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Dean Lawrence in the News

 

 

:: Dean William B. Lawrence: "To be human is to make choices, to articulate the reasons for those choices, to persuade others about the merits of those choices, and to engage in a critical assessment of one’s own or others’ choices." Comment in response to the question, Do we put too much emphasis on the brain to explain human behaviors?
   The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (5/7/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence on the question, "As baby boomers begin to retire, what is it that your faith tradition could offer to those in that generation who do not have a particular religious belief? Or, to put it another way, could boomers be your next source of growth? " 
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (4/16/2013)

:: An Easter column by Dean Lawrence was published March 29, 2013 on page one  
    of The North Texas Conference edition of The United Methodist Reporter: 
    Living as Easter people in a Good Friday world (3/29/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence: "The Biblical evangel is good news to the poor, release to the captives, and liberty for the oppressed, said Jesus according to the gospel of Luke. To emphasize those matters would be scripturally and theologically authentic."
    Comment in response to the question: "Is it time for religions to double-down on evangelism?"
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (3/26/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence: "My advice to Pope Francis is to embrace his own identity as a pastoral theologian. His academic training among the Jesuits and his pastoral affinities for the poor are the two fundamental sources of strength that shape his ministry. Whether ministry means the parish priesthood, the episcopacy, or the papacy, he is the same soul with a vocation to serve the Lord..."
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (3/19/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence featured in North Texas Conference edition of the United Methodist Reporter (PDF) 
    on 2013 Perkins Lectures at First UMC, Wichita Falls, Texas (3/15/2013) 

:: Dean Lawrence: “There are 1.1 billion Catholics in the world, there is about an equal number of Muslims in the world, but there’s no single leader of Islam... If you’re a Catholic in any part of the world, you may disagree with the pope or agree, but you have no doubt he’s the leader.” 
    Excerpt from an interview on the Papal Conclave, in The Brownsville Herald (3/9/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence on "The Global South's influence on religion":
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (3/6/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence delivers 2013 Perkins Lectures at First UMC, Wichita Falls, Texas (3/3-4/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence: "This is not a matter of compassion. It is a matter of justice. It is not a matter obliging those of us who have something (citizenship) to show kindness to those who lack it. Rather, the Biblical affirmation of human community emphasizes the equitable and just relationship that binds us together."
    Comment in response to the question: "How to balance compassion and justice in the immigration debate?" 
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (2/26/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence interviewed regarding Quarterback Tim Tebow's cancellation of a planned speech
    at First Baptist Church of Dallas: The Dallas Morning News [may require subscriber access] (2/22/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence: "Great leaders do not dissolve their integrity in some political intrigue. 
    They differentiate their identity from the political machinations of the moment and rise above them."
    Comment in response to the question: "Should leaders love their country more than their souls?"
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (2/19/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence on the Pope's announcement of his resignation:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (2/11/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence on denominational discord: 
   National Public Radio affiliate KUHF-FM, Houston (1/24/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence on Atlanta evangelist Louie Giglio's withdrawal 
    from an invitation to give the benediction at President Obama's inauguration:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (1/15/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence quoted in a Cleburne Times-Review article
    about a congregation's decision to call a minister with a previous felony conviction (1/8/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence named a "Notable UM Newsmaker of 2012"
    by The United Methodist Reporter (1/4/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on creating the common good in Texas:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (1/4/2013)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on the future of religion in America:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (12/31/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments in a United Methodist News Service article on the influence of
    the United Methodist Judicial Council, which Lawrence currently serves as President (12/17/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments about offering comfort in times of tragedy,
    in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (12/14/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on the influence of the Religious Right in American politics:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (12/4/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence on saying grace over meals:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (11/20/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence and Perkins student Shelly Gonzales on Cokesbury store closures 
    (Heather Hahn, "Cokesbury closures challenge seminaries," United Methodist News Service, 11/15/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on what the 2012 election results mean for people of faith:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (11/13/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on the message that different faith traditions can send
    after the Nov. 6 elections about the importance of being one:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (11/6/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on the question, "Do we thirst too much for political leaders?" 
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (10/30/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on whether religion is playing a shrinking role in the 2012 elections:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (10/24/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on Pew Research Center data indicating fewer Americans identify with any faith:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (10/16/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence Interview on NPR: "New Profile of File" (10/11/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence comments on whether President Obama should "wear God" or "own God":
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (10/8/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence KDFW Fox 4 News Interview with Dan Godwin: On Grammar (10/7/2012) 

:: Dean Lawrence on University Conduct Issues and Church Affiliation, in Dallas Morning News (10/5/2012) 

:: Dean Lawrence comments on the morality of drone warfare:
    The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (10/2/2012)

:: Perkins Hosts Dallas Morning News "Texas Faith Public Forum" (9/27/2012)

:: Dean Lawrence on "Separation of Church and State," in The Dallas Morning News Texas Faith Blog (9/25/2012)

:: Interview on Valder Beebe Show (9/18/2012)

:: KERA Commentary (8/16/2012) 

:: Dean Lawrence Elected President of The United Methodist Church Judicial Council (05/03/2011)
   and President of the Association of United Methodist Theological Schools

:: Concluding Remarks: "The University and The City: Higher Education and the Common Good" (11/2/2011)

:: "Perry and the Evangelical Vote," KERA News Article with Interview (8/23/2011)

:: Interview on KXAN, Austin, Texas (6/2011)

:: Honorary Degree and Baccalaureate Sermon at LaGrange College (5/20-21/2011)

:: Dean Lawrence Commencement Benediction at SMU: Text | Audio (5/14/2011)

:: KERA Commentary (12/8/2010)Image of Dean Lawrence in Perkins Chapel with Students - 2011

:: KERA Commentary (7/28/2010)

 

William B. Lawrence is Dean and professor of American Church History at Perkins School of Theology.