Note #9238 from PCUSA NEWS to PRESBYNEWS:
06201 March 7, 2006
Seminary News
PRINCETON, NJ - Fernando F. Segovia will deliver the annual Alexander Thompson Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary on April 17. Segovia is the Oberlin Graduate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity in the Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University. He will speak on "Postcolonial Biblical Criticism and the Gospel of John." A reception will follow. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Communications/Publications Office at (609) 497-7760 or visit www.ptsem.edu.
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CHICAGO, IL - The Rev. Deborah J. Kapp has been named the Edward F. and Phyllis K. Campbell Professor of Urban Ministry at McCormick Theological Seminary. Kapp, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary and Loyola University-Chicago, joined the McCormick faculty in 1995 to teach leadership courses in the Doctor of Ministry Program. The appointment is to a three-year term.
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PRINCETON, NJ - Sketches by Sergio Bonotto will be on display from April 10 to June 2 in the Erdman Art Gallery at Princeton Theological Seminary. Bonotto, a World War II veteran, began drawing while serving as an infantry rifleman. His war sketches won an award from Gen. George C. Marshall in 1950, then were exhibited in the United States and in Turin, Italy, Bonotto's hometown. The Erdman Art Gallery is in Erdman Hall, part of the seminary's Center of Continuing Education. For more information, contact the Center at (609) 497-7990.
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RICHMOND, VA - Author Katherine Paterson, a 1957 graduate of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (now Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education), is the winner of the 2006 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature. The prize, which is awarded by the Swedish government and includes a check for $640,000, is the world's biggest prize for writers of children's books. The prize jury said Paterson was honored for her "deft aesthetic touch" in portraying "the inner strength and courage of her main characters." Paterson's first book, Who Am I?, was written in 1964 as a supplement to Presbyterian Christian education curriculum. Her other award-winning books include The Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved and The Great Gilly Hopkins.
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SAN ANSELMO, CA - San Francisco Theological Seminary has chosen the Rev. Marilyn Chilcote as its Distinguished Alumna for 2006. The award goes to graduates who have demonstrated dedication and service to the ministry of Jesus Christ, regardless of public prominence. Chilcote received her Master of Divinity degree from SFTS in 1981. Her career has included long-term work with immigrants from Central America, and she's a co-founder of Beacon Presbyterian Fellowship, a ministry of San Francisco Presbytery. She will address the 2006 graduating class at commencement on May 20.
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