Finding Comfort: Rereading the Ancient Prophets for Our Day with Dr. Phil Eaton

Reading The Prophets In A Time Like Ours

What could the ancient prophets possibly offer the anxious world in which we live? They are old and dated, aren’t they? They are mostly gloomy. In this class we will re-read these great texts, some of them the greatest writing ever written. We will seek to discover a new narrative that God announces through Isaiah: “I am about to do something new. Look for it!” We want to read these prophets carefully to see what the loving God of the universe has in store for God’s people, to rescue us, redeem us, comfort us. Join us for this stimulating exploration of what the prophets have to offer for each of us and for our time.   

Bio: Dr. Phil Eaton grew up in Phoenix. He received an undergraduate degree from Whitworth University and completed a Ph.D. in literature at Arizona State University. For seventeen years he was a professor of English and American literature at Whitworth. Mid-career he joined the Eaton family companies in real estate development in Phoenix. It seems God had other plans. He was invited to become the President of Seattle Pacific University, a role he served joyfully for almost twenty years. He is the author of two books on faith, culture, and literature. He shares his reflections regularly through a blog and teaches often in various settings. He is a writer, teacher, reader, husband, father, and mentor. He and his wife Sharon have been married for sixty beautiful years and have three boys with thriving families and careers.