Lewis House Lecture Series
2025–2026
Spring 2026 Speakers
The Emptiness of the Modern Sexual Ethic
Christine Emba | Tuesday, January 20th at 7pm
There’s so much confusion around the topic of sexuality these days. In January, Lewis House will welcome to the stage Christine Emba to address the modern sexual ethic and its many problems. Emba is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where she researches gender and sexuality, feminism, masculinity, and more. She is also a writer and editor at The New York Times, and her recent work, culminating in her book Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, explores the detrimental results of the modern sexual ethic on women and men.
Imagination and the Kingdom of God
Malcolm Guite | Tuesday, February 3rd at 7pm
Dr. Malcolm Guite is a British poet, priest, musician, and academic who is interested in the interface between theology and literature. Guite earned his doctorate at the University of Durham, and was ordained a priest in the Church of England in the 90s. One of the most unique voices in contemporary Christianity, his public work often focuses on many of the great heroes of a place like Lewis House: the Tolkiens and Lewises who showed the interdependency of intellect and imagination in the Christian life.
God and the Secular Academy: A Historian’s Journey to Faith
Molly Worthen | Wednesday, March 4th at 7pm
In this secular age, we see stats and stories of those walking away from the Christian faith. Dr. Molly Worthen’s story is unique. Worthen is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Growing up as a non-Christian, she spent most of her adult life and professional career as an agnostic. But in the course of studying American history and religion, she became a Christian. In this lecture, Dr. Worthen will share the unique story of her conversion to Christianity.
Lies about the American Church: What We Hear About the Church and What’s Really Happening
Ryan Burge | Tuesday, April 14th at 7pm
Ryan Burge is a professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a political scientist, statistician, and former pastor, specializing in tracing trends in American religion. He is the author of several books, most recently Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us. Ryan Burge will be joining us to offer a data-driven analysis of some of the most prominent claims about the modern church, and offer practical, pastoral advice on how the church should respond in our contemporary landscape.
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