Dr. Jenny Plane Te Paa
Convocation Day at Huron
William Danaher, Jr.
Keynote speakers include: Archbishop of Rwanda Emmanuel Kolini from The University of Western Ontario Rwanda Project, speaking about "AIDS and Africa," Professor Robin Gill, Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology in the University of Kent and Honorary Provincial Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, will be discussing "AIDS and Religious Ethics." Talking about "Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers in HIV-AIDS" is Professor Oveta A. Fuller from the University of Michigan Medical School, and Regent University's Professor Katy Attanasi will be discussing "Complex Realities: Black South African Women, HIV-AIDS and Pentecostalism." Details on their website here.
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Dr. Peter OchsDean William Danaher travelled to Paris in September to take part in the French-American Foundations' Young Leaders program. Details here.
The Origins of the West Semitic Alphabet in Egyptian Scripts by Old Testament Language and Literature Professor, Dr. Gordon Hamilton was recognised as an outstanding book "in the areas of Hebrew Bible and/or the Ancient Near East, written by a member of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies." Details here.
The Faculty of Theology is pleased to announce the award of a SSHRC Aids to Small Universities grant of $90,000 over three years from 2008-11 to develop a new Centre for Public Theology at Huron. Details here.
B.Th. student Kaitlin Nelson has been awarded a 2008 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Undergraduate Fellowship. FTE Undergraduate Fellowships recognize students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring the possibility of ministry as a vocation. Details here.
Huron is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Dr. William Danaher as the next Dean of Theology, effective July 1, 2008. Details here.
Dr. Daniel Smith appeared March 26, 2007 on TVO's "The Agenda with Steve Paiken" to answer the question, "Was Jesus a Communist?" Dr. Gary Badcock appeared at the end of the week to answer another viewer question about religion.
This American Schools of Oriental Research award is presented annually to the author of the best book published on Ancient Near Eastern Epigraphy within the past year.
The 2006 award was presented by Joe D. Seger, ASOR Past President to Gordon J. Hamilton at the Honors and Awards program of the ASOR at its Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., Friday, November 17, 2006.
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