Sandra Richter, who began teaching at Westmont in the fall, will be formally installed as the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont on Monday, April 16, during a full-regalia ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in Murchison Gym.

Richter will discuss The Servant, the Idol, and the Image of God: Isaiah’s Conversation with Creation at 3:30 p.m. in the Global Leadership Center.

Richter has taught Old Testament at Asbury Theological and Wesley Biblical Seminaries as well as at Wheaton College.

A panel discussion will follow Richter’s talk with responses by:

Holly Beers, Westmont assistant professor of religious studies; Steven Tsoukalas, chair and professor of apologetics and world religions at Emmaus Biblical Seminary; and Tim Laniak, dean and professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte.

Panel moderator is Tremper Longman III, distinguished scholar of biblical studies at Westmont.

The installation and lecture are free to attend.

— Scott Craig for Westmont College.