Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary

Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary

Wright Library supports teaching and learning at Princeton Seminary and global theological research.

Wright Library serves Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, and wider communities of students, pastors, and scholars. Shaped by two centuries of development, Wright Library embraces its role at the intersection of the theological record and the community of scholars, continues Princeton's commitment to build collections of depth, and promotes an environment of broad access to the t

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Q***r ministers' voices from the Global South : "a burning fire in my bones" edited by Lisa Isherwood and Hugo Córdova Quero https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3459315~S1 https://ptsem.libguides.com/pride

Timeline photos 06/18/2024

Wright Library Princeton Theological Seminary will be open 8am-6pm (doors close at 5:30) on Wed 6/19 (Juneteenth) and Thu 6/20, and closed on Fri 6/21 (Juneteenth, observed). https://ptsem.edu/library/about/hours The State of New Jersey recognizes on the 3rd Friday of June.

Timeline photos 06/11/2024

Lee Edelman and the q***r study of religion edited by Kent L. Brintnall, Rhiannon Graybill and Linn Marie Tonstad https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3487626~S1 https://ptsem.libguides.com/pride

WEBINAR - Betsey Stockton’s Neighbors: Princeton’s Black Community in the Era of the Civil War - New Jersey State Library 06/10/2024

Register for this webinar with Dr. Gregory Nobles hosted by New Jersey State Library https://www.njstatelib.org/event/webinar-betsey-stocktons-neighbors-princetons-black-community-in-the-era-of-the-civil-war/ Betsey Stockton Center https://ptsem.libguides.com/black-history

WEBINAR - Betsey Stockton’s Neighbors: Princeton’s Black Community in the Era of the Civil War - New Jersey State Library Princeton, New Jersey, has long had the reputation of being a pretty and prosperous college town, an almost bucolic stop midway between Philadelphia and New York. Yet despite being in the North, Princeton had strong ties to the South throughout the antebellum era, largely because the College of New....

06/10/2024

Tune in to this Union Presbyterian Seminary event tomorrow and check out this curated bibliography about Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon anytime, https://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/katie-cannon

Join Rev. Melanie Jones Quarles, PhD as she sits down with author Dr. Oluwatomisin Oredein, Th.D., to discuss her award-winning monograph, The Theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye: Ecumenism, Feminism, and Communal Practice. Please join us via FB Live on The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership's page and our main YouTube page for this exciting conversation on Tuesday, June 11th, at 7 PM ET!
Click the link below to learn more and register:
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Who's afraid of gender? (2024) by Judith Butler https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3475216~S1
https://ptsem.libguides.com/pride

05/29/2024

"Each time you press into what it means to be Asian and Canadian/American, you are holistically engaging your listeners’ myriad worlds." Matthew D. Kim and Daniel L. Wong, Finding our voice : a vision for Asian North American preaching (2020) https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b2127731~S1 Princeton Theological Seminary

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예수의生涯 : 雲甫金基昶聖畫集 / Yesu ŭi saengae: Unbo Kim Ki-ch'ang sŏnghwajip / The Life of Jesus, Collection of Sacred Paintings by Kim Ki-chang, a book that is on display in the Korea room at Princeton Theological Seminary FOLIO N8050 .K56 1984 https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b1677560~S1

Photos from Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary's post 05/24/2024

A worship service at Myung Sung Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea, recorded on June 7, 2017 with Dr. James F. Kay, preaching in English and Dr. Timothy D. Son, translating into Korean. Also includes a guest performance by the St. Olaf Choir. https://commons.ptsem.edu/id/Myung_Sung_Presbyterian_Church
Dr. Kay's sermon begins at 01:04:11.

Timeline photos 05/21/2024

Doing Asian American Theology : a contextual framework for faith and practice / Daniel D. Lee BR563.A82 L438 2022 https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b2840306~S1 Princeton Theological Seminary https://ptsem.libguides.com/aapihm

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A longing to belong: reflections on faith, identity, and race by Michelle Lee-Barnewall https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3399137~S1

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Congratulations to the Princeton Theological Seminary Class of 2024! Here's the library schedule for the week and a look ahead to summer hours https://library.ptsem.edu/hours

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A Transpacific Imagination of Theology, Ethics, and Spiritual Activism by Keun-joo Christine Pae https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3460687~S1 (also available as an e-book)

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Register for the upcoming hybrid conference, Asian Exclusion and the Church: Ripples from the 1924 Immigration Act, then check out this curated bibliography, which includes the new open access e-book, An Asian American Theology of Liberation by Wong Tian An The Center for Asian American Christianity https://ptsem.libguides.com/aapihm

04/30/2024

An Asian American Theology of Liberation by Wong Tian An https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12789659

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Trial access to the T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism and Eerdmans Digital Reference Library now through May 11, 2024: https://library.ptsem.edu/blog/bloomsbury-database-trials Princeton Theological Seminary

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Dr. Jeremy Wallace makes sure Wright Library has what you need to read. Happy World Book Day, Princeton Theological Seminary 📚🥳

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Happy Princeton Theological Seminary & The Farminary! From the Flora, Fauna and Mysteriana exhibit to books from the collection to Presbyterians for Earth Care webinars, this guide is the perfect read https://ptsem.libguides.com/earth

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Ecoflourishing and virtue : Christian perspectives across the disciplines / edited by Steven Bouma-Prediger, Nathan P. Carson; foreword by Bill McKibben https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3459316~S1

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Observations on the solar eclipse of July, 1832, and the longitude of Albany : in a letter to Simeon De Witt, by Stephen Alexander https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b1583327~S1

Photos from Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary's post 04/05/2024

"It is very curious that the apparent diameters subtended by the sun and moon are so nearly equal that a total eclipse of the sun is barely possible." Newcomb, Simon. 1878. "Eclipses of the Sun." The Princeton Review 54 (6): 848-864. https://go.exlibris.link/d7Q239pp Princeton Theological Seminary

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"But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him." Mark 16:6
Happy Easter to all who celebrated this week-- and to those who will celebrate on May 5. The Lent, Holy Week, Easter curated bibliography is available year-round: https://ptsem.libguides.com/easter Princeton Theological Seminary

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Holy Week Schedule Princeton Theological Seminary https://library.ptsem.edu/hours

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The Great Lady : restoring her story / Margaret Barker https://catalog.ptsem.edu/record=b3462847~S1 Follows Barker's earlier work, The Mother of the Lord : the lady in the temple https://ptsem.libguides.com/whm

Timeline photos 03/19/2024

On this a Mount Equinox from Sunderland Road, James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards https://commons.ptsem.edu/id/vt160jtanis



(See also: Equinox Mountain https://commons.ptsem.edu/id/vt328jtanis)

03/18/2024

The 2024 Warfield Lectures begin tonight! https://www.airmeet.com/e/e543c8f0-b96e-11ee-95d8-29c33643706d Listen to past lectures in the Theological Commons, https://commons.ptsem.edu/warfield

The 2024 Annie Kinkead Warfield Lectures begin tomorrow evening with ! If you can’t make it to Princeton, you can register for free to attend virtually. Don’t miss it! Link in bio to register.

Photos from Theodore Sedgwick Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary's post 03/15/2024

Recorded in 1999 & later published in the Princeton Theological Seminary Bulletin "Speak Tenderly to Jerusalem": Second Isaiah's Reception and Use of Daughter Zion / Kathleen M. O'Connor https://commons.ptsem.edu/id/06533 (audio) https://commons.ptsem.edu/id/princetonsemina2031prin_0-dmd008 (article) Series: Alexander Thompson Lectures

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Nobody's mother : Artemis of the Ephesians in antiquity and the New Testament / Sandra L. Glahn https://go.exlibris.link/pZZwcdYs

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New service for current Princeton Theological Seminary students: Reserve a library study space https://ptsem.libcal.com/reserve/studyrooms

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Biblical women speak: hearing their voices through new and ancient midrash / Marla J. Feldman, BM509.W7 F45 2023
https://ptsem.libguides.com/whm

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Princeton Theological Seminary Library serves Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, and wider communities of students, pastors, and scholars. Shaped by two centuries of development, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library embraces its role at the intersection of the theological record and the community of scholars, continues Princeton's commitment to build collections of depth, and promotes an environment of broad access to the theological heritage. Primary sources are represented both by original early editions or reprints and by modern critical editions.

In addition to circulating and periodical collections, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library contains the Reigner Reading Room, which houses educational materials and religious curriculum materials to support church ministry; Special Collections, including the Karl Barth research collection and the Abraham Kuyper collection of Dutch Reformed Protestantism; and a growing number of Digital Collections, including the Theological Commons.

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