The Rule Breaker Alumna Farhana Nazir shares the gospel and empowers women in Pakistan. By Nicole Pride Photo: John Emerson Spend a little time with Farhana Nazir, ThM ’04, and it becomes apparent very quickly that she is a humble woman. However, make no assumptions about Nazir’s mild demeanor. She has spent her entire life …
Soul Sickness Assistant Professor Sonia Waters’ new book aims to both define substance addiction and help care for those in its grip. By Renée Olson In the midst of the persistent national epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin, Sonia Waters, PhD ’13, began offering seminarians her course Addiction, Compulsion, and Grace. She noticed …
A Church Without Walls Rev. Mandy Sloan McDow has zero need for a church building, not while parishioners are without a place to call home. By Renée Olson | Photography by Michael Timmons Rev. Mandy Sloan McDow preaches in a parking lot, which makes for a pretty porous church. Her expansive vision could also be …
Singing Minister Preaches Freedom John Francis Maher is a recording music artist and Episcopal rector who melds his two worlds together to address social ills. By Christopher Hann | Photography by Jimmy Giambrone Inside a 117-year-old Gothic Revival church in the shadow of Philadelphia City Hall, nearly 70 of the faithful gather for the Sunday …
A Conversation with the Academic Dean Jacqueline Lapsley recently began her appointment as dean and vice president of academic affairs. By Nicole Pride | Photography by John Emerson After having taught Old Testament for 20 years at Princeton Seminary, Jacqueline E. Lapsley recently began her appointment as dean and vice president of academic affairs. Her …
Setting the Stage for Food, Fellowship From the food preparation to the last morsel of each meal, the people of Princeton Seminary are in community at Mackay dining hall. Co-Directed by Nicole Pride and Eric Rasmussen As a central gathering place for students, faculty, and staff, the dining hall is a transformative space at Princeton …
Portrait of a Pioneer The Seminary community honors Muriel Van Orden Jennings, ’32, its first woman graduate. By Nicole Pride | Photography by Peter Murphy The studio of John Q. Daily, the artist who painted the oil-on-linen portrait of Jennings, showing his intricate process. (Photo by John Q. Daily) A new portrait hangs in Princeton …
Hurricane Aid “I just stepped back and watched God perform through every last one of us.” By Renée Olson | Photography by Peter Murphy After hurricanes Irma and Maria shut down Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico (SEPR, or Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico) last fall, Princeton Theological Seminary dispatched a nine-member mission team to help …
Voice Lessons Why women claiming their voice behind the pulpit is essential for the future of the church By Khristi L. Adams | Illustration by K. L. Ricks Not long ago I attended a wonderful event the Princeton Theological Seminary Association for Black Seminarians holds for students to practice preaching outside the classroom. As a …
Where God Is Active Associate Professor Eric Barreto sees our racial and ethnic difference as divine places By Nicole Pride | Photography by Peter Murphy New Testament Professor Eric D. Barreto “We have problems around race in our country, including the church,” says Eric D. Barreto, associate professor of New Testament. “Too often we assume …
