Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University
Perkins School of Theology, in Dallas, Texas, is one of Southern Methodist University’s three original schools. It offers Master’s degrees in divinity, theological studies, church ministries, sacred music, and religious studies; and doctoral degrees in ministry and religious studies. The Bridwell Library is one of the leading theological research collections in the United States. It is named for its benefactor Joseph Sterling Bridwell, an oilman and rancher who was a neighbor of the Perkinses in Wichita Falls.
Randomly chosen program from the Bridwell Library:
| Trialogue on Death of God Theology |
Speaker(s): Schubert M. Ogden, John W. Deschner, Albert C. Outler, intro by Herndon Wagers |
Description: The Death of God movement, a mainly Protestant phenomenon, arose in the United States during the 1960s. It evoked prolonged attention, response, and controversy. Though thinkers of many varied viewpoints have been grouped in this school, basic to practically all of them is the idea that belief in God is impossible or meaningless in the modern world and that fulfillment is to be found in secular life. In 1966, during Ministers Week at Southern Methodist University, three professors of theology at Perkins School of Theology presented their thoughts, followed by a Q&A session.
Schubert Miles Ogden (1928-2019) was an American Protestant theologian who proposed an interpretation of the Christian faith that he believed was both appropriate to the earliest apostolic witness found in the New Testament and also credible in the light of common human experience.
Dr. John W. Deschner (1924-2000). Deschner was Associate Professor of Christian Doctrine at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. He was dedicated to ecumenical causes.
Albert Cook Outler (1908-1989) was a 20th-century American Methodist historian, theologian, and pastor. He was a professor at Duke University, Yale University, and Southern Methodist University, and was a key figure in the 20th-century ecumenical movement.
Ogden begins at 9:39, Deschner starts at 19:56, Outler starts at 34:00, the Q&A starts at 53:40. | Length: 1:23:25 | Recording Date: February 9, 1966 | Recorded at: Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, Texas |
