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Asbury Seminary student Brooke Hasl was recently awarded the Kentucky Counseling Association (KCA) summer scholarship for 2021. Recipients of this scholarship receive a tuition waiver from their college or university for one summer class. In addition, students receive a $200 stipend from KCA for books, materials, expenses, and a complimentary year of membership in KCA. […]

The Department of Counseling and Pastoral Care has completed its Annual Assessment Report for its Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling, Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling and Masters of Arts in Pastoral Care degree programs. If you would like to review the Assessment Reports you can access them on the Department’s […]

Dr. Michael Peterson, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, released Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction. In this Cambridge University Press book, Dr. Peterson helps us understand the intersection of biology and religion that raises issues surrounding our own understanding of humanity and the living world. This book explores a large number of topics that interface […]

The Reverend James H. Lenderman, Asbury Theological Seminary class of 1991, has been selected the Distinguished Alumnus of the year 2021. Lenderman is a native of Carlisle, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas. A member of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church, he has served pastorates at First United Methodist […]

Asbury Seminary mourns the passing of Mary Fisher, former assistant professor of biblical theology at Asbury Seminary. Mary was also a journalist, theologian, pastor and missionary, and partner in the gospel. She was beloved by students for her willingness to engage in conversation and for the enthusiasm she brought to teaching. She was instrumental in […]

Asbury Theological Seminary congratulates Dr. Timothy C. Tennent on receiving the 2021 Dunnam Prize for Writing in the Wesleyan Accent for his book For the Body: Recovering a Theology of Gender, Sexuality, and the Human Body. This award is given by the Congregational Elders of Christ Church Memphis and is named in honor of President […]

WILMORE, KY—Asbury Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas H. McCall to the role of the Timothy C. and Julie M. Tennent Chair of Theology. Dr. McCall has most recently been Professor of Theology at Asbury University. Prior to this, he served for sixteen years as Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology […]

Asbury Seminary names the recently funded Chair of Theology the Timothy C. and Julie M. Tennent Chair of Theology in honor of President and Mrs. Tennent’s continued commitment to the mission of the Seminary and the global church. The endowed chair is a $2.5 million Hundredfold Campaign initiative and was funded by generous friends of the Seminary. […]

The Asbury Latino Center receives a Capacity Building Grant from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity in partnership with Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana (AETH). This yearlong project allows Christian organizations to strengthen and expand their current organizational capacities. “AETH and Leadership Education are making an investment to help the Asbury Latino Center expand the […]

Asbury Seminary mourns the passing of Dr. Leslie Andrews, who passed away due to COVID-19 complications on January 13, 2021. Dr. Andrews contributed significantly to the mission of Asbury Theological Seminary over the course of three decades, and the Seminary extends its gratitude for her service and condolences to her family and friends. “We are […]