2009 is the year of Edgar Allan Poe! On Monday, September 14, the American Center will welcome the President of the Poe Foundation, Harry Lee Poe. In connection with the 200th anniversary of the author's birth, Poe will give a lecture entitled “Poe and the Mystery Story.” Harry Lee Poe serves as Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He has written several books and numerous articles on how the gospel intersects with culture; including Christianity in the Academy, The Gospel and Its Meaning, Christian Witness in a Postmodern World, The Designer Universe, Science and Faith: An Evangelical Dialogue, and See No Evil: The Existence of Sin in an Age of Relativism. Dr. Poe also serves as president of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum of Richmond, Virginia.