Acting the Faith transcript

Acting the Faith

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A theatre artist and professor recounts her journey of living as a single woman of faith in New York City. Explore the struggles and joys of art, faith, divorce and marriage. Learn how obedience became her mantra to navigate life on the stage and off."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Swearingen-Meeks, Dawne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Addicted to Drama - How Culture Breeds Relationship Dissatisfaction transcript

Addicted to Drama - How Culture Breeds Relationship Dissatisfaction

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Our culture is addicted to drama, which is bad news. A Christian counselor investigates how our drama addiction has a profoundly negative impact on our relationship expectations, while offering biblical solutions to families in crisis."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Parker, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Addicted to Drama - Rediscovering “Us” in a Society of “Me” transcript

Addicted to Drama - Rediscovering “Us” in a Society of “Me”

Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Our culture is addicted to drama, which is bad news. A Christian counselor investigates how our drama addiction has a profoundly negative impact on our relationship expectations, while offering biblical solutions to families in crisis."
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Parker, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora transcript

Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come experience a view of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during a time of violent upheaval. Hear Anay's edge-of-your-seat personal experiences coupled with Elaine's background ethnographic information on the complexities of factory worker situations. Discover stories of an education earned through perseverance and creativity."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Hampton, Elaine & Carrillo, Anay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora transcript

Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come experience a view of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during a time of violent upheaval. Hear Anay's edge-of-your-seat personal experiences coupled with Elaine's background ethnographic information on the complexities of factory worker situations. Discover stories of an education earned through perseverance and creativity."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Hampton, Elaine & Carrillo, Anay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apocalypse Now -How the Message of Revelation Speaks Afresh in a Post-Christian Culture transcript

Apocalypse Now -How the Message of Revelation Speaks Afresh in a Post-Christian Culture

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "By imagining life in first-century Pergamum, with its two dominant stories (the power of Rome and the majesty of the Greek gods and goddesses), we can see the powerful way John's apocalypse speaks into our climate today."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Cope, Mike
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apocalyptic Warfare - The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament transcript

Apocalyptic Warfare - The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament

Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In the first century, Jews everywhere were oppressed by empire. Revelation describes the Christian response, but what about other Jewish sects? This class will shed new light on the New Testament by examining the Dead Sea sect's response."
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Prather, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - Stories and Lessons From Our Experiences transcript

Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - Stories and Lessons From Our Experiences

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Two ACU alumni from the early 1970s talk about their experiences in a school that, although committed in principle to racial inclusion, was (and still is) on a journey that is not always easy or clear."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Florence, Clifford & Johnson, Bruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What I Wish All Black Christians Knew About Race; Culture and Reconciliation transcript

Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What I Wish All Black Christians Knew About Race; Culture and Reconciliation

Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Two ACU alumni from the early 1970s talk about their experiences in a school that, although committed in principle to racial inclusion, was (and still is) on a journey that is not always easy or clear."
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Florence, Clifford & Johnson, Bruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What We Wish White Christians Knew About the Black Experience in America transcript

Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What We Wish White Christians Knew About the Black Experience in America

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Two ACU alumni from the early 1970s talk about their experiences in a school that, although committed in principle to racial inclusion, was (and still is) on a journey that is not always easy or clear."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Florence, Clifford & Johnson, Bruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity transcript

Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Community is a buzzword in contemporary Christianity, but how do we know if we are living it out? These sessions explore what our communities look like to minority populations in them. Learn how genuine communication and active understanding lead to authentic community."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Martin, Byron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity transcript

Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity

Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Community is a buzzword in contemporary Christianity, but how do we know if we are living it out? These sessions explore what our communities look like to minority populations in them. Learn how genuine communication and active understanding lead to authentic community."
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Martin, Byron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors transcript

Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors

Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Discover the 10 most common theological errors people make and why we make them."
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors transcript

Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Discover the 10 most common theological errors people make and why we make them."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors transcript

Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Discover the 10 most common theological errors people make and why we make them."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beyond King and Throne - Making 21st-Century Metaphors for God transcript

Beyond King and Throne - Making 21st-Century Metaphors for God

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is God like a smart phone app? An obscure rapper few listen to? Study how metaphors in scripture and literature have helped us imagine the invisible God. Then we will try forming fresh metaphors using elements of today's culture."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Haley, Albert & Sanders, Shelly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings transcript

Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A Christian psychologist describes the underlying emotional and spiritual issues relevant to the development of and recovery from eating disorders. Discover how these issues are relevant to all of us."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Cunningham, Lauren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings transcript

Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A Christian psychologist describes the underlying emotional and spiritual issues relevant to the development of and recovery from eating disorders. Discover how these issues are relevant to all of us."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Cunningham, Lauren
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Blessed Life - Luke 6:17-36 transcript

The Blessed Life - Luke 6:17-36

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Dabbs, Gordon
System: The Portal to Texas History
C. S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life transcript

C. S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The popularity of C. S. Lewis continues 50 years after his death. This class will consider passages in his writings that will offer spiritual blessing to the readers."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Ash, Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
C. S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life transcript

C. S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The popularity of C. S. Lewis continues 50 years after his death. This class will consider passages in his writings that will offer spiritual blessing to the readers."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Ash, Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can We Trust the Gospels - New Evidence for Gospel Reliability transcript

Can We Trust the Gospels - New Evidence for Gospel Reliability

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Williams, Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Case of Mistaken Identity - A Church With No History transcript

A Case of Mistaken Identity - A Church With No History

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Some claim their church has no history and others offer interesting versions of Restoration heritage. Explore what may be lost if we tend to disown our roots or conceal our historical identity."
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Shelburne, Gene
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Case of Mistaken Identity - Is Jesus Enough to Define Identity? transcript

A Case of Mistaken Identity - Is Jesus Enough to Define Identity?

Lecture given Monday, September 16, 2013, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Some claim their church has no history and others offer interesting versions of Restoration heritage. Explore what may be lost if we tend to disown our roots or conceal our historical identity."
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: Shelburne, Gene
System: The Portal to Texas History