9-11 impacted countless lives and institutions throughout DC and the MIid-Atlantic. Among these were graduate theological schools that educate pastors, priests, and yes at the time imams. The Washington Theological Consortium was (and still is) a community of such schools, and the impact of 9-11 has been far reaching.
Churches, synagogues, and mosques filled up after 9-11, as people sought direction,…
MoreThe 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?” …
MoreWe 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…
MoreThe Washington Theological Consortium Board of Trustees voted to receive the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) in Washington, DC as the newest Consortium member as of July 1, 2020. Along with Associate and Affiliate members of the Consortium, MOTB will enhance Consortium and member school programs under a new category of membership: “Public Educational Institution” that has direct relevance for…
MoreWe are at a tipping point in history that can become a kairos moment filled with divine purpose and change. In light of the global pandemic and the growing cries for racial justice filling U.S. streets, I find myself turning more and more to prayers that imparts the humility of faith and the courage of working with others for deep justice…
MoreThe Council of Deans of the Washington Theological Consortium will hold a Faculties’ Convocation this fall on “Toward Anti Racist Theology and Practice: Transforming our Teaching.” More recently, almost all of the Consortium schools and members have made statements and pledged to work on these issues during this turning point in race-relations and justice work….
MoreThe sight of our Spring Friends’ event, St. John’s Episcopal Church at Lafayette Square in Washington DC, became a battleground this week. Damaged June 1 by a small group of vandals who hi-jacked an otherwise peaceful protest in DC, the church survived without major damage to the historic sanctuary. The next day, the Square was cleared of peaceful protesters by…
MoreAn updated prayer resource from last year seems even more fitting for today’s pandemic crisis….
MoreFor those sick and afraid, may your word “fear not” reach their hearts….
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