Princeton Theological Seminary

Virtual Open House | The Call to Preach in Current Times: A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Kimberly Wagner
2022-12-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | NJ
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week – The Call to Preach in Current Times: A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Kimberly Wagner
Princeton Theological Seminary welcomed four new faculty members this fall, including Rev. Dr. Kimberly Wagner to the Department of Practical Theology. Dr. Wagner is an ordained minister in the PC(USA) and now serves as an assistant professor of preaching at Princeton Seminary. Critical to her teaching is an emphasis on preaching in the midst of trauma and changing times, and she hopes to prepare her students for whatever ministry they go on to do, both from the pulpit and beyond.
As the fall semester comes to a close, we invite you to join us for a conversation with Dr. Wagner about her identity as a preacher and a scholar, the courses she offers at Princeton Seminary, and how her Princeton Seminary experience has been so far.

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Carols of Many Nations
2022-12-07 00:00 - 23:59
Princeton Theological Seminary is thrilled to welcome the public back to our annual Carols of Many Nations services in the Seminary Chapel. These services will feature seasonal readings in many of the languages represented in our community, including Arabic, French, Oegworok, Italian, Kachin, Malayalam, Mizo, Swedish, and Ukrainian. The Chapel Choir will sing Christmas songs in many languages including German, Indonesian, Korean, Spanish, and Yoruba. In addition to some traditional carols, the congregation will join the choir in singing some less familiar fare such as the poignant “Hunger Carol” composed by Shirley Erena Murray (New Zealand) and I-to Loh (Taiwan) and the newly composed “Tres Guajiros” (Three Peasants) by Cuban American composer Tony Alonso. One choral highlight of the evening will be the Yoruba song “Betelehemu,” (Nigeria) led by student conductor Otis Byrd Jr. and accompanied by a resident ensemble of drummers. All three services will conclude with caroling on the Seminary quad.

Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

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Members of the community are invited to reserve tickets to attend Carols of Many Nations.Registration for tickets is now closed.

Virtual Open House: Doing World-Class Scholarship in a Residential Community
2022-12-06 18:00 - 19:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: Doing World-Class Scholarship in a Residential Community
Princeton Theological Seminary has been a residential community for over a century, and over 85% of students currently live in Princeton Seminary housing, all within a 10-minute drive from the main campus. Our housing is not simply a convenience but a unique opportunity to deepen the education experience and a crucial aspect of how Princeton Seminary prepares students for ministry.
To learn more about what living in the Princeton Seminary community could look like for you, join us for this virtual event where members of our housing team will provide an overview of the various housing options available to students, and participants will have the chance to ask any questions they have regarding housing and campus life. We look forward to seeing your there!

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Virtual Open House: A Conversation Exploring Asian American Theology and Ministry
2022-12-01 14:00 - 15:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: A Conversation Exploring Asian American Theology and Ministry
From courses focused on Asian contexts to the Center for Asian American Christianity, Asian American theology and ministry continue to be indispensable and flourishing aspects of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Join us for a virtual conversation about Asian American theology and ministry with Dr. David Chao, director of the Center for Asian American Christianity, and Dr. KC Choi, Princeton Seminary’s new Kyung-Chik Han Chair Professor of Asian American Theology. They will discuss how Princeton Seminary is equipping the next generation of Christian leaders, preparing students for ministry and the academy, and empowering Asian American communities both at Princeton Seminary and beyond.

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Virtual Open House: Learn More About the Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI)
2022-11-29 14:00 - 15:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: Learn More About the Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI)The Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) began taking shape in the 1980s as a program to support Hispanic students in religious and theological education. Now, HTI continues to support Hispanic and Latinx leaders in the church, in the academy, and around the world, and it has done so for over 25 years.
To learn more about all that HTI has to offer the Princeton Seminary community, join us for this virtual event with Executive Director Rev. Joanne Rodríguez, who was recently awarded the Justo and Catherine Gonzalez Award. Rev. Rodríguez will share about her experience with the initiative, her work with students, and how HTI continues to encourage and promote Hispanic and Latinx perspectives throughout biblical and theological scholarship.
We look forward to seeing you there!

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The L.I.V.E. (Learning, Inclusion, Vitality, Exploration) Symposium
2022-11-17 07:30 - 2022-11-18 08:30
You are invited to the L.I.V.E. (Learning, Inclusion, Vitality, Exploration) Symposium 2022!
The L.I.V.E. Symposium at Princeton Theological Seminary is an opportunity for the Office of Admissions to intentionally host promising prospective students from across the country. This event is intended for first generation Americans, historically underrepresented groups, and those who self-identify as students of color that are discerning a graduate theological education.
The one-day L.I.V.E. Symposium experience on November 17 will include opportunities to:

Attend an in-person class
Tour campus
Break bread with alums, faculty, and other members of the Princeton Seminary community
Connect with admissions and financial aid officers
Visit The Farminary
Attend worship
Participate in a group discernment exercise

This is event is hosted by the Office of Admissions and the Office of Student Life.

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Cohort spaces are limited to fifteen.Please note the registration deadline is November 7.
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All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

"New Vista: A Theology of Making” Reception
2022-11-03 19:00 - 21:00
All are welcome to join contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura and the art@pts initiative on November 3 from 7-9 p.m. for a public reception celebrating “New Vista: A Theology of Making” at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center. The reception will include a gallery talk by Fujimura; the screening of a new, short documentary; and a book signing. Copies of Fujimura’s Art + Faith: A Theology of Making (2021) will be available for purchase.
Fujimura’s process-driven, refractive, “slow art” has been praised by David Brooks of the New York Times as a “small rebellion against the quickening of time.” Fujimura uses Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) materials using pulverized minerals, gold, silver, and other materials used in 17th century Japan, but combing them now with space-age materials to create a durable surface. Many of the paintings layer up to 150 layers in order to get maximum refraction built into the pulverized minerals. Therefore, these paintings have a different “look” depending on the light, and on what angle the viewer looks from.
“New Vista: A Theology of Making” will be on display until November 26. Entry is free and open to the public. All are welcome to visit the Erdman Center at Princeton Seminary during the building’s operating hours.

Learn more about the exhibit
The art@pts initiative seeks to promote the place of aesthetics and the arts in the intellectual and spiritual life of the campus and its surrounding communities by providing welcoming spaces for artists to display their work and by fostering dialogue about the significance of the creative arts at the interaction of faith, academy, and society. “New Vista: A Theology of Making” is the first in a series of exhibits to be offered at Princeton Seminary.
About the Artist

Makoto Fujimura graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University, then studied in a traditional Japanese painting doctorate program for several years at Tokyo University of the Arts. Fujimura’s art has been featured widely in galleries and museums around the world and is collected by notable collections including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Huntington Library, and Tikotin Museum in Israel. His art is represented by Artrue International in Asia.
As well as being a leading contemporary painter, Fujimura is also an arts advocate, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. His writings include Refractions (NavPress), Culture Care(IVPress), Silence and Beauty (IVPress), and the highly anticipated Art + Faith: A Theology of Making. A presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts.
Fujimura is a recipient of four Doctor of Arts honorary degrees, from Belhaven University in 2011, Biola University in 2012, Cairn University in 2014, and Roanoke College in 2015. His 2011 Belhaven University commencement address has received notable attention, being selected by NPR as one of the 200 “Best Commencement Addresses Ever” and CNN as one of the top 16 “greatest commencement speeches of all time.” His 2019 commencement address at Judson University was called “Kintsugi Generation,” laying out his cultural vision for the next generation.
Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1992, now IAMCultureCare. His work there led him to a position as a vision director of Brehm Center at Fuller Theological Seminary from 2015-2019. He established Fujimura/Brehm Studio in Pasadena from 2012-2017, and created the first Fujimura Fellows program which continues under Fujimura Institute.
Fujimura also co-founded Academy Kintsugi with his wife, Haejin Shim Fujimura, the managing partner at Shim & Associates and CEO of Embers International.
For more information about Fujimura and his works, visit his website.

Erdman Center Location and Hours
The Erdman Center is located at 20 Library Place. Guests visiting campus may park in the Wright Library parking lot. The Erdman Center’s operating hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays.

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The Black Church & the Midterms Webinar
2022-11-03 19:00 - 20:00
Description
What’s at stake for the African American church and the communities they serve in the upcoming midterm elections? Join our webinar on November 3 at 7 p.m. (ET) for an evening of incisive and insightful commentary on the issues of concern for communities of color. This conversation will be led by Joe Watkins (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News commentator on and former Bush White House aide) and Charles Ellison (Executive Producer & Host of Reality Check, a daily public affairs program on WURD).
Sponsored by the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies.

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Virtual Open House: Learn More About the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies
2022-11-03 18:00 - 19:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: Learn More About the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies
The Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies endeavors to cultivate Black theological genius and inspire people to interweave their ministry and scholarly work into the historical tapestry of the Black church’s prophetic witness. Subsequently, critical reflection is for emancipatory action. The Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies also functions as a center for creativity fostering theological imagination and cultivating innovative practices.
Princeton Theological Seminary invites you to join us for a conversation with Rev. Dr. David Latimore, director of the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies, to learn more about the vision and work of the center.

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Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling
2022-10-27 18:00 - 19:30
Women and nonbinary people are warmly invited to attend. This will be a hybrid in-person and livestreamed panel event and Q&A on navigating first ministry jobs and the early stages of a career during and after seminary. Panelists from the Women in Ministry network will share their firsthand experiences and answer questions about the unique challenges and opportunities that emerge in negotiating jobs during the first few years of ministry.
We particularly invite people from other seminaries within travel distance to come in person so that they can enjoy a time of refreshments and networking at Princeton Theological Seminary at 7:30 p.m. immediately after the panel.

Moderator

Rev. Ellen Williams Hensle is the associate pastor for youth and discipleship at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. In addition to leading Westminster’s youth ministry and mission activities, she serves as chair of Mission Presbytery’s Youth Connection Committee, which gives youth a voice in shaping the future of the church. Hensle also serves on the board of Princeton’s Women in Ministry Initiative, helping to plan and lead a variety of conferences and workshops addressing the unique challenges and opportunities for women leaders in the church. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton Theological Seminary, wife to Tom and mom to 18-month-old Albert. In her spare time, she plays French horn in the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble.

Panelists

Jess Winderweedle is a commissioned elder in the United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey, where she has served a leader within Methodists for Full Inclusion, a group that advocates for the full participation of LGBTQ+ persons in the life of the UMC. Winderweedle is also pursuing a PhD in Practical Theology/Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her research interests include the vocational formation of queer preachers and the impact of queer presence in the Mainline pulpit.

Rev. Lana June Hurst is passionate about facilitating experiences that enable people to feel more connected to each other, themselves, and the Sacred. Although she is originally from a small town in North Florida, Hurst has lived up and down the East Coast and the UK. She has worked in various church roles in Lakeland, Florida; Trenton, New Jersey; and New York City since graduating from Southeastern University with a BS in Practical Theology and an MA in Ministerial Leadership, as well as Princeton Theological Seminary with an MDiv. Hurst now serves as the first openly transgender pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Glen Cove on Long Island. She’s also in her final year at Fordham University, pursuing an MA in Mental Health Counseling with Spiritual Integration while working at Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute as a counseling intern.

Rev. Jacqueline J. Nelson is an ordained National Baptist minister. She earned a B.A. in Africana Studies from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and both an MDiv (2016) and ThM (2017) from Princeton Theological Seminary. Upon graduation, Nelson received a Certificate in Black Church Studies; a Certificate in Women, Theology, & Gender; and the 2016 Bryant M. Kirkland Award for Excellence in Practical Theology.
Immediately following graduation, Nelson served as the minister for outreach at Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, NY, where she provided pastoral leadership to the outreach ministry areas, worked to develop and sustain partnerships with other churches and organizations, and educated the congregation around injustice and poverty and the necessity of Christian response. In September of 2021, Nelson began a new role at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School as the director for student support services and coordinator for spiritual care; and remains on the pastoral staff at Asbury First. As a pastor and scholar, Nelson’s passions are centered on engaging difficult conversations and fostering safe space to center the voices and stories of the disenfranchised. When she’s not studying or working, Nelson enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with loved ones.

The Rev. Nicole Cruz-Talkington has worked as a chaplain for 15 years. For the last seven years, she has worked as the sole chaplain at several psychiatric hospitals in the Austin, TX area and has created pastoral care programs at hospitals that have not had them previously. As someone who is biracial (a white, Mexican-American), has anxiety, who experienced homelessness growing up, and who was the first person in her family to graduate from college, she understands how the intersection of several different issues can lead to real barriers in opportunities for marginalized people and women. Nicole is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament with the Presbyterian Church USA and works with Mission Presbytery’s Mission Outreach and Justice Committee. She is also a newly elected member to the PC(USA) General Assembly’s Committee on Representation. She graduated from Princeton Seminary in 2009 with an MDiv degree. She is a Board-Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains, and she is a certified suicide prevention trainer for non-practitioners through the Ask About Suicide to Save a Life program, a program with the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative.

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Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Virtual Open House: Learn More About Our New Program, Master of Arts in Theology and Ecology
2022-10-27 12:00 - 13:00
Princeton Theological Seminary is thrilled to announce the launch of a new degree program, the Master of Arts in Theology and Ecology (MTE)!
Assuming the sacredness and interdependence of all creation, and in recognition of the world’s exhaustion, brokenness, and systemic injustices, the MTE program forms leaders for service by immersing participants in a community of embodied theological reflection, rooted in the Seminary’s Farminary, and by attending to the intimate connections among land, space, justice, soil, place, and neighbor.
The first term will begin Summer 2023, and interested students are encouraged to apply now. The application deadline is February 15, 2023.

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Geddes W. Hanson Lecture
2022-10-26 17:00 - 18:00
This event, sponsored by Princeton Theological Seminary, the Association of Black Seminarians, and the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies, is held in honor of Dr. Geddes Whitney Hanson, Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Congregational Ministry (Emeritus 2009). This year’s speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, MDiv ’92. Lewis’ lecture is titled “In the Name of Jesus: Reclaiming and Reframing ‘Christian.'”
Please join us for this exciting event with a reception in library hall immediately following.

Speaker

The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. After graduating with an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1992, Lewis fell in love with urban ministry, leading two churches in Trenton, New Jersey. Fascinated with how faith heals the soul — so we can heal the world — she returned to graduate school for a PhD in psychology and religion, earning her doctorate from Drew University in 2004. Lewis came to study Middle Church, received a call, and joined the staff in January 2004. Lewis is the first woman and the first person of color to serve as senior minister in the Collegiate Church, which was founded in 1628. Middle is the church of her dreams and prayers, a multiethnic rainbow coalition of love, justice, and worship that rocks her soul. During her tenure, Middle Church has grown from a 450-member church to a movement of love and justice with some 2,000 members in New York, in 48 states, and in 22 countries around the globe. Lewis is the author of several books, the most recent being Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World. She is the host of the Love.Period. podcast (Center for Action and Contemplation) and the co-host of The Four podcast.

Livestream
The Geddes W. Hanson Lecture will be livestreamed on the Seminary’s YouTube channel at 7 p.m. on October 26. Click the button below to watch.
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Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

The Future of American Democracy: The Challenge of Polarization
2022-10-13 16:30 - 18:00
This is the kickoff panel presentation is a series of three panel presentations/lectures (two more to be scheduled for Spring 2023) that will examine the most important conversations around the topic of democracy that are affecting people’s lives right now.
“The Challenge of Polarization: How do we sustain government, of and by an ever-more divided people?”
The first conversation — on the challenge of hyper-polarization — will be focused on how this phenomena affects Christian communities and on the big question of how polarization is affecting our ability to sustain government of-and-by the people, as well as how it’s affecting the course of everyday life.
In a moment defined by cascading crises, many across the nation and world are wondering aloud about the future of American democracy. In the months ahead Princeton Theological Seminary will confront this uncertainty head-on, convening a series of timely conversations with leaders poised to shape that future.
Where Americans once saw neighbors, they now see enemies. Increasingly, Republicans and Democrats alike see members of the other party as not just wrong on key issues, but — according to the Pew Research Center — as immoral, dishonest, closed-minded, and a threat to the nation’s well-being. The reverberations of extreme polarization are felt far from the realm of formal politics, in schools and churches and local communities where some seem ready to give up entirely on the age-old art of persuasion. How did we get so divided? And where do we go from here?

On October 13, 2022, Dr. Heath W. Carter, associate professor of American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary, will ask these questions and more, moderating a conversation with three eminent young leaders whose professional lives have been shaped in various ways by the sharp edges of our polarized society:

Jane Coaston, columnist for The New York Times and host of The Argument
Peter Meijer, Republican congressman representing Michigan’s 3rd district since 2021
Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, former chief spokesperson for the Vice President of the United States

Complete bios on all panelists are available here.
The program series is funded by the Board of Trustees’ “New Faculty Initiatives” grant, a major goal of which is to create new pathways to public engagement.

Registration
Join us in person at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Wright Library or virtually via a YouTube livestream (link provided 24 hours prior to event). There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required.
If you can’t make the event but would like to receive information about upcoming conversations and resources in the Future of American Democracy series, please sign up here.
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Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Virtual Open House: You Can Afford Princeton Theological Seminary
2022-10-13 14:00 - 15:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: You Can Afford Princeton Theological Seminary

You are invited to this financial aid session, which will begin with an introduction from Mike Livio, director of Student Administrative Services, and then launch into a presentation to learn more about financial aid opportunities and ways you are able to afford Princeton Theological Seminary. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask any questions they may have near the conclusion.
We look forward to seeing you there!

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Divergent Discipleship
2022-10-10 18:00 - 19:00
Description
For many, seminary leads to only two outcomes: the church or the academy. But did you realize there are many diverging paths of discipleship for seminary graduates? Join us on Monday, October 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a discussion with some who have chosen divergent vocational paths in serving their calling.
Sponsored by the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies.

Participants

Rev. Dr. Jimmie R. Hawkins, director of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public WitnessRev. Camille Henderson Edwards, director for economic, health, and gender justice for the United Methodist ChurchRev. Dr. Eric L. Williams, curator of religion at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Admissions Application Workshop for International Students
2022-10-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-11 14:00 - 15:30
Princeton Theological Seminary welcomes students from all parts of the world. In response to Christ’s call for the unity of the church, the Seminary embraces in its life and work a rich racial and ethnic diversity and the breadth of communions represented in the worldwide church.
Join us for an informative virtual open house event, led by Martha Redondo, the international student coordinator, and the Admissions team, to receive helpful advice regarding the application process for international students.

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The Art of Transitional Ministry
2022-10-02 00:00 - 2022-10-07 23:59
Once narrowly focused on the work of interim pastors, today’sArt of Transitional Ministry is designed to prepare all church leaders for the challenges of change.
In the wake of COVID-19, our communities and the world are not the same as they were a few years ago. Even the church has changed, adopting technologies and practices that we may not have considered without the impetus of the COVID-19 pandemic. In such a time as this, more than ever before, pastors require special skills and understanding, and our Transitional Ministry Education program has become a vital resource for leaders of all denominations.
The Art of Transitional Ministry is a two-part program (designated simply as “Week 1” and “Week 2”). In partnership with TMEC, the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Princeton Theological Seminary is offering Week 1 and Week 2 concurrently, October 2-7, 2022.
Week 1 includes the basics of transitional leadership for all congregational pastors, regardless of their ministry setting. It is designed to share best practices for entering a congregation and community, analyzing the congregation’s strengths and growing edges, and helping them move toward a more vibrant future. From navigating change and managing conflict to discerning their own talents, fears, and limitations, participants will learn skills and build spiritual resilience for the journey of transition.
Week 2 is more experiential, addressing the needs of those currently engaged in transitional ministry. Working in small groups, participants will have an opportunity to share specific challenges and receive guidance and feedback from faculty and peers. Completion of Week 1 at a TMEC education site and current or recent service in a transitional role are required for enrollment in Week 2. Exceptions may be discussed with the faculty team leader.
Weeks 1 & 2 begin together on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Participants staying on campus may check in at Erdman Center at 3:30 p.m. Registration opens at 5:00 p.m. in the main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center where dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. and the opening program begins at 7:00 p.m. Weekday classes end by 5:30 p.m. each day (M-Th), and we will adjourn at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, October 7. Attendance at all sessions is required to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Leadership

Julie Thompson-Barrier
In 33 years of ministry, Julie Thompson-Barrier has served in a variety of roles in urban, suburban, and rural communities in the northeast (Connecticut), mid-Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) and southeast (South Carolina and Georgia) in congregations ranging from small to huge. She is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, with credits earned from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, New York Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary.
Thompson-Barrier and her husband John Barrier live in the New York City suburb of Red Bank, New Jersey near the Jersey shore. She is the designated pastor at The Presbyterian Church on the Hill in Ocean, New Jersey. Their blended family includes five adult children, a son-in-law, and a grandchild on the way!

Barry Williams
Barry Williams’ roots are in Southwest Louisiana where he grew up learning a bit about Cajun culture and cooking, while his service to the church has primarily been in the Midwest and Central Plains. Springfield, Missouri has functioned as “home base” for Williams as he served in the region, and he recently completed his 15th interim/transitional ministry. He has been part of the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium (TMEC) faculty since 2000.

SanDawna Gaulman Ashley
SanDawna Gaulman Ashley is the Synod of the Northeast Transitional Leader. She leads the church with skills in denominational executive leadership, having served the Presbyterian Church (USA) since 1999 on four denominational levels: mid council ministry, national staff for the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency, and a local pastor.
Gaulman Ashley serves on the faculty for three Art of Transitional Ministry Education sites and on the faculty of the Presbytery Leader Formation Program. She holds degrees from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (DMin), Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (MDiv), and Georgia State University (Bachelor of Social Work).

Dana Sutton
Dana Sutton, a pastor and leadership coach, has lived in the Huntington, West Virginia area since 1992 (though as of this date, he and his wife are contemplating a move to North Carolina). He enjoys outdoor activities of all kinds, teaching, writing, and asking questions… lots of questions! Coffee, humor, and good beer help with at least some of those. He looks forward to his first transitional ministry teaching opportunity this fall on the heels of a hiking trip on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

…and our “Behind the Scenes” Team Leader, Stu Ritter.
Ritter has provided transitional leadership for congregations of 275 to 1,500 members in nine presbyteries, discovering a unique set of challenges and opportunities in each setting.
A graduate of Cornell University (BA) and UNC-Chapel Hill (MA), Ritter also studied law and worked in organizational development before entering San Francisco Theological Seminary (MDiv, 1998). In his “spare time,” he has taught social research and leadership development at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Judaism, Dartmouth, and his alma mater(Cornell).

Registration and Fees
The cost of either program (Week 1 or Week 2) is $495 and includes breakfasts and lunches (M-F), daily coffee breaks, and Sunday evening dinner. Participants should plan to enjoy other evening meals (M-Th) on their own at one of the many restaurant options in downtown Princeton.
Please read the registration and cancellation policy before registering.
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Lodging and Site Information
This program will take place at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, New Jersey. Any additional location details will be noted in the schedule sent to you by email before your arrival.
Onsite lodging is available at the Erdman Center for an additional nightly fee. Information on booking a room for this event is included in the registration confirmation.
Free parking in the Seminary’s library lot is provided for participants.
Meals included in the program will be offered on site at the Erdman Center and the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus.

Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Admissions Masters Application Workshop for Domestic Students
2022-09-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-20 12:00 - 13:30
As you start thinking about applying to Princeton Theological Seminary, consider joining a special virtual event dedicated to helping you prepare your application.
In this live virtual workshop, prospective students will be walked step by step through their application by representatives from the Office of Admissions. Workshop attendees will learn how to succeed in the application process, gain a better idea of the application requirements, and learn what the Admissions committee is looking for in applicants.
This 1.5 hour workshop is designed for domestic students applying for masters programs only. (Check back for international student and PhD workshop dates.)

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CANCELLED - Lecture by Maman Monique Misenga Mukuna
2022-09-22 16:00 - 17:30
Description

The event is a mini-seminar in African Studies and a book signing, to celebrate African women as witnesses to and agents of Christ’s gift of abundant life and ministry of social justice. Monique Misenga Mukuna recently published her memoir, Cradling Abundance: One African Christian’s Story of Empowering Women and Fighting Systemic Poverty (IVP 2021). She will talk about some of her work, and a group of young scholars and pastors will respond, to create a lively discussion which the audience will be invited to join. Among the respondents will be Ms. Ruth Amwe, a doctoral student in Religion and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary, from Nigeria. Other respondents will come from Princeton University, Drew University’s Religion and Global Health Forum, Moravian Seminary, Baptist, African Methodist Episcopal, and other churches. There is also an opportunity for interested participants to network.
This event is co-hosted by the Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies and Continuing Education at Princeton Seminary and sponsored by the Overseas Ministry Studies Center; the Center for Theology, Women and Gender; the Women*s Center; the Association of Black Seminarians; the International Student Association at Princeton Theological Seminary; and the Religion and Global Health Forum at Drew University.

Featured Speaker

Monique Misenga Mukuna is a lay Presbyterian leader in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A teacher by training, a businesswoman by necessity, she is a tireless activist for educating girls and women and empowering them to imagine new possibilities and create means to support themselves and their children with dignity.
With an ecumenical group of friends, in 1999 Monique Misenga Mukuna established a nonprofit to fight gender violence and female poverty. After the others left or passed on, “Maman Monique” (as she is affectionately called) and her friends persevered, serving hundreds of “the least of these” with fellowship, education, and income-generating projects as well as refuge from abuse and ways to rebuild their lives. Maman Monique has been a leader also at the national level of women’s work in Congo, and in international bodies of the church such as the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches, as well as serving multiple times as a Peacemaking Visitor in the PC(USA).

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Vaccines and a booster are required to attend events on campus. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Legacy Giving Webinar Series
2022-09-21 18:00 - 2022-11-14 18:00
Have you considered how planning your gift to Princeton Theological Seminary helps prepare faithful Christian leaders? Join Jemima Attanasio, director of philanthropy and strategic engagement, and special guests for three webinars discussing planned giving and your legacy at Princeton Theological Seminary.
There are many wonderful ways a planned gift may realize your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals while ensuring personal financial security. If you are interested in learning more, please tune in this fall for one, two, or all three sessions by registering below.
We will have opportunities for live Q&As during each session. Our speakers will present on camera and questions can remain anonymous if requested. All three legacy giving webinars will be recorded for future use.

Legacy Giving Webinar #1: “Why Plan My Gift to Princeton Seminary?”
Speakers: Timothy W. Crowley, Esq. and Jemima Attanasio
Wednesday, September 2112:00 p.m. ET
Hear from Princeton Seminary alum Tim Crowley, MDiv ’87, who has substantial experience inhelping donors, churches, and institutions build their legacy giving. Crowley earned his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1987 and his JD fromSyracuse University School of Law in 1997. He has practiced exclusively in thefield of trusts and estates, with an emphasis upon charitable trusts, in andaround Madison, Connecticut, for over 25 years.

Legacy Giving Webinar #2: “How Can I Make a Larger Impact by Planning My Gift?”
Speakers: Timothy W. Crowley, Esq., Jemima Attanasio, and Legacy Society members
Thursday, October 203:00 p.m. ETRegister Now
Tim Crowley will continue to explain how donors may be able to make a larger impact with different legacy giving vehicles. We will also hear from Legacy Society members about their intended gifts to PTS.

Legacy Giving Webinar #3: Hear Directly from Legacy Society Members
Speakers: Timothy W. Crowley, Esq., the Rev. Dr. Charles (Chip) Hardwick, and Jemima Attanasio
Monday, November 147:00 p.m. ETRegister Now
Chip Hardwick, PhD ’07, MDiv ’99, is an Alumni Association Executive Council member and former alum trustee. He will share how he came to his decision about his legacy gift to Princeton Seminary. As he reflected, “I love what God has done to me, and through me, while I was here as a student. I’m grateful for the chance to give back for all God has given me through the Seminary.”

Speakers
Tim Crowley graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1987 with a MDiv degree. He was ordained a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister and served two parishes, the first in Niagara Falls, New York, and the second in Kansas City, Missouri. After seven years of full-time pastoral ministry, Crowley attended Syracuse University College of Law earning a juris doctorate degree in 1997. While in law school, he served as the part-time pastor of a small UCC congregation. Upon law school graduation, Crowley worked at two large Connecticut law firms practicing exclusively in the field of trusts and estates, with an emphasis upon charitable trusts. During his first 10 years as an attorney, Crowley also served as the part time pastor of a small Disciples of Christ congregation in Danbury, Connecticut.
Crowley opened his own private law practice in 2005 in his hometown of Madison, Connecticut. His estate planning practice has focused on high net-worth individuals and families, as well as representing corporate and individual trustees of numerous charitable trusts. He is now semi-retired and serves as trustee of numerous charitable and individual trusts. Crowley is currently working on a non-fiction book that will provide an amusing and easy-to-read overview of estate planning. His interests outside of the law include supporting historic building preservation by endlessly working on eighteenth century homes which he has owned, rehabilitated, and sold for no profit. He and his wife, Edi, reside in Madison, Connecticut.
Charles “Chip” Hardwick, PhD ’07, MDiv ’99, currently serves as the transitional synod executive for the Synod of the Covenant. Previously, Hardwick served as the director of theology, formation, and evangelism for the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA). An ordained PC(USA) pastor, he has also served churches in Lake Forest, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his Princeton Theological Seminary degrees, Hardwick’s education includes a BA from Alma College, an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and a ThM from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Prior to seminary, he worked at strategy consultancy Bain and Company in Dallas and Madrid and at Dow Corning Corporation in Kentucky and Michigan.
Hardwick is a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee at Alma College, a former trustee at Princeton Theological Seminary, and an adjunct professor in Dubuque Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program. He writes the Bible Explorations column for Presbyterians Today and contributes to These Daysand The Presbyterian Outlook. His Outlook article “My Mom and Me: Theological Comfort and the Suicide Crisis” won first place in its category in the 2018 Associated Church Press Awards. His devotional book Crossboundwas published for Lent 2015.

"New Vista: A Theology of Making” Art Exhibit
2022-09-16 00:00 - 2022-11-26 23:59
The art@pts initiative is hosting an exhibit featuring 14 paintings and prints by contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura. Fujimura’s process-driven, refractive, “slow art” has been praised by David Brooks of the New York Times as a “small rebellion against the quickening of time.” Included in this exhibit is an original, new work by Fujimura titled “New Vista,” created for Princeton Theological Seminary’s gallery space.
Fujimura uses Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) materials using pulverized minerals, gold, silver, and other materials used in 17th century Japan, but combining them now with space-age materials to create a durable surface. Many of the paintings contain up to 150 layers in order to get maximum refraction built into the pulverized minerals. Therefore, these paintings have a different “look” depending on the light, and on what angle the viewer looks from.
The exhibit will be on display until November 26 and is free and open to the public. All are welcome to visit the Erdman Center at Princeton Seminary during the building’s operating hours, and to attend a public reception on November 3 from 7-9 p.m.
Learn more about the reception
The art@pts initiative seeks to promote the place of aesthetics and the arts in the intellectual and spiritual life of the campus and its surrounding communities by providing welcoming spaces for artists to display their work and by fostering dialogue about the significance of the creative arts at the interaction of faith, academy, and society. “New Vista: A Theology of Making” is the first in a series of exhibits to be offered at Princeton Seminary.
About the Artist

Makoto Fujimura graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University, then studied in a traditional Japanese painting doctorate program for several years at Tokyo University of the Arts. Fujimura’s art has been featured widely in galleries and museums around the world and is collected by notable collections including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Huntington Library, and Tikotin Museum in Israel. His art is represented by Artrue International in Asia.
As well as being a leading contemporary painter, Fujimura is also an arts advocate, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. His writings include Refractions (NavPress), Culture Care(IVPress), Silence and Beauty (IVPress), and the highly anticipated Art + Faith: A Theology of Making. A presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts.
Fujimura is a recipient of four Doctor of Arts honorary degrees, from Belhaven University in 2011, Biola University in 2012, Cairn University in 2014, and Roanoke College in 2015. His 2011 Belhaven University commencement address has received notable attention, being selected by NPR as one of the 200 “Best Commencement Addresses Ever” and CNN as one of the top 16 “greatest commencement speeches of all time.” His 2019 commencement address at Judson University was called “Kintsugi Generation,” laying out his cultural vision for the next generation.
Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1992, now IAMCultureCare. His work there led him to a position as a vision director of Brehm Center at Fuller Theological Seminary from 2015-2019. He established Fujimura/Brehm Studio in Pasadena from 2012-2017, and created the first Fujimura Fellows program which continues under Fujimura Institute.
Fujimura also co-founded Academy Kintsugi with his wife, Haejin Shim Fujimura, the managing partner at Shim & Associates and CEO of Embers International.
For more information about Fujimura and his works, visit his website.

Erdman Center Location and Hours
The Erdman Center is located at 20 Library Place. Guests visiting campus may park in the Wright Library parking lot. The Erdman Center’s operating hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays.

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Virtual Open House: Learn More About the Overseas Ministries Study Center
2022-09-15 10:00 - 11:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: Learn More About the Overseas Ministries Study Center
Celebrating its centenary this year, the Overseas Ministries Study Center (OMSC) remains committed to ministry, learning, and research, and it now does so in covenant with Princeton Theological Seminary. In this new season of ministry, OMSC hopes to continue its legacy, embrace the future, engage in God’s mission, and amplify the voices of the world Christian movement.
Join us for a conversation on September 15 with members of the Overseas Ministries Study Center and learn more about their signature three-fold ministry, their new program initiatives, and their work at Princeton Theological Seminary.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Wine and the Bible
2022-09-08 18:00 - 2022-10-12 21:00
“…for your love is better than wine.”
So goes the famous opening of the (Hebrew) Bible’s “holy of holies,” the Song of Songs. At the heart of this metaphorical text is a play on the image of the very best wine (lit. yên haṭṭôb “good wine,” Song 7:10) and the pleasure that its drinking brings.

Description
This six-week course will be held on Thursday evenings (with the exception of October 12), starting on September 8, 2022. Participants may register for a portion or all of the sessions (see details below). This course explores the history of wine (and wine production) and its place in ancient and Biblical texts. The historical and literary-critical aspects of the topic will be explored through lectures including the archaeology of wine, a survey of inscriptional evidence about wine from the pre-Hellenistic Levant, and readings of various biblical texts in which wine plays a prominent role (e.g., Gen 9:6; Isa 5:1-7; Song of Songs).
Each lecture is then followed by a two-hour wine tasting. The tastings aim to introduce participants to the rich variety of wine currently being made around the world, with each tasting featuring four to six wines from a particular wine producing region.
Lectures and tastings will take place at The Farminary, the seminary’s 21-acre farm in Lawrence Township. Participants will connect with master’s degree students at Princeton Theological Seminary, who are taking the course for credit.

Registration and Fees
Register for one or both sessions which includes tastings.
Session 1 (Sept. 8, 15, and 22): $125 Session 2 (Sept. 29, Oct. 6, and 12) $125 Full Course (Session 1 and 2): $200
Space is limited. Register early.
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Course Schedule
Session 1
Sept. 8

6 p.m. – Lecture: Chip Dobbs-Allsopp, “Wine and the Bible”
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (France)

Sept. 15

6 p.m. – Lecture: John Dunne (Bethel Seminary)
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (Italy)

Sept. 22

6 p.m. – Lecture: Caroline Cheung (Princeton University)
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (California)

Session 2
Sept. 27

6 p.m. – Lecture: Chip Dobbs-Allsopp, “The Epigraphy of Wine”
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (France II)

Oct. 6

6 p.m. -Lecture: Eric Barreto, “A Glutton and a Drunkard: Jesus and Wine, Belonging and Judgment in the New Testament”
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (Spain)

Oct. 12

6 p.m. – Lecture: Nate Stucky, “Wine: On Farming and Formation” (Farminary)
7–9 p.m. – Wine Tasting (New World Wines)

Instructors

F. W. “Chip” Dobbs-Allsopp is the James Lenox Librarian and professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He holds a BA from Furman University (1984), an MDiv from the Seminary, and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University (1992). He joined the faculty of the Seminary in 1999 after spending five years teaching at Yale University (1994-99). He loves sailing and poetry and has been known to enjoy a glass of wine. His research interests include the historical, philological, and literary study of biblical and ancient Near Eastern literature (with special focus on poetry and Northwest Semitic inscriptions). Dobbs-Allsopp’s most recent book is On Biblical Poetry (New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). He is currently working on a monograph-length study of the poetry of Walt Whitman, provisionally titled, Divine Style: Walt Whitman and the King James Bible, a Biblical Scholar’s Perspective.

Nathan Stucky serves as director of the Farminary Project at Princeton Theological Seminary. He grew up on a farm in Kansas where his love for Christian faith and agriculture first took root. After earning a BA in music from Bethel College (KS), Stucky spent six years doing ecumenical youth ministry on the eastern shore of Maryland, and two years farming back in Kansas. After farming, Stucky earned an MDiv and a PhD (Practical Theology, Christian Education and Formation) from Princeton Theological Seminary. His scholarship explores questions of land, ecology, theology, agriculture, justice, joy, and Sabbath as they relate to theological education. He is the author of Wrestling with Rest: Inviting Youth to Discover the Gift of Sabbath. Ordained in the Mennonite Church (USA), Stucky engages Farminary work as integral to his calling to teaching ministry. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his spouse and three children.

Additional Lecturers

Eric D. Barreto is the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He earned a BA in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, an MDiv from Princeton Seminary, and a PhD in New Testament from Emory University. Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.
As a Baptist minister, Barreto has pursued scholarship for the sake of the church, and he regularly writes for and teaches in faith communities around the country. He has also been a leader in the Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium, a national, ecumenical, and inter-constitutional consortium comprised of some of the top seminaries, theological schools, and religion departments in the country. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion.

John Dunne was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dunne had no intention of pursuing Biblical Studies or even a life in academia. Truth be told, all he wanted to do was to be a guitar player in a heavy metal band. Of course, God had other things in mind (Prov. 19.21). His original plans were to stay in Las Vegas and pursue music, but then God began to draw him to the idea of going to a Christian University in southern California. At the time he was very involved in international missions, but had never considered studying theology directly. It was ultimately through joining an interfaith dialogue ministry on Biola’s campus that he discerned the Lord’s calling to study theology. The interfaith group was dedicated to dialoguing about matters of faith and doctrine with Latter-day Saints (Mormons), which meant he ended up spending all of his long weekends and term breaks in Utah. As part of this he worked at a church in American Fork, Utah and even enrolled as a student at Brigham Young University during his summer breaks. Dunne’s experiences in Utah were what God ultimately used to convince him that he needed to declare his major for biblical studies. From there he continued on at Talbot School of Theology, studying both New and Old Testaments. Afterward he went to the east coast of Scotland to work with Prof. N. T. Wright at the University of St Andrews. His main passion is to teach and to invest in people’s lives, and he is thrilled that he gets to do that at Bethel! His hobbies include road-tripping, traveling internationally, playing guitar, snowboarding, cheering on the Vegas Golden Knights, reading Harry Potter, and watching and discussing great films and TV shows.

Caroline Cheung earned a BS in biochemistry, a BA in classical civilization, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in classics, all from the University of California, Los Angeles. For graduate school, she moved across the country to study classical archaeology in the masters program at Florida State University, and then moved back to California to earn her PhD from the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining the Department of Classics at Princeton University in fall 2018, she was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and lived in Rome for two years.
Cheung’s research focuses on the history of the Roman Empire and draws on material and textual evidence to study the socioeconomic history of non-elites under Roman rule, ancient food and agriculture, and craft production. She is a field archaeologist and has participated in various projects in Italy, including the Pompeii Artifact Life History Project, Cosa Excavations, and Contrada Agnese Project in Morgantina, and has also been trained in Greek papyrology. Her current book project examines the dolium, a particular type of ceramic storage container that has never been studied systematically, to provide insights into storage technologies, various types of craft production, and the workforces behind one of the largest food systems of the pre-modern world. Much of her work has been in Roman and pre-Roman Italy, but her interests have been expanding to other areas of the ancient Mediterranean. As a result, she been working on several papyri and objects from Greco-Roman Egypt.
I teach undergraduate courses on Roman history, material culture, and Latin literature and graduate seminars on Roman history and material culture.

Health Guidelines
All guests are expected to adhere to the Seminary’s current health and wellness guidelines, including being fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Admissions PhD Application Workshop
2022-08-31 12:00 - 13:00
Considering PhD studies at Princeton Seminary? Join us for a special virtual event dedicated to helping you prepare your PhD application.
This spring, the faculty unanimously endorsed a new vision for the PhD program, and we are eager to share about these exciting changes at our workshop. In this live virtual workshop, prospective students will be guided through their application by representatives from the Office of Admissions and the PhD Taskforce, including PhD Taskforce Chair Dr. Heath W. Carter.
Workshop attendees will learn how to strengthen their application, gain a better idea of the application requirements, and learn what the Admissions committee is looking for in applicants. This one-hour workshop is designed for students applying for the PhD program only.

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A British Musical Miscellany
2022-06-18 14:00 - 15:00
This concert is a special British music program featuring organist Kerry Heiman playing on the Fritts’ Opus 21 pipe organ in Gambrell Room of Scheide Hall. He will be accompanied by John Burkhalter III on the recorder, and tenor Bradley King. They will be presenting works by Henry Purcell, John Blow, and G. F. Handel.
The organ was built by Paul Fritts & Company Organbuilders in Tacoma, Washington. It is their Opus 21 instrument, built in 2001 for the Cape Cod residence of Joan and Curtis Lippincott, the same year that Joan Lippincott performed the dedicatory recital on Fritts’ Opus 20 pipe organ in the Seminary Chapel. In early 2020 Joan Lippincott donated the Opus 21 instrument to Princeton Theological Seminary, bringing these two sibling instruments onto the same campus. The pandemic arrived in Princeton on the heels of the instrument. This performance constitutes the first public performance on this organ.

Health Guidelines
Vaccines and a booster are required to attend events on campus, and all individuals must wear face coverings when indoors. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.

Virtual Open House: Learn More About the Farminary
2022-05-26 14:00 - 15:00
You are invited to attend our virtual open house session to ask questions, learn more about Princeton Theological Seminary’s degree programs, and meet representatives from the Office of Admissions.
This week: Learn More About the Farminary
Located at the Seminary’s 21-acre farm, the Farminary is a garden of innovation and an incubator for leadership. The Farminary Project at Princeton Seminary integrates theological education with small-scale regenerative agriculture in the conviction that the skills and character vital to faithful Christian leadership must be formed in direct relationship with God’s good creation. Through the Farminary, students dive into topics related to ecology, sustainability, and food justice while learning to live into a different rhythm of life governed by the seasons and Sabbath. As students study and tend the soil alongside one another, they experience a deep dimension of Christian community and learn to love God, creation, and one another in new ways. The Farminary is also the site for the Seminary’s concentration in Theology, Ecology, and Faith Formation, which is open to all master’s-level students.

Nate StuckyDirector of the Farminary Project

Emma Lietz BileckyFarminary Fellow

Join us for a conversation with Nathan Stucky, the director of the Farminary project, and Farminary Fellow Emma Bilecky to learn more about the Farminary, ecology and sustainability, and faith formation. Bring your curiosity and your questions!
We look forward to seeing you then!
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The Joe R. Engle Organ Concert
2022-05-24 17:30 - 18:30
Concert organist Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler (Phoenix, Arizona) will present a program exploring the musical diversity of the Americas on May 24 in the Seminary Chapel. Organ works by African American, Mexican, and Brazilian composers will be interspersed with communal singing of hymns on which the compositions are based.
Organist

An active musician and educator in Arizona, Dr. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler currently holds the position of the director of ministries in music and arts/organist at the Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. There she runs an active music program with multiple vocal and instrumental ensembles, the Pinnacle Concert Series, and plays the masterful Richards & Fowkes organ.
As a concert organist she explores connections between early and contemporary music, works of underrepresented composers from and outside of the Western canon, and improvisation. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe and both Americas as a soloist and ensemble player. Adler’s most exciting professional engagements happened at the Oude Kerk, Nieuwe Kerk, Orgelpark and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam; the Sint Laurenskerk in Alkmaar; the Issue Project Room in New York; the “Right Brain Rising!” festival in Arizona; the “Musica Moderna” festival in Łódź; with the U.S. Air Force Strings at St. John’s Episcopal in Washington, DC, at the Göteborg International Organ Academy in Sweden; and Westfield Conference at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
She graduated from three conservatoria: Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland (MA), Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands (MM), and Arizona State University in the US (DMA). She worked as an assistant professor of organ at the Academy of Music in Łódź, and as a research assistant at ASU.
Her 2015 solo album Antique Sound Palette, recorded on the recently restored 1719 Hildebrandt organ in Pasłęk, Poland, and recordings she made on the Richards & Fowkes organ at Pinnacle were featured on the American Public Radio. More details and recordings can be found on www.kubiaczyk.com.
She is a member of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians and the American Choral Directors Association, and serves as the Education Chair of the Central Arizona Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In her free time, she hikes, bikes, and enjoys yoga.
She is a happy mother of two sons. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler is exclusively represented by Concert Artist Cooperative.
Health Guidelines
Vaccines and a booster are required to attend events on campus. Our health and wellness protocols regarding COVID-19 change based on the guidance of our local health departments officials and numbers of cases in our region. As a result, protocols are fluid and requirements regarding the use of face coverings, distance, and testing may change. For the latest guidelines, click here.
Livestream
The Joe R. Engle Organ Concert will be livestreamed online as part of Reunion 2022. Click the link below to watch.
Watch here
