February 25th, 2013
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 25, 2013) — The office of the president at Messiah College welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s right advocate, to lecture on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall in the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public; however, a ticket is required. For tickets, contact the ticket office at 717-691-6036 or visit messiah.edu/tickets. Continue reading…
February 8th, 2013
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 8, 2013)—The Messiah College department of music will present two student concerts in March. The Symphony Orchestra will perform on March 1 at 8 p.m., while the Jazz Ensembles will perform on March 22 at 8 p.m. Both concerts, which are free to attend and open to the public, will take place in Parmer Hall, located in the newly constructed Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts. For more information, call the music department at 717-766-2511, ext. 3310, or visit messiah.edu/departments/music. Continue reading…
February 5th, 2013
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2013) — The Messiah College Annual Lectures on Religion and Society will host Emmanuel Katongole, an accomplished scholar in African Christianity and priest in the Catholic Church. The lecture, “Christian Social Imagination: Envisioning the Kingdom of God Today,” will explore the connections between faith and public life in African society. Scheduled for Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel, the lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carol Hostetter at hostette@messiah.edu or 717-766-2511, ext. 2720.
About Emmanuel Katongole
Born and educated in Uganda, Katongole became ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1987. Since then, Katongole served at parishes in Africa, Belgium and the United States. Continuing his studies, he earned his doctorate degree in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. An expert in the study of Africa, the theology of reconciliation and lament and Catholicism in the global South, Katongole served as an associate professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity School. Katongole has written books on Christian social imagination, including his most recent book, “The Sacrifice of Africa: A Political Theology for Africa.” Katongole now serves as an associate professor of theology and peace studies at Kroc Institute for Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame. Continue reading…
February 1st, 2013
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 1, 2013) — Messiah College has expanded its graduate program offerings to include a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), nurse educator track. This 39-credit, online master’s program can be completed in three to six years depending on whether the student chooses to study full- or part-time. Classes begin in July. There are three options within Messiah’s MSN program. Continue reading…
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 25, 2013) — The office of the president at Messiah College welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s right advocate, to lecture on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall in the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public; however, a ticket is required. For tickets, contact the ticket office at 717-691-6036 or visit messiah.edu/tickets. Continue reading…
