The Speaker’s Lectures in Biblical Studies

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Apocalyptic Imagination:
Canonical and Extra-Canonical Apocalyptic Traditions in Protest and Resistance Discourse

Dr. Lisa Bowens
Princeton Theological Seminary

24 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 1: “Martin Luther King, Jr as Apocalyptic Seer”: Placing King in Conversation with 1 Enoch, The Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah, The Apocalypse of Abraham, and Mosaic Traditions

26 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 2: “Martin Luther King, Jr and the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21”

27 October, 2:30-4:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Graduate Seminar: “Martin Luther King, Jr and Elements of Apocalypticism”

31 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 3: “All Things New: The Apocalyptic Project of Revolution in Revelation 21”

2 November, 12:00-1:00, Pusey Room, Keble College
Lecture 4: “The Knock of Christ in Revelation 3: Divine and Human Agency in Conquering Evil”