Harding School of Theology: a seminary in Memphis

Students enrolled for Summer Semester

Please familiarize yourself with your syllabus if you haven’t already. Reading assignments are already underway for most courses, and assignments are already be due for some. If you haven’t already downloaded your syllabus, you will find it here.

Fall Semester Registration

Fall Semester registration is ongoing. If you are planning to take courses in the fall, you should connect with your academic advisor before registering. The course schedule is here. You may access pipeline for registration here.

On May 18-19th, twelve scholars gathered at Harding School of Theology to
discuss “Ephesus As a Religious Center under the Principate” (roughly the first three centuries of the Roman empire). The speakers included archaeologists and New Testament scholars from: Austria, New Zealand, and various parts of the United States. They gathered to present papers ranging from recent archaeological discoveries in Ephesus to various cultural features connected with Ephesus that illuminate elements of early Christianity.

The presenters and over 200 attendees gathered in honor of Dr. Richard Oster on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Oster, who has taught New Testament at Harding School of Theology since 1978, has focused much of his academic energies and publishing on materials related to Ephesus and authored the internationally acclaimed article from which the conference got its title. The proceedings of the conference are to be published in a book.

To honor Dr. Oster for his 65th birthday, you may donate a book to the Graves Memorial Library at HST in his honor. Click to order.

HST is preparing to welcome visitors from around the world to the Ephesus Conference, honoring Professor Richard Oster on the occasion of his 65th birthday.

Information for Visitors to our Campus

• Campus Map
• Conference staff will be available throughout the conference at the concierge table in the Dr. W.B. West, Jr. Center to help make your HST experience complete. Conference programs, lists of local restaurants, and other helpful items are available at the table.
• All conference presentations will be in the auditorium in the Dr. W.B. West, Jr. Center. Please feel free to visit the rest of our campus as well.
• Refreshments will be served during breaks in the Student Lounge, which is just outside the auditorium.
• The official Twitter hashtag for the Ephesus Conference is #EphCon. Use it wisely!
• The L.M. Graves Memorial Library will be hosting a reception at 3:00 pm on Friday. Enjoy the Ephesus display, our restoration collection, and the Thomas Kinkade art collection, “Impressions of Israel”. Wi-fi is available in the library along with computers for public use. If you would like a tour, just ask.
• There is ample parking on our campus. There is a small lot off the driveway as you enter from Cherry Road, and a larger lot behind the E. H. Ijams Administration Building (a.k.a. the mansion). Please respect reserved spaces.

Some of our photos from Gradutaion 2012 are now available in our photo archives. Enjoy!

Photo Archive

Congratulations to the Harding School of Theology Class of 2012. You’ve worked so hard to come to this day, and we’re proud of you! We’re excited to see how God will continue to use you to bless Christians and churches around the world.

Master of Arts

Jeremy Adam Anguish – East Texas Christian Academy
David M. Chalenburg – Vocational Ministry
William Stewart Denman, Jr. – Preaching/Teaching
Keith Elwin Gant – Sunset International Bible Institute, Singapore

Master of Arts in Christian Ministry

Winston Batino – Congregational Ministry
Robert C. Bliss, Jr. – Congregational Ministry
James H. Grose - Congregational Ministry
Kevin Eugene Holland - Congregational Ministry
Neil Landon Reynolds – Youth Ministry
Jason Andrew Swick – Campus Ministry

Master of Arts in Counseling

Fredrick Gillam, Jr.

Master of Divinity

David Clint Burnett – PhD Study
Jason Brett Dougherty – Dean of Students, OVU
Edgar Taylor Francis, Jr. – Southern Christian Home, Morrilton, AR
Eric Allen Hallett – Preaching Ministry
James Ray Mitchell – Library Science/Ministry
Keith Edwin Sheets, Jr. – Missions, Northern Scotland
Jonathan David Strasser – Missions, Tanzania
Cynthia Marie Turner – Military Chaplaincy
Chadwick Adrian Wagner – Missions, Tanzania

Doctor of Ministry

Clifford Lee Holladay – Congregational Ministry
Mark Kelcy Parker – Young Adult Ministry

The 54th Annual Commencement of Harding School of Theology will be held Saturday, May 12, at 10:00 in the W.B. West, Jr. center auditorium. The commencement speaker will be Bobby Lawson, minister with the Park Forest Church of Christ in Matteson, IL. We will celebrate with 22 graduates who are prepared for a variety of ministries including preaching, missions, counseling, education, military chaplaincy, and youth, campus, and young adult ministry. Congratulations to our graduates and their families!