It took considerable time, but it was fabulous. On Saturday, we held our Embracing Inclusivity conference. The director of admissions and housing, Mr. Derek Greten-Harrison, wants to see more applications from students of color. So he asked for help from the leadership of SOCU and the multicultural advisory committee. Janettarose Greene ’23, Omar Rodriguez ’23, […]
Madeleine K. Albright was a good friend of the Seminary. She was in many ways a remarkable American story – a Jewish child of Czech refugees who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. It was under President Bill Clinton that she became the United States’ representative to the United Nations (1993-1997) and […]
I confess that sometimes VTS is exhausting. There is so much going on. Grumbles have reached my ears about the number of conflicting events. It is true that the COVID backlog has hit the campus this week. Malcolm Guite is on the campus; the Rev. Mike Angell, our Hines Award winner, is on the campus; […]
The emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity from the University of Oxford, the Canon Professor Keith Ward, is visiting Virginia Theological Seminary. Author of numerous books, Gifford Lecturer, and apologist for the faith, Keith Ward is present for a conference on his work. Various other distinguished guests, mainly philosophers of religion, will be on the campus […]
Tonight there is a community dinner (for which you did need to register). It will be an opportunity to hear from Ayodeji Malcolm Guite, probably one of the finest poets working in the Anglican tradition today. He is an extraordinary priest, author, and poet. Having recently retired from Girton College, Cambridge, he is now focusing […]
As we regather this week after a much-need break, we are once again presented with wonderful opportunities for deeper engagement by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies. This week the Center’s events take us into the crucial issues of sanctuary and martyrdom. Tuesday at 12:45 pm in the Lettie Pate Evans Room (LPER), we will […]
On Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed. The Board of Virginia Theological Seminary voted in February to approve the process of executing a MOU which will lead, God willing, to a “definitive agreement.” This officially starts the process of developing the GTS and VTS partnership. The goal is simple: We aspire to serve […]
It is that time of the year again. Vice President Ballou and I will be meeting with each department to finalize the budget. These are important meetings. We work through each department’s position in terms of expenditures and revenues. We discuss their staffing needs. We talk about options going forward. We are in a season […]
I remember buying an annotated Revised Standard Version Bible when I was a student and starting my study of Theology. I marveled at those who had the privilege of writing the notes. And plenty of my assignments drew on their wisdom. I remember thinking that these scholars who had the opportunity to illuminate our interpretation […]
The campus is definitely quieter. Plenty of students have left the campus to enjoy this break in the semester. Around the residence hall, the number of cars was probably half the normal. Not surprisingly, there are more vehicles around the apartments. But it is clear spring break is an opportunity to travel. One of the […]