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You’re invited to Regent's 2025 Evening Public Lecture series! Join us in the chapel or tune in online to explore theology, culture, and much more with this year’s summer faculty.

To livestream this and other Evening Public Lectures, visit us at rgnt.net/live.

About the Lecture

From the time of Jesus through the Apostolic Writings and throughout the church's history, Christians have wrestled with how to engage culture and government. The answers have ranged from strong opposition to seamless accommodation. In this lecture we will explore the biblical vision for engaging the world that is rooted in the hope of the Resurrection Age and is worked out through the church's role as a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2). We will examine alternative options such as withdrawal and warring against culture, and suggest a practical posture that focuses on teaching, inviting, and blessing the world through the Gospel invitation to true human flourishing.

About the Speaker

Jonathan Pennington is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Additionally, he regularly serves as a visiting professor at various schools and church-based theological institutes. He is also one of the Teaching Pastors at Sojourn East and speaks and teaches in churches all over the country. He has a BA in History, an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a PhD from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He is the author of many books, including Reading the Gospels Wisely, The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing, Jesus the Great Philosopher, Small Preaching, and Come and See.

Dr. Pennington is teaching The Gospel of Matthew from July 21 to 25 as part of Regent’s 2025 Summer Programs.