The 2024 lecture featured Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing.
Dr. Amy Orr Ewing's Lecture
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker, and theologian who addresses the deep questions of our day with meaningful answers found in the Christian Faith. Travelling internationally, Amy is a regular speaker across university campuses, businesses, parliaments, churches, and conferences as well as on TV, radio, and podcasts. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Theology from the University of Oxford and is the author of multiple publications and books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ (runner up Michael Ramsay Prize, 2023), bestselling ‘Why Trust the Bible?,’ and ‘Mary’s Voice: Advent Reflections to Contemplate the Coming of Christ.’
In 2023 Amy was awarded the Alphege Medal for Evangelism and Witness by the Archbishop of Canterbury. She previously served as President of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and is an honorary lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.
The annual Lanier Theological Lectures series hosts renowned biblical speakers and scholars from across the globe, discussing topics such as, "Does the Bible Support Slavery?" and "C.S. Lewis and the Post Modern Generation: His Message 50 Years Later." As a part of this lecture series, LCU also hosted the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit on campus in 2014.
The series is made possible by nationally-renowned civil trial lawyer and Lubbock native Mark Lanier, founder of the Lanier Theological Library.
"I grew up in Lubbock—I graduated from Coronado High School, graduated Texas Tech School of Law, and some of my undergraduate here at LCU. I loved when great national speakers would come in—it was a nice bit of exposure that you don't always get in Lubbock," Lanier explained. "So, when LCU gave us a chance to help find some of those people and bring them in, I found it to be a thrilling opportunity."