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A Tribute to Fr. John Crossin, OSFS (1947-2023)
We write to share the sad news that Fr. John Crossin, OSFS passed away May 12 from an illness. He was a champion of Christian unity, a leader in interfaith dialogue, and a teacher and friend of many in the Consortium. We will continue our plans, made with him last month before he knew of his illness, to have a…
MoreA Pioneer in Black Theology has Passed–J. Deotis Roberts
Rev. Dr. J. Deotis Roberts, a gifted Baptist preacher, a long-time professor of theology at the Howard University School of Religion (now Divinity School), and a Dean at the Virginia Union University School of Theology (now Samuel Dewitt Proctor) passed away this week at age 95. After getting a blank stare from Jurgen Moltmann in the ’60’s about how his…
MoreHate and Healing: New Testament Interpretations
The event, on JUNE 4 at MOTB, called “Hate and Healing: A New Testament Dialogue,” will feature three dialogue sessions with panelists from four different Christian communities — Baptist, Roman Catholic, Latter-day Saint, and Seventh-day Adventist — with a full 20 minutes for audience questions after each session. The panelists will consider three interrelated topics:
how their community has interpreted…
MoreViolence to Peacebuilding: Muslim and Christian Approaches at CUA
Amazing Sermon Slam last weekend!
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We had an amazing Sermon Slam with 7 preachers from a variety of WTC schools at VTS last Saturday. The “best in” categories are noted in the photo above!
The in-person…
MoreConsortium Marks 50th Anniversary with a Symposium on ‘Educating Religious Leaders to Engage in Public Life’
The virtual public event features four scholars from diverse Christian traditions. It will draw together theology and ministry leaders, faculty, and students to explore the question “Should theological schools prepare pastors, priests, and other religious leaders to serve only their religious communities or also the wider public?” …
MoreNew Book on Clergy Education and Public Life by Dr. Golemon
We are pleased to announce a new book by Oxford University Press, Clergy Education in America: Religious Leadership and American Public Life, by Dr. Larry Golemon, Executive Director of the Consortium. It explores how the early seminary traditions of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish communities prepared leadership for religious and public life. In short, the liberal arts pedagogies in these schools…
MoreIIIT Webinar on Anthropomorphism in Abrahamic Faiths
COVID-19 updates and Fall Plans for WTC schools (Aug 20, 2020)
An update of news we have from various WTC schools about their classes and services in response to the current COVID-19 health crisis….
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