Corban Talks

Sarah C. Williams, D.Phil. (Oxford), presents the final address in her three-part series on"Sex in the Post-Modern Story.” This series explores and challenges the link between our contemporary culture of commodification and ideas of personhood, choice, sexuality and marriage. Williams serves on the faculty of Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., as Research Professor, History of Christianity. Her media projects include A Sexual Reformation? Marriage and Sexuality in the Contemporary Paradigm (audio) and Consumerism & Sexuality (video). You can read more about this "Sex in the Post-Modern Story" series by Sarah Williams at www.corban.edu

Sarah C. Williams, D.Phil. (Oxford), presents her Caulkins Lecture as the second in a three-part series on “Sex in the Post-Modern Story.” This series explores and challenges the link between our contemporary culture of commodification and ideas of personhood, choice, sexuality and marriage. Williams serves on the faculty of Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., as Research Professor, History of Christianity. Her media projects include A Sexual Reformation? Marriage and Sexuality in the Contemporary Paradigm (audio) and Consumerism & Sexuality (video). You can read more about this particular address by Sarah Williams at https://www.corban.edu/news/2015/09/23/caulkins-lecture-sexuality-post-modern-story

Sarah C. Williams, D.Phil. (Oxford), begins a three-part series Monday on “Sex in the Post-Modern Story,” which explores and challenges the link between our contemporary culture of commodification and ideas of personhood, choice and sexuality. Williams serves on the faculty of Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., as Research Professor, History of Christianity. Her media projects include A Sexual Reformation? Marriage and Sexuality in the Contemporary Paradigm (audio) and Consumerism & Sexuality (video). You can read more about this particular speech at https://www.corban.edu/news/2015/09/22/chapel-includes-discussion-choice-children-personhood

Are you ready to be blessed, inspired and encouraged? As you may recall, this past year we looked at “Picking Up the Pieces—with Peter” over six podcasts based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. This fall we’re looking at “Being Made New—Like Peter” from the book of Acts and Peter’s two apostolic letters. In today’s chapel message, Leslie Herrmann, Corban’s Dean of Christian Formation and Engagement, speaks from 1 Peter chapters 1 and 2 about “Being Made New—Like Peter” living as aliens, strangers, refugees. As Christians, we find ourselves living in occupied territory, in a fallen kingdom populated by sinful and sin-scarred people who can be negative, hurtful, ridiculing, slanderous and libelous. Do we retaliate? Do we conform? If not, what do we do? Again, get ready to be blessed as you listen to today's podcast. Here is Leslie Herrmann. More at https://www.corban.edu/news/2015/09/18/new-dean-presents-chapel-message-suffering-our-faith

Dr. Gary W. Derickson serves as Professor of Biblical Studies and as Chair of Biblical Studies & Theology within Corban University’s School of Ministry. In this podcast, Dr. Derickson takes another look at the life of Peter from Acts 3:1-10. This past year, we looked at “Picking Up the Pieces—with Peter” over six podcasts based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. This year, we’re looking at “Being Made New—Like Peter” from the book of Acts and Peter’s two apostolic letters. Get ready to be blessed, inspired and encouraged!

In this powerful, moving chapel message, Corban University's President, Sheldon Nord, humbly urges students, staff, faculty and others to embrace the scandalous Good News of Jesus Christ. Not just once forever, but (again) today. Key point: "Coddled people will not be good listeners when their world collapses... Wimpy worldviews make wimpy Christians."

Jim Hills serves as Professor of Humanities at Corban University. His first book, the anthology "Garage Sale of the Mind and Other Opinions," just came out this summer. In this third chapel message of Fall 2015, Prof. Hills talks about the scandal of our old way of life over against being made new. For instance, what does it look like in real life in marriage, to be a new creature, a new creation, in Jesus Christ (Colossians 3). "Just for fun," Jim's wife, Bonnie, joins him on stage.

Dr. Matt Lucas serves as Provost and Executive Vice President of Corban University. In this second chapel message of Fall 2015, Lucas further introduces Corban's academic theme for the year 2015-16, "Made New," based on 2 Corinthians 5:17. More at https://www.corban.edu/event/2015/08/06/chapel-features-corban-s-2015-16-theme-made-new

Leslie Herrmann serves as Corban University's new Dean of Christian Formation and Engagement. In this first chapel message of Fall 2015, Herrmann introduces Corban's academic theme for the year 2015-16, "Made New," based on 2 Corinthians 5:17. More at https://www.corban.edu/event/2015/08/06/chapel-features-corban-s-2015-16-theme-made-new

Corban University invited alumnus Ken Harrison to speak Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Harrison is a former police officer who served in south central Los Angeles with the LAPD, then attended Corban before launching his successful business career. In this podcast, Harrison discusses how character is revealed in split-second decisions. He explains why we need to carefully choose what's 1st in our life. And he presents the three overriding characteristics of a genuinely godly person: humility, a generous spirit, and instant obedience and responsiveness to Scripture.