In the US, Fuller Theological Seminary names first Black president
United StatesRNS Fuller Theological Seminary, the largest inter-denominational seminary in the US, has chosen as its new president David Emmanuel Goatley, the first Black person to hold the office. Goatley will replace Mark Labberton, who announced he was stepping down last year after 10 years as president, saying he hoped his replacement would be a […]
In the US, Duke Divinity School dean tapped as Belmont University president
Durham, North Carolina, USRNS L Gregory Jones, the longtime dean of the United Methodist-affiliated Duke Divinity School, will become the new president of Belmont University, a non-denominational Christian school close to Music Row in Nashville. Jones will succeed Belmont President Bob Fisher, who is retiring in May after two decades at the helm of the […]
For many US schools, the Master of Divinity degree is moving online for good
RNS Logan Lawrence had already been accepted to Duke Divinity School when she heard that the school would also be offering a mostly online version of the three-year Master of Divinity program beginning this fall. She immediately called to ask if she could switch her enrollment to the so-called hybrid program that will require only […]
POSTCARDS: VANIER IS GONE, BUT HIS CHRISTIAN MODEL FOR LIVING ALONGSIDE THE DISABLED TAKES ROOT
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…