Faculty Lectures and Courses - O. Wesley Allen, Jr.

Dr. O. Wesley Wes Allen, Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University SMUO. Wesley Allen, Jr.
Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics

Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen, Jr. is the Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Allen serves as president of the Academy of Homiletics. He earned degrees from Emory University, Yale Divinity School; and Birmingham-Southern College. Previous to Perkins, Dr. Allen served on the faculties of Lexington Theological Seminary and Drew University, and served as a local church pastor and campus minister.

He is the author and editor of numerous books on homiletics and interpretation of the New Testament, as well as many scholarly articles and published sermons. Allen’s area of expertise,the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, produced the seminal Reading the Synoptic Gospels: Basic Methods for Interpreting Matthew, Mark, and Luke (revised and expanded in 2013).

In the arena of preaching and worship, Dr. Allen has special interest in rethinking the role of preaching and liturgy in the shifting, postmodern world of the twenty-first century. Other books published with Chalice Press include Preaching Resurrection and Preaching and Reading the Lectionary: The Three Dimensions of the Liturgical Year.

The Reign of Heaven… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

Join Dr. Allen as he leads participants through an examination of the first gospel in the New Testament — the Gospel of Matthew — using the lens of its eschatology, that is, its theology of the end of times and the return of Christ. Modern readers often miss how strong an apocalyptic worldview this gospel offers. Participants not only will discover how much the Gospel of Matthew emphasizes eschatology, but they also will uncover clues for a non-literal way to understand eschatology in the 21st century.

The Reign of Heaven (Part 1)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 2)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 3)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 4)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 5)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 6)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 7)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 8)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 9)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?

 

The Reign of Heaven (Part 10)… What on Earth?
The Heart of the Gospel of Matthew?