Dr. Warren Carter

On Tuesday, February 9, Dr. Warren Carter will present the McFadin Lectures at 9 and 11 AM. There will be a book-signing by Dr. Carter at 10 AM and at 2 PM there will be a chance for conversation with Dr. Carter.

Dr. Warren Carter’s presentation will deal with the ambiguous and complex contexts of empire that pervade contemporary communities of faith: Roman empire, God’s empire, American empire. Often our spiritualized and individualized readings of the Gospels have helped us ignore our participation in these multiple locations, and the questions of societal vision and cultural interaction that they raise. These two presentations will engage the faces of empire in the Gospels, in ecclesial communities, and in daily life.

1. What a Difference an Empire Makes: the Empires of Rome/God are Among You
2. The Empire(s) Strike(s) Back

Carter is Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School. He came to Brite in the summer of 2007 after teaching for 17 years at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. His scholarly work has focused on the gospels of Matthew and John, and he has focused on the issue of the ways in which early Christians negotiated the Roman empire. In addition to numerous scholarly articles, he is the author of ten books including Matthew and the Margins (Orbis Books), Matthew and Empire (Trinity Press International/Continuum), The Roman Empire and the New Testament (Abingdon), and John and Empire (T&T Clark/Continuum). He has also contributed to numerous church resources and publications such as contributing 15 studies on Matthew in The Pastors Bible Study Vol 1 (Abingdon). He is a frequent speaker at scholarly and ecclesial conferences.