Princeton, NJ, June 19, 2012–This week Princeton Theological Seminary’s Center for Barth Studies held a three-day conference attended by 60 participants in celebration of the 50^th anniversary of Karl Barth’s only visit to the United States.

Princeton, NJ, May 25, 2011–Princeton Theological Seminary held its 200^th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 19 in the Princeton University Chapel. One hundred ninety-three students graduated in six degree programs.  

Princeton, NJ, May 23, 2012–The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) at Princeton Theological Seminary has announced that Dr. Néstor Medina, assistant professor of theology and culture at Regent University, will receive its annual book prize for 2012.

—Van Huyssteen, Princeton Seminary’s professor of theology and science, and codirector of the Science for Ministry Institute, will discuss the evolution of religion—

Princeton, NJ, May 9, 2012–Dr. J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Princeton Theological Seminary’s James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science, and codirector of the Science for Ministry Institute, will give a public lecture at Princeton Seminary on Wednesday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m. titled “The Evolution of Religion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Emergence of Self.”

–May 18 global village jazz concert features the Oîkos Ensemble—

Princeton, NJ, April 20, 2012–In celebration of its Bicentennial, Princeton Theological Seminary will host a major conference on May 2–5 on one of the major theological books in the New Testament—the Apostle Paul’s Letter to the Romans. The conference theme is “Creation, Conflict, and Cosmos: Romans 5–8.”

—The Theological Commons, the Seminary’s newest resource, is a free digital library of more than 50,000 books on theology and religion—

Princeton, NJ, March 29, 2012–Princeton Theological Seminary’s Department of Speech Communication in Ministry will present Sidney Kingsley’s play, The Patriots, on Thursday through Saturday, April 12 through 14 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m.

Princeton, NJ, March 29, 2012–Ian Buruma, the Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, is the recipient of Princeton Theological Seminary’s 2012 Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life. He will receive the award when he delivers the Seminary’s Kuyper Lecture on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel.

Princeton, NJ, March 29, 2012–Robert C. Dykstra will give his inaugural lecture as Princeton Theological Seminary’s Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology on Saturday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m. in Stuart Hall, Room 6 on the Seminary campus.

Princeton, NJ, March 29, 2012–Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas, associate professor of ethics and society at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, will deliver the Geddes W. Hanson Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on Monday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center.

Princeton, NJ, March 28, 2012–William Stacy Johnson will give his inaugural lecture as Princeton Theological Seminary’s Arthur M. Adams Professor of Systematic Theology on Monday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Stuart Hall, Room 6 on the Seminary campus.

—Founded in 1812, the Seminary is celebrating 200 years of preparing men and women to serve the church throughout the world—

—Paul Mealor Visits Princeton Theological Seminary—

Princeton, NJ, March 9, 2012–Princeton Theological Seminary will welcome Dr. Cornelius “Neal” Plantinga Jr., former president of Calvin Theological Seminary and the Charles W. Colson Professor of Theology Emeritus, to campus March 26 through 29, 2012, when he delivers the annual Warfield Lectures.  

Princeton, NJ, March 2, 2012–Princeton Theological Seminary will hold its annual used book sale Thursday, March 29 through Saturday, March 31 in the Seminary’s Whiteley Gymnasium.

–J.J.M. Roberts, the Williams Henry Green Professor Of Old Testament Literature Emeritus, to give lecture on February 27—

—Beverly Zink-Sawyer, professor of preaching and worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary, to deliver lecture February 23—

Princeton, NJ, February 1, 2012–Dr. Beverly Zink-Sawyer, the Samuel W. Newell Jr. Professor of Preaching and Worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, will give Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Women in Church and Ministry Lecture on Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Princeton, NJ, January 19, 2012–Princeton Theological Seminary announces events in February and March events to celebrate Black History Month.

Princeton, NJ, January 10, 2012–Dr. Obery Hendricks, professor of biblical interpretation at New York Theological Seminary, will give Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Princeton, NJ, January 4, 2012–“Evensong: A Service of Prayer and Song” led by Psalom, a Russian a cappella ensemble under the direction of Konstantin Zhigulin, will perform at Princeton Theological Seminary on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel. 

—January seminar at two locations, Princeton Seminary and Stony Point, New York, will discuss the strengths of small churches —

The Board of Trustees of Princeton Theological Seminary met on Wednesday, November 16, by teleconference. 

With sadness and with profound sympathy to Barbara, Robyn, William and Dayle, I write to let you know that my distinguished and much-loved predecessor, Dr Thomas W. Gillespie died last night, November 5, 2011, after a brief and sudden illness. 

Princeton, NJ, November 18, 2011–Princeton Theological Seminary will present a holiday handbell concert for the Seminary and Princeton communities on Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel on the Seminary campus.

Princeton, NJ, November 18, 2011–Looking for a Christmas gift for someone special?

Princeton Theological Seminary will present three musical services of carols from around the world for the Seminary and Princeton communities on Wednesday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel.

Dr Robert Bohl, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Princeton Theological Seminary, announced today that Dr Iain R Torrance has expressed his intention to retire as President of Princeton Theological Seminary at the end of December 2012.  

Princeton, NJ, November 8, 2011–The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) at Princeton Theological Seminary will commemorate its fifteen-year anniversary, Quinceanera/o, this month.

Princeton, NJ, November 7, 2011–Dr. Thomas W. Gillespie, president emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary, died at Princeton Medical Center on November 5, 2011. He was 83 years old.  

Princeton, NJ, October 24, 2011–Dr. Setri Nyomi, General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, will give Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Students’ Lectureship on Missions on Monday, November 7 and Tuesday, November 8.

—Princeton Seminary’s Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, the William Albright Eisenberger Professor of Old Testament and Exegesis, and Freda Ann Gardner, the Thomas W. Synnott Professor of Christian Education Emerita and director of the School of Christian Education Emerita, to Deliver Lecture October 27—  

Princeton, NJ, October 12, 2011–Princeton Seminary’s Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, the William Albright Eisenberger Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, and Freda Ann Gardner, the Thomas W. Synott Professor of Christian Education Emerita and director of the School of Christian Education Emerita, will give the 2011–2012 Frederick Neumann Memorial Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on Thursday, October 27 at 1:30 p.m.

—Shirley Kern’s “Memory Scapes” will be on Exhibit October through February in the Erdman Center—

Princeton, NJ, September 28, 2011–Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery will present an exhibit titled “Memory Scapes,” paintings by local artist Shirley Kern, beginning on Sunday, October 1, 2011, and running through Wednesday, February 29, 2012. 

Princeton, NJ, September 16, 2011–Dr. David Hogue, professor of pastoral theology and counseling at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, will give a public lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on Wednesday, September 28 at 7 00 p.m. on “Brain Matters: Toward a Practical Theology of Human Relationality.”

Princeton, NJ, September 13, 2011–Dr. Jean Porter, the John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at Notre Dame University, will deliver the Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary beginning Monday, October 3.

Princeton, NJ, September 7, 2011–Princeton Theological Seminary will begin its 200th academic year with Academic Convocation on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel.