As I watched Archbishop Hosam Naoum present the consecrated oil to the Archbishop of Canterbury I marveled. Here was a VTS alum (twice over – he has a MA and a DMin from VTS) carrying the Bible at the coronation of King Charles III and then participating in the sacred rite of anointing a monarch […]
Today the Board of Trustees gather on the campus. We have a plenary that starts at 1.30pm. Then we have the VTS Board of Trustees, which will be followed by the Board Dinner in the evening. Then tomorrow at 9.30am, we have the GTS Board of Trustees. It is a complex season. The business of […]
So papers are submitted. Senior grades are in. Juniors and Middlers are planning to head out. The Seniors are focused on commencement and moving. It is a significant season. Some concern continues to bubble around the system because it is not clear where the graduate will land. So, it is an unsettling season – one […]
Last night the Refectory was humming. We had enjoyed the Commissioning of Spouses and Families service (one of my favorite occasions in the year); and then we moved to the Refectory. There must have been a thousand conversations happening as I walked in and joined the back of the line. Everyone was talking about everything […]
It is always a joy to gather in the spring to hear a brief summary of the major works that some of our Masters-level students have engaged over the academic year. The other night we gathered and heard/This evening at 7:00 pm we will gather in Addison 201 to hear about five rich and wide-ranging […]
It is that season again. Students are frantically finishing papers and getting them in. This, Â in itself, is stressful. Meanwhile the Faculty are then obligated to grade the papers and get the grades in. For our seniors, the time crunch is serious. Grades are necessary to complete the transcript. One cannot be voted to graduate […]
Please join me in congratulating the newly elected officers for the 2023–2024 academic year. Thank you to all who participated and to those who were elected to office. Rising Senior Class Senior President – Dana Jean Senior Vice President – Durango Jenkins Senior Secretary – Charlotte Meyer Senior Treasurer – Saleem Kasabreh Rising Middler Class […]
Forma, the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond, became part of the Department of Lifelong Learning in March 2022. Today, Forma launches a new membership platform: The Forma Space on VTS Plus, hosted through Mighty Networks. Forma member benefits include access to a searchable resource library, the ability to see other […]
In the fall of 2016, the Rev. Mark Jefferson, Ph.D., began teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary as a Visiting Professor. After completing his Ph.D. in Homiletics at Emory University, he was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2019. Now newly married, he has announced that he is leaving VTS after seven years of exceptional teaching and […]
This first Womanist Conference at Virginia Theological Seminary will feature prominent Womanist voices from academia. VTS Dodge Professor of Biblical Interpretation Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams will facilitate discussion between conference attendees and panelist Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend-Gilkes, McArthur Professor of African American Studies and Sociology Director of the African American Studies Program at Colby College […]