Events

This event welcomes new and current DMin in Preaching students to CTS.

Dr. Crowder will serve as Plenary Bible Study Leader for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Assembly

Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder will serve as guest preacher.

We will welcome Rev. Dr. Kaji Dousa, Senior Pastor, Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City as the convocation speaker.

Join us for our annual lecture named for CTS president, C. Shelby Rooks, the first African American to serve as president of a predominately white theological school. This year’s lecturer is Darnell L. Moore, who has been called, “one of the most influential black writers and thinkers of our time.” Moore is an an American writer and activist whose work is informed by anti-racist, feminist, queer of color, and anti-colonial thought and advocacy. Tickets are free, but your RSVP is required and will be available soon for this popular and important networking reception and lecture.

Convocation provides an opportunity for the CTS community to recognize the importance of our faculty research. Often following a sabbatical, a faculty member is invited to present current considerations and research in their scholarly work. This tradition of inviting faculty to lecture demonstrates our on-going commitment to theological education and academics. It is a reminder that the journey towards social transformation could not exist if not for the brilliant scholars who have the audacity to push the bounds of our understanding.

Speaker: Dr. Rachel S. Mikva, Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman Chair & Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, and Senior Faculty Fellow of the InterReligious Institute.

On February 23, 2020, your church is invited to participate in Seminary Sunday. Congregations use Seminary Sunday to explore the importance of theological education for their communities. Many churches us this day an opportunity to meet seminarians, inviting them to participate in worship through preaching, speaking, or Christian education. The Office for Advancement at CTS is happy to assist you in your preparations for Seminary Sunday.

This lecture will feature Dr. Uzma Jamil sharing her work related to Muslim Studies.

This annual event brings students, faculty, scholars, activists, faith communities and individuals together to engage in religious and theological reflection, and is an expression of the seminary’s commitment to helping transform congregations from places of hostility and alienation to communities of hospitality and empowerment. The Castañeda Award is presented either to openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students or to those who actively support the LGBTQ student community at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Speaker: TBD

Chicago Theological Seminary’s 2020 Commencement will introduce a new cohort of dynamic religious scholars, activists, and community leaders. All are invited to attend the Commencement activities at 2pm on May 15 at Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago’s South Side. More details will be shared at a later date.