As we build up to the May Board meeting, we are working through the sub-committees of the Board of Trustees. We need to have meetings for both institutions – VTS and GTS. Like Community Life on Monday, this means that we start with one institution (GTS in this case) and then move to the other […]
OK, I admit it. I was impressed. There was my portrait with every senior having replaced my head. It was clever and funny. I walked around the Refectory admiring the AI skills and the humor. Well done everyone. This was on top of “flat seniors” occupying chapel. I marveled at just how much effort had […]
This is a deeply self-indulgent commentary. I am sharing the news that the English soccer team that I follow has just won the premier league. So, perhaps a little background is in order. Before leaving the UK for Hartford Seminary in 2001, I was the Liverpool Professor of Theology and Public Life. Luke (my son) […]
It is with joy and deep pride that we celebrate the recent honors bestowed upon the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, Chief Innovation Officer at Virginia Theological Seminary and Executive Director of TryTank. His leadership continues to model what faithful innovation looks like in practice and in partnership. This past month, Fr. Lorenzo was named an honorary […]
Virginia Theological Seminary is thankful to have English scholar and priest, Rev. Dr. Sarah Schofield stay here for a month and conduct research. Growing up and working in England, Dr. Schofield has observed that England “is a stickler for what women can and cannot do”, particularly in the Church. Over the years, she has asked: […]
As we celebrate Easter on the Holy Hill, we are filled with gratitude for everything that has helped us through this academic year so far—the grace of God, world-class faculty, residential formation, and those generous people who show their love and support through donations to VTS! This week we will celebrate “Thank You Days” on […]
On the day, when we mourn the passing of Pope Francis, it is also the day, when we planned to have a commentary introducing the Rev. Canon Dr. Richard Burridge to the community. Richard received the Ratzinger Prize (an honor conferred by the Pope on a distinguished theologian) from Pope Francis. A coincidence indeed. Richard […]
Tomorrow the Seminary is closed. We take the pause to remember the true significance of Good Friday. The etymology of Good here is from the contraction of God’s Friday – in much the same way as Goodbye is a contraction of God be with you. It is God’s Friday because we remember that God is […]
In my most recent sermon, I spoke of this Seminary’s commitment to adhere to the highest social and ethical values of the Christian tradition. I said it in an effort to inspire hope among those of us who, in these days read, watch, study, listen, examine and find it challenging to know the assurance of […]
Today we announce that VTS faculty member Dr. Colin Donnelly has accepted a position at the University of Oxford as Associate Professor of Reformation History. This is a terrific appointment for Dr. Donnelly and serves as a testament to his careful and compelling scholarship. The announcement is bittersweet for us at VTS. We are delighted […]