Baylor Symposium on Nicaea: Creed, Culture, and Christendom (September 23-24, 2025)
To celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the Institute for Faith and Learning is hosting a series of lectures and a concert by the Hillbilly Thomists on September 23-24, 2025, on Baylor's campus. These events are sponsored by the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy.
All events are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Nicene Creed as a Literary Masterpiece (Nadya Williams, historian and author)
Schumacher Flex Commons (1st floor, Moody Library on Baylor's campus) (lecture sponsored by the Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society; Baylor University Libraries; and Office of the Vice Provost for Community Engagement and Belonging)
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Panel Discussion: "Teaching the Creed: Why Classical Texts Matter for Theology and the Church Today"
Please RSVP to IFL@baylor.edu by September 19, 2025, to reserve your place.
Panelists:
- Nadya Williams, historian and author
- David Wilhite, Professor of Historical Theology at Baylor University
- Jerome Van Kuiken, Professor of Ministry and Christian Thought at Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Schumacher Flex Commons (1st floor, Moody Library on Baylor's campus)
4:30 – 5:30 pm
“Who Do Men Say That I Am?” On the Christological Promise of the Council of Nicaea (Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas [Angelicum])
Treasure Room of the Armstrong Browning Library (lecture sponsored by the Baylor Philosophy Department and the Office of the Vice Provost for Community Engagement and Belonging)
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
4:00 – 5:00 pm
From the Gospel to the Creed (and back again) (John Behr, Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen)
Treasure Room of the Armstrong Browning Library (lecture sponsored by George W. Truett Theological Seminary; Baylor Honors College; and the Office of the Vice Provost for Community Engagement and Belonging)
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Hillbilly Thomists concert
Jones Concert Hall on Baylor campus (concert sponsored by Spiritual Life; School of Music; and Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies)