Barr to receive 10th honorary degree
James Barr, Vanderbilt Divinity School's internationally noted Distinguished
Professor of Hebrew Bible, will receive his 10th honorary doctorate and
deliver three important lectures this spring.
The University of Helsinki, Finland, will present Barr an honorary doctorate
of theology May 23. The same day the university will celebrate the 500th
anniversary of the birth of Philip Melanchthon and the 50th anniversary
of the Lutheran World Federation. Melanchthon, born in 1497, was the most
important person in establishing Lutheranism other than Martin Luther.
Barr presented a paper titled "Prescientific Chronology: The Bible
and the Origin of the World" at the American Philosophical Society
held the first weekend in May.
He will also give the Hensley Hinson Lectures in Oxford later in May and
will go on to lecture at the University of Amsterdam on the way to receive
his honorary degree and to lecture at the University of Helsinki.
Barr also holds honorary degrees from Manchester University (England),
Knox College (Canada), Dubuque University (United States), St. Andrews and
Edinburgh universities (Scotland), the University of South Africa, the Faculte
de Theologie Protestante (Paris), Victoria University (Canada), and the
University of Oslo (Norway).
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