September 30, 2024
The School of Christian Studies and Humanities invites you to the inaugural Lyceum: Forum for Christian Thinkers, Writers, and Scholars.
Location: Woods Great Room | Ornelas Student Center
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Lyceum is an annual forum in which ETBU hosts a Christian thinker, writer, or scholar to present and discuss his or her work in the context of the Christian Humanities. The format may vary, but the consistent practice will be to allow the scholar to present his or her material and then to engage that material in conversation. The conversation could take place through a panel discussion with faculty from the School of Christian Studies and Humanities, formal or informal question-and-answer, or other formats as appropriate to the speaker’s discipline.
We have two goals:
- Offer our community an opportunity to engage excellent faith-based thinking and scholarship.
- Expand the audience's understanding of how all Christians are called to incorporate their faith into whatever work they are doing.
Meet the Speaker
Dr. Karen O'Dell Bullock enjoys the classroom best, having taught at the undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels for more than thirty years. She earned the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the golden days, where she taught Christian History and Baptist Heritage for fifteen years. She also directed the Ph.D. program as Associate Dean of the School of Theology there and, since 2004, served in the same roles at Dallas Baptist University (2004-2007) and B. H. Carroll Theological Institute in Arlington, Texas (2007-2023). She recently retired from Carroll in October 2023 but is still teaching, supervising doctoral students, researching, and writing. Fascinated about all areas of Christian heritage, she is especially passionate about missions, Baptist history, the persecuted church, and justice.
She also serves as Executive Vice-President for the Baptist Center for Global Concerns, a leadership and applied ethics non-profit that trains leaders to address inequities at home and across the globe in the areas of hunger, health, and theological education. The Baptist Center also conducts agricultural projects for crop and income sustainability and medical clinics. She is in her office at The Center most weekdays.
She has also serves the Commissions of the Baptist World Alliance: the Commission on Baptist Heritage and Identity (Chair 2005-2010, Vice Chair 2000-2005 and 2015-2020, and member 1995-present); and the Commission on Religious Freedom (Chair 2010-2015, member 2015-present). She currently serves to facilitate the work of the fourteen Commissions of the BWA as Chair of the Commission Council (2020-2025).
She lives in Granbury, Texas, with her husband John. They have two grown and married children and six grandchildren, ages eighteen and under.
- What is Lyceum?
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The term Lyceum can refer to a number of educational institutions in different historical and geographical settings. We chose the name Lyceum in the context of Aristotle’s School, founded in Athens in 335 BC. It was a place where curious people met to talk about how to make sense of the world. Aristotle taught philosophy, political sciences, the arts, and other fields. Through the Lyceum event at ETBU, we hope to engage our God-given curiosity about the way the world works to be more intentional Christian thinkers.
- Do I have to be an ETBU student, faculty, or staff member to attend the Lyceum event?
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No, Lyceum is open to the entire East Texas Community.
