Education as a Mission
On September 25, Professor Liz Parsons gave a lecture about her new book The Greatest Work in the World: Education as a Mission of Early Twentieth Century Churches of Christ. She spoke about her research on the exchanges written between Lloyd Cline Sears (1895-1986) and Pattie Hathaway Armstrong (1899-1977), two prominent leaders of Churches of Christ. She talked about the major themes she found in these letters, mainly focusing on their educational philosophy and their counter-cultural perspective. Jeremy Hegi, a third year Ph.D student, responded. There was a lively discussion concerning the practical implication of the letters for contemporary American Christians. Many CGCM faculty members and students joined the discussion.
