The Scoper Lecture in Christian Thought

The Scoper Lecture in Christian Thought is an annual series building off the Capps Lectures that brings eminent speakers to the University to deliver public lectures exploring the breadth of Christian expression in the arenas of scholarship, science and medicine, the arts, and culture. The series is generously funded by Nancy and Stephen Scoper, M.D., through their gift to the University of Virginia, designated to Theological Horizons.


Announcing! The 2026 Scoper Lecture in Christian Thought

Theological Horizons is pleased to welcome Nancy French and David French to the University of Virginia as our 2026 Scoper Lecturers in Christian Thought. The public event will take place in UVA’s Old Cabell Hall on Sunday, March 22. Ticketing information will follow.

Nancy French is a New York Times best selling author whose memoir, Ghosted: An American Story, was named 2025 Christian Book of the Year (Memoir) by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. She has conducted a multi-year journalistic investigation, written commentary, and published for the nation’s most prominent newspapers and magazines. Nancy has collaborated on multiple books for celebrities and co-authored The After Party: Toward Better Christian Politics, a book resource of the After Party Project created by Russell Moore, Curtis Chang and David French.

David French is a columnist for The New York Times. A graduate of Harvard Law School, David was previously a senior editor at The Dispatch and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is a former constitutional litigator and a past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. David is a New York Times bestselling author, and his most recent book is Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. David is a former major in the United States Army Reserve and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.

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