Even before the Rev. Ebony Grisom ‘25 joined Georgetown University as its director for Protestant life, there had been ongoing conversation there about how the University ought to reckon with its history as a Christian institution which owes its survival to practices of enslavement. In 1838, the Jesuit order charged with the University’s oversight sold…
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Theological Imagination, a Poet in Exile, and Calvin as Interpreter of the Psalms
On Oct. 2, 2025, the Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Woo was installed into the P. C. Rossin Chair of Church History and Historical Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Below are excerpts of his inaugural lecture, “Theological Imagination, a Poet in Exile, and Calvin as Interpreter of the Psalms.” These lecture points are more fully fleshed…
Forming Public Spiritual Leaders: The Rev. Ayana Teter
Being formed in a seminary is a journey unlike anything else. Students seek theological education for a variety of reasons: personal spiritual growth, preparing to serve their communities as public leaders, seeking ordination for ministry in a specific tradition, or in pursuit of a sense of call that is loud but not yet clear. Just…


