Dr. Seitz joins his ACI colleague Ephraim Radner who has recently been appointed Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe
Dr. Seitz joins his ACI colleague Ephraim Radner who has recently been appointed Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe
A great team for a great institution.
Oh, ‘that’ Wycliffe. Good tan btw!
A double whammy in the cause of North American orthodoxy.
When ACC gets kicked out (or wanders out) of the Communion, Wycliffe can lead the fight back.
We like Canadians – they are sort of ‘nice’ but don’t always know what they are saying, we only hope that they do.
Wow. With George Sumner, Ephraim Radner, and now, Christopher Seitz, I think Wycliffe perhaps moved to the position of being the powerhouse Anglican Theological institute on the North American Continent. And I don’t mean just for theological conservatives. With apologies, of course, to Trinity School for Ministry and Nashotah House.
Congrats to Dr. Seitz
Wow–I guess I just figured out where I want to do a Ph.D.–Toronto, here I come! (I could even watch the CFL if I had to)
Congratulations to Chris, to Ephraim, to George (on his new colleagues) and the whole faculty at Wycliffe (whose stature should not be overlooked even as we laud the new arrivals).
A great deal of the work of pedagogy derives from the atmosphere, the learning environment that a community cultivates; Wycliffe, having drawn together such prominent, erudite, and sympathetic scholars stands to reap benefits far beyond the individual strengths of Profs. Seitz and Radner.
You know, if one were given to conspiracy theories (like, say, the establishment of a non-TEC Anglican college of bishops), Wycliffe would now take a primary interest……..
But seriously,
Congratulations to Chris, and congratulations to Wycliffe, and may Canadian Anglicans not take this new collegiality for granted.
I looked at Wycliffe just a couple of weeks ago considering how and where to plan out an upper level theo degree and/or DMin, especially now that they have engaged forthrightly with an online program. But the cost for aliens was out of my league. Maybe down the road. Having Dr. Seitz on staff AND Radner will ensure that I keep them in my sights.
RGEaton
Dear Rob+ et al. Having guided many grad students for our 3-4 programme from Fuller, Regent, Westminster, RTS, Gordon-Conwell, TESM, Nashotah, etc, my sense is that the exchange rate and fees for St Andrews are far higher than Toronto School of Theology. Having taught for ten years at Yale, I suspect TST is a bargain by contrast. But of course these degrees are always expensive. God bless, C
CS,
Thanks for the contrasting comparisons. I’m close enough to my alma mater, and to Fuller to try to cut some of the residential expenses, but, you are so right, these are expensive degrees.
While we’re at it, one of my considerations for study, perhaps for the dissertation phase, is the evidence of divine Wisdom hopefully located within a college of bishops, most critically for us in TEC House of Bishops, both as a function of the manifestation of the spiritual gift of Wisdom given to some (hopefully many), and also of the collective sense and body of experiential Wisdom drawn from holiness, humility and pastoral application. The consequence of such discussion leading to formal guidelines (and perhaps canonical resolutions) for the selection of bishops to that House.
BTW, to all, should there not be some symbol used to designate doctorate, or perhaps professor-ship, just as the + placed appropriatedly designates ordination? Perhaps the mathematical symbol for “greater than”, or if true holiness exists, “less than”?
RGEaton
Good for Wycliffe.
BTW, Rob Eaton+, just in case you didn’t know, Nashotah House now has their new DMin program accredited. (That’s news hot off the press a couple of weeks ago.) They also have an STM. All are available for summer study.
tex,
Heh, heh.
RGEaton
Congratulations to my former OT professor! Axios.
Alice–were you at Yale? Thanks for your congratulations. Work on ACI and other matters required more flexibility than Yale would have allowed, which occasioned my move in ’98 to St Andrews (bring in the UK has helped with this season in anglican affairs). I am hoping Toronto will prove a good setting for various vocational interests, including ACI. God bless, C
I attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. I believe that was your first professorship? You ate in our apartment there on the seminary campus. My name then was Alice Baldwin and my husband was Matthew. I lived in Iran and wrote a paper for your class in which I included some photos taken of Persian gardens and wells. I certainly understand if you don’t remember me. That seems ages ago. I believe it was 1985 or 1986?
Anyway, I enjoyed your class and know that you will be very successful in your new post.
BTW, the Genesis research that I spoke to you about has continued through these years and you may read about it at this site:
Hello Alice — Such a small world and such a funny clock hanging over it.
Philadelphia seems like ages ago — 1984 was of course some time back! How much things have changed, though of course I can recall diocesan affairs in PA, under Bennison’s predecessor. I worked at St Asaph’s Bala Cynwyd, but before that, at St Martin in the Fields, Chestnut Hill. Remember the rector coming to the end of his time, before moving to Chicago? Frank Griswold.
My best memories are of Tim and Mary Carlton Lull. Tim died tragically before reaching his 60th birthday. He was a superb preacher and a YDS graduate, as was Mary Carlton (from Bamburg SC).
When B Childs died tragically last month. Mary Carlton was at the bedside with Ann Childs.
God is so wise to bring us great friends in the midst of all our struggles. May his name be praised, ‘unto the ages of ages Amen.’
(BTW–do you know my good friend, the orthodox priest and author, Fr Breck? He is also an old YDS graduate…from SC).
I took 2 courses with Dr. Lull. A very fine professor and he took an interest in his students. He, Mary Carlton and I used to have interesting conversations at “sherry hour” over at the Refectory garden. My good friend, Betty Percival-Butler, would laugh that it seemed more Anglican to have sherry and didn’t Lutherans prefer beer?
I received a good education at LTSP and am glad that I was granted a dispensation to study there for the 4 years. It meant that I learned the “centrality of the Cross” and I was never fully endoctrinated in TECism.
I am sad to hear of Brevard Childs death. Another great biblical scholar. May God grant him a place in the eternal habitations.