Lectures

Explore the myth of American “chosenness” in a special event to be held at one of America’s oldest churches on May 31.

Dr. Catherine Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America at Harvard Divinity School, will be our keynote speaker for this year’s Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State.

The event will take place at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts, which is the site where two lanterns were hung in 1775 as a signal to Paul Revere that the British were coming by sea, igniting the American Revolution.

Dr. Brekus will deliver a lecture on the evening of Wednesday, May 31, which will be followed by a discussion for further engagement and conversation.

The Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State were established when the Shurdens made a gift to BJC in 2004. The annual event is held at Mercer University in Georgia every three years and at another seminary, college or university in the intermediate years.

The event is free to all, but we ask that you register to attend. Additional details about this year’s event and registration information can be found on our website at BJConline.org/ShurdenLectures