Lisseth Rojas-Flores reflects on her experience of immigrating to the United States as she discusses the topic of the church’s responsibility to care for immigrants from all nations and backgrounds.  Lisseth Rojas-Flores is associate professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary.  This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

N. T. Wright discusses the importance of practice and discipline in the development of Christian virtues. N. T. Wright is an author, theologian, and Anglican bishop. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

Ralph Watkins reflects on the future directions of leadership, theology, and seminary training within the African American church. (2007) Ralph Watkins is a professor, pastor, and author. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.  

Max De Pree reflects on how his Christian faith informs his approach to leadership in business and the marketplace. Max De Pree was CEO of Herman Miller, a businessman,  an author, and a Fuller Seminary trustee. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.  

Margo Houts and David Scholer discuss their experiences of women’s ministry roles in the latter half of the 20th century. Margo Houts is an ordained minister, professor, and Fuller alumna. David Scholer was a pastor and a New Testament professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.  This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

Ian Pitt-Watson preaches about the history of the Samaritans and challenges the church to love, to recognize the goodness in, and to learn from the neighbors around us. Ian Pitt-Watson was a scholar, preacher, and Fuller Seminary professor. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

George Eldon Ladd speaks a message about the church’s mission: to preach the gospel in all the world. George Eldon Ladd was professor of New Testament exegesis and theology. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

John A. Sims shares about Fuller Seminary’s second president, Edward John Carnell, his belief in reforming Evangelicalism, and his influence on shaping the seminary’s character.  John A. Sims was the author of Edward John Carnell: Defender of the Faith. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

David Allan Hubbard takes a deep dive into Fuller’s history of becoming a leading institution in a new evangelical movement—with its commitment to ecumenism and to the church at large. David Allan Hubbard was an Old Testament scholar and the third president of Fuller Theological Seminary. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

David Allan Hubbard surveys the history of Fuller Theological Seminary and reflects on the school’s formative figures and its key values. David Allan Hubbard was an Old Testament scholar and the third president of Fuller Theological Seminary. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

In this 1947 convocational address, delivered on the first day of classes at Fuller Theological Seminary, Harold Ockenga speaks about the world’s need for Christian leaders. Harold Ockenga was a minister, an author, and the founding president of Fuller Theological Seminary. This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

Madeleine L’Engle reflects on her life and the experiences that shaped her understanding of and relationship with God amidst the enormity of our universe.  Madeleine L’Engle was an author, best known for her book A Wrinkle in Time.  This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller’s history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller’s 75th anniversary.

In this session of the 2022 Integration Symposium, “Engaging Gratitude and Humanity’s Moral Faculties in the Face of Climate Change and Other Global Crises,” Robert Emmons reflects on our capacity for gratitude to the natural world and how gratitude may help combat climate change. In response, Wilmer G. Villacorta meditates on how we have come to objectify others and how gratitude can be a step toward witnessing God’s shalom and justice in creation, and Bethany Ferguson talks about our...

In this session of the 2022 Integration Symposium, “You Are What You Thank: Gratitude to God and the Shaping of Identity,” Robert Emmons discusses gratitude in spiritual contexts and how gratitude directed toward God can be formative to who we are. In response, Pamela Ebstyne King explains how gratitude can both guide us and propel us toward thriving and the good life, and Hannah Che considers the dynamics between Christian gratitude and suffering, lament, and pain, through a particular...

In this session of the 2022 Integration Symposium, “The Story of Gratitude: From an Ancient Religious Practice to a Modern Global Movement,” Robert Emmons introduces the history of gratitude research and shares about the multifaceted positive outcomes gratitude has on individuals and communities. In response, Amos Yong uses a biblical and theological lens to consider how worship practices can help us experience and nurture gratitude, and Rebecca Baer, drawing parallels from her research on...

In this session of the 2021 Missiology Lectures, “Healing in the History of Christianity,” Kimberly Alexander gives an overview of the theology and ministry practices associated with healing in the long history of the Christianity. In response, Vince Bantu considers global Christian approaches to healthcare, with a particular look at examples from the late antique and medieval periods. Kimberly Alexander is a historian of Pentecostalism and is director of online education at the Ramp School...

In this session of the 2021 Missiology Lectures, “The Mission of the Church: Abundant Health,” Miroslav Volf reflects on God’s mission to make God’s home in the world and among the wholeness of creation and all its creatures. In response, Pamela Ebstyne King speaks about the church’s need for models of ministry and mission that enable us to grow into our full selves—with and for God, and with and for others. Miroslav Volf is Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology and founding director of...

Miroslav Volf and N. T. Wright spoke about their faith journeys, the Christian life, the state of the church, and more in a conversation with Mark Labberton. At the time of recording, Miroslav Volf was founding director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School and N. T. Wright was research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at St. Mary’s College in the University of St. Andrews

In his lecture “World Faiths and Globalization: How Does Globalization Affect Them?” delivered at the 2014 Payton Lectures, Miroslav Volf reflected on how world faiths—with their visions of human flourishing—meet systems of power and wealth in the midst of globalization. In response to Miroslav Volf’s lecture “World Faiths and Globalization: How Does Globalization Affect Them?” Marguerite Shuster, Oscar García-Johnson, Mignon Jacobs discussed themes of colonization, human flourishing, and...

In his lecture “World Faiths and Globalization: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?” delivered at the 2014 Payton Lectures, Miroslav Volf explored six common features shared by world religions, suggesting a frame for interfaith engagement in an increasingly globalized world. In response, Mark Labberton considered the complexities that passion, power, and fear bring to interfaith conversations—and questioned how love might also play a part.  At the time of recording, Miroslav Volf was...

William Pannell speaks with Jemar Tisby about his journey of faith, the cost of following Jesus, the racial history of the American church, and the newly updated and expanded edition of his 1993 book, The Coming Race Wars. William Pannell is professor emeritus of preaching at Fuller Seminary. Jemar Tisby is a historian, author, and the president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective.

Alexis Abernethy teaches that pathways to healing require communities, spaces, and relationships which hold pain and allow for expressing truth through lament. Alexis Abernethy is professor of psychology and Fuller’s chief academic officer. This lecture was originally delivered as part of Fuller’s Student Engagement and Success’s Last Lecture series.

In a conversation moderated by Amos Yong, Warren Brown and Brad Strawn discuss the dynamics of extended cognition in embodied religious experiences, practices, and communities. Warren S. Brown is director of Fuller’s Lee Edward Travis Research Institute and professor of Psychology; Brad Strawn is Fuller’s chief of spiritual formation and integration and Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology; and Amos Yong is Fuller’s dean of the School of Mission and...

In his lecture “Navigating the Generations,” delivered at the 2012 Missiology Lectures, Soong-Chan Rah examined the sociocultural factors at play across generations within immigrant churches—with a specific look at the Asian North American church. In response, Sunoko Lin and Timothy K. Park discussed the generational divides in Asian Immigrant churches. At the time of recording, Soong-Chan Rah was the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park...

In his lecture “Suffering and Celebration,” delivered at the 2012 Missiology Lectures, Soong-Chan Rah spoke on the multicultural church’s need for intersecting theologies of both suffering and celebration. In response, Ryan K. Bolger and Juan Martínez discussed the problems of American church growth and the varying Christian narratives told in churches. At the time of recording, Soong-Chan Rah was the Milton B. Engebretson Associate Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park...