Howard L. and Martha H. Holley Lectures

The Howard L. and Martha H. Holley Lectures: New Testament Voices for a Contemporary World in Honor of Dr. William E. Hull is an endowed lectureship that brings noted scholars to Samford University each fall to address a topic related to the New Testament of contemporary theological and social issues. It was established in 2005 in honor of Dr. William E. Hull. The honoree, Bill Hull, gave the first set of lectures. He had served Samford as provost from 1987 to 1996, and as theologian-in-residence at Mountain Brook Baptist Church from 1991 to 2013. The lectures were endowed by the Holley family in honor of their parents Howard L. and Martha H. Holley.

The lectures are offered by the Department of Biblical & Religious Studies and were overseen by Dr. Jim Barnette from their inception until 2019 and thereafter by the chair of the department.

Lecturers

• 2005 – William E. Hull, Research Professor and retired Provost, Samford University
• 2006 – Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies Professor of Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
• 2007 – Richard Hays, Dean and Professor of New Testament, Duke University Divinity School
• 2008 – Ben Witherington III, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Asbury Theological Seminary
• 2009 – Paul Fiddes, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Oxford
• 2010 – Gail O’Day, Dean and Professor of New Testament and Preaching, Wake Forest University Divinity School
• 2011 – Brad Braxton, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, McCormick Theological Seminary and former Pastor of the Riverside Church in New York City
• 2012 – Stephen Evans, University Professor of Humanities and Philosophy, Baylor University
• 2013 – Randall Balmer, John Phillips Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College
• 2014 – Joel Green, Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Dean, School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
• 2015 – Roger Olson, Professor of Theology, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
• 2016 – Kenton Sparks, Professor of Biblical Studies, Eastern University
• 2017 – Greg Boyd, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul, Minnesota
• 2018 – Fisher Humphreys, Professor of Divinity, emeritus, Samford University
• 2019 – Sharon Galgay Ketcham, Professor of Theology and Christian Ministries, Gordon College
• 2020 - no lecture held
• 2021 – Jarvis Williams, Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• 2022 – Brian Rosner, Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
• 2023 – Juan Hernández Jr., Professor of Biblical Studies, Bethel University
• 2024 – Lisa Marie Bowens, Associate Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary

External Links

• Holley-Hull Lectures web page on Samford University website.

References

• Garrison, Greg (October 3, 2013) "Jimmy Carter deserves credit - 'he vanquished George Wallace,' historian Randall Balmer says" The Birmingham News