The Lay Academy, sponsored by Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, is offering evening courses. A Theology of Christian Living, taught by retired Beeson systematic theology professor Fisher Humphreys, is underway and will be offered 5 more Mondays 6–8 p.m. Beginning Sept. 28, Stories of Great Christians, taught by Beeson’s Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism Lyle Dorsett, will be offered 6 Tuesdays 6–8 p.m., and beginning Sept. 30, Things to Come, taught by Beeson Old Testament and Hebrew professor Allen P. Ross, will be offered 8 Thursdays 6–8 p.m. For registration information, call 205-726-2731 or visit www.beesondivinity.com.
Beeson’s Lay Academy Offers Evening Courses
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