Tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. I will be hosting a conversation with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry about his new book, Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times. Joining me to interview Bishop Curry will be the award-winning journalist Ray Suarez. It is an honor that Virginia Theological Seminary is one of the […]
Systematic Theology: Volume 2, The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity: Processions and Persons by Katherine Sonderegger is now available for purchase on Amazon. The cover image is a beautiful woodcut print by Margaret Adams Parker. The 580 pages make a substantial book. This is an extraordinary project in size and scope. Everyone who reads Dr. […]
The Fall 2020 issue of the Virginia Theological Seminary magazine is now available. Please do take the time to read the rich compilation of interviews, research, and essays. This is an issue that is worth keeping. The spotlight on Father Vincent Harris ’79 is powerful. The Seminary’s reparations research team shares an update on finding […]
I am writing this commentary at 6 p.m. on Election Day. Naturally, the results at this time are unknown. All the indicators are that the results might not be confirmed for several days. So we are in a waiting time. Waiting is a Christian virtue. As Advent looms, we are reminded of the obligation to […]
Today is Election Day. I, along with many other members of the Seminary community, have already exercised my democratic right by voting early. Some 92 million million people have already voted. Just to place this statistic in context, in Texas in 2016, less than 9 million votes were cast; already in early voting in 2020, […]
Last week, senior staff gathered to revise our COVID-19 rules. The basics are still there: wash hands, wear masks, and physically distance. Outside is still safer than inside (masks should be worn anytime one comes within six feet of another person). Students may create “bubbles” for socialization — small groups that share similar practices. Some […]
The visibility and impact of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies is greater than it has ever been. As director of the Center, the Rev. Dr. Robert Heaney has been at the heart of the preparations for the Lambeth conference. Anglican Communion Scholars have come from every part of the globe, for example, from Brazil, […]
I am deeply grateful for the depth and breadth of offerings provided by the Lifelong Learning department. Please take advantage of the upcoming events: On Thursday, November 5, the Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak, D.Min., program director of the Lilly Endowment-funded Thriving in Ministry program, will present Thriving in Ministry: Structuring Conversations for Connection and […]
In the traditional model for Board meetings, all of the committees meet the day prior the full Board meeting. Typically this means six Board committees on a Tuesday, followed by the full business meeting on a Wednesday. Given that the Board decided in June that these meetings should be on Zoom, we needed a new […]
As soon as the latest issue of Virginia Theological Seminary Magazine appeared, the emails started coming in. On page 29, right next to a remarkable article entitled “Quartet for the End of Time,” there is an announcement. It reads: “The Rev. A. Katherine Grieb, Ph.D. ’83 will be retiring from the faculty on December 31, […]