2009 Jeanette R. Baas Teacher in Residence, Rev. Dr. Laura A. Smit January 29, 2009
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Where God’s Glory Flashes
March 15 - 22nd at Central Reformed Church
“Glory” is the name for the kind of beauty particular to God. Dr. Laura Smit will first share with us nine important things about the idea of beauty, and will then help us ask “So What?” and answer that question. How can an understanding of God’s beauty help me pray? How do these ideas influence our worship? What does beauty have to do with romance, and image, and media, and relationships? What does the glory of God have to do with justice? How does an appreciation of God’s beauty help us to care for the earth? Join us for two Sundays, March 15 and 22. Dr. Smit will preach on both of these Sundays, as well as lead education hour and evening classes at member’s homes. She will also lead the March 18 Wednesday Bible Study. Dr. Smit plans to help us better understand the beauty and glory of God and why an appreciation of God’s beauty is important for modern Christians, particularly during Lent.
Dr. Laura A. Smit is Associate Professor of Theology at Calving College. She is ordained in both the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Christian Reformed Church and has served in a variety of pastoral settings, and as the Dean of the Chapel at Calvin College. Laura teachers medieval theology. The Christian theology of beauty is one of her primary areas of research. Other major areas of interest for her are Doctrine of God and the Ascension. Laura has written several articles introducing the Doctrine of God to a general audience, and she has begun work on a book about the significance of the Ascension of Christ for everyday life and worship. More about Dr. Smit is on her webside at:
http://www.laurasmit.com/AboutMe.htm
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