President Brian Arnold announced Thursday (October 29) that Dr. Peter J. Gentry will join Phoenix Seminary as distinguished visiting professor of Old Testament. President Arnold expressed his excitement about Gentry joining the Phoenix Seminary faculty. “Dr. Peter Gentry is an incredible addition to the faculty at Phoenix Seminary,” Arnold said. “Not only is Dr. Gentry…
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I appreciate the esteemed author’s dual posture—a mature Protestant who learns from existential atheists and the Roman Catholic Church, aware that all three traditions are rooted in Augustine, while taking the role of a compassionate, wise older brother to his intended readers. On The Road is partly Smith’s memoir of studying philosophy at Villanova (a Catholic)…
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Alexander Pope famously said, “To err is human; to forgive is divine,” in his celebrated poem “Essay on Criticism.” Err is part and parcel of the human condition, and since we are prone to err, we are certain to divide. That one liner is not all Pope said in his blistering critique on criticism. Burrowing…
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In a statement earlier today, the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) announced their new location at Phoenix Seminary in Scottsdale, Arizona. “ETS offices have a new home at Phoenix Seminary,” the ETS website announced. “We are grateful to Phoenix Seminary and President Brian Arnold for their hospitality in providing administrative offices for ETS. We are also…
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Fall is fast approaching and there are many questions about what the semester will look like here at Phoenix Seminary. Our plan is to be flexible and nimble, as we humbly acknowledge that we cannot know what the fall will bring. To accommodate the variety of situations we may face, we are deploying three modalities…
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President Brian Arnold announced Thursday (July 2) the appointment of Kody Gibson as Director of Enrollment and Communications. Gibson has over a decade of experience in Christian higher education, serving most recently as Vice President of Communications at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary prior to leading the seminary’s recruiting efforts for three years as Director…
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At Phoenix Seminary we are grieved by the racism that still exists in our society, and we stand with those who call for its end. As theological educators, we are committed to preparing ministers of Christ who can, with power and authority, stand up in the face of sin, preach the truth of Christ, call…
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Each year, Zondervan Academic partners with universities and seminaries across the country to honor students who have worked exceptionally hard in the biblical languages. Given their foundational importance for theology and ministry, Phoenix Seminary is pleased to participate to encourage excellence in the study of Greek. Today, the faculty is pleased to announce that our…
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The church historian Jaroslav Pelikan has said that “if Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen—nothing else matters.” This is my favorite quotation about Easter. All of human history revolves around whether Jesus Christ, the God-man, rose from the dead. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then we…
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Last month, the Phoenix Seminary Text & Canon Institute was pleased to host its inaugural Sacred Words church conference. With over 500 who registered, attendees came from as far away as Illinois and Alabama to learn from respected evangelical scholars about how we got the Bible. Christians and skeptics alike heard from Dr. Peter Gentry on the…
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