2019–20 Henry Center Calendar of Events

We are pleased to announce the Henry Center Public Lectures and Events for the 2019–20 academic year. All Trinity events are free and open to the public, and will also be made available via live stream. God said . . . and it was so: Divine Action, Contingency, and Modern Science The whole of the…
Trinity Debate, Whose Commons? Which Good?

Next Tuesday April 23rd, the Henry Center is hosting the annual Trinity Debate, where Jay Richards (Discovery Institute) and Jim Wallis (Sojourners) will address the question of Christian social engagement through the subject of the Common Good. Each will present a proposal (and response) on the question, “What is the common good? And how should…
Oliver Crisp on “Jonathan Edwards on Preaching”
After postponing it for health complications, on Wednesday, April 17 at 1:00 in Hinkson Hall, the Henry Center and Jonathan Edwards Center will host Oliver Crisp (Fuller Theological Seminary) for our co-sponsored Edwards and the Church series. In his lecture, “Jonathan Edwards on Preaching,” Crisp will present Edwards’ understanding of the nature and task of…
Carl Henry Audio Series: “How to Hold It All Together”

Location: Trinity International University (TEDS/TGS Chapel) Date: August 5, 1979 Scripture: John 1; 2Cor 4:6 In a world of economic and political turmoil, where comfort and stability are foreign concepts and escape from reality through drugs and permissiveness often seems to be the norm rather than the exception, Carl Henry resounds a call to remember…
Carl Henry Audio Series: “Jesus’ Legacy to His Disciples”
Location: First Baptist Church, Conway AK Date: November 13, 1979 Scripture: John 14:1-27 Anxiety in the Christian life is not merely a contemporary phenomenon. The disciples of Jesus, Carl Henry explains, were anxious about Jesus’ death and departure. They wondered what life would look like without the Messiah in whom they had placed their faith and to whom…
Sarah Sumner’s thoughts on Carl Henry
“When I first came to Trinity, I used to stand at the base of the library building and stare at the words affixed to the wall, “Carl F.H. Henry Resource Center.” Little did I know then that I was destined to become Dr. Henry’s T.A. I was so naïve at the time; I didn’t know…
Oswalt on “The Centrality of Holiness”
On March 13, a week from today, we are hosting our new Scripture & Ministry lecture featuring John Oswalt, who will talk about “The Centrality of Holiness in the Scriptural Vision of Salvation.” Dr. Oswalt is a visiting distinguished professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He was president of Asbury College from 1983…
Carl Henry Audio Series: “Neo-Paganism: Life Without the Emmanuel Factor”
Location: Southern Baptist Convention Pastor’s Conference, St. Louis MO Date: 1987 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 At the encroachment of subjectivity, dehumanization, and relative morality – as he calls it, “neo-paganism” – Carl Henry responds with the loud call to “Remember God” as depicted in the book of Ecclesiastes. Henry’s interpretation of Eccl 12:1-7 comes in the…
Metzger on “Downward Mobility and Trickle-Up Economics”
Join us next Tuesday, February 26th, for Paul Metzger’s Trinity Symposium lecture titled Downward Mobility and Trickle-Up Economics: A Trinitarian Reflection on Money and Power. Metzger has an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL), and a PhD from King’s College London (London, UK). He now teaches Christian Theology and Theology of Culture at Multnomah University (Portland,…
Michael McClymond on Universalism, next Wednesday
Next Wednesday February 20th, The Henry Center is hosting Michael McClymond for our next Scripture & Ministry series. Michael McClymond is an Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. His lecture, entitled “Christ Between the Thieves: The Theological and Pastoral Challenge of Christian Universalism,” will address the hot issue of universal salvation, popularized…
Carl Henry – His Theological Legacy at 100

In a recent post, I gave a brief biographical sketch of Carl Henry, who had lent his name to the Henry Center. Following the 100th anniversary of his birth, now is a good time to discuss Henry’s theological legacy. A 1986 profile of Henry in Moody Monthly magazine declared him “a theological mind second to…
American Evangelicalism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Know Your Roots is a four-part video series that originates in a 1991 lecture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, addressing the (then, as now) pressing questions surrounding Evangelical identity. This 1991 lecture, jointly sponsored by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Intervarsity Christian fellowship, features Carl Henry and Kenneth Kantzer. These two prominent Evangelicals were…