25th Anniversary 

                                      


 

The Farstrup-Mortensen lectures are lovingly dedicated to the memory of two men, A. Ejnar Farstrup (1909-1984) and Enok Mortensen (1902-1984) whose vision and energy strongly influenced Danish-American church life.  Pastors and educators, they exemplified the Grundtvigian ideal of developing one's humanity, including the intellect, to its fullest and best extent in order to be receptive to the Word of God.

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For special events, sponsored by the Farstrup-Mortensen Lectures Committee, see the Special Events page.

2011 Farstrup-Mortensen series - Feb. 25-27, 2011 

Our 2011 Farstrup-Mortensen Lecture series presents, in honor of Solvang’s centennial celebrations, two N. F. S. Grundtvig scholars:

Professor S. A. J. Bradley from University of York, United Kingdom and Professor Marianne Stølen from University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Bradley will speak about the life and work of Grundtvig and Professor Stølen will speak about Grundtvig as a hymn writer.

Our third speaker is Professor Phil Zuckerman from Claremont College. Sociologist Zuckerman spent a year in Scandinavia seeking to understand how Denmark and Sweden became probably the least religious countries in the world, and possibly in the history of the world. While many people, especially Christian conservatives, argue that godless societies devolve into lawlessness and immorality, Denmark and Sweden enjoy strong economies, low crime rates, high standards of living and social equality. Professor Zuckerman will address the issue of secularism in our world.

A detailed program will be published soon.

 
Farstrup-Mortensen 2010 Bishop John Shelby Spong and Pastor Tarkki