Nyvall Lectureship to Feature Barnard Professor

Balmer's first lecture, "Ties that Bind: Growing up in the Household of Faith," will begin at 9 a.m. in Isaacson Chapel (Nyvall Hall). Balmer's second lecture, "The Foolishness of Preaching," will begin at 10:45 a.m. Both lectures are free and open to the public.

The David Nyvall Lectureship was inaugurated at North Park Theological Seminary in 1951 in memory of the pioneer Swedish American educator who served the school both as teacher and president. The purpose of this lecture series, held each spring, is to stimulate interest in the interpretation of the Christian message for the contemporary world.

Balmer is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College. He is the author of A Perfect Babel of Confusion: Dutch Religion and English Culture in the Middle Colonies, Protestantism in America, and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey Into the Evangelical Subculture in America. Balmer was nominated for an Emmy for writing and hosting a documentary made from the latter book.

For more information on the lectures, call 773-244-5750.

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