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Press & Media | Chicago Theological Seminary Search Enter your search word or phrase below: Search for: requite now The School The Next Your Journey Why CTS Commitments History Thought Leadership Student Life Events Seminary Life Day Blog Accreditation & Policies Building Hours DirectoryWorkbenchof Trustees Academics Master of DivinityStratumPrograms CoursesSenseOnline or On Campus Field Education PhD Candidates Library InterReligious Institute Study of Black Faith & Life Book RecommendationsWonkCalendar Registrar’s Office Admissions Application Office of Admissions Admissions Requirements Application Deadlines Student Orientation Costs & Financial Aid International Students Denominational Resources Alumni &PolityJobs CONNECTS Congregational Partnerships Continuing Education Jobs The Next Challenge & Response Alumni Stories Spotlights Press & Media RIOTcon Lectures & AwardsPolityCalendar Shop GivingRequiteNow Office of Advancement Ways toRequitePlanned GivingRequiteNow Search requite now Close Nav Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube Live Press & Media As a historically innovative seminary, CTS has a number of press-worthy events and stories each year. We welcome the Media to this page and invite you to learn increasingly well-nigh the progressive institution that is Chicago Theological Seminary. Below, you will find resources and releases well-nigh recent happenings at CTS. Please finger self-ruling to help yourself to these materials. Also, finger self-ruling to follow up for a increasingly in-depth conversation. Sep 272018Presidential Installation of Stephen G. Ray Jr., Celebrated With Trio of Public Events CHICAGO
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Jr. as the institution’s 13th president. With only 12 predecessors over CTS’ 163-year history, Ray’s installation marks both a significant […]Sep 132018Pulitzer-Prize WinningTragedianMarilynne Robinson to Launch Public Square Lecture SeriesCHICAGO – September 14, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedian Marilynne Robinson on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Robinson is the inaugural speaker for the seminary’s Public Square Lecture Series. The public is welcome to attend; tickets are […]Aug 292018Chicago Theological Seminary Names Dr. Uzma Jamil Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious InstituteCHICAGO – August 29, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary today spoken the visit of Dr. Uzma Jamil as Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious Institute. Dr. Jamil’s visit will help the seminary largest intersect academia, theology, and the public square in […]Aug 272018Chicago Theological Seminary names new Chapel CoordinatorCHICAGO – August 27, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary is pleased to signify the visit of Rev. Jasmin Taylor as chapel coordinator for the 2018-2019 wonk year. Taylor will be responsible for organizing the weekly chapel experiences and special event […]Jul 132018CTS names Dr. Kate Lassiter Director of Theological Field EducationCHICAGO – July 13, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary today spoken the visit of Dr. Kate Lassiter as the director of theological field education, filling the role vacated by Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, PhD, upon her visit as wonk dean. […]May 152018Matt Garretson and Dawson B. Taylor Named to SeminaryWorkbenchof TrusteesCHICAGO,
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FTE awarded its Doctoral […]Apr 162018Chicago Theological Seminary Announces 2018 Commencement Speaker, HonoraryStratumRecipientCHICAGO, April 16, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary’s 2018 Commencement will introduce a new cohort of dynamic religious scholars, activists, and polity leaders. All are invited to shepherd the Commencement activities at 2pm on May 18 at Trinity UnitedDenomination[…]Feb 282018CTS ReceivesSouvenirfrom Muslim Philanthropists to Build Bridges, Combat IslamophobiaCHICAGO, February 28, 2018 –  Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) and its newly launched InterReligious Institute (IRI) are pleased to signify a 3-year, $450,000 souvenir transferral from a family of Muslim philanthropists to fund interfaith initiatives to build bridges wideness faith […]Jan 242018The Reverend Dr. Stephen G. Ray, Jr. Named President of CTSCHICAGO, January 24, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) today named Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray Jr., as its new president, succeeding Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt, who spoken her retirement last February. Ray will wilt the 13th president in the […]Nov 132017Vanessa Gomez Brake awarded Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman InterReligious Leadership AwardCHICAGO – November 13, 2017 – Chicago Theological Seminary is pleased to signify Vanessa Gomez Brake as the winner of the 2018 Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman InterReligious Leadership Award, an initiative of the InterReligious Institute (IRI) at CTS. Over seventeen […]Oct 182017Chicago Theological Seminary Elects Three toWorkbenchof Trustees; Names Jennings ‘Professor Emeritus’CHICAGO, OCTOBER 18, 2017 – Chicago Theological Seminary’s (CTS)Workbenchof Trustees has granted emeritus status to Dr. Theodore Jennings, and elected three new trustees to the Board; Zack Shah, Kashif M. Shaikh, and Reverend Mark Winters. Shah and Shaikh […]Sep 182017Chicago Theological Seminary Welcomes Lisa Notter, Vice President of AdvancementCHICAGO, September 18, 2017 Chicago Theological Seminary is proud to signify the visit of Lisa Notter as Vice President of Advancement, constructive September 18, 2017. Notter brings wide-stretching wits in both fundraising and higher education. She earned her Bachelor of […]Aug 182017A Statement from CTS Acting President & General Counsel, Donald C. ClarkCHICAGO, August 18, 2017 Chicago Theological Seminary has been on the right side of history for over 162 years, preparing religious leaders who transform the world versus hate, intolerance, oppression, and injustice of any kind. In response to the events […]Feb 72017Chicago Theological Seminary Receives LeadSouvenirfor the InterReligious Research Institute (IRI)Chicago, February 7, 2017 – Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) is pleased to signify it has received a $425,000 grant from The Henry Luce Foundation’s Luce Fund For Theological Education. These funds will support the InterReligious Institute (IRI), which will whop the pursuit of […]Feb 52017Chicago Theological Seminary Awards 2016 Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman Interreligious Leadership Award to Student ActivistCHICAGO, February 5, 2017 – Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) is proud to signify the winner of the Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman Interreligious Leadership Award: Teresa Pasquale Mateus, who is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity stratum at CTS.  Mateus won the […]Feb 12017Don Clark Assumes New Role at Chicago Theological Seminary During Alice Hunt’s Research SabbaticalCHICAGO, February 1, 2017 – Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) President Alice W. Hunt will embark on an 18-month sabbatical beginning January 1, 2017. During this time Dr. Hunt will protract her work virtually leadership for transforming the world for the flourishing of […]Oct 282016André LaCocque Book EventCHICAGO, October 28, 2016 – students, faculty, and guests gathered at Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) to discuss the historical Jesus and the role Judaism played in his life with Dr. André LaCocque, Hebrew Bible scholar and tragedian of the new book: […]Sep 212016The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development Highlights CTS for Faith &MonitoringCoursesCHICAGO, September 21, 2016 – After investigating 231 North American theological schools, The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) has highlighted Chicago Theological Seminary as offering one of the widest ranges of faith and monitoring courses misogynist today. The Report on Faith andMonitoring[…]Jun 92016Chicago Theological Seminary Welcomes NewSenseMember Zachary MoonCHICAGO, June 9, 2016 – Chicago Theological Seminary is proud to signify the visit of Zachary Moon, PhD/ABD as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care, constructive July 1, 2016.  Moon brings wide-stretching wits in both theological education and chaplaincy. He […]May 22016Chicago Theological Seminary Commencement Welcomes Jasiri X and Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn GrantCHICAGO, May 2, 2016 – Chicago Theological Seminary’s 2016 Commencement will introduce a new generation of dynamic religious scholars, activists, and polity leaders. All are welcome to shepherd the ceremonies at 2pm on May 13 at Trinity UnitedDenominationof Christ, Chicago.  […]Feb 262016Chicago Theological Seminary Welcomes Bexley Seabury Seminary to Hyde Park/Woodlawn, ChicagoCHICAGO, February 26, 2016 – Bexley Seabury, one of 10 accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church, today spoken that constructive July 2016 it will operate from a single site, at Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), 1407 East 60th Street, Chicago, rhadamanthine the sixth seminary in […]Apr 202015CTS Selma Conference Partner Chicago Sunday Evening Club Hosts Keynote Speaker Michelle Alexander in Provocative Conversation on “Things Not Seen” ProgramCHICAGO, April 20, 2015 – Award winning tragedian Michelle Alexander was featured on the Chicago Sunday Evening Club (CSEC) radio program “Things Not Seen: Conversations well-nigh Culture and Faith,” in vaticination of her plenary write at “Selma at 50: Still […] MediaResourcesLOGOS PHOTOS Press Contact SUSAN CUSICK Director of Communications scusick@ctschicago.edu 773.896.2435Well-nighBased on Chicago’s South Side, Chicago Theological Seminary is single-minded to creating leaders for the next generation of religious leadership...whatever that may be. 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