How might theological study speak to the complex needs of our world today? And how might it inform the discernment process of persons wondering if they’re called to ministry? Those are some of the questions Newbigin House is tackling as we seek to partner with seminaries in reimagining theological education for Christian witness in dynamic […]
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Aug
Aug
The Newbigin Year is a part-time, cohort-based, distance learning program in theological education. Students who complete the year are eligible for advanced standing with credit at one of our partner seminaries. Read on to hear three of our students share about their experience in the program. Applications for the 2018-19 academic year are being received until […]
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May
May
“Sesame Street for Grown-ups.” That’s how Van Jones described his new television show on CNN in our conversation at SF Jazz on April 24th. “Children’s television is designed to help small people go out into a world they don’t understand, where there are bullies, divorces and funerals. The idea is that it prepares them to […]
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Feb
Feb
In her latest book, The Very Good Gospel, Lisa Sharon Harper looks at the concept of “shalom,” and how we can build it in our communities, in our faith, and even within ourselves. She dives deep into the first three chapters of Genesis to really understand what “shalom” is, concluding that “shalom is the ‘very […]
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Oct
Oct
Rt Revd Dr Rowan Williams, “Rethinking the Church: Lesslie Newbigin and the Household of God” Lesslie Newbigin Summer Institute 2017 Magdalene College, Cambridge University