A guest lecturer will discuss how Christian beliefs apply to agricultural and environmental topics through a series of public presentations.
The 2025 Willson Lectures at 蜜桃影像AV will feature the Rev. Becky Copeland with three presentations Oct. 9 in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel on campus. All presentations are free to the public and will include:
- 1 to 2 p.m. in the chapel sanctuary: Service on 鈥淭he Ambiguity of Empire鈥�
- 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. in the Watson Lounge: Lecture on 鈥淐onfronting Guilt, Overcoming Shame鈥�
- 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Watson Lounge: Lecture on 鈥淏ad Gardeners?: Reconsidering the Agricultural Parables鈥�
Copeland, a distinguished scholar and provisional deacon with the Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, serves as a theology professor and director of the Faith and Ecological Justice Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Her work focuses on reconstructing classical Christian texts and doctrines through the lens of environmental studies.
For those unable to attend in person, live streams will be available via the 蜜桃影像AV Religious Life .
Copeland is the author of two books, 鈥淐reated Being: Expanding Creedal Christology鈥� and 鈥淓ntangled Being: Unoriginal Sin and Wicked Problems,鈥� which use a relational approach to explore Christian concepts of incarnation, sin and repentance. Her current research project, 鈥淩eplanting the Uprooted: A Social-Ecological Approach to the Agricultural Parables,鈥� re-examines parables from the Synoptic Gospels in the context of agricultural practices in the early Roman Empire. A recipient of numerous accolades, Copeland was named the 2023-24 Boston University School of Theology Exemplary Teacher of the Year.
The Willson Lectures are made possible by an endowment from James M. and Mavis Willson. Since 1953, the endowment has enabled 蜜桃影像AV to bring speakers of international stature to campus to address topics in religion and society.
