Berkeley Palmer Lecture - The Wonder and Tyranny of Fear

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Mark Labberton

Fear can lead us into life. It can also strip us of life and drive us towards death. And, it can both liberate and imprison us in-between.

Our lives and cultures are besieged by fears of many kinds—sometimes by an array of circumstances or threats, sometimes by the curated intentions of influencers, sometimes by inner voices creating and escalating anxiety. 

We will explore some of the biblical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of how we experience fear, why, and the hopeful impact of wonder and worship in our fear-shaped lives.

About the Speaker

Mark Labberton (MDiv, PhD) was the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Theological Seminary from 2013 to 2023. Before he became Fuller's president, he served for 16 years as senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California, and taught regularly for New College Berkeley.

Registration

Admission $25/ "Living Lightly" Admission $15/ Students Free

Event Details

Co-sponsored by New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. The annual Berkeley Palmer Lecture, established in honor of the Reverend Earl F. Palmer, brings the lens of biblical scholarship to issues of concern to the university, the seminary, and the church. All are welcome.

Light Refreshments.