Dr. Kenneth Bailey, international author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament Studies, will deliver the 16th annual Christy Lecture at Westminster College at 7 p.m. March 30 in Wallace Memorial Chapel.

Bailey will speak on "Road Signs for a Journey with Islam: Dangers, Denials and Challenges in the New Century."

Ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA), Bailey spent 40 years living and teaching in seminaries and institutes in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus. For 20 of those years, he was a professor of New Testament and head of the Biblical Division of the Near East School of Theology in Beirut. For 10 years, Bailey was on the faculty of The Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research in Jerusalem. Bailey also spent time as theologian in residence with the Episcopal Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, and Canon of the Cathedral.

The program also will feature the Westminster College Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Robin Lind, director of choral activities. Organ music will be provide by Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, college organist. Prayers will be offered by the Rev. Steven Allen, college chaplain, and Keturah Laney, chapel assistant.

The Wayne H. Christy Lecture Series annually honors the former longtime faculty member and chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Westminster. The program seeks out men and women who distinguish themselves by relating religion to issues of contemporary life.

For more information, contact the Westminster College Chapel Office at (724) 946-7115.