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, 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 […]
It is always exciting to see individuals and organizations coming together for meaningful purpose, especially when it involves families and children. On Friday, April 28th Directors of regional Christian preschools and clergy from their host congregations will be on campus for a Faith-filled Families informational lunch. This is a valuable opportunity for VTS hospitality to […]
For those who have studied the Bicentennial Booklet, they will know that one of the events that we committed to as a Seminary is the C. S. Lewis conference. The title of the conference is “Still Speaking: C. S. Lewis as a Theologian for the Third Millennium.” The goal is to produce a book that […]
On Friday into Saturday, we had our Embracing Inclusivity conference. It was a joy to have the Rev. Dr. Tony Lewis with us; he offered a plenary address at 12.30pm on Friday; then we had a Reparations Forum, which flowed into a Reception followed by a Dinner and Keynote from Dr. Catherine Meeks. On Saturday, […]
Last night, Bishop Poggo participated in our Thursday night Eucharist. The choir was extraordinary; the music for the Eucharist was our own Bicentennial music written by the Rev. Dr. Bill Roberts. And the preacher was Bishop Poggo. The theme was “testimony”. We need to be ready to share our sense of God with others; and […]