Author: Jaclyn K Jones
Sing of Mary: Giving Voice to Marian Theology and Devotion by Stephanie Budwey (STH '04, STH '12)
Throughout the history of Christianity, Mary has been a beacon of hope to many who look to her. While Christians have always prayed to Mary, they have also sung to her in times of joy and sorrow. Sing of Mary analyzes Marian hymnody throughout Christianity—and particularly in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States […]
Rev. Dr. Otis A. Maxfield (SED '47, STH '50, GRS '57)
Rev. Dr. Otis A. Maxfield (SED ’47, STH ’50, GRS ’57) The Reverend Dr. Otis A. Maxfield died in Portland, Maine on Dec. 29, 2015 at home with his family. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts on June 3, 1927 to Irene Agatha Maxfield. He married E. Virginia Maxfield in 1947 and together they had […]
Rt. Rev. Dr. Zacharias Mar Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan (STH '75)
Rt. Rev. Dr. Zacharias Mar Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan (STH ’75)
E. McKinnon (Mac) White (STH '53)
E. McKinnon (Mac) White (STH ’53) died December 10, 2015. You can read more about Reverend White on the New England Conference website.
The Creator’s Symphony: African Christianity, the Plight of Earth and the Poor by John Kapya Kaoma (STH '10)
Much is being made of African Christianity’s explosive growth but the phenomenon will be short lived if the continent does not address the mounting life-threatening ecological crisis. Fortunately, as this book argues, African Christianity can help arrest and ameliorate effects of the ecological crises on the continent and the poor. While acknowledging that African theological […]
Paul E. Brown (STH '41)
Paul E. Brown (STH ’41) died October 29, 2015. You can read his obituary in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Reverend Edwin Montfort (STH '54)
Reverend Edwin Montfort (STH ’54) It is with great sorrow, yet peace of mind and much gratitude, that we share the passing of our beloved husband, father, step-father, grandfather and brother-in-law, Rev. Ed Montfort, on August 12th. Ed was born in Portland, New York, on August 25th, 1928. He was predeceased by his parents, Clyde […]
Reverend Jerome Jerry Blankinship (STH '59)
Reverend Jerome Jerry Blankinship (STH ’59) The Rev. Jerome “Jerry” Blankinship, a leader in the the Las Vegas Valley’s religious community for nearly a half century, died Thursday after a tough bout with pneumonia. He was 81. He was best known for his more than 30 years as chaplain for Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. Born in […]
Rev. Carl H. Douglass, Jr. (STH '53)
Rev. Carl H. Douglass, Jr. (STH ’53) Carl Henry Douglass Jr. of Moneta turned to the ministry as a young man because he was puzzled by questions that he couldn’t reconcile with traditional views of the Bible — questions like, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” “He felt that as he puzzled, he […]
Rev. Dr. John Michael Miller Jr. (STH '67, GRS '72)
Rev. Dr. John Michael Miller Jr. (STH ’67, GRS ’72) The Rev. Dr. John Michael Miller, Jr., age 81, of Marietta died at home Tuesday, July 7, 2015. “Dr. Mike” graduated from the Naval Academy in 1956 and served on the destroyer Irwin and the Spinax and John Marshall submarines. Following a call to the […]