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Wheaton
Alumni Clubs Faculty Lectures
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The Wheaton Clubs program lets you hear from members of
the Wheaton community without traveling far from home. Now,
even if you missed your event you can enjoy these insightful
lectures and talks given across the country—right from
your computer.
Learn more about the Wheaton Clubs program. |
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Lectures are in mp3 format. Mp3 files may
be downloaded to your computer and played in most media players.
To download, right-click or control-click (Mac) on the link
and choose to save to the desired location. Email clubs@wheaton.edu if you have any questions about downloading the lectures.
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2008 Speakers
View a list of 2007 speakers and lectures |
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Dr. Lon Allison, Director of the Billy Graham Center
3/15/08 - Discovering Your Faith-Sharing Style MP3
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How do you share your Christian faith with others? Dr. Lon Allison will discuss how you can discover your God-given style of faith-sharing with those around you. He will present eight styles with practical ways to apply them to your everyday life. |
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Dr. Christine Gardner, Assistant Professor of Communication
4/19/08 - The Rhetoric of AIDS MP3
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Dr. Gardner explores how the power of words shapes our understanding of a disease that continues to claim the lives of nearly 8,000 each day. Drawing on experiences in the field and in the classroom, Dr. Gardner focuses on different spheres of rhetoric—from political to entertainment to religious—and the impact of our words on the Church’s witness. |
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Dr. P.J. Hill, George
F. Bennett Professor of Economics
3/28/08 - Capitalism and Christianity: Friends, Foes, or
Uneasy Partners? MP3
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During the 20th century, market capitalism was found to be the most successful way of ensuring increases in material well-being in a society. This raises an important question for the Christian: What is there in our understanding of human nature that provides insight into the success of a system based on private property and markets? The material success of capitalism also raises important issues about other aspects of human flourishing. What are the moral and ethical implications of a market economy? |
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Dr. Kristen Page, Associate Professor of Biology
5/17/08 - Loving Neighbors: Christian Responsibility in
the Created World
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We live in a world of much suffering. Patterns of human land-use and resource consumption result in fragmented ecosystems, pollution, climate change, loss of biodiversity, and ultimately emerging diseases. In her lecture, Dr. Page discusses how we, as Christians in the developed world, must recognize our contribution to the suffering of our neighbors. We are called to image Christ, to live in family, and to respond in love to those around us. Since care for creation is love for our neighbors, we must live with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love toward all creation. By acting as agents of reconciliation, we can truly love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and mind, and love our neighbor as ourselves. |
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Dr. Jerry Root, Assistant Professor of Evangelism/Associate Director of the Institute of Strategic Evangelism, Billy Graham Center
4/19/08 - C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian: A Showcase for Lewis'
Big Ideas
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Every time C.S. Lewis put his pen to paper his aim was to set forth a vision of life. This is not merely true in his work in Christian apologetics, but also in his fiction. Dr. Root explores the background, main ideas, and rhetorical intention Lewis articulated in Prince Caspian. His presentation coincides with the recent release of the new Narnian Film, "Prince Caspian." |
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Dr. John Walford, Professor of Art History
3/8/08 - Photographic Explorations: An Art Historian’s
Sideways Glance
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Over the past few years, Dr. Walford has extended his activities from teaching and writing about art history to exploring the medium of digital photography as a further means of artistic expression. In this illustrated presentation, Dr. Walford describes how this new endeavor—which has led to a recent exhibition in Italy, and a forthcoming book of his photographs—has enabled him to combine his art historical training and visual sensibilities and led to engaging fresh audiences through the medium of the Internet, as well as revitalizing his classroom teaching. Dr. Walford's presentation includes a slideshow of images. View this image gallery as you listen to the lecture. |
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Dr. Jay Wood, Professor of Philosophy
4/11/08 - Virtuous Transformation MP3
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Thinking about moral virtues and vices has been a major concern of philosophers since the days of Plato and Aristotle. In fact, philosophical interest in the ways virtues and vices form our character is enjoying a resurgence of popularity at present. Christians, too, have always had an interest in virtues and vices as they bear on Christian character. This lecture will be an exercise in faith-learning integration, as we explore how virtues and vices contribute to our transformation in Christ. |
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