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Rollins Chapel Service Sermons

A ecumenical chapel service in the Christian Tradition is offered at Rollins Chapel every Thursday while school is in session from 12:30 - 1:00 pm. People of all faiths are welcome. The sermons from this service are also made available online.

Sermons: Spring 2008

Theme: Consuming Religion: Faith, Desire and the Economy

"Investing in Faith" by Randall Balmer, May 8, 2008
"Forgive us our debts, and I mean money" by Rev. R. Byron Breese, May 1, 2008
"Caring for Our Pants: Thoreau on Living In, But Not Of, the World" by David Nyweide, April 24, 2008
"If You're So Rich, Why aren't you smart?" by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 17, 2008
"Material Justice" by John Shellito, April 10, 2008
"Marketplace Religion" by Ryan Bouton, April 3, 2008
"The object of our desire..." by Kurt Nelson, March 27, 2008

Sermons: Winter 2008

Theme: Faith and Citizenship

"Lasting Impact" by Kurt Nelson, March 6, 2008
"Balancing God's call with the institutions of man" by Nathan Empsall, February 28, 2008
"Faith and Environmental Stewardship" by John Shellito, February 7, 2008
"Hoping for the Kingdom of God" by Kurt Nelson, February 21, 2008
"The City on the Hill?" by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, January 31, 2008
"In Good Faith" by Kurt Nelson, January 17, 2008
“What Next?” by Kurt Nelson, January 10, 2008

Sermons: Fall 2007

Theme: Faith and Reason

The Last Word on Wisdom by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, December 6, 2007
Seeds of Wisdom by Kurt Nelson, November 29, 2007
Strange Comfort by Kurt Nelson, November 15, 2007
Singing the Songs of David and Solomon by Timothy Baker '08, November 1, 2007
Dierre Upshaw '09 on Wisdom, October 25, 2007
Too Much Wisdom by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, October 18, 2007
Where is the Wisdom We Have Lost in Knowledge? by Dr. Robert Whitley, October 2, 2007
Wisdom 101 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, September 27, 2007

Sermons: Spring 2007

The Last Word by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, May 31, 2007
Signals of Transcendence by Dr. Robert Whitley, May 24, 2007
Chapel by Timothy Baker '08, May 17, 2007
Chapel Speech by Greg Pence '06, May 3, 2007
A Restless Heart by Prof. Edward Bradley, April 26, 2007
Faith Foundations - Dartmouth Weekly Prayers by David Gaia Kano, April 19, 2007
Can Faith and Reason Co-exist by Rev. Todd J. Kilburn, April 12, 2007
Faith by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Apr 8, 2007
Faith and Reason by Will Canestaro '06, Mar 29, 2007

Sermons: Winter 2007

Reason and Faith (Take II) by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Feb 8, 2007
Reason and Faith by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Feb 1, 2007
Peacemakers by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Jan 18, 2007
The Pure In Heart by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Jan 11, 2007
Mercy by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Jan 4, 2007

Sermons: Fall 2006

Hunger and Thirsting for Righteousness by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Nov. 29, 2006
Meekness by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Nov. 17, 2006
Too soon old; too late wise (Community Thanksgiving Service) by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Nov. 16, 2006 (not available for viewing)
Mourning by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Nov. 9, 2006
Poverty by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Nov. 2, 2006
True Happiness by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, Oct. 26, 2006

Sermons: Spring 2006

Psalm 103 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, March 29, 2006
Psalm 148 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 5, 2006
Psalm 22 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 12, 2006
Easter Service by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 16, 2006
Psalm 115 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 19, 2006
Psalm 63 by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 26, 2006
Psalm 72 Politics and Religion by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, May 17, 2006

Sermons: Spring 2005

Good Enough by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, March 30, 2005
Feed My Lambs by V. Michael Bousquet, April 7, 2005
How Do We Know What Is Good? by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 14, 2005
Subjectivism by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 21, 2005
Why do good people do bad things? by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, April 28, 2005
Who's the Greatest? by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, May 5, 2005
Religion and Violence, by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, May 12, 2005

Sermons: Winter 2005

TOPIC FOR THE TERM: "Faith and Skepticism: what does one say to the other?"

Faith and Skepticism by Allen Koop, January 13, 2005
Faith and Skepticism by Edward Boraz, January 20, 2005
Faith and Skepticism: The Bloodless Myth by James Baehr, January 27, 2005
Faith and Skepticism by Eric Turnberg, February 2, 2005
Athens and Jerusalem by Rev. Dr. Richard Denton, February 10, 2005
Faith and Skepticism, by Frederica Ghesquiere, February 17, 2005
Faith and Skepticism: What Does One Say to the Other? by Alasdair Groves, February 24, 2005
Faith and Skepticism by Lisa Thum, March 3, 2005
Summing Up by Rev. Dr. Richard Crocker, March 10, 2005

Sermons: Fall 2004

New Student Service, (Word document) September 19, 2004 (Ecumenical)
I Believe in God, September 23, 2004
And In Jesus Christ... , September 30, 2004
From Birth to Death, October 7, 2004
He descended into hell..., October 14, 2004
Justice and Judgement At Last, October 28, 2004
The Holy Ghost, November 4, 2004
The Holy Catholic Church, November 11, 2004
The Forgiveness of Sin, November 18, 2004

Sermons: Spring 2004

My Sin is Ever Before Me?, April 1, 2004
Maundy Thursday, April 8, 2004
The True Light, April 11, 2004 (Easter Sunday)
Extraordinary Encounters of the Ordinary Kind, April 15, 2004
Yom HaShoah, April 18, 2004 (at Roth Center)
Blind Faith?, April 22, 2004
As Sure As Hell, May 13, 2004
Heaven, May 20, 2004
Last Things, May 26, 2004