Bartlett Lectureship
The Bartlett Lectureship was created in 1986 with a gift from the Reverend Robert M. Bartlett, B.D. 1924, and his wife, Sue Bartlett. The lectureship serves a twofold purpose. The first is to foster knowledge and appreciation of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and their contribution to the religious, intellectual, and political life of America. The second is to encourage understanding of the history and culture of modern China. These two areas, which have commanded interest and attention over many decades, are treated on a rotating basis. In 1992 the Bartletts added to their gift and broadened the scope to include “Democracy, Human Rights, and World Peace.”
2023
Stephanie Wong, Assistant Professor of Global Religions at Villanova University; Haruka Umetsu Cho, Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University; Peng Yin, Assistant Professor of Ethics at the Boston University School of Theology. Understanding the Divine from an East Asian Perspective. Yale Divinity School, March 6, 2023.
2021
Kwok Pui Lan, Dean’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Emory’s Candler School of Theology. Towards a Political Theology of Postcoloniality, Yale Divinity School, December 6, 2021.
2020
Daniel K.L. Chua, Mr. and Mrs. Hung Hing-Ying Professor in the Arts and Chair Professor of Music, University of Hong Kong. Is Music Joy? Retrofitting Ancient Music (followed by Q&A), Yale Divinity School, November 10, 2020.
2019
Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh. Religious Pluralism: Essential or a Challenge to Liberal Democracy?, Yale Divinity School, October 9, 2019.
Published as: “Religious pluralism: Essential or challenge to liberal democracy?” Philosophy and Social Criticism 46, no. 5 (March 2020): 487-496.
2019
Izzeldin Abuelaish, Founder of the Daughters for Life Foundation and international human rights and peace activist. I Shall Not Hate: A Message of Hope, Faith, and Courage, Yale Divinity School, January 24, 2019.
2018
Vandana Shiva, Founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology and Founder of Navdanya. Earth Democracy: Peace with the Earth, Justice for All, Yale Divinity School, April 11, 2018.
2010
Ping-cheun Lo, Director of the Centre for Applied Ethics, Hong Kong Baptist University. The Art of War Corpus and Chinese Just War Ethics Past and Present, Yale Divinity School, January 26, 2010. Published as: “The Art of War Corpus and Chinese Just War Ethics Past and Present.” Journal of Religious Ethics 40, no. 3 (September 2012): 404-446.
2008
Jeffrey Stout, Princeton University, It's a Boy: How Militarism Has Corrupted the Republic, October 28, 2008.
2004
Diane B. Obenchain, Visiting Professor of Religious Studies, Fudan University (Shanghai, China). God, Confucius, and Human Rights, Yale Divinity School, November 9, 2004.
2004
Daniel H. Bays, Professor of History, Calvin College. Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Chinese Christians: Sorting Out the Issues, Yale Divinity School, February 19, 2004.
2003
Barbara Brown Zikmund, Associate Missionary at the Graduate School of American Studies, Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan). Being Faithful in a Faith Full World: Reflections about Commitment, Yale Divinity School, September 9, 2003.
2000
Emilie Townes, Professor of Christian Ethics, Union Theological Seminary. Growing like Topsy, Yale Divinity School, October 12, 2000.
Published as: “Growing like Topsy: Solidarity in the Work of Dismantling Evil,” in Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
1997
Harold Hongju Koh, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School. How Is International Human Rights Law Enforced?, Yale Divinity School, October 16, 1997.
Published as: “How Is International Human Rights Law Enforced?” Indiana Law Journal 74, no. 4 (September 1999): 1397-1418.
1996
Robert A. Burt, Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law, Yale Law School. Reconciling with Injustice, Yale Divinity School, October 9, 1996.
Published as: “Reconciling with Injustice.” Graven Images: a Journal of Culture, Law, and the Sacred 4 (1998): 106-122.
1995
Lisa Sowle Cahill, Professor of Theology, Boston College. Family: A Christian Perspective, Yale Divinity School, October 11, 1995.
1995
David Little, Senior Scholar in Religion, Ethics, and Human Rights, United States Institute of Peace. Tolerating Intolerance: Some Reflections on Freedom of Religion as a Human Right, Yale Divinity School, February 7, 1995.
1994
Mark Noll, McManis Professor of Christian Thought, Wheaton College. Theological Puzzle of the Civil War, Yale Divinity School, 1994.
1993
Nathan O. Hatch, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Notre Dame University. The Puzzle of American Methodism, Yale Divinity School, February 9, 1993.
Published as: “The Puzzle of American Methodism.” Church History 63, no. 2 (June 1994): 175-189.
1992
Michael McGiffert, Editor of William and Mary Quarterly. Religion and Profit Do Jump Together: The First American Pilgrim, Yale Divinity School, February 11, 1992.
Published as: “Religion and Profit Jump Together: Isaac Allerton’s Tale.” Early American Literature 40, no. 1 (2005): 145-161.
1991
Franklin J. Woo, Director of the China Program, National Council of the Churches of Christ. China and New England: Lessons in Self and Society, Yale Divinity School, February 6, 1991.
1990
Robert T. Handy, Henry Sloane Coffin Professor Emeritus of Church History, Union Theological Seminary. The Plymouth Pilgrims’ Progress: From Minor Colony to Major Saga, Yale Divinity School, February 14, 1990.
1989
David M. Stowe, former Executive Vice President, United Church Board for World Missionaries. China and the Protestant Ethic, Yale Divinity School, April 13, 1989.
1987
Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor of Religious History, University of Chicago Divinity School. The Pilgrims, December 3, 1987.