The MidWinter Lectures at Austin Seminary
Established in 1945, MidWinters is an annual lecture series, worship festival, and homecoming celebration. Each year, we gather to engage with luminaries in the fields of theology, the Bible, and other aspects of the Christian experience and to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow learners, old and new.
Save the date for the 2026 MidWinter Lectures, January 26-28! We are thrilled for what is sure to be another wholesome and winsome MidWinters featuring Dr. Catherine Keller, Dr. Chris Tirres, and Dr. David P. Gushee as our lecturers, respectively.
While our lectures and worship will be live-streamed, the in-person experience—with lectures, Q&As, conversations, worship, and fun and relaxing social times—has been crafted to offer a lively and engaging connection with the lecturers and other participants. Make your plans now to join us in January!
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Meet the Lecturers
Thomas White Currie Lecturer
Catherine Keller
Contemporary Christian theologian and Professor of Constructive Theology at Drew University's Graduate Division of Religion. As a constructive theologian, Keller's work is oriented around social and ecological justice, poststructuralist theory, and feminist readings of scripture and theology.
The Thomas White Currie Lectures were first held in 1952. For many years the Tom Currie Bible Class of Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Texas, sponsored this annual lectureship. In 2008 a generous gift from the Currie family established the Thomas White Currie Lectureship Endowed Fund which will underwrite them in perpetuity.
Robert F. Jones Lecturer
David P. Gushee
Christian ethicist, Baptist pastor, author, professor, and public intellectual. Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and formerly the Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University. He is also Chair of Christian Social Ethics at the Faculty of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Gushee is most known for his activism in climate change, LGBT inclusion , and post-evangelicalism.
The Robert F. Jones Lectures were established in 1949 by the Women of the Church of First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, Texas. They continue to fund the lecture in memory of their pastor of thirty-five years.
E.C. Westervelt Lecturer
Chris Tirres
Holds the Michael J. Buckley Endowed Chair at Santa Clara University. Tirres is the author of Liberating Spiritualities: Reimagining Faith in the Américas and The Aesthetics and Ethics of Faith: A Dialogue between Liberationist and Pragmatic Thought.
The E. C. Westervelt Lectures were established in 1949 by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Flato of Corpus Christi, Texas, in honor of the parents of Mrs. Flato.
Program & Schedule Information
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Lodging Suggestions
There is no lodging available on the Austin Seminary campus during MidWinters.
Keep checking as new options may be added.
Location
Austin Seminary is in Central Austin, just north of the University of Texas campus at 100 East 27th Street, 78705. Lectures will take place on campus in the Wright Learning and Information Center and worship will be in Shelton Chapel.
Parking
All parking spaces on the Austin Seminary campus not noted as "Reserved" will be available for visitors to park for free.
Past MidWinters Photo Gallery
2026 ASA Award Recipients
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