2018 Rinehart Lecture: Come Matter Here

Author Hannah Brencher is delivering the 2018 Rinehart Lecture in Practical Theology at Ashland University on Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm.

Hannah will be speaking on the subject of her recently published book Come Matter Here - a call for Christians to start living like they mean it here and now.

The Rinehart Lecture in Practical Theology is an annual endowed public lecture honoring the memory and continuing the work of Dr. Don Rinehart who, in his 46 years of teaching at Ashland, inspired generations of students.

Dr. Peter Slade, chair of the Religion Department explained the choice of this year’s lecturer. “We invited Hannah to speak because this idea of being a disciple right where you are is something that is important to us as a Brethren Church related school. This life of authentic witness and ministry was something that the late Don Rinehart and his wife Jan lived out right here in this school in rural Ohio for nearly half a century.”

The event is co-sponsored by the Office of Christian Ministry, Department of Religion, Student Life, and Student Leadership. The lecture is free and open to the public. For further details contact Peter Slade

Where: Miller Chapel, Ashland University
When: November 7, 2018, 7pm

Peacemaker Comes to AU

Public Lecture: “Building Societies of Peace”
Manolis Ntamparakis


Emmanouil (Manolis) Ntamparakis, Director of Social Action, NAOMI Ecumenical Workshop for Refugees, Thessaloniki, Greece

7:00-8:00 p.m., September 27
Ridenour Room, College of Business and Economics


Manolis Ntamparakis’ works to create societies of peace by providing emergency aid and integration measures to alleviate the suffering of refugees in Northern Greece. Manolis studied Physics at the University of Thessaloniki. He holds a Masters of Divinity in Theology and Pastoral Studies from Trinity Theological Seminary in Amsterdam, and a Masters of Theology in Bible Translation and Eastern Orthodox Theology from the University of Amsterdam.

For more information contact Dr. Sue Dickson