INVESTING IN FRIENDSHIP
“I was about to leave the family’s home when I noticed a man standing in
the corner. He was off by himself so I went over and chatted with him,
and learned he was the father of the deceased,” said Ken Wildrick
(M.Div., 1958; Th.M., 1962). That conversation led to the father coming
to the Community Congregational Church in Short Hills, New Jersey, where
Wildrick was the pastor. Then a golf game. Then a deep and treasured
friendship. More >>
CLASS OF 1960 ANNIVERSARY GIFT
Thirty-five members of the Class of 1960, most with their spouses, came
back to campus for Reunion Week this fall, celebrating their golden
anniversary and announcing a $105,000 gift to PTS that will support
future students and increase the Seminary’s global outreach.
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Know Your Library - PROCESSING THE T.F. TORRANCE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Thomas F. Torrance (1913–2007) was among the most significant
theologians of the twentieth century. He was a major interpreter of Karl
Barth to the English-speaking world, a promoter of the ecumenical
movement, and a persistent advocate of the dialogue between theology and
the sciences, for which advocacy he was awarded the Templeton Prize in
1978. He was also the father of Iain R. Torrance, current president of
Princeton Seminary. More>>
A LIBRARY FOR THE WORLD: AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMUEL PAGÁN
Biblical scholar Samuel Pagán (Th.M., 1977) came to study at Princeton
Seminary from Puerto Rico. After majoring in chemical engineering in
college, he discovered he loved to study the Bible and preach, and went
to the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico to pursue a Master of
Divinity degree. But Pagán’s ministry would not focus on preaching.
“From the first twenty-five minutes of the first lecture, I discovered
that the world of scholarship is my world,” he said. “Within an hour, I
knew I wanted to go on for a Ph.D.” More>>