The Board of Trustees of Seminary of the Southwest is proud to announce that the 2018 Payne Lecture will feature The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney. Gafney is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the author of Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to Women of the Torah and of the […]
Black History Month 2018: Where do we go from here? Each February, Seminary of the Southwest pauses to reflect on the history and celebrate the culture of African-Americans in our society and abroad. Through a series of lectures, guest preachers, art displays and moderated conversations, Black History Month at Seminary of the Southwest hopes to […]
Soul in the City Welcomes Rabbi Neil Blumofe Monday, March 19 4:00–6:00 p.m. Christ Chapel and Weeks Center For this special musical happy hour, Neil Blumofe, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim, will join us on campus for a two-part event. At 4:00, we will gather in Christ Chapel, where Rabbi Neil will lead […]
The community of Seminary of the Southwest invites you to join us for Triduum, the three days of preparation for Easter, that are the concluding days of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. All services are held in Christ Chapel on the Campus of Seminary of the Southwest. Maundy Thursday: March 29th […]
In commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and work on the 50th anniversary of his assassination, Seminary of the Southwest will be honoring and remembering Dr. King in our midday chapel service and will be offering a lunch-time discussion of King's writings and influence. The chapel service will begin at 11:45am in Christ Chapel […]
The 2018 Harvey lecturer will be Dr. Kristin Leslie, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care at Eden Theological Seminary. She will be delivering a talk titled: 'Noisy Lament, Noisy Believing: Sexual Assault in the time of #s'. The lecture will be in the Weeks Campus Center beginning at 6:30pm on Monday, April 9th. A desert […]
Strategies for Discipleship in a World Turned Upside Down Dates: Saturday, April 21, 9 am – noon Location: Seminary of the Southwest Teacher: The Rev. John Lewis, DPhil No one today can doubt that we live in unsettled and unsettling times. No matter what your political, social, or workplace affiliations and commitments, each day presents […]
Soul by Southwest Release Party May 4, 6:30 p.m. Courtyard by the Cross Join us for the release of our spring 2018 issue of Soul by Southwest, the literary and visual arts journal of Seminary of the Southwest. Browse the gallery of contributors’ artworks, enjoy readings of contributors’ written pieces, and share your own works during open […]
Seminary of the Southwest will hold its sixty-seventh commencement on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Drive in Austin. The preacher at the Holy Eucharist will be The Rev. Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms, Episcopal Priest, Author, Speaker, 2016 CNN Hero. The seminary will award master's […]
From Political Polarization to Vestry Infighting: Engaging Faithful Dialogue During Troubled Times* *and they’re all troubled times! June 4-8, 2018 Campus of Seminary of the Southwest Teachers: Dr. Steven Tomlinson The Rev. Jane Patterson, PhD The Rev. John Lewis, DPhil Rebecca Hall, MSF Difficult conversations, making tough choices, bridging political divides, disarming conflict: as church […]