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Princeton Theological Seminary Graduates 216 Students May 23
Photos available May 26 at www.ptsem.edu
Princeton, NJ, May 19, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary will hold commencement exercises on Saturday, May 23 at 4:00 p.m. in the Princeton University Chapel.
Hispanic Theological Initiative Announces 2009 Book Award and Lecture
Princeton, NJ, May 7, 2009–The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) at Princeton Theological Seminary has announced that Dr. David A. Sánchez, assistant professor of New Testament studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, will receive its annual book prize for 2009. The prize, awarded for his book From Patmos to the Barrio: Subverting Imperial Myths (Fortress Press), will be presented at HTI’s thirteenth annual summer workshop at Princeton Seminary on Saturday, June 27.
Photography Exhibit on the Global Family at Princeton Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery
Princeton, NJ, April 22, 2009–“One World—One Family” featuring photographs by local artist Kathy Nelson will be on display at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery from Saturday, April 25 through Tuesday, June 9.
Princeton Seminary Celebrates the Easter Season with “Octave of Easter” Concert
Princeton, NJ, April 9, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary celebrates the Easter season with a service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational hymns, led by the Princeton Seminary Choir. The concert will take place on Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel and is free and open to the public.
Christian Philosopher to Receive Princeton Seminary Annual Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life
Princeton, NJ, April 7, 2009–Dr. Alvin Plantinga, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of Princeton Theological Seminary’s 2009 Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life. He will receive the award when he delivers the Seminary’s Kuyper Lecture on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. His lecture is titled “Religion and Science: Where the Conflict Really Lies.”
Prominent European Barth Scholar to Give First American Lecture at Princeton Seminary
Princeton, NJ, March 27, 2009–Dr. Michael Trowitzsch, professor of systematic theology at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität in Jena, Germany, will deliver a public lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus. His lecture is titled “Yes and No: The ‘Strange Battle’ of Jesus Christ According to Karl Barth.”
Author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. to Lecture on Race in the Era of Obama Annual as Princeton Seminary’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecturer
Princeton, NJ, March 26, 2009–Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Department of Religion, at Princeton University, will give Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel. His lecture is titled “Imagination and Race in the Age of Obama.”
Seminary Stages Four Performances of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest April 2 through 5
Princeton, NJ, March 20, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary’s Department of Speech Communication in Ministry will present William Shakespeare’s last complete play, The Tempest, on Thursday through Saturday, April 2 through 4 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. It will be presented in the Gambrell Room of Scheide Hall on the Seminary campus at 64 Mercer Street in Princeton.
Princeton Seminary’s Spring Book Series focuses on Faith in the Public Square
Princeton, NJ, March 17, 2009–This spring, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center of Continuing Education and Hispanic Leadership Program will offer a “Meet the Author” book series, featuring three distinguished authors speaking on the topic “Meeting in the Middle: Faith in the Public Square.”
Lilly Endowment Supports New Youth Ministry Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ, March 16, 2009–Lilly Endowment Inc. continues its support of youth ministry by awarding Princeton Theological Seminary’s Institute for Youth Ministry (IYM) a grant of $666,687 for the institute’s new initiative, The Connections Project: Strengthening Youth Ministries through Mentoring and Vocational Friendships.
Princeton Seminary Hosts A Festival Service of Thanks and Praise for the Life of John Calvin
Princeton, NJ, March 16, 2009–A festival service of thanks and praise for the life of John Calvin and his gifts to the church, featuring “A Sacrifice of Praise,” a commissioned work by local composer Philip Orr, will take place Sunday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel on the Seminary campus. The service will offer the singing of psalms in traditional and modern settings, with the combined choirs of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Cornelius Plantinga Jr., president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will preach. The service is free and open to the public.
Women’s History Month at Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ, March 6, 2009–The Women’s Center of Princeton Theological Seminary is proud to sponsor several events in honor of Women’s History Month. The month began with an opening worship service, “We Have Been Called,” on March 2.
Princeton Theological Seminary Professor Sang Hyun Lee Honored in Inaugural Lecture
Princeton, NJ, February 23, 2009–The inaugural Sang Hyun Lee Lecture on Asian American Theology and Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus. The lecture will be given by the Reverend Dr. Roy I. Sano, professor emeritus of theology and Pacific and Asian American ministries at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. It is titled “Building the Momentum: Dr. Sang Hyun Lee’s Contributions and Their Prospects.”
Princeton Seminary Annual Used Book Sale March 23–March 25
Princeton, NJ, February 9, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary will hold its annual used book sale on Monday through Wednesday, March 23–25 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday) and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Wednesday) in the Seminary’s Whiteley Gymnasium. An entrance fee of $20 will be charged on Monday only from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
J. Philip Newell Offers Retreat on the Spirituality of the Celts February 23–26 at Princeton Seminary
Princeton, NJ, February 4, 2009–Scholar, teacher, and poet J. Philip Newell has spent much of the last decade bringing the insights of the ancient Celtic Christian tradition of Scotland to people across the world today. February 23–26 he will be at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center of Continuing Education to direct a spiritual program and retreat titled “Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation.”
Philadelphia Pastor to Give Annual Women in Church and Ministry Lecture at Princeton Seminary
Princeton, NJ, January 29, 2009–Dr. Cynthia A. Jarvis, minister and head of staff at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will give the annual Women in Church and Ministry Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus. Her lecture is titled “Ministry in the Subjunctive Mood.”
Princeton Theological Seminary Announces Events to Celebrate Black History Month
Princeton, NJ, January 29, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary announces a series of February events to celebrate Black History Month. Events include an opening worship service, a community forum on race, and a panel discussion on religion and contemporary politics.
Princeton Seminary Student Heads 30,000-member Political Action Committee
January 22, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary student Grant Brooke has been named executive director of the Matthew 25 Network, a 30,000-member PAC and 501(c) 3 named for the passage in which Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, as you did it one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” In January the office of Matthew 25 moved from Washington DC to Princeton for the year and a half until Brooke graduates from the Seminary.
University of Edinburgh Professor to Deliver Princeton Theological Seminary’s Annual Warfield Lectures on the Theology of Providence
February 16–19
Princeton, NJ, January 22, 2009–Princeton Theological Seminary will welcome Dr. David Fergusson, professor of divinity at New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, to campus February 16 through 19 when he delivers the Seminary’s annual Warfield Lectures.
Lincoln Scholar Visits Princeton Seminary to Talk about New Lincoln Biography
January 22, 2009–A new biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by established Lincoln historian and former faculty member at Princeton Theological Seminary Ronald C. White Jr., hits the shelves as President Barack Obama uses the Lincoln Bible to take the oath of office and just a month before the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.
Princeton Theological Seminary Invites the Church and the Academy to Read Calvin Together in 2009 in “A Year with the Institutes”
Princeton, NJ, December 17, 2008–Princeton Theological Seminary is inviting the church, the academy, and individual Christians around the world to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth by participating in “A Year with the Institutes,” a daily reading of Calvin’s major work, The Institutes of the Christian Religion, during 2009. Calvin, the most important founding theologian of the Reformed theological tradition, was born July 10, 1509. His Institutes represent a systematized approach to Reformed theology, written with a pastor’s heart in service to the church of Calvin’s day.
Pentecostalism Scholar to Deliver Students’ Lectureship on Missions at Princeton Seminary
Princeton, NJ, November 10, 2008–Allan Anderson, professor of global Pentecostal studies and director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies at the University of Birmingham, will deliver Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Students’ Lectureship on Missions on Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2 in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center. Anderson’s lectures, “The Missionary Nature of Early Pentecostalism,” will explore the mission practices and beliefs of Pentecostals in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Lectures at Princeton Seminary on the Art of Preaching
Princeton, NJ, October 28, 2008–Paul Scott Wilson, professor of homiletics at Emmanuel College, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, will deliver Princeton Theological Seminary’s Donald Macleod/Short Hills Community Congregational Church Preaching Lectures on Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18 in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center. The topic of the lectureship is “Preaching: Speaking for God.”
Paintings by Corinne Collymore Peters on Exhibit at Princeton Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery
Princeton, NJ, October 28, 2008–“Acts of Love” featuring paintings by local artist Corinne Collymore Peters will be on display at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery from Monday, October 27 through Friday, December 5.
Professor from University of Notre Dame to Lecture at Princeton Seminary on Christian-Muslim Relations
Princeton, NJ, October 22, 2008–David Burrell, the Theodore M. Hesburgh Professor Emeritus in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the 2008–2009 Frederick Neumann Memorial Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary. The lecture, titled “Christians and Muslims Breathe a New Spirit,” will be held Monday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus and is free and open to the public.
Princeton Seminary Hosts Eleventh Annual Health Fair
Princeton, NJ, October 23, 2008–The Wholistic Health Initiative of Princeton Theological Seminary will host its eleventh annual health fair on Friday, November 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center. The fair emphasizes the care of the body, mind, and spirit.
Rebecca Kleintop Owens to Perform at Princeton Seminary October 24
Princeton, NJ, October 20, 2008–Rebecca Kleintop Owens, director of music and organist at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will be the guest organist for the Joe R. Engle Organ Concert on Friday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m. With the Princeton Seminary choir, Owens will present a concert of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs for organ, choir, and congregation, featuring works by Karg-Elert, Vaughn-Williams, Bach, and Weaver. Following intermission, there will be a celebration of a lovefeast, and the Princeton Seminary choir will join Owens in leading the congregation in “Singstunde,” a Moravian tradition of singing of hymns without pause between songs.
Princeton Seminary Welcomes New Students as 197th Academic Year Begins
Princeton, NJ, September 9, 2008–Princeton Theological Seminary will begin classes for its 197th academic year on September 15, when the community celebrates the Sacrament of Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m., officiated by President Iain Torrance. Dr. W. Stacy Johnson, Arthur M. Adams Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, will preach a sermon titled “Don’t Make Me Come Down There.” Convocation will be held that evening, Monday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel. Dr. Yolanda Pierce, the Seminary’s Elmer G. Homrighausen Associate Professor of African American Religion and Literature, and Liaison with the Princeton University Center for African American Studies, will give the convocation address, titled “Clothed in Dignity.”
Princeton Seminary President Attends Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England
Princeton, NJ, July 18, 2008–Iain R. Torrance, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, is one of more than seventy-five ecumenical representatives attending the 2008 Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England from July 18–August 4. The Lambeth Conference, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, is a meeting of the archbishops and bishops of the Anglican Communion around the world that takes place every ten years. Torrance is representing the World Alliance of Reformed Churches at the conference.
Hispanic Theological Initiative Announces 2008 Book Award and Lecture
Princeton, NJ, July 18, 2008–The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) at Princeton Theological Seminary has announced that the Reverend Dr. Raúl Gómez-Ruiz, SDS, director of intellectual formation and professor of systematic studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, will receive its annual book prize for 2008. The prize, awarded for his book, Mozarabs, Hispanics, and the Cross, will be presented at HTI’s twelfth annual summer workshop at Princeton Seminary on Saturday, August 2.
Princeton Theological Seminary Receives Generous Grant from the William A. and Eugenie H. Sullivan Trust of The Philadelphia Foundation
Princeton, NJ, July 10, 2008–Princeton Theological Seminary has received a grant of $27,964.93 given to the William Albert and Eugenie Hummel Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund by the William A. and Eugenie H. Sullivan Trust of The Philadelphia Foundation. The scholarship endowment fund supports students who are preparing for ministry.
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