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Fuller’s Work to Combat Anti-AAPI Racism
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our world, we particularly mourn and grieve with our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) brothers and sisters who have faced a rise in racist rhetoric, actions, and hate crimes against their persons, families, communities, and businesses. In light of the recent Presidential Memorandum condemning and combating anti-AAPI…
An Epiphany of Hope and Justice
Christian Brothers and Sisters, Yesterday may have been Epiphany, but it was dominated by a violent manifestation of American brokenness. May we join in prayer and reflection about our tragic national crisis, some of it perpetrated in the name of Jesus. We need to hold in grief and sorrow another horrific gash in this nation,…
Fuller Welcomes Soong-Chan Rah as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Soong-Chan Rah has been appointed the next Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Rah will be transitioning from his most recent assignment as the Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary and will start teaching classes at…
Reflections from President Labberton during Election Week
November 6 What will this Friday hold? On the national level, we are being offered one narrative of election fraud and another narrative of careful counting with low, apparently shifting, margins. This may result in the declaration today of a narrow presidential election outcome—immediately tied up in courts and in long-term national contention. The election…
Fuller Seminary Receives $1 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment
Fuller Seminary has received a $1,000,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Online Adaptive Capacity Project. The project is funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative with the aim to strengthen Christian congregations so they can help people deepen their relationships with God, build strong relationships with each other, and contribute to…
Alexis Abernethy Named Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Dr. Alexis Abernethy, Associate Provost for Faculty Inclusion and Equity and Professor of Psychology, has been named Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In her previous role, Dr. Abernethy focused her diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on faculty-related matters such as best practices around curriculum development and classroom interactions. In her new role, she will…
Remembering H. Newton Malony: Pastor, Psychologist, and Integration Pioneer
Henry Newton (Newt) Malony, Jr., was promoted to Heaven on August 10, 2020. He was 89. Dr. Malony was an Emeritus Professor of Psychology who served for 46 years on the faculty of Fuller’s School of Psychology (1969- 2015). During that time, he advised countless dissertations, authored or co-authored over eighty scholarly journal articles, and…
In Memoriam: H. Newton Malony
Newton Malony, longtime professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. “Newton Malony was a scholar, therapist, and leader who powerfully embodied Fuller’s commitment to the integration of psychology and theology,” said Richard J. Mouw, former president of Fuller. “He was passionate about inspiring students to…
In Memoriam: Robert P. Meye
Robert P. Meye, dean emeritus and professor emeritus of New Testament interpretation at Fuller, passed away in the afternoon of Sunday, August 9, 2020. We are grieved to lose this brother in Christ and father of our colleague Marianne Meye Thompson, but grateful to have known him and been witnesses to his indomitable, Christlike life….
Fuller Renames School of Psychology to the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy
Fuller Seminary will rename the School of Psychology to the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, effective July 1. This new moniker recognizes the distinct health services degrees offered by Fuller Seminary: PsyD in Clinical Psychology, PhD in Clinical Psychology, and MS in Marriage and Family Therapy. “Marriage and family therapy is…