Spring 2010 Distinguished Visitors Series

Leading Writers, Activists, Musicians, and Artists ... a Part of The King’s College Plan to Become a Center For Christian Thought in the Heart of New York City

NEW YORK—The King’s College plans to have 31 political, economic, and cultural leaders on its Empire State Building campus during the spring semester as part of the college’s Distinguished Visitor Series. Among the well-known visitors are Dick Armey, Robert George, Norman Podhoretz, Rick Santorum, John Stossel, and N.T. Wright.

Dr. Marvin Olasky, the editor-in-chief of WORLD magazine, will interview guests and then invite student questions. Responses by the distinguished visitors become the basis for a magazine article that allows the visitors to communicate not only with students, but also with WORLD’s 400,000 readers. Olasky said that the students’ ability to see the entire process – from “event to print” – provides an extra learning dimension.

“The Distinguished Visitors Series has been an exciting development in the life of The King’s College this year,” Olasky said. “Our students get to meet leaders from politics, media, theology, and many other realms. The King’s College’s unique location – in the heart of New York City – and the synergies we’ve created with WORLD have allowed us to offer both our students and our distinguished visitors a unique and valuable experience.”

Below is a list of the visitors for Spring 2010:

Date	Speaker
Jan. 14	Brian Godawa	Screenwriter, director
Roe vs. Wade Week
Jan. 19	Susanne Metaxas	Midtown Pregnancy Support Center
Jan. 20	Clarke Forsythe	Americans United For Life attorney
Jan. 22	Tim Goeglein	Focus on the Family vice president
Jan. 25	Art Ayris	Pastor, writer, producer
Jan. 26	Bob Woodson	National urban leader
Jan. 27	Norman Podhoretz	Venerable writer, editor
Feb. 3	Naomi Riley	Author, God on the Quad
Feb. 5	Dick Armey	Former House Majority Leader
Feb. 8	Jennifer Roback Morse	Economist of love and marriage
Feb. 9	Ed Feulner	President, Heritage Foundation
Feb. 12	Jennifer Marshall	Writer on singleness, policy analyst
Feb. 18	Andy Mills	Business executive, King's acting president
Feb. 19	Bill Edgar	Theologian and jazz pianist
Feb. 22	Rudy Carrasco	California urban activist
Feb. 23	Rich Lowry	Editor, National Review
Feb. 25	Star Parker	Coalition on Urban Renewal and Educ.
Mar. 1	Martyn Minns	Anglican bishop
Mar. 3	Scott Rasmussen	Pollster, writer
Mar. 4	Ed Knippers	“Theology of the body” artist
Mar. 22	Rick Santorum	Former Pennsylvania Senator
Mar. 24	Peter Kreeft	Author, theologian
Mar. 25	Susan Wise Bauer	Historian, Wm. and Mary professor
Mar. 29	Tony Lowden	Founder, Campus Clubs
Mar. 31	Ed Morgan	President, Bowery Mission
Apr. 6	Grover Norquist	President, Americans For Tax Reform
Apr. 9	John Stossel	Television reporter, writer
Apr. 20	N.T. Wright	Theologian, author
Apr. 21	Ken Blackwell	Former Ohio Secretary of State
Apr. 29	John Lescroart	Author of legal thrillers
Apr. 30	Robert George	Princeton government professor

One of the legacies of these events has been a robust on-line presence. Videos and audios of fall visitors such as Michael Card, John Fund, Tim Keller, and Jim DeMint have been viewed or downloaded thousands of times. Videos of past participants in the Distinguished Visitors Series are on YouTube on “The King’s College” channel. Audio Podcasts for Distinguished Visitor Series

These events, free and open to the public, will take place in the City Room on the lower level of the Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York. Beginning at noon and concluding at 1:10 pm., these are “brown bag” events; audience members are welcome to bring lunches and enjoy them during the interviews. Visitors should email Lindsey Stoehr at least one day prior to the event.

Below is the list of our Fall 2009 distinguished visitors:

Aug. 26	Mark Whitacre Corporate whistleblower, subject of new movie starring Matt Damon
Sept. 1	Bob Cote Director of Step 13, Denver – One of America’s best homeless shelters
Sept. 4	Alistair Burt Member of Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Sept. 9	Mark Tooley President, Institute for Religion and Democracy
Sept. 11	Mike Adams Syndicated columnist, author of Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel
Sept. 14	Jim DeMint U.S. Senator from South Carolina, author of Saving Freedom
Sept. 16	Lauren Green Fox News Religion Reporter/Editor
Sept. 23	Ted Cruz Texas Attorney General candidate
Sept. 25	Rebecca Hagelin Heritage Foundation executive and writer about families
Sept. 29	Megan Alexander Correspondent, Inside Edition (interview by associate provost Harry Bleattler)
Oct. 1	Jay Richards Author of Money, Greed, and God
Oct. 5	Darrow Miller Food for the Hungry executive, author of LifeWork and other books
Oct. 9	Jim Ryun Former congressman and holder of the world record for the mile run
Oct. 12	Anthony Bradley Theologian and economist (Covenant Seminary, Acton Institute)
Oct. 14	John Beckett Business executive and author of Mastering Monday and Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul
Oct. 19	Steve Meyer Author, Signature in the Cell – Part of Darwin week (November brings the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species publication)
Oct. 21	Richard Dawkins (tent.)_ Author, The God Delusion – Part of Darwin week
Oct. 23	David Berlinski Author, The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions – Part of Darwin week
Oct. 26	Makoto Fujimura Artist, author, and former member, National Council On The Arts
Oct. 30	Amy Sullivan Time magazine senior writer
Nov. 3	Mary Cunningham Agee Former business executive; The Nurturing Network founder/president
Nov. 5	Marjorie Dannenfelser President, Susan B. Anthony List (pro-life political action committee)
Nov. 10	P.J. Hill Wheaton College economics professor
Nov. 12	Michael Horton Author of The Gospel-Driven Life and Christless Christianity
Nov. 17	Alexis Brunner Creative director, Animal Planet (interview by Harry Bleattler)
Nov. 30	Tim Keller Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and best-selling author
Dec. 2	Michael Card Musician and author of The Hidden Face of God and other books
Dec. 3	Arthur Brooks President, American Enterprise Institute, and author of Gross National Happiness
Dec. 4	Bret Lott Novelist (Ancient Highway, Jewel, and other books)