Published on March 21, 2022 by Sean Flynt  
Rodas Landscape

Â鶹¹û¶³’s Department of Biblical and Religious Studies will host scholar M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) for the 2022 Dotson M. Nelson Lectures April 7.
Rodas is Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy at Wheaton College and Graduate School, and author of multiple books, including The Lord Roars: Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today and The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration.

His three lectures at Â鶹¹û¶³ will include:

Recovering the Prophetic Voice: Amos and Christian Witness
10 a.m., Reid Chapel *

Clergy/Faculty Lunch and Learn: Preaching in a Divisive Age
11:30 a.m., Rotunda Club
Register via bridgewa@samford.edu

The Bible and Immigration: Basics for Today’s Debates
3 p.m. • Brock Forum
Dwight Beeson Hall *

The Dotson McGinnis Nelson Junior Lectureship in Religion and Life was established in 1984 by Martha Holley and Howard Lamar Holley to honor the former Â鶹¹û¶³ professor and pastor of Mountain Brook Baptist Church and help Â鶹¹û¶³ students grow in their intellectual and spiritual understanding of Christianity and its application to society.

* Convo Credit

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.