Pride - Both Good and Bad
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February 16, 2017 • Dr. Kevin Timpe, W. H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy (Ph.D., Saint Louis University) at Calvin College. Dr. Timpe will focus on the role pride has played in Christian theology and philosophical theology. It will delineate several different types of pride, some positive, some negative, and some downright vicious. It will then explore the role the vice of pride has played in the lives of several influential figures, as well as ways pride bears on some central issues in Christian theology.
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