Harding School of Theology: a seminary in Memphis

2016 Run for the Son set for October 1

August 8, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter

The 16th annual Run for the Son 5k will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Registration and check-in will begin at 7:00 A.M. The race will begin at 8:00 A.M. The race will start/finish at Harding School of Theology (1000 Cherry Road, Memphis, TN 38117). Participants may register for the race in advance or on race day. Registration is $12 in advance (online/by mail) or $15 on the day of the race. The registration fee includes participation in the race, an official race t-shirt,... Read more

The Bridge, Spring 2016

May 27, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter

In the Heart of Memphis Harding School of Theology is in the heart of Memphis, and Memphis is in our hearts. In the Spring 2016 issue of The Bridge we cover some of the many ways HST is connected to Memphis, including: Dr. Kevin Shelby and the Family Institute of Tennessee help at-risk children. Alumni such as Ron Wade, Marisol Biser, and Angela Rusk serve the community. The Reverb Coffee Co. coffee truck brings our neighbors to campus. All of this, as well as news and updates from... Read more

Across the Bridge: Spring 2016

May 27, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter

This issue of Across the Bridge expands articles and information from The Bridge, Spring 2016. Articles Gaines, Steven T. “Speaking Reconstruction: Moving Beyond the Silence.” Memphis Massacre 1866. February 22, 2016, accessed May 27, 2016. Grisso, Thomas. “Progress and Perils in the Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Movement.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law 35 (2007): 158-167. Accessed May 27, 2016. Websites The Exchange Club Family... Read more

Presenting the HST Class of 2016

May 20, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter

HST held her 58th annual commencement Saturday, May 16th, in the auditorium of the W.B. West, Jr. Education Center. We graduated 18 students who are serving or will serve as preachers, counselors, teachers, missionaries, youth ministers, campus ministers, and more. Dr. Howard Wright of Atlanta, GA delivered the commencement address. Wright has served in ministry for 50 years and is on the Board of Trustees of Harding University. He urged the graduates to strive to know God better, to... Read more

Bob Turner Joins First National Conference on Stone-Campbell Archives

April 11, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter

Bob Turner, a librarian at Harding School of Theology, participated in an unprecedented gathering of archivists, librarians, and historians from all three historical streams of the Stone-Campbell Movement: the Churches of Christ, the Christian Churches and churches of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Focused on the “Pedagogy of the Archive,” the twenty colloquy participants came from across the country to spend three days in March in Dallas, TX, developing... Read more