Princeton Theological Seminary

Student Art Exhibition Reception
2020-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on February 27 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. for a wine and cheese reception to celebrate student artwork on display in the Main Gallery of the Erdman Center.
Students in Professor Sonia Waters’ course The Creative Unconscious and Visual Life transformed experience into art — painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and mixed media. Through this exhibit, on display in the Erdman Center’s Main Gallery throughout February and March from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., students explore the power of visual expression in pastoral ministry, public space, and political protest.
The exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.

StoryLab: Storytelling for Congregations
2020-02-27 16:00 - 2020-02-29 12:30
At StoryLab, you will learn to tell the story of your life, to connect it with God’s story, and welcome others to do the same. Under the guidance of master storyteller Mark Yaconelli, StoryLab will be an exploration of the power of personal storytelling to build community, address social injustice, and heal individual suffering. Particular attention will be given to storytelling as a form of connection between young adults and Christian communities. Through presentation, contemplative exercises, theological reflection, and a variety of narrative practices, StoryLab participants will encounter the power of personal narratives for spiritual growth, outreach, and ministry. Join us to explore the transformative potential of storytelling. Participants should come with a story to work on.
StoryLab is supported by the Zoe Project, a Lilly Endowment, Inc. initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary that helps congregations build relationships with and support the faith of young adults. Join the leaders and young adults of the 12 Zoe Project churches in this immersive storytelling event.
Please note: Enrollment is limited; early registration is encouraged.
Leadership

Mark Yaconelli is an author, storyteller, speaker, minister, and community activist. He is the executive director of The Hearth, a nonprofit that uses personal narratives to support individual healing and social change. He has helped to start many creative ministry projects including the Center for Engaged Compassion at Claremont School of Theology and the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is the author of five books including The Gift of Hard Things: Finding Grace in Unexpected Places; Wonder, Fear, and Longing: A Book of Prayers; and Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus With Young People.
Schedule
Thursday, February 27
4:00 p.m. | Registration6:00 p.m. | Dinner7:30 p.m. | Session I
Friday, February 28
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast 9:00 a.m. | Session II12:00 p.m. | Lunch1:30 p.m. | Session III 6:00 p.m. | Dinner 7:30 p.m. | Story Slam (open to the public)
Saturday, February 29
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast9:00 a.m. | Session IV (Debriefing from Friday night) 12:00 p.m. | Event concludes
Registration & Fees
$195 Includes program, meals (Thursday dinner, Friday breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Saturday breakfast) and coffee breaks.
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Space is limited. Register early. Please read the registration and cancellation policy.
Lodging & Site Information
The program will take place on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer St. Princeton, N.J. 08540. Onsite lodging is available at the Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, N.J. 08540 for an additional nightly fee. Space is limited.
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 day and overnight participants.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture: Tamura Lomax
2020-02-25 17:00 - 18:30
Princeton Theological Seminary welcomes Dr. Tamura Lomax to deliver The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. Lomax’s lecture is titled “We Don’t Need a Black Messiah: The Crisis of Civilization and Aspirational Black Patriarchy.”
The lecture will be held in the main lounge of the Mackay Campus Center and is free and open to the public.

Tamura Lomax received her PhD in religion from Vanderbilt University where she specialized in black religious history and black diaspora studies. She also developed expertise in women, gender, and sexuality studies and black British and U.S. black cultural studies. In 2018, Lomax published Jezebel Unhinged: Loosing the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture with Duke University Press. In addition, she organized and guest edited “Black Bodies in Ecstasy: Black Women, the Black Church, and the Politics of Pleasure,” a special issue published with Black Theology: An International Journal. In 2014, she published Womanist and Black Feminist Responses to Tyler Perry’s Cultural Productions with Palgrave Macmillan, a co-authored edited volume with Rhon S. Manigault-Bryant and Carol B. Duncan. And she is currently at work on a new book, Parenting Against the Patriarchy: Raising Non-Toxic Sons in White Supremacist America (managed by Don Congdon Associates, Inc./Duke University Press). However, Lomax isn’t solely a writer and researcher. She’s a scholar-activist. In 2017, she co-organized “Our History, Our Future: a Multigenerational Human Rights Conference” at Boston University. And in 2011, Lomax co-founded The Feminist Wire (TFW), an online publication committed to feminist, anti-racist, and anti-imperialist socio-political critique. Her vision is to create space for justice work through critical conversation, exchange, mass-mediation, and dynamic accessible education. Her hope is to bring academic expertise to the streets and vice versa. Since its founding, TFW has published close to 3,000 intersectional and justice centered scholarly essays, including the original Black Lives Matter herstory by Alicia Garza in 2014; organized the very first university conference on Black Lives Matter; and coordinated various forums on topics such as black (academic) women’s health; Assata Shakur; Trayvon Martin; disabilities; race, racism and anti-racism within feminism; and Mumia Abu-Jamal, race, gender and the carceral state. In addition to online publishing, TFW has a book series with the University of Arizona Press: The Feminist Wire Books: Connecting Feminisms, Race, and Social Justice. It recently published its first three books: Them Goon Rules: Fugitive Essays on Radical Black Feminism by Marquis Bey; The Chicana Motherwork Anthology edited by Cecilia Caballero, Yvette Martínez-Vu, Judith Pérez-Torres, Michelle Téllez, and Christine Vega; and Black Girl Magic Beyond the Hashtag Twenty-First-Century Acts of Self-Definition edited by Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and Duchess Harris.

Access PTS
2020-02-20 00:00 - 23:59
This one-day event provides an opportunity for prospective students to experience a day in the life of Princeton Seminary by touring campus, visiting a class, attending a worship service, and meeting with current students.
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Inaugural Lecture: Mark S. Smith
2020-02-11 17:00 - 19:00
Mark S. Smith will deliver his inaugural lecture on February 11 at 5:00 p.m. Smith’s lecture is titled “‘What Have Canaan and Babylon to Do with Israel?’: The Problem of Ancient Near Eastern Divinity in the Biblical Godhead.”
The lecture will be held in the Cooper Conference Room at the Erdman Center, Princeton Theological Seminary and is free and open to the public. A reception will follow at the Erdman Center.
Mark S. Smith is the Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary. After obtaining master’s degrees from Catholic University of America, Harvard University, and Yale University, he earned his PhD at Yale. Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as the Skirball Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New York University, and also taught at Yale and Saint Joseph’s University. A Roman Catholic layman, Smith also served as a visiting professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Smith specializes in Israelite religion and the Hebrew Bible, as well as the literature and religion of Late Bronze Age Ugarit. He is the author of 15 books and more than 100 articles. His current research includes a commentary on the book of Judges co-authored with Elizabeth M. Bloch-Smith, which is to appear in the Hermeneia commentary series.

Pastoral Ministry Series - Part III: Martin Tel and María Cornou
2020-02-10 00:00 - 23:59
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Description
This annual three-part series is designed for those serving in congregational ministry. Through three consecutive Mondays, clergy will spend time in community exploring the art of pastoral ministry. Topics in 2020 will touch on World Christianity, ethical leadership, and the bilingual hymnal. Come to one, two, or the full series.

III. Worshiping in Unity | Adorando en Unidad
Monday, February 10, 2020
One of the greatest gifts that Christians have is the ability to worship God together in unity, as the body of Christ. With the global church at our doorstep, many pastors and worship leaders face questions of how to embrace a liturgy that acknowledges and welcomes the increasing diversity in our North American contexts: Might bilingual (multilingual) worship be relevant for my congregation? How can we sing songs in a language we don’t know? What about authenticity and cultural appropriation? Which practical strategies may help my community to practice bilingual worship? Though this seminar will focus on English and Spanish languages and explore the new resource, Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019), the learning can be applied to all sorts of bilingual and multilingual settings. Come and join us in this fascinating conversation.

Uno de los mayores dones que tienen los cristianos es la capacidad de adorar a Dios juntos en unidad, como el cuerpo de Cristo. Con la iglesia global a nuestras puertas, muchos pastores y líderes de adoración enfrentan preguntas sobre cómo abrazar una liturgia que reconoce y agradece la creciente diversidad en nuestros contextos de América del Norte: ¿Puede ser relevante la adoración bilingüe (multilingüe) para mi congregación? ¿Cómo podemos cantar canciones en un idioma que no conocemos? ¿Qué pasa con la autenticidad y la apropiación cultural? ¿Qué estrategias prácticas pueden ayudar a mi comunidad a practicar la adoración bilingüe? Aunque este seminario se centrará en los idiomas inglés y español, y explorará el nuevo recurso Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Santo, Santo, Santo: Canciones para el pueblo de Dios (Publicaciones GIA, 2019), el aprendizaje se puede aplicar a todo tipo de entornos bilingües y multilingües. Ven y únete a nosotros en esta fascinante conversación.
The instructors plan to teach primarily in English but can accommodate Spanish speakers.Las sesiones serán conducidas principalmente en inglés, pero se pueden hacer arreglos para incluir a hispanohablantes.

Part I (9:15-10:15 a.m.)—Cooper Conference Room (Erdman Hall)Bilingual (or multilingual) worship isn’t easy. Why should we make the effort?
Parte I (9:15-10:15 a.m.)—Salón de Conferencias Cooper (Erdman Hall)La adoración bilingüe o multilingüe no es fácil. ¿Por qué debemos hacer el esfuerzo?
Part II (10:30-11:15 a.m.)—Gambrell Room (Scheide Hall)Let’s practice! Together we’ll experience some bilingual songs from around the world.
Parte II (10:30-11:15 a.m.)—Salón Gambrell (Scheide Hall)¡Practiquemos! Juntos experimentaremos con algunas canciones bilingües de alrededor del mundo.
Interlude (11:30-noon)—Miller ChapelWe will worship with the Seminary community.
Interludio (11:30-noon)—Capilla MillerAdoraremos con la comunidad del Seminario
Part III (1:00-2:30 p.m.)—Gambrell Room (Scheide Hall)How? What are some strategies and resources for leading bilingual (or multilingual) worship?
Parte III (1:00-2:30 p.m.)—Salón Gambrell (Scheide Hall)¿Cómo? ¿Cuáles son algunas estrategias y recursos para liderar la adoración bilingüe (o multilingüe)?

Co-Leader: María Eugenia Cornou is program manager for international and intercultural learning for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Her areas of responsibility include international programs, curating web and print resources including translations of worship resources into multiple languages, facilitating conversations and networking with scholars, teachers of worship, and other church leaders, and grant making support.  She is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she taught biblical studies and was administrative director at International Baptist Theological Seminary. Cornou earned a PhD in theology from the Free University of Amsterdam on the topic of Protestant worship in Argentina as well as degrees in public accounting and theology.
Co-Leader: Martin Tel, Princeton Seminary’s C.F. Seabrook Director of Music, earned an MMus from the University of Notre Dame, an MA from Calvin Theological Seminary, and a DMA from the University of Kansas. Tel is interested in congregational singing and the Psalter. His courses cover musical resources for the congregation, the Psalms in worship, and collaborative worship planning.  His publications include Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA, 2019), contributing editor, Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Faith Alive, 2013), contributing editor, and Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (CICW/Faith Alive/Brazos Press, 2012), senior editor.

Other Sessions in the Series
I. World Christianity: Elsie Anne McKee (January 27, 2020)
II. Ethical Leadership: Walter Earl Fluker (February 3, 2020)

Schedule
Morning
8:30 – Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction and welcome
9:15 -10:30 – Session 1 (class time)
10:30 -11:00 – Coffee and snack break
11:00 -12:15 – Session 2 – (class time)
Afternoon
12:15 -1:15 – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 – Session 3 – (class time)

Cost & Registration
Daily rate: $65Full series: $175
Includes full program, lunch, and coffee breaks with snacks.
Offered with support from The James G. Emerson Fund.
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The Joe R. Engle Organ Concert
2020-02-08 12:00 - 20:00
“Will You Come and Follow Me?”
a hymn festival inviting us to answer the call
to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God
In partnership with the Central New Jersey AGO Chapter, this event will include afternoon workshops and a 7:00 p.m. organ concert at Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, featuring Tom Trenney.
The concert is free and open to the public.

Being Christian and a Leader in an Election Year
2020-02-05 00:00 - 2020-02-25 23:59
Course Description

Americans will be electing a President again soon, and we’re more divided than ever. We all know that in 2016, friendships, families, neighborhoods, bridge clubs, churches, and almost every other community came apart at the seams over politics. So, how can Christian community survive political polarization? And how can we disrupt it together in the name of the one who prayed that those who believe in him “may all be one”? (John 17.20)
Join Dr. Allen Hilton, MDiv ’89, leader of the House United Movement, as he helps us retrain divisive habits and seek the transformation that will help us become robustly “Christ’s body” and “a more perfect union.” The coursework identifies our American Christian predicament and then builds for us new ways of engaging constructively across our differences.

Who May Enroll
Any curious Christian seeking deeper theological understanding and personal enrichment may take part in this online course. People with a desire to bridge the divides in our communities and churches will find this course helpful. We encourage groups from congregations and communities to take the course together.

What to Expect
Learning Community: You will be immersed with a community of learners. Just as you would in a traditional classroom, you will engage the course material with your peers, faculty, and teaching assistants.
Course Platform: The inviting environment of the online course platform engages students in active learning. The weekly modules guide you, step by step, through videos, readings, written reflections, and peer discussions.
Live Sessions: A one-hour live online session with Hilton occurs at the end of each weekly module, for a total of three sessions. Participation is encouraged but optional. The three live sessions with Hilton will take place 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. eastern time on Tuesdays, February 11, 18, and 25, 2020.
Time Commitment: Complete course material on your own schedule while meeting weekly deadlines. Teaching assistants follow your progress and respond weekly to your work in the learning path. You will exchange ideas with peers in the discussion board. Expect to spend six to eight hours per week on course modules and the live sessions.
Instruction and Review: Written course work is reviewed by the instructor and teaching assistant. Hilton will engage with students in the online discussions.
Successful Completion and CEUs
Those who satisfactorily complete all steps of the three modules will receive a notice of completion and earn 2.5 continuing education units (CEUs).

About the Instructor
Rev. Allen R. Hilton, PhD, makes political and theological difference an asset to people’s lives rather than a threat. He grew up and went to college in a conservative village in Oregon, did graduate work in the more progressive Ivy East (PTS and Yale University PhD ‘97), taught on strong faculties at St. Mary’s College of California and Yale Divinity School, and then served big-tent churches in the east, west, and middle of the U.S. These experiences incubated the convictions that hatched House United, Hilton’s nonprofit attempt to bust polarization. His book, House United: How the Church Can Save the World (Fortress, 2018), captures that vision; his book, Illiterate Apostles: Uneducated Early Christians and the Literates Who Loved Them (T&T Clark, 2018) grounds it in Scripture. Hilton lives in Austin, Texas with his beloved, Liz, and their two sons, Sam and Isaac.

Fees and Registration
The fee for the course is $110 per person.
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Interested in taking the course with a group at your church? Contact us, at the email below, for information on group rates for congregations.

Pastoral Ministry Series - Part II: Walter Earl Fluker
2020-02-03 00:00 - 23:59
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Description
This annual three-part series is designed for those serving in congregational ministry. Through three consecutive Mondays, clergy will spend time in community exploring the art of pastoral ministry. Topics in 2020 will touch on World Christianity, ethical leadership, and the bilingual hymnal. Come to one, two, or the full series.

II. Ethical Leadership

Monday, February 3, 2020
Dr. Walter Fluker will explore ethical leadership and the qualities of personal integrity, spiritual discipline, intellectual openness, and moral anchoring. Fluker finds these characteristics exemplified in the work and thought of black church giants Martin Luther King, Jr. and Howard Thurman. This course sets forth the context and principles for ethical leadership, particularly for ministries and other professions whose mission directly advances the common good. Fluker grounds leadership in story, the appropriation of one’s roots as a basis for personal and social transformation. He will explore the key values of character, civility, and community for ethical action on the personal, public, and spiritual realms. From these considerations he will share a model of the specific virtues that embody each realm of ethical leadership before applying them to the practical aspects of leadership and decision-making.
Leader: Walter Earl Fluker is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University. He is the editor of the Howard Thurman Papers Project and the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Initiative for the Development of Ethical Leadership (MLK-IDEAL). He was founding executive director of the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership Center and the Coca-Cola Professor of Leadership Studies at Morehouse College. Dr. Fluker is a featured consultant, speaker, lecturer and workshop leader at foundations, businesses, corporations, colleges, universities, governmental and religious institutions, nationally and globally.

Other Sessions in the Series
I. World Christianity: Elsie Anne McKee (January 27, 2020)
III. Worshiping in Unity | Adorando en Unidad: Martin Tel and María Cornou (February 10, 2020)

Schedule
Morning
8:30 – Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction and welcome
9:15 -10:30 – Session 1 (class time)
10:30 -11:00 – Coffee and snack break
11:00 -12:15 – Session 2 – (class time)
Afternoon
12:15 -1:15 – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 – Session 3 – (class time)

Cost & Registration
Daily rate: $65Full series: $175
Includes full program, lunch, and coffee breaks with snacks.
Offered with support from The James G. Emerson Fund.
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Student Art Exhibition
2020-02-01 09:00 - 2020-03-31 16:00
Students in Professor Sonia Waters’ course “The Creative Unconscious and Visual Life” transformed experience into art – painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and mixed media. Through this exhibit, on display in the Erdman Center’s Main Gallery throughout February and March from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., students explore the power of visual expression in pastoral ministry, public space, and political protest.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Student Art Exhibit – Cancelled
2020-02-01 00:00 - 2020-03-31 23:59
Exhibit Cancelled
All campus events, lectures, and worship services have been cancelled through May 1. Please read the full statement.

Students in Professor Sonia Waters’ course The Creative Unconscious and Visual Life transformed experience into art — painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and mixed media. Through the exhibit, students explore the power of visual expression in pastoral ministry, public space, and political protest.
This exhibit is on display in the Erdman Center’s Main Gallery throughout February and March from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Opening Communion for the Spring Semester
2020-01-28 11:30 - 12:00
Preacher: Dr. Hanna Reichel, Associate Professor of Reformed Theology
Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32
Title: “Wrestling with God and the World”
Presiding: Janice Smith Ammon, Bryant M. Kirkland Minister of the Chapel, and Yedea H. Walker, Pastoral Resident

Regional Auditing Program
2020-01-28 00:00 - 2020-04-28 23:59
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all continuing education programs have been suspended until further notice. Please check back for updates
Area pastors, church leaders, and community members 18 years and older are welcome to audit select Seminary courses on a noncredit basis. Registration, through The Office of Continuing Education, is required and there is a fee of $175 per course with a limit of one course per person per semester.
Auditors will sit in on course lectures but should not expect to participate in class discussion, attend precepts, or have work evaluated by professors. All communication about courses should be directed to the Office of Continuing Education. No credit or certification is given for audited courses. However, pastors and church professionals may request verification of continuing education units (CEUs), at the conclusion of the semester, from the Office of Continuing Education.

Course Offerings
NT 2101 Introduction to the New Testament
Dr. Dale C. Allison Dr. George L. Parsenios
This course will provide an introduction to the New Testament by (1) developing a basic knowledge of the New Testament writings with respect to their literary and theological characteristics, (2) providing insight into the cultural and religious matrix of early Christianity, (3) introducing the academic study of the New Testament and the art and methods of exegesis. A consistent concern throughout will be the integration of exegesis, theology, and life in Christ.
CH 1130 Survey of Christianity Since the Reformation
Dr. Heath Carter Dr. James C. Deming
Survey of major trends and movements, including the planting of Christianity in the Americas, the evangelical awakenings, the Enlightenment, the impact of political revolutions, Christianity and changing gender roles, African American Christianity, the modern missionary movement and ecumenism, the emergence of theological liberalism and biblical criticism, the fundamentalist controversy, the rise of Pentecostalism, the changing place of Christianity in European and American societies in the 20th century, and the re-centering of world Christianity to the global south in the 21st century.
CH 3221 St. Augustine, His Confessions, and His Influence
Dr. Paul Rorem
The life and thought of St. Augustine of Hippo, with special attention to his Confessions. Influential theological themes of Augustine’s overall work will be traced through the Middle Ages and Renaissance into the 16th century Reformation. Lectures, small group discussions of the books of the Confessions, examination, and research paper.
TH 2100 Systematic Theology
Dr. Hanna Reichel Dr. Dirk J. Smit
A foundational course covering the major Christian doctrines from revelation to eschatology, emphasizing their biblical basis, evangelical focus, ecclesial context, Trinitarian scope, and contemporary significance for Christian life and ministry.
WR 3129 B The Psalms in Christian Worship
Martin Tel
An exploration of the use of the Psalms in Christian worship. Consideration will be given to liturgical practices of the early church and the Reformation traditions and to the influences of the liturgical renewal movement, as well as to emerging developments in contemporary worship practices. Auditors may also participate in a series of practica on the musical performance of the Psalter with discussion of the experience of singing and journaling through the Psalms.

Registration
Registration requires two steps.
1. Register and pay the required fee ($175) online.
2. Call the Office of Continuing Education to schedule a time to pick up any information for your course and a parking pass. Phone number and office hours are in the email confirmation of your online registration.
Available space in each course is limited and varies course by course.

Pastoral Ministry Series
2020-01-27 00:00 - 23:59
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Description
This annual three-part series is designed for those serving in congregational ministry. Through three consecutive Mondays, clergy will spend time in community exploring the art of pastoral ministry. Topics in 2020 will touch on World Christianity, ethical leadership, and the bilingual hymnal. Come to one, two, or the full series.

Topics, Dates, and Leaders

I. World Christianity
Monday, January 27, 2020
Women have always been active in Christian service, though most of their names have been lost. When we have the opportunity to get “the whole story,” especially from a context very different from our own, it opens new ways to appreciate the communion of saints. Monique Misenga Mukuna, affectionately known as “Maman Monique,” is a remarkable laywoman of the Presbyterian Church of Kinshasa, in her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Elder and activist, teacher and advocate, constantly engaged all her adult life in working to live out Matthew 25, Maman Monique has especially dedicated herself to women and girls, seeking to educate and empower. She is strong and feisty, compassionate, and down to earth. Come be welcomed into an inspiring, on-going story of a sister in the World Christian community.
Leader: Elsie Anne McKee, PhD ’82, is the Archibald Alexander Professor of Reformation Studies and the History of Worship at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also earned the Diploma in Theology from Cambridge University in England. The history and theology of the Reformation are the focus of her research, along with a strong interest in cross-cultural issues developed by experience in central Africa. Themes include the history of Biblical exegesis and spirituality and women in the church.

II. Ethical Leadership
Monday, February 3, 2020
Join Dr. Walter Fluker will explore ethical leadership and the qualities of personal integrity, spiritual discipline, intellectual openness, and moral anchoring. Fluker finds these characteristics exemplified in the work and thought of black church giants Martin Luther King, Jr. and Howard Thurman. This course sets forth the context and principles for ethical leadership, particularly for ministries and other professions whose mission directly advances the common good. Fluker grounds leadership in story, the appropriation of one’s roots as a basis for personal and social transformation. He will explore the key values of character, civility, and community for ethical action on the personal, public, and spiritual realms. From these considerations he will share a model of the specific virtues that embody each realm of ethical leadership before applying them to the practical aspects of leadership and decision-making.
Leader: Walter Earl Fluker is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University. He is the editor of the Howard Thurman Papers Project and the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Initiative for the Development of Ethical Leadership (MLK-IDEAL). He was founding executive director of the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership Center and the Coca-Cola Professor of Leadership Studies at Morehouse College. Dr. Fluker is a featured consultant, speaker, lecturer and workshop leader at foundations, businesses, corporations, colleges, universities, governmental and religious institutions, nationally and globally.

III. Worshiping in Unity | Adorando en Unidad
Monday, February 10, 2020One of the greatest gifts that Christians have is the ability to worship God together in unity, as the body of Christ. With the global church at our doorstep, many pastors and worship leaders face questions of how to embrace a liturgy that acknowledges and welcomes the increasing diversity in our North American contexts: Might bilingual (multilingual) worship be relevant for my congregation? How can we sing songs in a language we don’t know? What about authenticity and cultural appropriation? Which practical strategies may help my community to practice bilingual worship? Though this seminar will focus on English and Spanish languages and explore the new resource, Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019), the learning can be applied to all sorts of bilingual and multilingual settings. Come and join us in this fascinating conversation.

Uno de los mayores dones que tienen los cristianos es la capacidad de adorar a Dios juntos en unidad, como el cuerpo de Cristo. Con la iglesia global a nuestras puertas, muchos pastores y líderes de adoración enfrentan preguntas sobre cómo abrazar una liturgia que reconoce y agradece la creciente diversidad en nuestros contextos de América del Norte: ¿Puede ser relevante la adoración bilingüe (multilingüe) para mi congregación? ¿Cómo podemos cantar canciones en un idioma que no conocemos? ¿Qué pasa con la autenticidad y la apropiación cultural? ¿Qué estrategias prácticas pueden ayudar a mi comunidad a practicar la adoración bilingüe? Aunque este seminario se centrará en los idiomas inglés y español, y explorará el nuevo recurso Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Santo, Santo, Santo: Canciones para el pueblo de Dios (Publicaciones GIA, 2019), el aprendizaje se puede aplicar a todo tipo de entornos bilingües y multilingües. Ven y únete a nosotros en esta fascinante conversación.
The instructors plan to teach primarily in English but can accommodate Spanish speakers.Las sesiones serán conducidas principalmente en inglés, pero se pueden hacer arreglos para incluir a hispanohablantes.
Part I (9:15-10:15 a.m.)—Cooper Conference Room (Erdman Hall)Bilingual (or multilingual) worship isn’t easy. Why should we make the effort?
Parte I (9:15-10:15 a.m.)—Salón de Conferencias Cooper (Erdman Hall) La adoración bilingüe o multilingüe no es fácil. ¿Por qué debemos hacer el esfuerzo?
Part II (10:30-11:15 a.m.)—Gambrell Room (Scheide Hall)Let’s practice! Together we’ll experience some bilingual songs from around the world.
Parte II (10:30-11:15 a.m.)—Salón Gambrell (Scheide Hall) ¡Practiquemos! Juntos experimentaremos con algunas canciones bilingües de alrededor del mundo.
Interlude (11:30-noon)—Miller ChapelWe will worship with the Seminary community.
Interludio (11:30-noon)—Capilla Miller Adoraremos con la comunidad del Seminario
Part III (1:00-2:30 p.m.)—Gambrell Room (Scheide Hall)How? What are some strategies and resources for leading bilingual (or multilingual) worship?
Parte III (1:00-2:30 p.m.)—Salón Gambrell (Scheide Hall) ¿Cómo? ¿Cuáles son algunas estrategias y recursos para liderar la adoración bilingüe (o multilingüe)?
Co-Leader: María Eugenia Cornou is program manager for international and intercultural learning for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Her areas of responsibility include international programs, curating web and print resources including translations of worship resources into multiple languages, facilitating conversations and networking with scholars, teachers of worship, and other church leaders, and grant making support.  She is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she taught biblical studies and was administrative director at International Baptist Theological Seminary. Cornou earned a PhD in theology from the Free University of Amsterdam on the topic of Protestant worship in Argentina as well as degrees in public accounting and theology.
Co-Leader: Martin Tel, Princeton Seminary’s C.F. Seabrook Director of Music, earned an MMus from the University of Notre Dame, an MA from Calvin Theological Seminary, and a DMA from the University of Kansas. Tel is interested in congregational singing and the Psalter. His courses cover musical resources for the congregation, the Psalms in worship, and collaborative worship planning.  His publications include Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA, 2019), contributing editor, Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Faith Alive, 2013), contributing editor, and Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (CICW/Faith Alive/Brazos Press, 2012), senior editor.

Schedule for Each Monday
Morning
8:30 – Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction and welcome
9:15 -10:30 – Session 1 (class time)
10:30 -11:00 – Coffee and snack break
11:00 -12:15 – Session 2 – (class time)

Afternoon
12:15 -1:15 – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 – Session 3 – (class time)

Cost & Registration
Daily rate: $65Full series: $175
Includes full program, lunch, and coffee breaks with snacks.
Offered with support from The James G. Emerson Fund.
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Pastoral Ministry Series - Part I: Elsie Anne McKee
2020-01-27 00:00 - 23:59
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Description
This annual three-part series is designed for those serving in congregational ministry. Through three consecutive Mondays, clergy will spend time in community exploring the art of pastoral ministry. Topics in 2020 will touch on World Christianity, ethical leadership, and the bilingual hymnal. Come to one, two, or the full series.

I. World Christianity

Monday, January 27, 2020
Women have always been active in Christian service, though most of their names have been lost. When we have the opportunity to get “the whole story,” especially from a context very different from our own, it opens new ways to appreciate the communion of saints. Monique Misenga Mukuna, affectionately known as “Maman Monique,” is a remarkable laywoman of the Presbyterian Church of Kinshasa, in her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Elder and activist, teacher and advocate, constantly engaged all her adult life in working to live out Matthew 25, Maman Monique has especially dedicated herself to women and girls, seeking to educate and empower. She is strong and feisty, compassionate, and down to earth. Come be welcomed into an inspiring, on-going story of a sister in the World Christian community.
Leader: Elsie Anne McKee, PhD ’82, is the Archibald Alexander Professor of Reformation Studies and the History of Worship at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also earned the Diploma in Theology from Cambridge University in England. The history and theology of the Reformation are the focus of her research, along with a strong interest in cross-cultural issues developed by experience in central Africa. Themes include the history of Biblical exegesis and spirituality and women in the church.

Other Sessions in the Series
II. Ethical Leadership: Walter Earl Fluker (February 3, 2020)
III. Worshiping in Unity | Adorando en Unidad: Martin Tel and María Cornou (February 10, 2020)

Schedule
Morning
8:30 – Coffee and registration
9:00 – 9:15 – Introduction and welcome
9:15 -10:30 – Session 1 (class time)
10:30 -11:00 – Coffee and snack break
11:00 -12:15 – Session 2 – (class time)
Afternoon
12:15 -1:15 – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 – Session 3 – (class time)

Cost & Registration
Daily rate: $65Full series: $175
Includes full program, lunch, and coffee breaks with snacks.
Offered with support from The James G. Emerson Fund.
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Making Space
2020-01-24 16:30 - 21:00
Normal Heights United Church and the Seminary’s Women in Ministry (WIM) Initiative invite all who identify as women to join them in San Diego, CA on January 24, 2020 for Making Space, an event highlighting women who are making space for themselves and others in their workplaces, communities, and neighborhoods.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Schedule4:30-6:00 | Social Hour highlighting local women baristas, brewers, and bartenders6:00-7:00 | Keynote by Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary7:30-9:00 | Panel Discussion with women from various fields
Tickets and VenueGeneral: $20Student: $5(Tickets include food and two drinks. Mocktails, coffee, and tea are available for students and those under 21.)

Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy
2020-01-10 19:00 - 20:00
A bilingual festival of singing / Un festival de canto bilingüe
Join us for a bilingual (Spanish/English) festival of singing led by María Cornou, Carlos Colón, and Martin Tel with the Princeton Seminary Touring Choir, presenting the new hymnal resource Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). We will sing songs of tears and laughter, psalms of lament and praise, and hymns that tell the story of Jesus and the Christian journey. The act of singing bilingually is an expression of our unity. Come, be inspired. ¡Cantemos! Let’s sing!
Únete a nosotros en un festival de canto bilingüe (español / inglés) dirigido por María Cornou, Carlos Colón, y Martin Tel con el Coro Itinerante del Seminario Princeton, presentando el nuevo himnario Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). Cantaremos canciones de sufrimiento y de alegría, salmos de lamentación y alabanzas, e himnos sobre la historia de Jesús y el camino cristiano. Cantar en forma bilingüe es una expresión de nuestra unidad. Ven e inspírate. Let’s sing! ¡Cantemos!

Independent Study for Ministry Professionals
2020-01-07 00:00 - 2020-03-16 00:00
Description
Come to the Princeton Seminary campus to rest, reflect, and study. Need to plan your study leave? This program of self-directed learning is perfect for pastors, Christian institutional leaders, lay professionals, and scholars. Stay in the Erdman Center, steps away from the seminary Library, where you may study and explore its vast resources. Take part in the life of the seminary community by attending daily chapel, taking meals in the dining hall, meeting friends and faculty for coffee in the Brick Cafe, and attending public lectures that may be available. Hosted by the Office of Continuing Education, Independent Study weeks are offered multiple times throughout the year.
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The Book of Acts in Easter Worship
2020-01-05 00:00 - 2020-01-10 23:59
With the leadership of Martin Tel, the C. F. Seabrook Director of Music, and Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament, participants will consider how key passages from Acts can shape a series of worship services from Easter to Pentecost. The group will explore how these passages touch on key public issues such as immigration, racial justice, and the environment, with attention given to Latinx theological perspectives and bilingual worship resources.
Depart having outlined a sermon series based on Acts for the Easter season, including bilingual (Spanish/English) selections for congregational singing. Learning will take place in the classroom, church, city, and the beautiful nearby mountains.
The course is offered in partnership with the Fran Park Center for Faith and Life, a program of Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.

What You'll Learn
Teaching Sessions with Eric Barreto
Enjoy daily class time with Dr. Eric Barreto exploring the Book of Acts in Easter Worship. Class sessions take place in the mornings of January 6, 7, and 10 and in the afternoon, or evenings on January 8 and 9.
The Book of Acts is often associated with worship in the season of Easter, particularly in lectionary traditions. Barreto’s teaching sessions will consider how key passages from Acts can shape a series of worship services from Easter to Pentecost that touch on key public issues, such as immigration, racial justice, and environmental issues. Particular attention will be given to Latinx theology perspectives and bilingual worship resources. Dr. Martin Tel and Dr. Maria Cornou will share in the teaching. Participants will outline a sermon series based on Acts for the Easter season, including bilingual (Spanish/English) selections for congregational singing.
Congregation-based Theological Education Travel to Pinnacle Presbyterian Church for a conversation about congregation-based theological education. At 25 years, Pinnacle Presbyterian has built ministry around doing traditional church programming in innovative ways. Five buildings on 20 acres, including a sanctuary designed to integrate themes indigenous to the Southwest, are a case in point. Their Fran Park Center for Faith and Life is another, developing a national model for congregation-based theological education. On Monday afternoon, January 6, we will explore these themes in a tour and conversation with Rev. Dr. Wes Avram, pastor of Pinnacle Presbyterian Church.
Mexican Baroque Organ Concert Pinnacle Presbyterian Church (PPC) invites us to experience their internationally recognized Richards, Fowkes & Co. pipe organ. We ask, how can a pipe organ build bridges, bond cultures, and open a dialogue around the topic of cross-cultural relationships? PPC’s organist, Illona Kubiaczyk-Adler, will present a concert of Mexican composers from the Baroque to the present and offer a discussion in the evening on Monday, January 6.
Meeting the Challenges of Pastoral Ministry Today Join with Seminary students as Dr. Wes Avram, pastor of Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, leads a conversation about the challenges of congregational ministry in our time, holding traditional visions with a nontraditional spirit. Monday evening, January 6.
Sing for Life Learn about Sing for Life at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church. Sing for Life is a newly formed chorus for individuals suffering with early-stage Alzheimer’s or dementia. Singers are accompanied by a care partner for a two-hour gathering that includes fellowship and singing. Studies show that the results are life-changing for both parties as music is not forgotten for those with the disease. Students and attendees will observe the rehearsal and engage in fellowship with singers and their partners in the morning on Thursday, January 9.

Excursions
Conversation on Religion and Immigration in Arizona Take part in an excursion to Arizona State University for a conversation about religion and immigration, led by Dr. Jason Bruner, associate professor of religious studies in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Participants will have dinner on their own in Phoenix. The conversation is planned for Tuesday afternoon, January 7.
Reflection and Hike Dr. Michael Hegeman, associate director of the Fran Park Center, will lead a group on a hike in the beautiful Phoenix mountains, tackling Piestewa Peak. This time will be spent reflecting on the historic place of Native Americans in this region, current immigration concerns, and our call as Christians to address these matters. Participants will hike at their own pace and cover the full hike or only a portion. Finding a shaded spot to read and rest is an option as well. The hike is set for Wednesday morning, January 8.

Course Instructors

Eric Barreto is the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. As a Baptist minister, Barreto has pursued scholarship for the sake of the Church, and regularly writes for and teaches in faith communities around the country. He has also been a leader in the Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium and is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. Barreto has also authored several books meant to bridge the church and the academy, such as Thinking Theologically (Foundations for Learning).

Martin Tel is the C.F. Seabrook Director of Music at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned an MMus from the University of Notre Dame, an MA from Calvin Theological Seminary, and a DMA from the University of Kansas. Tel is interested in congregational singing and the Psalter. His courses cover musical resources for the congregation, the Psalms in worship, and collaborative worship planning. His publications include Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA, 2019), contributing editor; Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Faith Alive, 2013), contributing editor; and Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (CICW/Faith Alive/Brazos Press, 2012), senior editor.

The Princeton Seminary Touring Choir is a microcosm of the Seminary. Our membership represents the various degree programs and the many cultures and church traditions which thrive at the Seminary. Choristers come from all over the United States. We also have international students from Hong Kong, Korea, and Scotland. This year, members of the touring choir are also enrolled in an academic course, The Book of Acts in Easter Worship. While we will be leading in services of worship in Arizona, we look forward to also learning alongside practicing pastors, preachers, and church musicians.

Supporting Leadership

David Allen

Wesley Avram

Jason Bruner

Eddie C. Calderon

María E. Cornou

Michael Hegman

Allen Hilton

Ilona K.Adler

Eric O. Ledermann

Kelly McGinn

Dayle G. Rounds

Leah M. Sarat

Carols of Many Nations 2019
2019-12-11 15:30 - 20:30
December 11 at 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:30 p.m.
A service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols are led by the Princeton Seminary Chapel Choir, international students, and Seminary staff. The three services are identical and all will be held in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary.
NOTE: All three services of Carols of Many Nations are at capacity. Regretfully, we are no longer accepting requests for tickets.

Access PTS
2019-11-21 00:00 - 23:59
The best way to learn about Princeton Seminary is to visit the campus when classes are in session. This one-day event provides an opportunity for prospective students to experience a day in the life of Princeton Seminary by touring campus, visiting a class, attending chapel, and meeting with current students.
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Toyohiko Kagawa Lecture
2019-11-18 17:00 - 18:00
Anne Blakenship will present the 2019 Toyohiko Kagawa lecture on November 18 at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. The topic will be “The Adaptability of Christian Nationalism: American Protestants and Japanese Christianity, 1921-1941.” A reception will follow in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center.
Anne Blankenship is associate professor of religious studies at North Dakota State University. Her research investigates religious responses to injustice and relationships between national, racial, and religious identities. Blankenship’s first book, Christianity, Social Justice, and the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II, reveals how the injustice transformed Asian-American Christianity and challenged religious and racial boundaries in liberal American Christianity.

Theologies of the Digital: An International Research Colloquium
2019-11-15 00:00 - 2019-11-17 23:59
Description
In the digital age, all aspects and subsystems of life are undergoing transformations, sometimes radically and other times subtly. What, if anything, can theology as a discipline contribute to the analysis, conceptualization and assessment of the emergent logics of “the digital”?
Theologians from the USA and Germany will come together to discuss this question. They will use dogmatic loci as lenses to read and interpret contemporary developments in the context of digitalization, as well as challenge and reformulate theological insights in light of said developments. Areas of exploration will include theological anthropology with special emphasis on accountability and diversity; concepts of freedom; memory and knowledge; and scripture as authority and interface. Proposals may be tentative or bold in experimenting with new ideas. Because of the open nature of the inquiry, the workshop will be conducted in an exploratory and collaborative spirit.

Speakers
Dr. Clifford Anderson (Vanderbilt University)Prof. Dr. Peter Dabrock (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)Benedikt Friedrich (Universität Bochum)Dr. Michael Hemenway (Iliff School of Theology)Dr. Florian Höhne (Universität Berlin)Prof. Dr. Kate Ott (Drew University)Prof. Dr. Hanna Reichel (Princeton Theological Seminary)PD. Dr. Gotlind Ulshoefer (Universität Tübingen)Dr. Frederike van Oorschot (FEST Heidelberg)

Schedule
Friday, November 15
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Registration 12:00–1:00 p.m. | Lunch at Mackay Campus Center
1:00–1:30 p.m. | Opening / Introductions (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)
1:30–3:00 p.m. | The Human Person (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)

Digital Spiritual Embodiment: Power, Difference, and Interdependence – Kate Ott
The Porous Mask: A Theological Reflection on Concepts of Personhood and Personal Agency – Florian Höhne

3:00–3:30 p.m. | Coffee break
3:30–5:30 p.m. | Freedom (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)

From Data Protection to Data Sovereignty: A Multidimensional Governance Approach for Shaping Informational Freedom in the ‘Onlife’-era – Peter Dabrock
Exploring Freedom: A Conversation between Lutheran Theology and the Free Software Movement – Benedikt Friedrich
Digital Omniscience and Practices of Freedom – Hanna Reichel

6:00 p.m. | Dinner at a nearby restaurant
Saturday, November 16
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast buffet at Erdman Center
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Scripture (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)

Scripture as Interface – Michael Hemenway
Authority as Interaction: Hermeneutic and Medial Questions on the Authority of Scripture – Frederike van Oorschot

10:30–11:00 a.m. | Coffee break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions of Student Presentations (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)
12:30–2:00 p.m. | Lunch at Mackay Campus Center
2:00–3:30 p.m. | Memory and Knowledge (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)

A New Hermeneutics of Suspicion? The Challenge of ‘Deep Fakes’ to Theological Epistemology – Clifford Anderson
Changes in Remembrance and Interpretation? The Digitization of Biblical Texts and Digital Preservation Under Theological and Ethical Considerations – Gotlind Ulshoefer

3:30–4:00 p.m. | Coffee break
4:00–5:30 p.m. | Final Discussion, Conclusion (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)
6:00 p.m. | Dinner at a nearby restaurant

The workshop will be conducted in collaboration with the Center of Theological Inquiry and with Princeton Theological Seminary’s TH3334 course Theologies of Order and Chaos.
Given the collaborative workshop nature of this project, there is no public registration for this conference. Those interested in participating should directly contact Dr. Hanna Reichel.
Videos of the lectures will be publicly available through the Seminary’s regular channels after the event.
All contributions will be published in a forthcoming special issue of Cursor_ Zeitschrift fuer explorative Theologie

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Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy
2019-11-08 19:30 - 20:30
A bilingual festival of singing | Un festival de canto bilingüe
Join us for a bilingual (Spanish/English) festival of singing led by María Cornou, Carlos Colón and Martin Tel with the Princeton Seminary Choir, presenting the new hymnal resource Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). We will sing songs of tears and laughter, psalms of lament and praise, and hymns that tell the story of Jesus and the Christian journey. The act of singing bilingually is an expression of our unity. Come, be inspired. ¡Cantemos! Let’s sing!
Únete a nosotros en un festival de canto bilingüe (español / inglés) dirigido por María Cornou, Carlos Colón y Martin Tel con el Coro del Seminario Princeton, presentando el nuevo himnario Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). Cantaremos canciones de sufrimiento y de alegría, salmos de lamentación y alabanzas, e himnos sobre la historia de Jesús y el camino cristiano. Cantar en forma bilingüe es una expresión de nuestra unidad. Ven e inspírate. Let’s sing! ¡Cantemos!

Holy Blacked Out: Workshop
2019-11-08 15:15 - 17:00
All are invited to attend Holy Blacked Out, a workshop led by Antonia Terrazas on Friday, November 8 in Tennent 3. This workshop will explore creative exegetical methods of reading toxic theologies in the pursuit of healing and liberation. Participants will discover and practice erasure poetry and blackout poetry as a medium for this work.
Antonia Terrazas is an MDiv graduate from Duke Divinity School and creator of Holy Blacked Out (@holyblackedout). She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, and tweets about spirituality, fat liberation, sexuality, and lipstick at @antoniaterrazas.
Participants should bring a printed piece of theological literature that they would like to deconstruct during the workshop. Some extra copies may be available on site, but the practice will be most meaningful for those who bring their own selections.

All are welcome to one or both parts of the event:
3:15–3:45 p.m.—Part I: Presentation and Q & A with Antonia
Break
4:00–5:00 p.m.—Part II: Blackout Poetry Workshop/Hands-On Erasure
Hosted by Dr. Lindsey Trozzo’s Queer Hermeneutics course, the Holy Blacked Out Workshop is sponsored by the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender.
For questions, please email lindsey.trozzo@ptsem.edu.

Trust, Truth, and Trauma: Is Forgiveness Politically Possible?
2019-11-04 17:00 - 18:00
The Office of the President welcomes speaker Nancy Gibbs on November 4 at 5:00 p.m. in the Iain R. Torrance Atrium at Princeton Theological Seminary Library. The topic will be “Trust, Truth, and Trauma: Is Forgiveness Politically Possible?”
Nancy Gibbs is the faculty director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. Gibbs is the former editor in chief of Time and the first woman to hold that position. She is one of the most published writers in the magazine’s history, having covered four presidential campaigns and written more cover stories than any other writer. She is a frequent guest on radio and television news shows, a former consultant to CBS News and guest essayist for PBS NewsHour.

L.I.V.E. Symposium
2019-11-03 00:00 - 2019-11-05 23:59
The L.I.V.E. (Learning, Inclusion, Vitality, Exploration) Symposium is Princeton Seminary’s initiative to reach domestic underrepresented prospective students in graduate theological education as they discern their vocation within the church.
Students will gain a greater awareness through:

Presentations from a diverse group of students, faculty, and administrators about campus life
Presentations from faculty members about responding to a call in a multicultural and pluralistic society
Panel discussions with alumni, faculty, and students on vocational discernment
Attending classes and meeting professors
Visiting local alumni for exposure to practical experiences

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Speakers

Eric Barreto
Eric D. Barreto is the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He holds 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 also 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.

Keri Day
Keri Day is associate professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religion at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. Day received her PhD in Religion from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She earned an MA in Religion and Ethics from Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville. Her teaching and research interests are in womanist/feminist theologies, social critical theory, cultural studies, economics, and Afro-Pentecostalism. Her first academic book, Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America, was published in November of 2012. Her second book, Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives, was published in December of 2015. In 2017, she was recognized by ABC News as one of six black women at the center of gravity in theological education in America.
Alongside her scholarship, she also engages public policy leaders. In 2011, she was the keynote speaker at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Springfield, Illinois, highlighting the importance of interfaith dialogue within local communities. In addition, she was part of the 2012 delegation of scholars who participated in the White House Religious Scholars Briefing in Washington D.C. to discuss issues related to economic policy, religious freedom, and peace building efforts around the world. She has been a guest political commentator on KERA, NPR, DFW/FOX News, and Huffington post Live on issues related to faith and politics. She has written for the Dallas Morning News’ Faith and Politics Blog, The Feminist Wire, and The Huffington Post.

Black Church Studies Alumni Lecture
2019-10-31 19:00 - 21:00
On Thursday, October 31 from 7:00-9:00 p.m., the Center for Black Church Studies will host the Black Church Studies Alumni Lecture, given this year by Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley, MDiv ’07.
Dr. Tinsley is a scholar of race, American religion, and African American culture. Dr. Tinsley earned his MA and PhD from Rice University and also holds a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a post-doctoral research affiliate with the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning and a visiting research associate in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University.
The lecture will be in the Theron Room in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Free and open to the public.

Geddes W. Hanson Lecture
2019-10-16 17:00 - 18:00
The 2019 Geddes W. Hanson lecture will be presented by Jonathan L. Walton on October 16 at 5:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary. Walton will deliver a lecture titled “How to Become a Famous Preacher! Henry Ward Beecher and the Ethics of Moral Suasion.” A reception will follow in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center.
Jonathan L. Walton, PhD ’06, MDiv ’02, is a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on evangelical Christianity and its relationship to mass media and political culture. He is the dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Previously, Walton served as the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church of Harvard University. His work and insights have been featured in several national and international news outlets, including the New York Times, CNN, Time, and the BBC.

Workshop: Ending Sexual Violence in Black Church Communities
2019-10-11 00:00 - 2019-10-12 23:59
WomanPreach! Inc. and Children of Combahee are joined together in partnership with the Center for Black Church Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary to host “Ending Sexual Violence in Black Church Communities,” a workshop for resourcing and sermon writing.
Our time together will consist of in-depth training about the movement to end sexual violence nationally, including presentation of background information on what sexual violence is, what sexual violence looks like and how churches have enshrined safe space for its perpetuation and persistence. Additionally, we will cultivate tools for transforming rape culture in religious spaces including but not limited to church covenants, protocol, child safety measures, and resources and workshops for writing and preaching theologically sound and responsible sermons addressing and prophetically naming the evil of sexual violence from the pulpit.
Featured speakers include Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman, assistant professor of theology and African American religion at Yale Divinity School, and Rev. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman, dean and vice president of academic affairs at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio.
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