Poetic living : theological education, culture, and pastoral ministry : essays in honor of M. Craig Barnes edited by Jacqueline E. Lapsley and Neal D. Presa, with contributions by Eric D. Barreto, Heath W. Carter, Keri Day, Nathan T. Stucky and Jonathan Lee Walton, has been cataloged - BV4030 .P64 2023 - and added to the collection.

An e-book version is also available.

From the publisher's summary: "Poetic Living offers timely and provocative insights on the present and future trajectory of theological education, faith and culture, and pastoral ministry from an intergenerational, interdisciplinary array of pastors, scholars, and theologians. In doing so, these writers honor the ministry of M. Craig Barnes, the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary."

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Have an assignment due but don't want to take the shuttle to the library?

Drop-in research support is available at CRW with Reference and Research Librarian Allison Graham.

Where: 501-E34 Study Lounge

When: Fall 2023, Wednesdays 9am-12pm (no sessions Oct. 11, Oct. 25, Nov. 15)

Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!

September 15-October 15 marks the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Be sure to check out the Hispanic Theological Initiative, La Colección Latinoamericana (Theological Commons), links to lots of other sites, collections and recordings as well as many books at Wright Library using the link below.

If you haven't had a chance to visit the new History of Religiosity in Latin America Online, c. 1830–1970 database, you can also find a link to it there.

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The Brick Café in Wright Library opens at 8am Monday through Friday and is a great place to meet and catch up with friends!

We are excited to offer La Colombe Coffee (Philadelphia, PA), sweet and savory snacks, breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked butter and chocolate croissants, market and signature salads and snack cups.

Full hours are posted on Inside PTS and on the library website (link below).

See you soon!

Whether you are studying for the exegesis exam on Lamentations on September 23, or just curious about the ordination exams for the Presbyterian Church (USA), we've got you covered.

Check out the research guide at the link below for everything from a curated list of Wright Library materials about Lamentations and exam preparation guides to general resources from the PC(USA).

Alterity and the Evasion of Justice: Explorations of the "Other" in World Christianity, edited by Deanna Ferree Womack and Professor Raimundo C. Barreto is now part of the Wright Library e-book collection.

From the publisher's summary:

"As a contribution to the Fortress series on World Christianity as Public Religion, this volume delves into questions of religious alterity and justice in World Christianity. This volume asks what histories, practices, or identities have been left invisible in the field of World Christianity, and emphasizes liberationist concerns to consider what the field has overlooked or misrepresented. It recognizes that World Christianity scholarship has elevated voices of marginalized Christians from the Global South and challenged Eurocentric modes in the study of religion, but scholars of World Christianity must also attend to the margins of the field itself. Attention to the overlooked "other" within World Christianity scholarship reveals communities that have been excluded and questions of justice within the Global South that have been neglected.

This volume points to gender, sexuality, and race as intersectional themes ripe for exploration within the field, while also identifying areas of study that have fallen outside the dominant World Christianity narrative, such as the Middle East and the theological expression of indigenous and aboriginal communities in the aftermath of European colonization. The contributors to this volume advance a robust intercontinental conversation around alterity and the evasion of justice in World Christianity."

Follow the link below to view these and other recently published faculty books.

Princeton Theological Seminary offices, including Wright Library, will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023.

Do Black Lives Matter? How Christian Scriptures Speak to Black Empowerment edited by Lisa M. Bowens and Dennis R. Edwards has been cataloged - BR563.B53 D6 2023 - and added to the collection.

An e-book version will be available soon.

From the publisher's summary: "In this book Lisa Bowens and Dennis R. Edwards collate a virtual manifesto on the way the Bible serves as inspiration, theological grist, and even the language needed to be the change to people of good faith everywhere.

The authors of this book challenge the forces of racism that are so deeply entrenched in church and society today offering prophetic insight into Black resilience and the historic and ongoing importance of Scripture to that resilience. The authors also forefront the significance of Scripture to the Black struggle for justice by bringing together here prominent, gifted Black scholars in biblical studies, ethics, history, and theology, as their work and writing contribute so much to the ongoing struggle against injustice.

The book will offer both biblical reflection celebrating an African American theological reading and a prophetic call to arms by means of sermons and other reflections. The book includes contributions from: Jaime L. Waters, Jennifer Kaalund, Angela Parker Reggie, Williams Antonia Daymond, Brian Bantum, Danjuma Gibson, David Daniels, Y. Joy Harris-Smith, Vince Bantu, Marcia Clarke, Valerie Landfair, Antipas Harris, Luke Powery, Efrem Smith, Donyelle McCray, Jamal-Dominique Hopkins"

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With the newly launched version of the OED website, you can:

• Use the advanced search to learn more about specific words, phrases, or major figures in your studies by filtering according to certain criteria.
• Take advantage of the suggested onward searches to discover results matching specific queries.
• Explore the entry factsheet to discover high-level information about an entry, such as word usage over time, etymology, and more.

"The Oxford English Dictionary is a comprehensive historical dictionary that aims to document the English language in all its varieties from the eleventh century to the present day. OED entries describe the origin, meaning, and history of each word by analyzing evidence of usage from the earliest known to the most recent."

This year, almost 100 years since the first print edition of the OED published, marks the beginning of a new era for this significant reference work.

Check out the new Oxford English Dictionary in the Databases A-Z list along with teaching resources, educational virtual events, video guides, and interactive quizzes.

All of the features of the new OED are also available to Princeton Seminary alumni.

Video guides to the OED are also available.

There will be some more construction noise on the Concourse this summer as work on the display cases continues.