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Bible. I was especially interested in the question of how the renowned group of reformed theologians at Princeton Theological Seminary responded to German historical criticism as it was developing in the
nineteenth century.
I travelled to Princeton to check out what the Princeton seminary’s archives might have that revealed how the Old Princetonians responded to German higher criticism. I was very excited to find faculty lectures, student notes on lectures, sermons, and diaries from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries bound in dusty brown paper packages that no one had ever carefully examined. In addition to this amazing collection of writings that revealed how the Old Princetonians taught the Old Testament were the hundreds of articles and dozens of books housed in the library that scholars such as Charles Hodge, Joseph Addison Alexander, and William Henry Green had
published.
I loved my time reading the works of the Old Princetonians,
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I grew up in Toron-to in a Presbyterian family that traced its roots to Scotland. My mother died when I was thirteen, leaving my dad with four children, including his one long awaited one-year old son. This traumatic event forced the three girls in the family to grow up quickly and take on adult responsibilities in the home. My faith became very real to me at this time, but it was not well formed. When I was in my last year of high school, I began to attend adult Sunday school classes at Knox Presbyterian church at the corner of Harbord and Spadina, and it was at Knox that I was grounded in my Christian faith. I also became involved in several parachurch organizations-- the Navigators, who stressed Scripture memorization and Bible study, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, where I met many new Christian friends, and the mission organization Operation Mobilization, which fostered my interests in
missions and with whom I spent a summer selling Bibles and Christian
books in Belgium.
I began my academic studies at the University of Toronto, where my interests soon gravitated to the Old Testament. Questions about how to negotiate the worlds of faith and the academic study of the Bible pushed me to pursue a master’s degree in Near Eastern Studies and a Master of Divinity degree. It was in a course with Dr. Stanley Walters at Knox College that I was introduced to the work of Brevard Childs. His now classic book, Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture, gave me a new way to hold together faith and criticism. A scholarship for advanced studies allowed me to go to Yale for a year to study with Childs, and I ended up staying at Yale for my doctoral degree program in Old Testament. I loved my coursework at Yale, and I was able to continue to focus my studies on the history of the interpretation of the
Marion Taylor’s Story
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Volume 32, Issue 5
MORNING STAR
Admin Staff:
Accountant
Sophia Chen
Room 105, x3522
Business Office
Peter Patterson
Room 106, x3549
Paul Patterson
Room 107, x3546
Wycliffe Serves!
Steve Hewko
Room L3K, x 2558
Chaplain
Annette Brownlee
Room 233, x3540
Communications
Connie Chan
Room 101, 2559
Development
Rob Henderson
Room 102, x3538
Katie Clogg
Room 101, x3524
Front Desk
Andy Witt, x3535
Indigenous Program
Julie Golding-Page
Room A10, x4001
IT
Matt Glandfield
Basement, x3531
Maintenance
David Durance
Paul Mason
Basement, x3543
Principal’s Office
Karen Baker-Bigauskas
Room 104, x3521
Registrar/Admissions
Barbara Jenkins
Room 226, x3530
Sean Otto
Room 228, x3525
Jon Clemens
Room 230, x3547
Rachel Lott
Room A10
Residence Don
Lane Scruggs
X 3030
as they were often engaged in the same kind of intellectual struggles that I had been having. I even found that my favourite Old Testament scholar, William Henry Green, had anticipated the canonical approach to the study of Scripture that was more fully articulated by Brevard Childs. The treasure trove of resources I found in the library at Princeton Seminary became the basis for my doctoral thesis, which traced the history of Old Testament studies at Princeton Seminary from
1812-1929.
(Continued from page 1) I was still writing my
thesis when R. K. Harrison retired from his job in Old Testament at Wycliffe. I was blessed to be offered the position and continue to be excited about teaching the Old Testament at Wycliffe. In 2002, a question from a student who wanted to do a paper on a women interpreter of the Bible changed the direction of my research. Since then I have been on the greatest adventure of my life as, together with a team of students and scholars, we have unearthed the forgotten names and writings of hundreds of women interpreters of the
Bible. Like the faithful Old Princetonians, many of the women we discovered have become “dead” mentors to me. They loved the Scriptures and used all the resources available to them to interpret it faithfully for the communities they were called to serve. I hope to continue this work of recovering the forgotten cloud of female witnesses who deserve to be remembered not only for their work in the past but also for the influence that women interpreters of Scripture can continue to have on us as students of
Scripture today.
Editorial (cont’d)
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Faculty:
Principal
Bp. Stephen Andrews
Room 103, x3521
AD Director
Ann Jervis
Room 232, x3539
BD Director
Glen Taylor
Room 218, x 3541
Librarian
Tom Power
Leonard Hall, x3526
Permanent Faculty:
Annette Brownlee
Room 233, x3540
Terry Donaldson
Room L304, x3537
Alan Hayes
Room L302, x3532
David Kupp*
Room 231, x2561
Wanda Malcolm
Room L303, x2557
Joseph Mangina
Room 231, x3523
Judy Paulsen
Room 229, X3534
Ephraim Radner
Room L301, x3533
Peter Robinson
Room 225, 3529
Christopher Seitz
Room L305, x3551
Marion Taylor
Room 227, x3542
Permanent Part-Time
Faculty:
Marilyn Draper
Catherine Sider-
Hamilton
* on sabbatical Fall 2016
Attention All Singers!!!
We are looking for people to join the Wycliffe Choir. The first engagement is to sing at the Installation of
Principal Andrews on Friday November 4th.
Please sign up at the Front Desk, or speak to Allison Dean for more information.
THIS WEEK’S WYCLIFFE WEAR SPECIAL!
OCT 10 – 16
Wycliffe Mugs - $4 (Regular price - $10)
Purchase at reception desk.
Interested in making a bit of cash on the
side?
The Development Office is looking for students to help make thank-you phone calls, or to follow up on our donation appeals with Wycliffe friends. Interested students should have a pleasant phone manner and be reliable and able to meet timelines. Depending on the number of applicants, there are 1-10 hours per month of flexible work available per student. Payment is $15/hour. If you are interested, please contact Katie Clogg at [email protected], or stop by the
Development office 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
classes) is November
11, 2015. However, this
date is not the same as
the last date to be
eligible for a refund.
Between Oct 3 and Oct
17 there is a program
charge to drop. For
details please check
the refund schedule on
our website.
If you are in a conjoint
program and have not
done so already,
please collect your T-
Card and set up your
UTOR email this week.
Watch out for the first
Lunch &Learn Session,
open to all students,
which will be on the
topic of ‘How to Pay for
School.’
Health and Dental
Plan
All full-time TST students
pay for membership in the
UTSU Health and Dental
Plan, not the Graduate
Student plan.
The UTSU Plan is no longer
provided by Green Shield
Canada. Effective
September 1, 2016, the
coverage has been
provided by Desjardins
Financial. Information on
the UTSU Plan coverage
(including the new policy
information) and how to
submit claims may be
found at utsu.ca/health.
From the Registrar—Barbara Jenkins
Reminders:
You have now
successfully navigated
the first four weeks of
term, and Reading
Week is two short
weeks away on Oct 24-
28.
For first-year and third-
year MDiv students
participating in the
Profiles of Ministry
program this year,
please collect the Case
Book packages from
Barbara’s office and
note that the sign-up
sheet for taped
interviews is posted
outside room 228.
Please email
ronto.ca to set up a
convenient time.
Interviews take around
30-40 minutes and no
longer than one hour (if
past years are seen as
a typical guide!).
The last date to drop
fall or year- long
classes without
academic penalty (i.e.
those designated F or Y
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Coffee Hour is back!! Coffee/tea will be available in the
Reg Soward Reading Room each
Monday—Thursday @ 10:50-11:10
a.m. Brought to you by the Alumni/ae
Assoc. & Student Council.
CONGRATULATIONS...
Principal Stephen Andrews, former Bishop of
the Anglican Diocese of Algoma and former
President of Thorneloe University, was awarded
an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology for
his many years of important service to the
Anglican Church of Canada and higher
education. Thorneloe’s Convocation was held on
Thursday October 6th,
2016.
Meal Tickets: Wycliffe College has a Refectory at which students, staff, and faculty are welcomed to eat. Breakfast is served on Mon-Fri from 7:45-8:30am, at a cost of $3.50. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 1:00-2:00pm, at a cost of $4 per lunch (but you can save a few bucks by purchasing a meal card with 5 lunches for $15 or 10 for $30). Dinner is served on Mon-Sat from 6:00-7:00pm, at a cost of $8.50. The menu for the week will be posted on the bulletin board every Monday morning. We have found over the years that the lunch hour is a great time to meet fellow students and grow into a closer-knit community, so even if you pack a lunch come and join us (microwaves are
available)!
Invitation to travel to Israel—Reading
Week, February 2017
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2014-15 Student
Council:
Executive Committee
VP Theology
Joel Steiner
VP Spirituality
Sarah Jackson
Secretary
Jordan Smith
Treasurer
Matthew
Neugebauer
Position Reps
Social Chair
Teddy Williams
2nd Year Rep
Shane Gopaul
House Advocate
Kira Moolman
Day Student Rep
Andrew Johnson
Sports Rep
TBC
Green Chair
Alexandra Pohlod
Mission Chair
Drew Badgley
1st Year Rep
James Sholl
WGS (WADSA)
Mari Leesmat
Heejun Kim
In the Residence..
Residence Don
Lane Scruggs
X3030
Floor Dons
Allison Dean
X2332
Anthony Fredette
x2206
course Glen, the faculty
host, is an Old Testament
scholar who has led many
trips with Dr Notley before.
Current students who
complete extra
requirements can receive
academic credit for the trip
as well.
More details are to
follow. Spread the word to
others as you prayerfully
consider participating in
this life-changing
experience!
Taylor, the faculty host, for
more details
For an itinerary and details,
please go to http://
www.emmausonline.net/
tours/2017-wycliffe/
calendar.html.
Our tour guide is
Professor Steven
Notley. He is a licensed
guide, New Testament
scholar, author of a
geographical guide to the
Bible, and a down-to-earth,
sensitive, fun-loving friend
of Wycliffe College. And of
Wycliffe is hosting an
educational tour of Israel
during Reading Week next
term. The dates are
February 15–27,
2017. Wycliffe students are
eligible to receive a
bursary to help cover a
portion (roughly 20%) of
the total cost of $4,375
(including airfare).
Students and others
who are interested in
sharing this spiritually rich
educational experience are
invited to contact Dr Glen
($500 initially, $500 upon proof of acceptance as postulant.) Limited to women who are applying to, or are already postulants of, the Diocese of Toronto.
The Ivor Norris Bursary The Anglican Ordinate of the Canadian Armed Forces has sponsored the Ivor Norris Bursary for over 25 years. The bursary is awarded annually to theological students who have, or have had, some connection with the Canadian Armed Forces (personal military service, or being the child or spouse of someone with past or current military service). Applicants must be studying theology. The amount of the bursary is variable; usually 4-6 are awarded annually, for 1 year (and
may be renewed). Applicants must be sponsored by a bishop for ordination within the Anglican Church of Canada.
PBSC BURSARIES AVAILABLE The Prayer Book Society of Canada is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of bursaries of up to $1000, for Anglican students engaged in religious studies who value the Book of Common Prayer, use it in their daily prayer life, and wish to support its continuing use in the Anglican Church in Canada. Students in the ordination stream are particularly encouraged to apply. Students wishing to be considered for one of these bursaries should submit a copy of their curriculum
Bursaries Available... The Archdeacon McCollum Fund Since 1957 The Archdeacon A.C. McCollum Assistance fund has provided bursaries for students in need as recommended by the educational institution. Interested theological students in need of some support are encouraged to fill out an application (available at the Front Desk). For details, contact the Fund at 416-225-6611 or [email protected].
Anglican Church Women Bursaries To financially assist a woman theological student who is seeking ordination to the priesthood, with fees and living expenses. Limit $1,000 per applicant.
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Library Drop-in Sessions
Wednesdays in September/October
2016
Wednesday October 12th 12:00 noon—1:00 p.m.
Ask me anything you like!
Location: Graham Library Classroom
No sign-up necessary! Just drop in.
Can’t make it? No problem, just email me or drop by the Graham
Library!
Tom Power, Theology Librarian, [email protected]
416-978-2653 (Trinity), 416-946-3526 (Wycliffe)
Dear TST Graduate Students,
Applications for TGSA and GCTS Conference
Awards are now being accepted. The fall
application deadline for both awards is 4:30
pm, Friday, October 28, 2016.
The fall competition is for conferences in the fall
or early winter, typically held between
September and February.
Complete eligibility information and application
instructions may be found at the TST
Scholarships & Bursaries page.
Please be sure to indicate in your application
which award(s) you are applying for.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate
to contact me.
All the best,
David Wagschal, TST
vitae and the names, addresses and phone numbers of two references, together with a covering letter explaining their interest in this bursary and in the Book of Common Prayer, to: Dr. Diana Verseghy, PBSC Bursaries Committee, 12 Sherbourne Dr., Maple, ON, L6A 1G8. E-mail: [email protected]. The deadline for applications is Friday, November 11, 2016. Candidates will be interviewed by a selection committee in late November, and awards will be made in mid-December.
Chapel Help Needed
If you are interested in helping to clean chapel linens or if you don’t know what chapel linens are, there
was a meeting on Wednesday, September 28 at 1:30 in the chapel. If you could not make it to this meeting
but are interested, sign-up sheets are posted on the chapel board in the front foyer and on the bulletin
board by the chapel, or you can contact Melissa at [email protected] for more information.
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As Old Testament songs that do not speak directly about Christ (although Christian tradition has read some of them as anticipating Christ), the psalms have been adapted in various ways to reflect the fulfillment of God's covenant in Jesus Christ. This is the role of the lesser doxology that closes every psalm, reading: "Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning and will be now and forever. Amen." The song is thus offered to God as he has fully revealed himself to us in the Trinity. Christians have also added new musical compositions to the beginnings and ends of psalms (and in the East also between verses) that gave the psalm liturgical and theological context. In the West these took the form of antiphons—very short musical compositions sung before and after the psalm itself. The antiphon usually employs a verse from the psalm itself as a kind of refrain that gives focus
to the reading of the psalm, or it might be a newly written text that relates the psalm to the "here and now," the particular time of day, the liturgical season, or the local community's place in salvation history. Antiphons offer a lens through which we can understand the psalm as being both ancient and contemporary. There may also be an older form of singing psalms from the early church that survives in the Eastern church that interjects simple refrains, usually from the psalm itself, after every verse. The practice seems to have arisen in situations where the congregation was illiterate, or at least did not have access to a written copy of the psalms, and so a simple refrain allowed them to participate in the singing of the psalm. Many congregations have re-established this type of psalm and refrain in their Eucharistic liturgy, although in our literature culture it seems to
Psalms for the Church—Dr. Kate Steiner
deprive the people of the opportunity to sing the psalms themselves.
Psalm verses were also scattered throughout the worship services in both the East and West before the Reformation. They formed the basis of most of what the congregation (and later the choir alone) sang in anticipation of and response to Scripture readings and communion. These usually took the form of call and response, or responsorial psalmody, where the congregation had a short phrase of a psalm, interspersed with a few verses sung by a soloist. The resulting repetition, within the short psalm refrains and between full psalm repetition in one place in the liturgy and short refrains in another, would probably strike us today as boring and a waste of time, but in an oral culture it would have etched the sacred language on the minds and hearts of those who sang it.
This Week @ Wycliffe
Tuesday MP Preacher—Jeffrey Hynds
Wednesday Event—Founders’ Day Lecture, Speaker: Dr. Tom Power
Wednesday Preacher—Mr. Rob Henderson, Director of Development, Wycliffe College
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday MP Preacher—Alan Hayes
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WYCLIFFE COLLEGE
Calendar of Events—October/November 2016
Visionary leaders with Good News for a vibrant church in a
changing world.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9 10
Thanksgiving
Day
COLLEGE
CLOSED
11
MP—Jeffrey
Hynds
Sexual Misconduct
Training
12
WE: Founders’
Day Lecture
Pr: Rob
Henderson
13
MP—A. Hayes
Q Commons
14
Playgroup
15
16 17 18
MP—Seth
Enriquez
19
WE—Meet the
Andrews
Pr: Robert Sider
20
MP—P. Robinson
EP—Orvin Lao
21
Playgroup
Scripture & Theology
Colloquium
22
Christian
Foundations
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 Nov.
MP—Brandon
Witwer
2
WE: John Webster
Memorial
Pr: Tim Connor
3
MP—A.
Brownlee
4
Playgroup
Installation of
10th Principal
5
Board/Faculty
Retreat
6 7 8
MP—Michelle
Yeung
9
WE: Spiritual
Mentors
Pr: Leanne Friesen, Hamilton
Baptist Church
10
MP—T. Power
EP—Ted
Williams
11 12
Attention All Students…
If you missed the Sexual Misconduct Training during
Orientation Week, or it has been more than 3 years since
you attended, please mark your calendars for Tuesday
October 11th at 7:00 p.m. We will be running a session at
that time. This is required of all incoming students, and
any students doing a Field Ed. Placement this year.
READING WEEK