Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Features Bishop Hoyt
The Office of Black Church Studies will sponsor its 2012 spring Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series on March 27-28.
The lecture series provides opportunities to hear outstanding black preachers in Duke Divinity School classes and worship services. The series is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.
This spring’s lecturer will be Thomas Hoyt, Jr. Hoyt is the 48th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He has written more than 40 articles for professional journals and publications, and served as lecturer for the Lyman Beecher Series at Yale Divinity School in 1993. He was a professor of New Testament studies for a total of 25 years at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Howard University School of Religion, and Hartford Seminary.
Schedule of Events
| Tuesday, March 27 | Wednesday, March 28 | |
| 11:25 a.m. | Worship in Goodson Chapel Duke Divinity School | Worship in Goodson Chapel Duke Divinity School |
| 12:30 p.m. | Community Luncheon Alumni Memorial Commons Room Duke Divinity School ($15 tickets required, contact obcs@div.duke.edu) | Brown Bag Lunch & Discussion Alumni Memorial Common Room |
| 2:30 p.m. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Goodson Chapel Duke Divinity School |
For more information about the lecture series, please contact the Office of Black Church Studies, 919-660-3461.