Posted by William Nunnelley on 2011-02-11

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Dr. Miriam Adeney, associate professor of global and urban ministry at Seattle Pacific University and president of the American Society of Missiology in 2010, will lecture at 色虎视频鈥檚 Beeson Divinity School Global Center Thursday and Friday, Feb. 17-18.听 The lectures in Divinity Hall N101 are open to the public.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr. Adeney will speak on 鈥淟ions and Lambs: Power and Humility in Global Christianity鈥 at a noon luncheon Thursday.听 To register for the free luncheon, email global@samford.edu or call 205 726-2170.

听听听听听听听听听听听 She will speak on 鈥淭igers and Giraffes: Media and Message鈥 Friday at 1 p.m.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Adeney also serves as a teaching fellow at Regent College and adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.听 She is a member of the board of Christianity Today and a mission associate of the World Evangelical Alliance.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Her books include Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity; Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women; God鈥檚 Foreign Policy: Practical Ways to Help the World鈥檚 Poor; A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women and How To Write: A Christian Writer鈥檚 Guide.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Adeney is a graduate of Wheaton College with a master鈥檚 degree from Syracuse University and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.