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08424
May 30, 2008
Seminary news
AUSTIN, TX – Good Mourning: Getting through Your Grief, written by Allan H. Cole Jr., the Nancy Taylor Williamson Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, has just been published by Westminster John Knox Press. From Midterms to Ministry: Practical Theologians on Pastoral Beginnings, a collection of essays written on the subject of beginning one’s ministry vocation after seminary, edited by Cole, also will be released soon from Eerdmans. The latter book contains essays by seminary president Theodore J. Wardlaw and academic dean Michael Jinkins.
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PRINCETON, NJ – “Passion of Christ for Us,” featuring paintings by Philip Lee Smith, will be on display at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery from June 1 through July 11. Smith, a self-defined “lover of beauty,” senses the poetry around us but needs paint and brush to express in physical terms his thoughts in visual images. The challenge to create – to add something to the beauty of nature – is fundamental to his painting. A scientist by education and a business executive by trade and education, Smith gained his training as a painter after retirement. An opening reception will take place on June 1 from 2-4 p.m. in the Erdman Art Gallery. The exhibit and opening reception are free and open to the public. For more information, call (609) 497-7995 or email coned@ptsem.edu.
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RICHMOND, VA – Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education has begun a process of strategic planning, which will include discovering its institutional identity or “brand.” As part of that effort, the seminary is seeking input from the community, and has provided a website to facilitate that. A link on the Union-PSCE website labeled “Many Voices. One Future” will take viewers to a site where they can share thoughts about what is distinctive about the seminary and how it should be perceived.
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SAN ANSELMO, CA – San Francisco Theological Seminary graduated 116 students May 24 at historic Bouick Field on the San Anselmo campus. The seminary awarded 25 Master of Divinity degrees, 11 Master of Arts in theological studies degrees, 23 Doctor of Ministry degrees, and 15 diplomas in the art of spiritual direction. The Graduate Theological Union awarded a Master of Arts degree to one SFTS student and the Doctor of Philosophy degree to two affiliates of SFTS at its own commencement. Several students were presented awards for outstanding achievements while attending SFTS. Debra Daly, a student at the Pasadena campus, received the Seminary Fellowship, and Margaret Overstreet received the Alumni Fellowship. The Martin Dwelle Kneeland Preaching Prize went to Joshua Dunham and the David Esler Award in Homiletics was presented to Daniel Justin. John Eugene Turpin was presented the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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