a beautiful, Christ-like conception of God. One of the greatest challenges to this beautiful vision are the many violent portraits of God in the Old Testament. Boyd will, therefore, be offering his reflections on how as Christians we can reject violence as a divine characteristic and embrace the whole of the Bible as God’s inspired Word.
Rev. Dr. Greg Boyd received his Ph. D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1988), his M.Div. from Yale Divinity School (1982), and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota (1979). He was a professor of theology for 16 years at Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) where he received the Teaching Excellence Award and Campus Leadership Award. He continues to teach as an adjunct professor at Bethel University as well as Fresno Pacific Mennonite Seminary (Fresno, CA). Greg is the founder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church (Maplewood, MN) and the President of Reknew Ministries (Reknew.org).
Greg is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist, and author. He has authored or co-authored twenty-two books, including his best-selling and award-winning Letters From a Skeptic and his most recent books Crucifixion of the Warrior God and Cross Vision. Greg’s ministry has been featured on the front page of The New York Times, The Charlie Rose Show, CNN, National Public Radio, the BBC, and numerous other television and radio venues. His primary vision is to help the Church become the Kingdom of outrageously loving servants that God called it to be and to help non-believers discover the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
Greg is an avid drummer in a rock band (“Not Dead Yet”) as well as a competitive race walker. Greg and his wife Shelley have been married for 37 years. They have three children and five grandchildren and live in community with several other families in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Thurber Lectures is an adult community gathering and growth time that is open to all.
