Crumley Lecture

Given in the spring by a prominent Lutheran before an invited audience, this endowed lecture series honors the Rev. Dr. James Crumley, former President of the Lutheran Church in America. The lecturers and the titles of their presentations:

	2012- March 29 Robert Benne Director of the Center for Religion and Society at Roanoke College, "Long Obedience in the Same Direction." Video
	2011- March 31 Jean Bethke Elshtain Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School, and member of the President's Council on Bio-Ethics. "The Blessings and Burdens of a Christian Political Philosopher." Video
	2010- March 25 M. Roy Schwarz, MD Senior Vice President of Medical Education and Science at the American Medical Association "Faith, the Ongoing Miracle for a Physician." Video
	2009 - April 2 Judge Humes Franklin, Jr. Chief Judge of the 25th Circuit Court of Virginia "Whether Judges and Lawyers Too Can Be Saved." Video
	2008 - March 27 Ambassador Robert Seiple President and CEO of the Council of America's First Freedom - "Doves, Snakes, and Giants: Reflections on a Life's Journey." Video
	2007 - March 29 Martin E. Marty Fairfax Cone Professor Emeritus of the University of Chicago, “A Sense of Place; And A Sensible Use of Time”
	2006 - March 30 Christopher Cock Director of choral ensembles at Valparaiso, head of the Bach Institute, and Duesenberg Professor of Lutheran Music, “Giving Voice to the Spirit—A Musician's Calling.” Cock Lecture
	2005 - March 30 Uwe Siemon-Netto Journalist, "Called to the Beat: Christian Convictions and the Life of Journalism" Siemon-Netto Lecture Mr. Siemon-Netto is conversing with Bishop James Crumley, '48, for whom the lecture series is named.

2004 - March 31 - Joseph Swanson, Professor of Finance and CEO of Joseph Swanson & Company, "Wealth and Poverty: Economic and Christian Perspectives." Swanson Lecture

2003 - Robert Tuttle, Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School “Two Kingdoms and Two Clauses: Supreme Court Rulings on Church-State Issues.”

2002 - Rev. Dr. Julius Filo, President of the Lutheran Church of the AugsburgConfession of Slovakia “Keeping the Faith Before and After Communism.”

2001 - John Stumme, Director of Studies for the Division for Church in Society of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America “Two Cities, One City, or No City?” Stumme Lecture

2000 - Paul Hinlicky, Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College “The Spirit of Christ Amid the Spirits of the Postmodern World.”

1999 - L. Milton Woods, former treasurer of the Lutheran Church in America “It is Enough.”

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