By Mary Ellen Barnes“Hello and welcome,” said Kitt Bret Harte, Imago Dei Middle School’s principal, as she buzzed me in. Imago Dei, founded eight years ago in downtown Tucson, Arizona, by the Rev. Anne Sawyer and the Rev. Susan Anderson-Smith, is designed to help children who live in poverty overcome the challenges that make learning difficult. Imago Dei, “Image of God” in … [Read more...] about Miracle on 6th Avenue
Archives for April 1, 2014
An Ecumenical Tree at Lambeth
Adapted from a Lambeth Palace releaseArchbishop Justin Welby welcomed leaders from the Church Council of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) to Lambeth Palace March 1. In anticipation of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon and Bishop Martin Lind planted an English beech tree in Lambeth Palace’s garden. … [Read more...] about An Ecumenical Tree at Lambeth
Hannah Matis Joins VTS Faculty
Adapted from VTSHannah Matis will join the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary August 1 as assistant professor of church history.Matis currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, serving as an instructor for courses such as “Women in Medieval Europe” and “Western Civilization to 1600.” She is completing additional research for a book project, … [Read more...] about Hannah Matis Joins VTS Faculty