http://www.beesondivinity.com/fromthedeanFrom the Dean Updatesen-us “Be Not Afraid!” A homily delivered by The Reverend Dr. Timothy George at the Memorial Service for Charles W. Colson at Washington National Cathedral on May 16, 2012 Invocation: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118963Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:00 Z “Be Not Afraid!” A homily delivered by The Reverend Dr. Timothy George at the Memorial Service for Charles W. Colson at Washington National Cathedral on May 16, 2012 Invocation: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118964Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:00 Z On Tuesday, May 8, five divinity students received awards. Otis Dion Culliver was the recipient of the James Earl Massey Preaching Award. Culliver delivered the sermon "Transformation through Transfiguration."  He is the pastor of...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118912Fri, 11 May 2012 14:35:00 Z [From left to right, starting at the top] Jason Odom, Fred Senko, Scott Rutherford, Ben Birdsong, Laura Zappia, Stephen Greene, Ruby Heard-Bustamonte, Chad Keathley, Brian Hinton, Ralph McCracken, Dion Culliver, Antonio Owens, Trey...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118882Thu, 10 May 2012 12:59:00 Z Beeson Divinity School welcomed members of a new advisory board to campus on April 24 for the board's inaugural meeting. As we look forward to the next 25 years, we see the need to confirm and strengthen the divinity school’s legacy for...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118592Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:37:00 Z Chuck Colson's Dream for Christian Higher Education http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118573Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:05:00 Z by Claude Rhea Chuck Colson, our beloved brother in Christ, completed his life sentence on April 21, 2012. Reflecting upon 18 years of ministry with him at Prison Fellowship and our friendship since, I recall seven principles he proclaimed and...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118439Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:19:00 Z  The following message was sent to signers of the Manhattan Declaration.     Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118420Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:17:00 Z Last summer at the Beeson Pastors School, Chuck Colson addressed an audience of several hundred pastors and shared with them his thoughts on their calling in the 21st century. It seemed like an appropriate way to honor his memory to share his...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=118379Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:30:00 Z I commend to you this new collection of first-rate essays written by an international team of scholars, each affirming what must be called the historic Christian view of Holy Scripture—that the Bible, God’s Word written, is trustworthy and...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117705Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:07:00 Z Journeys of Faith  is a new book from Zondervan that chronicles four "theological migrations": Willbur Ellsworth writes about his conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy, Francis Beckwith writes about his return to Roman Catholicism, Chris Castaldo...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117403Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:27:00 Z Read the latest statement from Evangelicals and Catholics Together: In Defense of Religious Freedom .       http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117333Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:21:00 Z Why Baptists Stand with Catholics on the Birth Control Mandate , an editorial in the Washington Post by Bryant Wright, Richard Land, and O.S. Hawkins.  http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117231Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:15:00 Z This month marks the release of two substantial works from Beeson faculty.   Ezekiel, Daniel , the second volume released in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture , was edited by Carl Beckwith. The length of the book (452 pages) testifies...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117201Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:00 Z Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., preached on Acts 2:1-12 to a packed chapel. You can listen to or watch his excellent message here .            http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117200Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:23:00 Z  On February 21, 2012, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, will visit Beeson Divinity School. Father Cantalamessa is the preacher of the Papal Household, the only individual allowed to preach to the pope. Father Cantalamessa has held this...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117091Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:30:00 Z This letter is from Dr. Mark Gignilliat, associate professor of Old Testament in Hebrew, who, with his family, is spending his sabbatical in Germany. Dear Beeson Students: Greetings from a very snowy Goettingen, Germany. Along with the...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117037Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:28:00 Z Read about the Kelley family in the latest installment of Where Are They Now? http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117036Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:25:00 Z This open letter to evangelicals from Timothy George and Chuck Colson on the current contraceptive mandate controversy appears on the website of Christianity Today . Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: As you probably know by...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117008Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:17:00 Z Daven Watkins received the Master of Divinity degree from Beeson Divinity School in 1999. He pastored a church in Owenton, Kentucky before becoming senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove, Alabama in 2008. Watkins shepherded...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=116995Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:00 Z It was our pleasure and privilege to have Bryant Wright preach at our convocation service for this spring semester. Dr. Wright is the pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention....http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=116973Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:12:00 Z The Great Tradition of Christian Thinking: A Student's Guide  by David S. Dockery and Timothy George Read more about this series here .                   http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=116737Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:00 Z Read about the Corbin Family in the latest installment of Where Are They Now? http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=116724Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:47:00 Z Beeson had the privilege of hosting the first planning meeting of a series of dialogues between Baptists and Pentecostal Christians from around the world. You can read more about these meetings on the website of the Baptist World Alliance . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=116150Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:50:00 ZCheck out the latest installment of Where Are They Now? http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115954Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:46:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115935Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:58:00 Z   (Click on Photo to go to album) http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115679Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:36:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115607Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:44:00 Z The Reformation Commentary on Scripture  from InterVarsity Press . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115475Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:29:00 Z We've thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Reformation this week at Beeson through our Reformation Spirituality Conference, held in conjunction with Refo500 . Below, you will find the message from Tuesday's worship service. Pictures to come....  ...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=115450Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:58:00 ZThe latest installment of WATN features the story of Jennifer Davis Rash . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=114965Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:30:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=114735Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:20:00 Z It was our privilege today to welcome to campus the Most Reverend Robert Duncan, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America. Archbishop Duncan preached the message "As the Father Has Sent Me," which you can listen to or watch ...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=114612Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:21:00 Z William Carey was born 250 years ago today on August 17, 1761.  The son of a poor school teacher in the tiny village of Paulersbury,  he never advanced beyond the level of a fifth-grade education.  Taught to patch shoes in a cobbler’s shop, he was...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=114292Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:08:00 ZDon't miss the latest installment of Where Are They Now? featuring alumnus of the year, David Smith. http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=113876Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:59:00 Z The following is a great account of a recent trip to Ghana taken by Beeson professor Doug Webster and his wife Virginia. Dear Friends, Virginia and I made it back from Ghana Monday morning, after a nine hour drive from Carpenter in...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=113674Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:04:00 Z Charles Colson will be honored on July 18 with the Mann Medal in Ethics and Leadership, Samford University's recognition of leaders who have made significant contributions to a more just and ethical society. The presentation will be made during a...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=113669Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:49:00 Z Dr. Timothy George, "Barmen & Manhattan: A Tale of Two Declarations" from Chris Franz on Vimeo . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=113607Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:37:00 Z This event is free and open to the public! For more information, visit www.samford.edu/chuck-colson.aspx . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=112791Fri, 13 May 2011 19:42:00 Z  http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=112719Wed, 04 May 2011 20:55:00 Z "Gardner C. Taylor is one of the towering figures of the 20th century pulpit, so it is no surprise that a book of essays on preaching that honor Taylor has been named our 2010 Preaching Book of the Year...." Read the full article from Preaching ...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=112316Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:11:00 Z We are please to announce that Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas is the winner of the 2011 Pollock Award for Christian Biography. The Pollock Award honors the great Christian biographer John C. Pollock and is presented...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=112179Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:17:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=111891Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:34:00 Z If you have not done so already, this would be a great time to sign up to receive the BEESON PODCAST .  Yesterday, Dr. Robert Smith, Jr. and I begin a new podcast series, “Introducing Great Preachers Past & Present.”  This...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=111628Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:54:00 Z Congratulations to the new graduates of Beeson Divinity School! http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=111283Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:03:00 ZRead about  Loren  (M.Div. ‘99) and Sheila Love Aderhold (M.T.S. ‘95)   in the latest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=111282Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:38:00 Z I'm pleased to announce Dr. John Wigger  as the winner of the  2010 John Pollock Award for Christian Biography for his book American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists (Oxford University Press, 2009). Wigger is associate professor of...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=111070Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:21:00 Z The Reformation was a Tragic Necessity http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110871Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:48:00 ZRead about Darren Paulson (M.Div. '07) in the latest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110870Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:46:00 Z Today, Beeson Divinity School is launching the Beeson Podcast, a weekly program of sermons, interviews, lectures, and conversations about the church, ministry, and the Christian life.  You can listen and subscribe to the Beeson podcast  on our ...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110836Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:00 ZRead about Jeremy Griem (M.Div. '98) in the lastest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110382Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:57:00 Z Our own Dr. Lyle Dorsett had the privilege of preaching this past Sunday at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.  I am grateful for his representing Beeson Divinity School, and more importantly, our Lord Jesus Christ in this...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110381Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:15:00 ZBeeson Divinity School is currently conducting an institutional self-study in preparation for a comprehensive review for reaccreditation by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=110372Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:24:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109907Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:34:00 Z Beeson Divinity School is pleased to be a North American partner in an International project called Refo500. This multi-year project will highlight and celebrate the relevance of the Reformation as a movement of renewal and change. The year 2017...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109709Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:04:00 ZRead about Clay Hallmark (M.Div. '92) in the lastest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109632Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:05:00 Z M.Div. and M.T.S. Graduates D.Min. Graduates http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109331Thu, 06 May 2010 20:28:00 Z Many thanks to all of you who partcipated in the Sanctity of Life Forum last Friday. For those of you who missed it, here's a short video excerpt featuring Jacquie Stalnaker. You'll find videos of the complete event here .  http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109273Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:54:00 Z April 22, 2010, 10 a.m. Reid Chapel, 3 p.m. Hodges Chapel. Details here . http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109170Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:06:00 ZRead about Jimbo Bass (M.Div. '02)  in the latest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109161Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:53:00 Z Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 23, at 10:00 a.m ., for an event Beeson Divinity School is co-sponsoring with the Christian Legal Society, “The Sanctity of Life: A Public Forum.”  This will take place in Hodges Chapel.  Our featured...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=109097Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:03:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108673Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:22:00 Z I am pleased to announce the release of Our Sufficiency is of God: Essays on Preaching in Honor of Gardner C. Taylor , edited by Dr. James Earl Massey, Dr. Robert Smith, and myself and published by Mercer University Press. Dr. Massey will be...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108519Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:51:00 ZRead about Susan Laney, 2010 M.Div. alum of the year, in the latest installment of "Where Are They Now?" http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108449Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:59:00 Z http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108686Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:22:00 ZBeeson Divinity School and the  Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership of the Brock School of Business will sponsor a campus-wide panel discussion on “What Does the Bible Say about Immigration?” on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in Hodges...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108295Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:40:00 Z The Beeson Divinity School community and special guests celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Hodges Chapel in special service of rededication on the bright winter morning of January 26, 2010. The service began at the statue of Ralph Waldo...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108240Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:20:00 Z Interview by  Bill Brooks , president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council (NCFPC), on the Manhattan Declaration, available in text or audio form at the North Carolina Family Policy Council website. http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108207Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:38:00 ZLast year I began a monthly e-newsletter in which I present a profile of a Beeson graduate, an update of his or her life and ministry. The response to “Where Are They Now?” has been tremendous! Many people have told me how much they enjoy reading...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=108199Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:20:00 Z   A number of people have asked me to comment on the Manhattan Declaration which I drafted along with my brother in Christ, Professor Robert George of Princeton University and our dear friend, Mr. Charles W. Colson of Prison Fellowship. At...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=107774Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:31:00 Z Graduates of Beeson's M.Div., D.Min. and M.T.S. programs with Samford President Andrew Westmoreland, December 2, 2009. http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=107773Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:14:00 Z This month marks the release of two substantial works from Beeson faculty. Ezekiel, Daniel , the second volume released in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture , was edited by Carl Beckwith.  The length of the book (452 pages) testifies that...http://www.beesondivinity.com/default.aspx?p=46134&beid=117149Mon, 01 Jan 1900 06:00:00 Z