Community Events

February 4, 2009

Continuing Education Book Signing: Meet the Author of A. Lincoln: A Biography
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m., Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton
Free and open to the public

A new biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by established Lincoln historian and former faculty member at Princeton Theological Seminary Ronald C. White Jr., has just been published (Random House) a month before the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth and following President Barack Obama’s use of the Lincoln Bible to take the oath of office.

White will visit the Seminary as part of a national book tour, and will make a presentation and sign copies of A. Lincoln: A Biography. White also wrote Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, a 2002 volume published by Simon and Schuster about Lincoln’s second inaugural address.

The book signing and presentation are open to the public free of charge, with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to register,

• call the Erdman Center at 609.497.7990

• email coned@ptsem.edu, or

• register online.

To learn about additional continuing education opportunities, visit www.ptsem.edu/ce.

February 5, 2009

Black History Month Worship Service
7:00 p.m., Miller Chapel
Free and open to the public

This worship service will focus on the theme “We’ve come this far by faith.” Members of the Seminary community will lead the service. PTS students Anita Wright, Bankole Akinbinu, and Semaj Vanzant, will preach, and a special musical guest will lead the congregation in song. This event is sponsored by the Association of Black Seminarians at PTS.

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February 13, 2009

Black History Month Event: “The Ebony Café”
7:00 p.m., Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public

An open-microphone night titled “The Ebony Café” will feature artistic expressions by singers, poets, dancers, and artists in other media. This event is sponsored by the Association of Black Seminarians at PTS.

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February 16, 2009 through February 19, 2009

The Warfield Lectures: “The Theology of Providence: Historical, Dogmatic, and Pastoral Perspectives”
All lectures will be held in the Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public

Lecture I: “Providence in Hebrew and Christian Traditions”, Monday, February 16, 7:00 p.m.

Lecture II: “Reformed Emphases? Calvin to Barth”, Tuesday, February 17, 12:45 p.m. (this lecture will be held in Stuart Hall, Room 6)

Lecture III: “Deism and the Persistence of Providence”, Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 p.m.

Lecture IV: “The Politics of Providence”, Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 p.m.

Lecture V: “What did Darwin do to Providence?”, Thursday, February 19, 12:45 p.m.

Lecture VI: “Providence and Pastoral Care”, Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. David Fergusson, professor of divinity at New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh

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February 17, 2009

Black History Month Event: “The Kitchen Table” Forum
7:00 p.m., Clarke Lounge, The Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton
Free and open to the public

“The Kitchen Table” Forum will be an informal gathering for the community to reflect on race, religion, politics, sexuality, gender, and family. Yolanda Pierce, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Elmer G. Homrighausen Associate Professor of African American Religion and Literature, and Liaison with the Princeton University African American Studies Program, and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton University, will lead the forum. Pierce and Harris-Lacewell author a blog called “The Kitchen Table.” This event is sponsored by the Association of Black Seminarians at PTS.

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February 23, 2009

Continuing Education Book Signing: Meet the Author of Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m., Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton
Free and open to the public

Author and theologian of Celtic spirituality J. Philip Newell will be at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center of Continuing Education for a book signing and presentation, in conjunction with a spiritual program and retreat he is directing at the Erdman Center on Monday, February 23 through Thursday, February 26 titled “Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation.”

Newell is the former warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, and is currently a writer/theologian at the Scottish Cathedral of the Isles and a companion theologian at the American Spirituality Center of Casa del Sol in New Mexico. His books include Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation, Listening for the Heartbeat of God, and Sounds of the Eternal, a poetic book of prayer.

The book signing and presentation are open to the public free of charge, with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to register,

• call the Erdman Center at 609.497.7990 or

• email coned@ptsem.edu.

To learn about additional continuing education opportunities, visit www.ptsem.edu/ce.

February 26, 2009

The Women in Church and Ministry Lecture: “Ministry in the Subjunctive Mood”
7:00 p.m., Main Lounge, Mackay Campus Center
Free and open to the public

Speaker: The Reverend Cynthia A. Jarvis, minister, The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

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February 26, 2009

Black History Month Panel Discussion: “The Role of Religion in Contemporary U.S. Politics”
7:00 p.m., McCormick Hall, Room 101, Princeton University Campus
Free and open to the public

Closing the celebration of Black History Month will be a panel discussion in conjunction with Princeton University’s Black Graduate Caucus on the topic “The Role of Religion in Contemporary U.S. Politics.” Panelists include the Reverend Dr. Leslie Callahan, assistant professor of modern church history and African American studies at New York Theological Seminary, the Reverend Dr. Obery Hendricks, professor of biblical interpretation at New York Theological Seminary, Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian Ambassador to the United Nations from 1992 to 2000, and the Reverend Simeon Spencer, senior pastor of Union Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey. The moderator of the panel is Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver, associate dean for academic affairs and diversity at the Princeton University Graduate School. This event is sponsored by the Association of Black Seminarians at PTS.

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