Neustadt Lectures
The Neustadt Lectures were established in 1983 by Walter and Dolores Neustadt of Ardmore, Oklahoma for the purpose of strengthening understanding of the great contributions of the Judaic religious tradition to Western civilization and thought. Scholars are invited to the campus to speak on informative themes in the areas of Hebrew Scriptures, Judaic thought, and Jewish ethics and art.
* Feb. 15, 1 p.m. -- "sneak peek" in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel (livestream available through Facebook here)
* Feb. 17, 8 p.m. -- performance in the Bass Music Center's Black Box Theatre
* Feb. 18, 2 p.m. -- performance in the Bass Music Center's Black Box Theatre
Tickets and information are available on the Jewish Theatre of Oklahoma website here. Performances are offered free-of-charge to OCU students, faculty, staff, administrators, and trustees.
The most controversial book of the Bible is now a live show! See why Ecclesiastes has fascinated everyone from Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett in this funny and poignant stage adaptation. After struggling to find meaning in the world, The Teacher reveals his hard-learned and unexpected answers to life's big questions. From concubines to snake charming, he's here to explain the meaningless existence of everything under the sun. Religious or not, you'll be intrigued by this mystifying 2222-ish-year-old text.
Willson Lectures
The Willson Lectures are provided by an endowment from James M. and Mavis Willson of Floydada, Texas. The lectures are directed to the interest of students in the area of religion and society.
The Willsons were outstanding members of the United Methodist Church. Their Christian vision was truly ecumenical in its outreach. Since 1953, their gift to Oklahoma City University has brought to campus speakers of international stature from the areas of religion, science, Christian theology and ethics, church history, biblical studies, and liturgical studies.
October 20th & 21, 2022
Marcia McFee, PhD is a professor, worship designer, author, preacher and ritual artist. Drawing on a first career in professional dance and musical theater and equipped with a Master's in Theology and a PhD in Liturgical Studies and Ethics, she understands the role of any worship artist in the church as that of creating extraordinary portals through which communities journey with the Spirit. The task is at once deeply theological and wonderfully artistic.
