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  • SEBTS Event - John H. Westerhoff, III March 19, 1981

    Description:
    John H. Westerhoff was Professor of Religion and Education at Duke University and an Episcopal priest. The event begins with Westerhoff opening for questions (00:00-00:55). The first question is a clarification about the importance of liturgy in changing people’s rituals (00:56-05:40). The second question is about the Episcopal church and cultural traditions (05:41-08:41). The third question is about developmentalism and faith as perception (08:42-16:20). The fourth question is about the people that influence Westerhoff the most which are mostly Medieval and Patristic theologians, and he briefly talks about gender when speaking about God (16:21-20:05). The fifth question is about the basic understanding of life and faith living in the kingdom of God (20:06-28:20). The sixth question is about the church as a covenant community bound by baptism (28:21-29:24). The seventh question is about the difference between reaching out to people and being with people (29:25-31:30). The final question is about education in the church and finding out people’s needs (31:31-53:55).
    Subject:
    Religion and culture, Questions and answers, and Religious education
    Creator:
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Westerhoff, John H., III, 1933-
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    March 19, 1981
    Resource type:
    Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Event_John_H_Westerhoff_III_1981-03-19

  • SEBTS Spring Lecture - John H. Westerhoff, III March 19, 1981

    Description:
    John H. Westerhoff was Professor of Religion and Education at Duke University and an Episcopal priest. The service begins with organ music (0:00:00-0:06:10). The speaker reads from the Scriptures and gives a word of prayer (0:06:11-0:07:29). John H. Westerhoff is introduced as the Spring Lecturer (0:07:30-0:09:17). Westerhoff begins his lecture by thanking God for everyone, and he introduces his topic of the process of education for catechetics (0:09:18-0:14:56). He believes that education should be modeled after a journey or pilgrimage with the right understanding of conversion and nurturing (0:14:57-0:20:05). Westerhoff begins with conversion, and he defines it as the opening of a new way of seeing the world and an ongoing process (0:20:06-0:37:12). Westerhoff speaks at length of remembering baptism and our perfection in Christ, and he argues that the gospel begins with grace and faithful living, not sin (0:37:13-1:00:55). The service ends with a benediction (1:00:56-1:01:31).
    Subject:
    Conversion, Baptism and church membership, and Grace (Theology)
    Creator:
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Westerhoff, John H., III, 1933-
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    March 19, 1981
    Resource type:
    Text and Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_John_H_Westerhoff_III_1981-03-19

  • SEBTS Spring Lecture - John H. Westerhoff, III March 18, 1981

    Description:
    John H. Westerhoff was Professor of Religion and Education at Duke University and an Episcopal priest. The service begins with a reading from John 1 and a word of prayer (00:00-01:20). John H. Westerhoff, III is introduced as the Spring Lecturer (01:21-02:48). Westerhoff begins his lecture by stating his addressing issues of the context and process of catechetics, and he addresses the issue of faith as perception (02:49-14:36). Westeroff’s first point is faith, and its perception is tied to the community (14:37-21:49). Westerhoff second point is about the community of faith, and the five criteria of community are a common memory, common vision, common rituals, common norms, and common life together (21:50-44:30). Westerhoff concludes his lecture with a story of a baptism in a church in Latin America (44:31-49:59). The service ends with a word of prayer (50:00-50:31).
    Subject:
    Community organization, Faith, and Catechisms
    Creator:
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Westerhoff, John H., III, 1933-
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Created:
    March 18, 1981
    Resource type:
    Text and Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_John_H_Westerhoff_III_1981-03-18