Via Archbishop Thabo Makgoba’s weblog:Commencement Convocation of the School of TheologyUniversity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.Archbishop Thabo MakgobaIsaiah 46:3-5; Psalm 27:5-11; Hebrews 10:19-24; John 4:23-26Graduates and your families, guests, fellow honoree Bishop Skirving, Bishop Howard, Bishop Alexander, Vice-Chancellor McCardell, sisters and brothers in Christ:Firstly, … [Read more...] about Abp. Makgoba at Sewanee
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EQB to Help Seminarians
Adapted from a University of the South announcementThe University of the South’s School of Theology has launched a new seminary program, EQB Fellowship, to address seminarians’ debt. The university’s motto, Ecce Quam Bonum (“How good it is”), is shortened from “How good it is when brothers and sisters dwell together in unity” (Ps. 133).EQB Fellowship program will create a new … [Read more...] about EQB to Help Seminarians
Brosend Trims EPF Duties
Adapted from a University of the South releaseThe Rev. Dr. William F. Brosend II has announced his decision to step down as executive director of the Episcopal Preaching Foundation, effective June 30, 2015. Brosend, who has served as executive director since 2010, will continue as professor of homiletics at the University of the South’s School of Theology and director of the … [Read more...] about Brosend Trims EPF Duties
Holy Mountain Retirement
Adapted from the Diocese of East CarolinaThe University of the South is exploring interest in a senior living community in Sewanee. The university would not administer the center, but has commissioned a survey to gauge interest in the idea.This potential community is intended to serve current residents in the Sewanee area, as well as those outside of the area who might see … [Read more...] about Holy Mountain Retirement
Sewanee-Westcott Partnership
From the University of the South’s School of TheologyThe School of Theology, the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., has entered into a partnership with Westcott House, Cambridge, U.K. These two historic seminaries, both established in the 1800s, have created a student exchange program for seminarians to experience prayer, study, and community life abroad in their middler … [Read more...] about Sewanee-Westcott Partnership
Bishop to Return as Dean
Adapted from a University of the South announcementThe Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, who left the University of the South’s School of Theology when he became Bishop of Atlanta in 2001, will return to the school Aug. 1 as its dean. Alexander had announced in February 2011 that he would resign as Bishop of Atlanta to become professor in the practice of liturgy and director of the … [Read more...] about Bishop to Return as Dean