Luther Lecture — Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Recovering the Biblical Narrative: The Hymnic Dialogue of Proclamation and Response

Pre-registration is closed; please register on-site at the event.

Dr. Robert D. Hawkins, Leonora G. McClurg Professor of Worship and Music at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, will give a keynote lecture on the content of hymnody as it presents the full biblical narrative and music that make this possible. If music is indeed, following Luther, the primary “handmaid” of the biblical text and theology, then questions regarding style remain secondary to the faithful setting forth of the narrative. That the narrative is presented is of primary importance; how that happens needs to emerge from the type of texts crafted.

Schedule of Events

  • 10:00 am — Registration & Refreshments
  • 10:30 am — Morning Prayer
  • 10:50 am — Welcome and Introductions
  • 11:00 am — Keynote Lecture (Dr. Robert Hawkins)
  • 12:15 pm — Lecture Response (Dr. Carol Jacobson)
  • 12:45 pm — Lunch
  • 1:30 pm — Workshop — The Role of Music in Faith Formation (Rev. Michael Costello)
  • 2:30 pm — Break with Refreshments
  • 2:45 pm — Workshop — Realistic Renewal for Worship: Exploring the Gifts of Your Community (Dr. Clay Schmit)
  • 3:45 pm — Break with Refreshments
  • 4:00 pm — Eucharist
  • 5:15 pm — Wine and Cheese Social

Pre-registration is closed; please register on-site at the event.

Dr. Robert Hawkins