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Seminary of the Southwest News

Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson Recognized for Faithful, Creative Leadership by Candler School of Theology

Seminary of the Southwest celebrates Rev. Dr. Dominique A. Robinson, Assistant Professor of Preaching, who

Embodied Nonviolence in a Time of Collective Tension: A Conversation with Kazu Haga & Gena St. David

Blandy Event: Embodied Nonviolence in a Time of Collective Tension: A Conversation with Kazu Haga

Two exceptional alumni to be honored at this year’s Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation

Rev. Andy Andrews and Kevin Overton-Hadnot to be award recipients The Alumni Association of Seminary

Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month and Deaf Latine Heritage

September was Deaf Awareness Month, and our seminary community had several opportunities to learn from

Seminary Students Make Annual Visit to the Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin

Students from Seminary of the Southwest made a visit to the Harry Ransom Center at

Building Connections Through Legacy: Southwest Celebrates John E. Hines

“The Church must be where the action is—where human beings are struggling to make sense

Southwest Senior Travels to the Church of England with Seminary Consultation on Mission Grant

Over five weeks this summer, Senior Master of Divinity and Transitional Deacon Timothy Beltran del

Southwest Students Honor Jonathan Daniels at Annual Pilgrimage

This past August, Dr. Marlon Johnson, Dean of Community Life, attended the annual Jonathan Daniels

Dr. Stephanie Ramirez Leads Special Issue of Anglican Theological Review on Faith and Mental Health

In the Summer 2025 edition of Anglican Theological Review, Volume 107, Issue 3, Dr. Stephanie

Southwest Welcomes 51 New Students at Matriculation

On Sunday, August 24, 2025 Southwest celebrated matriculation with evening prayer in Christ Chapel and

Iona Collaborative Hosts Leaders for Real Talk About Resources

On August 11-13, the Iona Collaborative joined forces with Episcopal Divinity School and Trinity NYC

The Rev. Lecia Brannon Named Candidate for Bishop of North Dakota

It is with joy that Southwest shares the news that the Rev. Lecia Diaz Brannon,

Sixty-fourth Commencement celebrates graduates, trustee and honorary degree recipients

Seminary of the Southwest held its sixty-fourth Commencement on Tuesday morning, May 12 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Austin.

The seminary awarded master's degrees to 29 students completing the master of divinity, master's in religion, master's in counseling, master's in chaplaincy and pastoral care and master's in spiritual formation. Four students received diplomas in Anglican studies or in theological studies.

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Business leader Teri Lawver to join Southwest’s board

Seminary of the Southwest is pleased to announce that Ms. Teri Lawver will join its board of trustees in May 2015. Ms. Lawver is global commercial strategy leader and global vice president for the cardiovascular and metabolism therapeutic area with Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson.

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Ratherview Winter 2015

Ratherview, the biannual publication of Seminary of the Southwest, is available online.

The Winter 2015 issue features an article by the Rev. Jane Patterson about the funding of The Helen and Bishop Everett H. Jones Chair in Christian Ethics and Moral Theology and Professor Scott Bader-Saye who holds the chair.

We hope you enjoy all the articles and photographs from the Austin campus.

Ratherview 

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Barbeque competition raises funds for relief and development

 

 

A barbeque competition organized by students at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin has raised over $5000 for Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). Now in its third year, the March 7th fundraiser, Southwest Showdown, brought friends and neighbors, alumni and trustees and a panel of judges, including ERD staff member Chad Brinkman to the seminary campus for the event.

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Rule of Life includes financial wellness

This year the entire seminary community is being introduced to the discipline of establishing a personal Rule of Life as part of the seminary's commitment to Comprehensive Wellness for Ministry.

The focus for Spring 2015 is financial wellness. Subsequent semesters will address vocational, spiritual and physical wellness.

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Theological Degrees

Learn more about a Master of Divinity, a Diploma of Anglican Studies, or other programs that lead to ordination.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Learn about a CACREP accredited Master of Mental Health Counseling Degree.

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