School of Theology News Archives
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"The Holy Spirit Is Not a He"
Mar 6, 2013
Professor of New Testament Jack Levison, author of Fresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired Life and upcoming Spring Quarter Lectio guide for the book of Acts, presented a session on March 9 titled "The Holy Spirit Is Not a He" at Search for Meaning 2013, an international book festival at Seattle University.
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What Does Youth Ministry Have to Do With Theology?
Mar 5, 2013
Assistant Professor of Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry Mike Langford addresses this question in an article titled "Theological People" published in Youth Worker.
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Dinner With the Dean and Brueggemann Lecture
for Prospective Seminary StudentsMar 5, 2013
If you've been thinking about seminary, you're invited to a free dinner and lecture on campus on March 21. Come meet Dean Doug Strong and current seminary students, and learn about Seattle Pacific Seminary. Afterward, join us for a lecture from one of the world’s leading Old Testament scholars, Walter Brueggemann.” More information.
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Professor Dearborn Publishes Article in Christianity Today
Mar 1, 2013
Professor of Theology Kerry Dearborn, with former School of Theology professor Tim Dearborn, has published an article in Christianity Today about SPU alums Bob and Gracie Ekblad, and their ministry at Tierra Nueva.
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Throw a Purim Party for Lent?
Feb 21, 2013
Professor of New Testament Jack Levison's latest Huffington Post article presents a new, yet old, way to engage with Lent and Scripture. “How does a Jewish kid learn the Hebrew alphabet? She eats it. Traditionally, a teacher places a piece of candy on each of the Hebrew letters. When she masters a letter, she eats the candy. Why? Because Torah is sweet, ‘sweeter also than honey, and drippings of the honeycomb’(Psalm 19:10).” Read the article.
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Congratulations to Dr. Castelo
Feb 16, 2013
Associate Professor of Theology Daniel Castelo, 2011 recipient of the Templeton Award for Theological Promise, was granted tenure on February 14, 2013. Castelo is the author of Revisioning Pentecostal Ethics: The Epicletic Community (CPT Press, 2012); Theological Theodicy (Wipf and Stock, 2012); and The Apathetic God: Exploring the Contemporary Relevance of Divine Impassibility.
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Called to Lead Gets a New Chapter
Feb 15, 2013
Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies Rob Wall and coauthor Anthony B. Robinson have just completed a new chapter of Called to Lead: Paul's Letters to Timothy for a New Day. Titled “Preachers of Least Resistance,” the chapter provides both exegesis and dynamic contemporary exposition of 2 Timothy 3:1-9, a passage not covered in the book, and is available for free download (PDF). Read more.
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Free Public Lecture by Walter Brueggemann March 21
Feb 12, 2013
The School of Theology and Center for Biblical and Theological Education, in conjunction with Wesleyan Theological Society and Society for Pentecostal Studies, invite you to “The Alternative World of the Psalms," a free public lecture by Walter Brueggemann, ThD, PhD. More information.
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2011 SPS Alumna Julie Glavic Publishes Master's Thesis
Feb 11, 2013
Julie Glavic, who earned an MA in Theology: Christian Scripture Emphasis in 2011, has had her master’s thesis accepted for publication by the Bulletin for Biblical Research. Read more.
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Walls Lecture May 1: “Holiness in Black and White”
Feb 1, 2013
Priscilla Pope-Levison, SPU Professor of Theology, is the speaker for this year's Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan Theology, "Holiness in Black and White: Women, Race, and Sanctification," on Wednesday, May 1, 7-8 p.m., at First Free Methodist Church. More information.