A key word at Virginia Theological Seminary is residential. By residential, we do not just mean “in person” classes; we mean a shared life as a community; we mean “class, chapel, lunch” – we study together, we worship together, and we take table fellowship together. This phrase is a key part of “formation” – we […]
Normally, there is a commentary for every weekday when the Seminary is open. However, this week we are migrating part of the website; so I am writing a commentary for the week. This is the week of gratitude. Gratitude is a fundamental Christian disposition. Christians look at the world through the lens of gratitude: every […]
As you know, we are introducing some new safety protocols from Monday across the campus. Following the vast majority of educational institutions (and of course our neighbor Episcopal High School), access to all the buildings (save for the Refectory and the Welcome Center) is with a swipe card. Naturally, many questions are being asked. These […]
Today is a day when the campus has several significant guests. We have the editors of Voices Found – Marilyn L. Haskel and Lisa Neufeld Thomas; we have the president of the Women’s Sacred Music Project – Lyn Loewi; and we have Michael McMahon, the Executive Director of the Hymn Society in the United States and […]
As you start thinking about the gift giving season of Christmas, please allow me to suggest one gift for every golfer or ‘wannabe golfer’ in your life. Our alum, the Rev. Dr. Russ Levenson, has written an extraordinary meditation that draws parallels between faithful discipleship and the game of golf. “In God’s grip: What Golf […]
Today we continue an important series of events: Scriptural Reasoning. This evening at 6:30 pm, faithful Christians, Muslims, and Jews will gather here in the Lettie Pate Evans Room and on Zoom to study each other’s sacred texts. You are invited to be among them. You may sign up here, but you are also welcome […]
Last week the Board of Virginia Theological Seminary gathered in New York. Along with some routine Board decisions (receiving the clean Audit Report – congratulations Finance, approving Honorary Degrees, endorsing the ATS Self Study), there were some very significant decisions, of which perhaps the most significant is the new signage. You might have noticed that […]
At VTS, we believe in marking anniversaries. Along with the Seminary’s 200th, we have marked the 20th anniversary of the African American Episcopal Historical Collection. Now, on Thursday November 16th, you have the opportunity to join in a celebration of women composers and poets as we mark the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Voices […]
We are excited to embark on another Fall Visit Day this Friday, November 10! We will welcome prospective students and their families to explore our campus and learn more about the wonderful community that we’ve created here at VTS. Our guests will begin arriving this afternoon and will be on campus through Saturday. They will […]
Today in New York the Board meeting continues. So, this morning we have the Board meeting for General Theological Seminary. At the same time, in Alexandria, we have the anniversary celebration of the African American Episcopal Historical Collection (AAEHC). Sadly, one cannot be in two places at the same time. The Eucharist is an appropriate […]