Annual Schrag Lecture at Messiah College explores current views in the Anabaptist tradition
March 16th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 16, 2009) – The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan Studies at Messiah College will feature a lecture on April 6 as part of its 11th Annual Schrag Lecture Series. Speaking will be June Alliman Yoder, a former professor at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. and is in Parmer Cinema in Boyer Hall academic building on the college’s Grantham campus.
Yoder is an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church and a recently-retired professor of communication and preaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind. She earned degrees from Goshen College, University of Iowa, and Bethany Theological Seminary. Additionally, she has made public presentations and preached in 19 states and seven countries. Yoder also co-wrote a book called, “Preparing Sunday Dinner: A Collaborative Approach to Worship and Preaching.”
About the Schrag Lecture Series
The Schrag lectures take their name from the late Martin Schrag, professor emeritus of church history, and Dorothy Schrag, assistant professor emerita of music. Both held professorships at Messiah College for a number of years and participated actively in the community of the Brethren in Christ Church. The annual lectures highlight aspects of historical Anabaptism as well as its present forms and contributions.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in 55 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.