Seminar Schedule
Saturday, February 9, 2019
- Session One (1-2pm): The Anatomy of Pain and Suffering
- Session Two (2:15-3:15pm): Wounded Storytelling in Scripture
- Session Three (3:30-4:30pm): The God Who Suffers with Us
- Session Four (4:45-5:45pm): The Church: Communities that Bear One Another’s Burdens
Location
Keizer Church of Christ, Keizer, Oregon
5405 Ridge Drive NE, Keizer, Oregon 97303
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Our Speaker: Dr Charles Rix
Dr. Rix came to Oklahoma Christian University with career backgrounds in the academy, ministry, and international business. Dr. Rix is at Oklahoma Christian because teaching Bible is his passion. He uses his diverse background to explore the many ways in which the scriptures illuminate spiritual truth and make meaning in the lives of his students. Prior to coming to OC, Dr. Rix taught at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Jersey, served as the pulpit minister for Monmouth Church of Christ in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and held various financial positions with ExxonMobil Corporation, both domestically and overseas. He holds graduate degrees in business, theology, and philosophy, and completed his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Drew University. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, and frequently presents at conferences. Dr. Rix also is an acclaimed concert pianist who has given master classes and benefit recitals domestically and internationally. As an artist, student, and teacher of Old Testament, he researches ways in which the scripture speaks to the issue of human suffering. He was recently published in a series of essays exploring connections between the Bible, the Shoah, and the artwork of post-Holocaust painter Samuel Bak. Charles and his late wife Jenny (Alley) Rix have two children, Nathan Rix and Abby Rix Degge, who completed their graduate degrees and now work in fields of public and social policy and practice. (excerpted from https://oc.edu/academics/bible/faculty.html)