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SA国际传媒 to Host Fourth Annual Lecture In Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions

The Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS) at SA国际传媒, St. Louis, will host its fourth Annual Lecture in Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions, to be held Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. in the Seminary鈥檚 Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium. Dr. Efra铆n Agosto, dean and professor of New Testament, and director of the Program for Hispanic Ministries at Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Conn., will be the guest speaker.

The theme for this year鈥檚 lecture is 鈥淟eadership in Paul.鈥 This is one of Dr. Agosto鈥檚 areas of research, as well as a timely topic in light of Pope Benedict XVI鈥檚 declaration of this year as the 鈥淵ear of St. Paul鈥 in celebration of the 2000th anniversary of the apostle鈥檚 birth.

The annual lecture is designed to raise awareness about issues that affect Latino communities and to highlight the contributions of Latinos and others to the shape of the church鈥檚 task in such contexts. Admission is free and the lecture will be delivered in English.

Prior to the lecture, CHS will host a Latino Movie Night (Noche de Cinema) on Monday, March 30, at 7:00 p.m. in Werner Auditorium. The featured film is 鈥淭he Wild Bunch,鈥 and Dr. David Lewis, assistant professor of exegetical theology, will facilitate discussion afterwards pertaining to 鈥淐hrist,鈥 鈥渞edemption鈥 and 鈥渓eadership鈥 themes, as well as the portrayal of Latinos, in this classic Western film.

A Spanish worship service will conclude the events on Wednesday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the undercroft room of The Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. Rev. H茅ctor Hoppe, senior editor and director of Editorial Concordia at Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis,Mo., will preach. The service will include the participation of CHS Seminary students.

The public is invited to attend all CHS events. Dr. Leopoldo S谩nchez M., assistant professor of systematic theology and the Werner R.H. Krause and Elizabeth Ringger Krause Endowed Chair for Hispanic Ministries, is the director for the Center for Hispanic Studies.

For more information, contact the Center for Hispanic Studies at 1-800-677-9833 or [email protected].