David Cunningham to
Present Parkhurst Lecture at
Southwestern College
Winfield, Kan., Jan. 22, 2024 — David Cunningham, executive director of
the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), Council of
Independent Colleges, will present the Parkhurst Lecture at Southwestern
College on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 5 p.m., in the Richardson Performing Arts
Center on the SC campus. There is no admission charge and the public is
invited to attend.
The topic of his lecture is “On Not Throwing Away Your Shot: God’s Call
as Gift and Liberation.”
“Dr. David Cunningham is the leading scholar in the U.S. on questions
concerning religion and vocational discernment,” says Jacob Goodson, associate
professor of philosophy and the chair of the social science division. “He
is an excellent teacher and a prolific author. The title of his lecture at SC
plays off of the musical ‘Hamilton,’ and we are honored to be hosting him as
part of both the Parkhurst Lecture series and the NetVUE grant we received this
academic year.”
Cunningham earned his Ph. D from Duke University. He also holds a
faculty appointment as professor of theology at Aquinas College in Grand
Rapids, Mich. He is the author of five books and editor of five collections on
various topics in religion, ethics, and higher education.
The Parkhurst Lecture is one of three annual endowed lectures hosted by
the philosophy and religion department of the social sciences division at
Southwestern College. This lecture focuses on Biblical studies.
For more information, contact Goodson by email at Jacob.goodson@sckans.edu.
