News

A Statement on the Buffalo Massacre and Laguna Woods Shootings

Today, Phillips Theological Seminary laments and mourns with the communities of Buffalo, NY and Laguna Woods, Calif. Although our hearts are heavy, we remain steadfast in our commitment to counter a culture that provokes heinous acts of terror and supports a claim of “not guilty” with a description of psychological instability. We are committed to challenging oppression until “justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream” (Amos 5:24).

Read More

As Antisemitism Rises, Phillips Professors Call for Reading Scripture with Respect for Judaism

“Our students are expected to respect the Hebrew Bible as having inherent value,” said Lisa Davison, Johnnie Eargle Cadieux Professor of Hebrew Bible at Phillips. “In my Hebrew Bible courses, students learn about the history of Christian supersessionism in the interpretation of these texts and are empowered to read/preach/teach the Hebrew Bible in ways that are respectful of Jewish tradition.”

Warren Carter, LaDonna Kramer Meinders Professor of New Testament at the seminary, is teaching an upper-level course on reading the New Testament in the context of first-century Judaism this semester.

The course enables students to be familiar with some of the vibrancy and faithfulness that marked first-century Judaism and to think about ways in which the New Testament writings engaged this tradition and its texts.

Read More

Library Renovation Update 2

Librarian’s Log: Renovation Date 01.07.2022 Happy New Year! I hope your January beginnings are unfolding gently. Just kidding about the holographic shelving. But the renovation allows us to expand our […]

Read More

Library Renovation Update

Librarian’s Log: Renovation Date 12.17.2021. Happy Friday! The librarians all wish you peace and joy for the upcoming Christmas season. The last several weeks have marked major changes in the […]

Read More

Phillips Library Renovation Begins

The board of trustees for Phillips Theological Seminary recently approved a nearly $1.2 million renovation of the seminary library. The project is already underway with the removal of books to […]

Read More