Welcome to Perkins Perspective Online, our monthly e-magazine with updates and information on the Perkins community!
With graduation, we said a fond farewell to the Class of 2019, and now we say hello to Annual Conference season, a time for renewing ties to the church and reconnecting with friends. Plus, a preview of the Houston Lay School of Theology in August, a preaching conference, faculty and student profiles, alumni/ae news and much more.
We hope you’ll enjoy. Let us know if you have news you’d like to share.
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With graduation in the rearview mirror, Dean Craig Hill is traveling to visit annual conferences and to strengthen church connections during the month of June and beyond. He’s bringing some summer reading with him on the road. Find out in his monthly letter which books he's packed.
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2019 Commencement and Perkins Celebration
A fond farewell to the Class of 2019 at the Perkins Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements.
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Announcing a
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Scholar Evelyn L. Parker heads to South Africa to study teen dating violence.
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Faculty Profile
School’s out, and Roy Heller is heading to Maine for summer camp.
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Faculty Update
Faculty to lead summer events at Lake Junaluska.
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Student News
Students honored with GCAH Awards, Charles Stokes Scholarship.
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Annual Conference Update
Annual Conferences (regional meetings) of the United Methodist Church are in full swing this month.
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Student Spotlight
Emily Clark: Striving to be the change she wants to see.
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Preaching: From Good to Great
Six African-American pastors from the South Central Jurisdiction recently completed a preaching excellence program.
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Remembering
Jane Marshall
Revered composer and Perkins adjunct faculty member Jane Marshall dies at 94.
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Alumni/ae Update
Kim Cape announces retirement; ordination of Cheryl Ann Scramuzza; obituaries for Perkins alumni/ae.
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We would love to hear about what stories you want to share with the greater Perkins community!
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August 16-17
Houston Lay School of Theology
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Perkins School of Theology will present “The Wit of Alyce McKenzie & The Wisdom of the Bible” at the two-day Houston Lay School of Theology, August 16-17, 2019, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main Street in Houston. The event begins with a free evening lecture, “Advice We Wish We’d Taken! The Proverbial Wisdom of the Bible,” on Friday, August 16, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., followed by a daylong class on Saturday, August 17, “Wise Up! Four Biblical Virtues for Navigating Life” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Presenting the lecture and class will be Alyce M. McKenzie, Le Van Professor of Preaching and Worship at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Prof. McKenzie is the author of a new book, also titled Wise Up! Four Biblical Virtues for Navigating Life (Cascade Books, 2018).
Registration is open now through August 9. Visit the website here.
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September 20-21
The Art of Resilience:
Latinx Public Witness in Troubled Times
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Mark your calendar now for a free two-day event, “The Art of Resilience: Latinx Public Witness in Troubled Times,” on September 20-21, 2019 at Perkins School of Theology and Meadows School of the Arts on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU). The program is presented by Perkins’ Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions in collaboration with Meadows. The Art of Resilience will address the current social climate as well as public policies affecting Latino/a families and communities and how they test human rights commitments and the democratic process, and will bring together the work of theologians, scholars, artists and community members. For more information and to save your seat, click here.
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Mark Your Calendar:
June 8–15, Saturday-Saturday: FaithCalls Summer Academy
July 4: Independence Day – University holiday (offices closed)
July 7–Aug. 16, Sunday-Friday: Course of Study School
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