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2009 Tanner-McMurrin Lecture

Presented by Westminster College at Gore Auditorium

April 2, 2009

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Westminster College is pleased to host the 2009 Tanner-McMurrin lecture entitled 'Biblical Politics: The Role of the Prophets' by Dr. Michael Walzer. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Walzer, a renowned American political theorist, will discuss the political role of biblical prophets-what it meant to speak in God's name, in public, in the gates of the city, the streets and the temple courtyards, to a popular audience. And how is this different from (or similar to) other forms of political speech? A graduate of Brandeis, Cambridge and Harvard, Walzer has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy: political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice and the welfare state. He has played a part in the revival of practical, issue-focused ethics and in the development of a pluralist approach to political and moral life. He is currently working on the toleration and accommodation of 'difference' in all its forms and also on a collaborative project focused on the history of Jewish political thought. Westminster's Tanner McMurrin lecture series brings notable scholars in the history and philosophy of religion to the college. The lecturers are appointed based on the national and international recognition of their scholarly achievements without regard to ethnic, religious or ideological considerations. The lectures and seminars cover basic issues in religious thought and practice.