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Jesus’ Bible

"Do you know that the Bible begins in the middle of a sentence?” The seminarians in my living room look at me pityingly, and...

He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over You

All three of my children are alums of Sewanee: The University of the South. There’s a pious tradition on that “holy mountain” of tapping...

Sewanee Strives to Transform Its Culture

“As the Episcopal Church undergoes this reckoning with race, Sewanee’s actually quite well placed to be part of that conversation.”

Brigety to Be Named Ambassador to South Africa

The possibility of the nomination prompted the leader of Sewanee to resign in December.

Sewanee Leader Resigns After 18 Months

Reuben Bigerty announced that he might be named ambassador to South Africa.

ETHICS: Climate Change and the Lordship of Christ

Climate change is not just an unfortunate atmospheric phenomenon; it emerges out of a fallen global system that distorts creaturely life and alienates humans from one another and creation.

James Turrell Named Dean of Theology at Sewanee

He will succeed Bishop Neil Alexander

Sewanee Workshop to Help Priests Grapple with Confederate Past

A number of high-profile Episcopal churches have struggled over how to handle symbols of the Confederate past in recent years. A pilot workshop sponsored by the University of the South hopes to gather up to 15 Episcopal clergy who are actively grappling with how to handle such controversial symbols in their own churches.

One Less Plaudit for Rose

The University of the South establishes a four-step process for revoking honorary degrees, and uses it to rescind its degree to journalist Charlie Rose.

$1 Million Gift to Sewanee

School of Theology says it will receive a significant portion of $1 million from the Episcopal Foundation of Texas.

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