Special Lectureships

Nine lectureships have been endowed which, through the publication of the lectures as delivered or in expanded form, have been productive of a considerable body of theological and missionary literature.

The Stone Lectureship
In 1871, Levi P. Stone, Esq., of Orange, New Jersey, a director and also a trustee of the Seminary, created the foundation for a lectureship which, in accordance with his direction, has been applied annually since 1883 to the payment of a lecturer, chosen by the faculty of the Seminary, who delivers a course of lectures upon some topic kindred to theological studies. IN the years 1903 and 1906 the endowment was increased through the generosity of Mr. Stone’s sisters.

The Students’ Lectureship on Missions
The Students’ Course of Lectures on Foreign Missions had its inception in the minds of the undergraduates of the Seminary, and its endowment was secured largely by their efforts, liberally supported by the Reverend James S. Dennis, D.D. The Lectureship was established in 1893. It is designed to provide for an annual course of lectures on some topic connected with Christian missions which shall be of practical importance for those looking forward to missionary service abroad, and at the same time introduce the whole Seminary community to the world mission of the church.

The Warfield Lectureship
In the will of Dr. Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, distinguished professor of systematic theology in the Seminary, a fund was created to establish a lectureship in memory of Mrs. Warfield, to be called the Annie Kinkead Warfield Lectureship. In accordance with the terms of the trust, the lecturer on this foundation shall be approved by the faculty of the Seminary, upon the nomination of the Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology. Each lecturer shall belong to the Reformed tradition in theology, and “the subject of the lectures shall in all cases be some doctrine or doctrines of the Reformed system of doctrine.”

The Reverend Alexander Thompson Memorial Lecture
In honor of the Reverend Alexander Thompson of the class of 1909 there was established a lectureship dealing broadly with “some aspect of the Bible.” The lecturer, selected by the faculty of the Seminary, presents a single address during the month of March.

The Frederick Neumann Memorial Lecture
Established in 1983 by Dr. Edith Neumann in memory of her husband, this annual lecture is on a theme appropriate to the broad theological interests of Dr. Frederick Neumann (1899–1967)—philosopher, biblical scholar, missionary, and pastor.

The Donald Macleod Preaching Lectureship
The Community Congregational Church of Short Hills, New Jersey, established an endowed lectureship in preaching in honor of Dr. Donald Macleod, Francis Landey Patton Professor of Preaching and Worship. Inaugurated in October 1992, the Macleod Lecture Series features, on a biennial basis, two or three lectures by an outstanding preacher or teacher of preachers.

The Toyohiko Kagawa Lectureship
In March of 1999, Dr. Y. Carl Furuya, an alumnus in the class of 1959 and the John A. Mackay Professor of World Christianity for the 1998–1999 academic year, along with other alumni/ae and Japanese friends, established the Toyohiko Kagawa Lectureshp to honor and perpetuate the memory of the ministry of Mr. Kagawa, the internationally famous evangelist and social worker and member of the class of 1915. In accordance with the terms of the endowment, a lecture on a topic related to Mr. Kagawa, the Christian church in Japan, the Japanese and American churches, the church in Asia, or similar issues is offered every third year.

The Abraham Kuyper Lecture and Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life
Through the generous gift of Dr. Rimmer and Mrs. Ruth de Vries, this prize is awarded each year to a scholar or community leader who has contributed to the further development of Reformed theology, particularly as it bears on matters of public life, historical or contemporary, in one or several of the spheres of society.

The Sang Hyun Lee Lectures on Asian American Theology and Ministry
This biennial lectureship was created to honor Dr. Sang Hyun Lee. The purpose of these lectures is to create and preserve space for the Asian American voices of the present, to empower the Asian American ministers and theological scholars of the future, and to remember and to pass on the legacy of the first Asian American faculty member at Princeton Theological Seminary and leading pioneer in Asian American Theology, Dr. Sang Hyun Lee.