The Cotham Lecture Trust was established at Westover Hills in 1967, in memory of E. Ralph Cotham V. For over fifty years, the Trust has made it possible for Westover Hills to bring in distinguished speakers for the benefit of the church of Jesus Christ in the Little Rock community.

2022 Cotham Lectures

Dr. Rachel Baard

Union Presbyterian Seminary-Richmond

Westover Hills is excited to welcome Dr. Baard as the 2022 Cotham Lecturer. Dr. Baard teaches Theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary-Richmond and is the director of the Mastersin Public Theology Program.

Her most recent book, Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition, waspublished in 2019 by Westminster John Knox Press. She is currently editing a volume on the politicaltheology of Paul Tillich.

A native of South Africa, Dr. Baard will speak on the Church’s response to Apartheid and how thathistory can help shape our own work to combat racism today.

2022 Cotham Lectures – October 15 & 16

Public Lectures

October 15 & 16 – 6:30 pm – Sanctuary

“Ask the Theologian” – October 16 – 9:00 am – New Chapel

Worship – October 16 10:30 am – Sanctuary

The Cotham Lecture Trust was established at Westover Hills in 1967 in memory of E. Ralph Cotham V. For over 50 years the Trust has benefited the community of believers with distinguished speakers.

 Past speakers have been Amos Disasa, John Pavlovitz, Eric Barreto, Carol Howard Merritt, Rachel Held Evans, Bobby Williamson, Amy Jill Levine