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…go around to each of us. Foundational for us all should be humility, gentleness, patience and love. In the scripture cited above, there are four spiritual gifts cited: apostles who pioneered church growth, prophets who speak God’s words to particular circumstances, evangelists who are storytellers that share the gospel and bring people to Christ and pastors and teachers who care…
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…Leadership. Dr. Taneti’s introduction to those who were willing to minister to those on the margin such as the Bible Women was fascinating and familiar. They utilized the teaching of the word of God via the Bible as a way to teach literacy. They were womanist leaders who were fighting for justice via theology. During the course we examined the…
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MAY 6, 2024 – MAY 8, 2024 Please join us in Watts Chapel on the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary or online for the Sprunt Lecture Series. You’ll hear from exciting speakers and more. Event Schedule Lecturer: Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of Theology and World Religions, Union Theological Seminary Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, former president…
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May 6-8, 2024 Registration for the 2024 Sprunt Lectures is open now! The alumni office invites you to attend this opportunity to hear a world-class lecturer and to fellowship with other attendees. Register at this link before April 29! Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York, is the lecturer. Our…
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May 6-8, 2024 Registration for the 2024 Sprunt Lectures is open now! The alumni office invites you to attend this opportunity to hear a world-class lecturer and to fellowship with other attendees. Register at this link before April 29! Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York, is the lecturer. Our…
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May 6-8, 2024 Registration for the 2024 Sprunt Lectures is open now! The alumni office invites you to attend this opportunity to hear a world-class lecturer and to fellowship with other attendees. Register at this link before April 29! Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York, is the lecturer. Our…
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…Constructive Theology and African American Religion Princeton Theological Seminary PREACHER: Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert Professor of Homiletics Howard University School of Divinity KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Ted Warlaw President Emeritus Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Livestream Links Opening Lecture, May 1 https://www.youtube.com/live/KtMSQzKIfcE Lecture II, May 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/qzcDiE1N66k Worship, May 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/QHxBNUdnMEU Lecture III, May 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/ZvGiaeWgWIA Lecture IV, May 3 https://www.youtube.com/live/AGP1KkprUgo Closing…
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…and break bread with us—it was just a really sweet gesture! One thing I’ve learned since arriving in Egypt is that Egyptians are the kindest, most hospitable people in the world (at least in my opinion) and our visit at St. Bishoy was no exception to that rule. In the afternoon, we also got a tour of some of Cairo’s…
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…his alma mater, Presbyterian College. In 2022, he received the honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. At Austin Seminary, President Wardlaw led the Seminary through the completion of the Centennial Campaign, and he has led additional capital campaigns raising more than $100 million to date. Under his leadership, the Seminary has funded the construction of two…
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…bed as we prepare for our journey to the monastery of St. Catherine and Mount Sinai (Moses Mount) to visit the summit. I am not excited to leave at 1:00 a.m. However, to experience sunrise on the mount, I am grateful and humbled to bear witness to the extravagance that is the creation. –Donna A. Graves 2nd year-Mid Level MDiv/M.A.C.E….
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…from the Garden Tomb to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum. The group reflected on the hope that faith in the resurrection offers, even as the tradition assigns multiple locations for the place where Jesus was buried. As our time in the Garden came to a close, we celebrated communion, a reminder of how God’s table brings together people from different…
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…home with our group. Alongside the afternoon’s lectures, we had the treat of briefly meeting the family of one of Union’s current Th.M. students. Three ETSC faculty generously spoke with us. Dr. Tharwat Wahba offered a wonderful history of Christianity in Egypt from its origins up to the crucial role that ETSC now plays among Protestant Christians in Egypt. We…
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Richmond, VA (February 23, 2024)—The author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qur’anic Commentaries will lead the annual Dawe Lecture on March 14 at Union Presbyterian Seminary. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Watts Chapel on the Richmond campus. Exploring the subject of women against the backdrop of broader historical, intellectual, and political…
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…a hot air balloon. They returned to the hotel and the whole group took a boat across the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings. In the valley we visited multiple tombs that had beautifully painted walls. My personal favorite was the tomb of Ramses IV. Next stop was the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. After a brief summary of…
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…It feels good to sit and relax after almost 24 hours of travel. Our hotel is right on the river Nile. The sun is hanging low in the hazy horizon as boats cruise the river and the sound of honking horns wafts up from the nearby streets below. It’s the third day of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end…
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Friends, this part of the world is not one for casual declarations or simple answers. It is world of passion, devotion, paradox, complexity, beauty, struggle, deeply held convictions, and long, long histories. This morning we awakened at our hotel-for-one-night in Jericho, in the West Bank. Jericho, like all of our destinations today (Masada National Park, Qumran National Park, and Tiberius…
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…year since—through two world wars and a pandemic. For a complete schedule of the lectures and receptions, visit https://bit.ly/Sprunt23schedule To register for the Sprunt Lecture Series and the alumni luncheon, visit https://bit.ly/registerSprunt23 Learn more about the Sprunt Lecture speakers and events at this link: https://www.upsem.edu/newsroom/2023-sprunt-lectures-may-1-3-2023/ # # # Barb Dodd, Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary bdodd@upsem.edu 804.278.4279 direct…
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…with Ancient Egypt. Safwat gave us the beginning of an Old Testament lecture which goes along with the stele, and we hope to go into more detail when we have a little down time. It was a fun filled day, but we are all ready to get some rest as we prepare for more adventures tomorrow. –Nikelle Johnson, 2nd year…
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…other institutions, organizations, and faith communities. VISION Our vision for the coming years is captured in two strategic priorities: Engaging new and revitalizing current degree programs so as to achieve a mission and leadership focus on God’s transformational work in the church and world Expanding programs for prophetic, missional, and transformative leadership for church leaders and other professionals. STRATEGIC PLAN…
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…the bath house, we drove down to Jericho, the oldest city in the world, dating back 10,000 years. The Walls of Jericho are well-known to all biblical readers, but there has been much discussion concerning the historicity of the story as told in Joshua 2 and 6. After a riveting lecture from Safwat on the bus ride, we arrived at…
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…Christian Education (APCE) and its predecessor organizations since becoming an educator, and was honored by the organization in 2000 as Educator of the Year. She was a leader among leaders—a visible, articulate visionary for education and educators in the church, as well as for justice for all God’s people through her tireless work with The Covenant Network of Presbyterians. She…
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…Islam treats people of other religions with the same respect as Muslims. We are grateful for the hospitality of our hosts and the opportunity for productive dialogue. After leaving Al-Azhar Al-Shariff, we traveled by bus from Cairo to Ras Sidr in the Sinai Peninsula. En route we crossed under the Suez Canal by tunnel. Ras Sidr is on the Red…
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