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- James M. Gustafson was Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University's Divinity School & Department of Religious Studies. The service begins with an introduction of Dr. James Gustafson (0:00-0:57). Gustafson’s message is on the relationship between Christian beliefs and Christian conduct. Gustafson begins with an introduction concerning his lecture’s subject (0:58-3:22). After which he examines “aspects of what goes into the determination about what we ought to do under particular circumstances” (3:23-5:51). He illustrates the biblical relationship between belief and conduct (5:52-40:30). He concludes by discussing God’s commands and moral decisions (40:31-46:55).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics
- Creator:
- Gustafson, James M. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 22, 1971
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Fall_Lecture_James_M_Gustafson_1971-09-22
- Description:
- James M. Gustafson was Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University's Divinity School & Department of Religious Studies. The service begins with an introduction of Dr. James Gustafson (0:00-2:28). Gustafson’s message is on “Christian Reasons to Be Moral.” Gustafson begins with an introduction concerning his subject (2:29-5:49). After which, he explains that one does not have to be religious to be moral (5:50-8:16). He continues by asking “if one is Christian, why is it that one must have a higher degree of moral seriousness?’” (8:17-13:24). He demonstrates from the Bible the connections between Christianity and morality (13:25-41:11). He concludes by challenging his audience to imitate God in their morality (41:12-42:59).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics
- Creator:
- Gustafson, James M. and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- September 21, 1971
- Resource type:
- Text and Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Fall_Lecture_James_M_Gustafson_1971-09-21
- Description:
- The service begins with the reading of 1 Peter 2:9-10 (00:00-00:38) and prayer reflected in the writings of John Greenleaf Whittier (00:39-04:49). There was no introduction for the speaker, Edwin Luther Copeland, but he was Professor of Missions at SEBTS. He begins by mentioning the subject of the message, “The Ethic of the Christian Mission,” describing the mission as always being done according to the ethic, and the ethic being measured according to the method (04:50-06:15). First, the ethic is one of servantile radical obedience, not a means of selfish gain (06:16-11:56). Second, the ethic is one of thorough-going honesty concerning the gospel message (11:57-20:17). Third, the ethic is one of identification or self-giving love (20:18-22:39). He ends in prayer (22:40-23:17), and the service ends in singing (23:18-24:25).
- Subject:
- Christian ethics and Missions
- Creator:
- Copeland, E. Luther, 1916- and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- April 13, 1962
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Chapel_Edwin_Luther_Copeland_1962-04-13
- Description:
- Dr. William H. Willimon was Minister to the University and Professor of the Practice of the Christian Ministry at Duke University in Durham, NC. The subject of this message was "The Church and the World: For, not Of." In this message, Willimon addresses the relationship of the church to politics in America, social work, and morality. In particular, Willimon offers his appraisal of the Moral Majority movement in the United States.
- Subject:
- Evangelicalism, Christian ethics, and Christianity and politics
- Creator:
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Willimon, William H.
- Location:
- Wake Forest (N.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- February 11, 1983
- Resource type:
- Audio
- Identifier:
- SEBTS_Adams_Lectures_William_H_Willimon_1983-02-11
