Each fall, the Massachusetts Bible Society is proud to sponsor leading biblical scholars to present lectures in five different locations across the state. Past lecturers have included Barbara Brown Taylor, Walter Brueggemann, Marcus Borg, Joan Chittester, and many others.
Named for former Boston University professor Harrell F. Beck, three are given in the evening, and two are luncheons. The evening lectures are free, while a donation and reservations are requested for the luncheons. Contact us for more information on reserving a space at one of the two luncheons.
In 2008, we are sponsoring two different speakers.
Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes will be presenting our evening lectures on October 19 at the Federated Church in Hyannis, on October 20 at Smith College in Northampton, and on October 21 at Old West Church in Boston.
State Representative Byron Rushing will be presenting our luncheon lectures on October 20 at Old South Church in Boston, and October 21 at Western New England College in Springfield. Watch our Special Events for announcements of their specific topics.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1942, The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes is an American Baptist minister ordained to the Christian Ministry by The First Baptist Church of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Since 1970 he has served in The Memorial Church, Harvard University; and since 1974 as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church.
Byron Rushing serves the Ninth Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A Democrat, first elected in 1982, Representative Rushing, serves as the Second Assistant Majority Leader. A graduate of Harvard College and MIT, Representative Rushing's priorities are human and civil rights and liberties; local human, economic and housing development; environmental justice and health care.