Distinguished humanities professor Mark Noll to speak at Messiah College
February 16th, 2010
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2010) — Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the next distinguished lecturer for The Annual Ernest L. Boyer Center Distinguished Lecture Series. He will speak on “Race and Religion in American Politics as a Theological Problem” on March 9 in Hostetter Chapel at 7 p.m. No tickets required. There will be a book signing after the lecture at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Terri Hopkins at 717-796-5077 or by e-mail at thopkins@messiah.edu.
About Mark Noll
Noll started his long line of education at Wheaton College, where he majored in English. He then attended the University of Iowa to get his master’s degree in comparative literature followed by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for a master’s degree in church history. He ended his repertoire of fine education by attaining a doctorate degree in American religious history at the prestigious Vanderbilt University. Currently, as a professor, Noll teaches about the interaction of Christianity and culture in 18th- and 19th-century Anglo-American societies. On the side, he publishes articles and reviews on many different topics including Christianity in modern history. In 2005, Noll was named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in the United States by “Time” magazine. Additionally, he was distinguished with the National Humanities Medal, which honors people who deepen the understanding of the humanities in our nation, in November 2006.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in more than 60 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.
