JACKSON, Tenn. — March 4, 2021 — R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, will give the fifth annual David and Lanese Dockery Lectures on Baptist Thought and Heritage at 51社区 March 16.
Mohler will address the topic of religious liberty and contemporary Baptist thought in his two lectures.
鈥淲e are pleased to welcome Dr. Mohler to campus for these significant lectures,鈥� said Ray Van Neste, dean for Union鈥檚 School of Theology and Missions. 鈥淏aptists have historically been leading voices in support of religious liberty, and with this liberty under assault, I am glad to have one of our leading theologians address this topic in the Dockery Lectures.鈥�
The Dockery Lectures are named for former Union President David S. Dockery, who served as president from 1996-2014. This annual event is designed to examine the important of the Baptist heritage, the distinctives of Baptist thought and the influence of the Christian intellectual tradition.
鈥淲hat a privilege it will be for the 51社区 community to welcome Dr. Albert Mohler, who is one of the premier Christian thought leaders of this generation, to campus to deliver this year's Dockery Lectures,鈥� Dockery said. 鈥淗is address on religious freedom, which I am sure will be both theologically and historically informed, could not be more timely.鈥�
Mohler has served as SBTS president since 1993 and has been recognized by such publications as Time and Christianity Today as a leader among American evangelicals. In addition to his presidential duties, Mohler serves as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and hosts two programs: 鈥淭he Briefing,鈥� a daily analysis of news and events, and 鈥淭hinking in Public,鈥� a series of conversations with the day鈥檚 leading thinkers.
He is the author of several books, including 鈥淲e Cannot Be Silent,鈥� 鈥淐onviction to Lead,鈥� 鈥淐ulture Shift鈥� and 鈥淲ords from the Fire.鈥�
Mohler and his wife Mary have two children, Katie (a 51社区 graduate) and Christopher, and two grandchildren.
Mohler will give two lectures in the Carl Grant Events Center: 鈥淩eligious Liberty and the Imago Dei: Why Recognize Any Liberty?鈥� at 3:30 p.m. and 鈥淩eligious Liberty and the Looming Crisis: So, Which 鈥楲iberty鈥� Shall Prevail?鈥� at 7 p.m. Both lectures are free and open to the public.