2026 Dockery Lectures: Brad Green
March 19, 2026
Theme: "Education, Institutions, and the Lordship of Christ"
- 3:30 p.m. — "Reflections on the Past and Present" - Grant Events Center
- 6:30 p.m. — "Reflections on the Present and Future" - Grant Events Center
Free and Open to the Public
Brad Green
Professor of Theological Studies, Union University
Biography
Dr. Brad Green is the author of several books, including The Gospel and the Mind: Recovering and Shaping the Intellectual Life (Crossway, 2010); Colin Gunton and the Failure of Augustine: The Theology of Colin Gunton in Light of Augustine (Wipf and Stock, 2011); and Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience, and Faithfulness in the Christian Life, New Studies in Biblical Theology (IVP Academic, 2015). He also edited and contributed to Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy: Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians (IVP Academic, 2010); Reformation Commentary on Scripture, New Testament Volume 12, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon (IVP Academic, 2019), co-editor; Augustine of Hippo: His Life and Impact (Christian Focus, 2020); and What is Critical Theory: A Concise Christian Analysis (Crossway, 2026). He has also contributed essays and reviews to International Journal of Systematic Theology, Chronicles, First Things, Touchstone, and The Churchman.
Brad and his wife Dianne have three children — Caleb, Daniel, and Victoria, and a daughter-in-law, Serena (married to Daniel). Brad and Dianne also helped co-found Augustine School, a Christian liberal arts school in Jackson, Tennessee. Dr. Green serves on the Board of Directors at Augustine School, and serves on the Board of Directors of American Friends of Tyndale House Cambridge. He has served as Writer-In-Residence at Tyndale House Cambridge, and as a Senior Fellow at Newton House, Oxford, England. Brad and Dianne are members of First Baptist Church, Jackson, where they work with college students.
History of the Dockery Lecture Series
The David and Lanese Dockery Lectures on Baptist Thought and Heritage, named for former Union President David S. Dockery and First Lady Lanese Dockery, is an annual event designed to examine the importance of the Baptist heritage, the distinctives of Baptist thought and the influence of the Christian intellectual tradition.
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