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BAY WEEKEND HISTORY


1974      The Frances M. Bay Fund for Lay Education established.
1976      Dr. William Eichelberger, Professor of Louisville Seminary:
                   A New and Re-newing Quest for Human Dignity
1977      Dr. James Sanders
1979      Father Henri Nouwen: Compassion in Medicine and Ministry
1982      Rev. Dr. Howard Rice, Professor of San Francisco Seminary
1983      Dr. Gordon Ingram: Thinking Theologically in the Future Tense
1987      Rev. Shehadah N. Shehadeh of St. Goerge’s Cathedral, Jerusalem:  
                   Peacemaking in the City of Peace
1988      Dr. James H Smylie, Professor of Union Theological Seminary:
                   Presbyterian Faith and Life: 200 Years and Beyond
1990     Dr. Gordon Brubacher, Biblical Resource Center at Taintur, Jerusalem:
                  The Fragility of Life: The Biblical Response
1991      Rev. Dr. William Hudnut, Mayor of Indianapolis:
                   Faith, Ethics, and Politics
1993      Dr. Peggy Way, Professor at Eden Theological Seminary
                   Faith is my Compass
1994      Rev. Dr. John Mulder, President of Louisville Theological Seminary:
                  Presbyterian Presence
1995      Elder Marj Carpenter, Moderator of the 207th General Assembly
                   Mission! Mission! Mission!
1996      Dr. Ken Lawrence: Religious Interpretation of Art and Architecture
1997      Dr. Jack Stotts, President of Austin Seminary: Human Sexuality
1998      Rev. Dr. Cynthia Campbell, President of McCormick Seminary:
                   Theological Challenges in the Modern World
1999      Dr. George Hunsinger, Professor at Princeton Seminary:
                   The New Catechism
2000      Dr. Robert Wuthnow, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion        
                    at Princeton University: Spirituality and Church Vitality
2001      Rev. Dr. Michael K. Kinnamon, Professor at Eden Theological Seminary:
                   What is the Vision and Future of Christian Ecumenism?
2003      Ann Weems, Author and Poet.
2004      Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell, Professor at McCormick Seminary:
                    Making a Home for Faith & A Backpack of Belonging
2006      Ethan Anthony, Architectural Firm of Ralph Adams Cram:
                   100th Anniversary of Laying the Cornerstone of Walnut and Edwards
2011      Dr. Doug White with Rev. William Keagle and Attorney Fred Prillaman
                    Critical Medical Decisions: Clinical, Ethical and Spiritual Perspectives
2016      Mark Yaconelli, Author and Storyteller
2017      Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, Pastor, Author, and Speaker
                     Sabbath in the Suburbs...and Beyond: Finding Rest, Play, Renewal and Delight
2018      Dr. Thomas Schwartz                           
                     Humanitarian efforts of President Herbert Hoover during World War I
2019      Rev. Dr. Clint McCann, Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation 

                    ’I Am for Peace’ (Psalm 120:7): The Psalms for Justice-Seekers and Peacemakers
2021      Dr. Chad Schrock Associate Pastor of English at Lee University
                    Knowing God in Paradise: C.S. Lewis's Perelandra
2022      
Dr. Rogers Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania:
                   Race and Religion in America: The 1960's and Today
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