The Sider Institute to Host Annual Schrag Lecture March 26
March 11th, 2015
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (March 11, 2015) — The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan Studies is holding its annual Schrag Lectures on March 26 at Messiah College. This year’s lecturer is Dr. J. Nelson Kraybill. He will deliver two lectures. The first, “AC/DC: Changing Currents in the Global Church,” will be held at 9:45 a.m. in Hostetter Chapel. The second, “Alternating Currents and Multi-Directional Minstry: Global Anabaptism and Its Challenges to the North American Church,” will be held at 7 p.m. in Parmer Cinema in Boyer Hall. Admission to both lectures is free. For more information, contact Devin Manzullo-Thomas at dcthomas@messiah.edu.
About the Sider Institute
The Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan Studies promotes the exploration and interpretation of Anabaptism, Pietism and Wesleyanism—the theological traditions that shape the “personality” of the Brethren in Christ Church, the founding denomination of Messiah College, and that inform the College’s educational mission today.
About J. Nelson Kraybill
Kraybill is lead pastor of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana, and president-elect of Mennonite World Conference, a global fellowship of Anabaptist-related churches. The author of numerous books and articles, Kraybill’s most recent publication, “Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics, and devotion in the Book of Revelation,” examines one of the most contested books of the Bible, considering its meaning in its original historical context and its significance for readers today. He is president emeritus of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (1996-2009) and former program director of the London Mennonite Center in London, England. In addition, he has lectured or preached for diverse audiences in England, Ireland, Spain, Canada, United States, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Korea and Japan.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Mechanicsburg, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg.
