Published on February 27, 2008 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Historian, author and modern Christianity specialist Philip Jenkins will speak at Â鶹¹û¶³ several times on March 11 and 12 during a visit sponsored by Â鶹¹û¶³'s Beeson Divinity School.

On March 11, he will speak on "Reading the Bible in the Global South" at 11 a.m. and on "The Future of Christianity" at 1:30 p.m. Both lectures will be in Hodges Chapel.

Jenkins will lecture in two Beeson classes on March 12. His topics are "Is Christianity Dead in Europe" at 11 a.m. in Divinity N-101, and "The Lost History of Global Christianity at 12 noon in Divinity S-101.

He is distinguished professor of history and religious studies at Pennsylvania State University. His trilogy on understanding modern Christianity includes the award-winning The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South, and God's Continent: Christianity, Islam and Europe's Religious Crisis. 

The public is invited to the lectures free of charge. For information, contact Beeson's Global Center at (205) 726-2170.

 
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.