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IBTS staff contribute to major new book on theological education
The WCC has launched a major work "Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity".
The book is launched as one of the supporting publicatinos of edinburgh 2010. The Chapter on Baptist Theologiccal education has been authored by three IBTS academic staff - Lina Andronoviene, Keith G Jones and Parush R Parushev. This major resource edited by Dietrich Werner, David Esterline, Namsoon Kang and Joshva Raja has been published on behalf of the WCC by Regnum Books international, Oxford.
Rector Keith Jones commented "we at IBTS are delighted to have been selected by the WCC to write about Baptist theological education. It is a further sign of the importance of IBTS within both ecumenical and Baptist theological education circles".
/21. 6. 2010/
IBTS is sad to announce sudden death of our former Pro-Rector
The IBTS community has been shocked to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of the Revd Dr Davorin Peterlin
Davor was a Langham scholar and gained the Doctor of Philosophy degree of the University of Aberdeen under Professor I Howard Marshall. Davor did adjunct lecturing at IBTS on the move to Prague and was then appointed Pro Rector and Academic Dean in 1998. He served until 2000. He was Director of the Keston Institute in Oxford and more recently returned to his beloved Croatia, lecturing in Osijek and in Zagreb.
We mourn his passing and extend our sympathy to his wife and his three adolescent children.
/14. 6. 2010/
IBTS hosting 8th Assembly of ECEN
The European Christian Environment Network (ECEN) is holding its 8th Assembly 9-13 June 2010 at IBTS.
The them of the 8th Assembly is "Our daily Bread - living in a time of climate change". Over 70 delegates from, throughout Europe will participate with plenary and workshop sessions. Speakers include Metropolitan Krystof (Orthodox Church in the Czech lands), Professor Bedrich Moldan, Professor Pavel Nováček and Dr Alastair McIntosh of Scotland.
Keep watching the IBTS blog for updates.
/8. 6. 2010/
IBTS Completes 61st academic year with great success
IBTS celebrated Graduation at the end of May and another award of doctor of Philosophy degree on 1 June 2010.
The IBTS Chapel in
The Chapel was full for the Graduation Ceremony with students graduating in all the main programmes of IBTS – Doctor of Philosophy, Magister in Theology, Master of Theology, and Certificate in Applied Theology and Certificate in Intensive English. Guests included representatives of Baptist Unions in countries with graduating students, other educational institutions in
Welcoming everyone to the Ceremony, the Rector, the Revd Dr Keith G Jones, congratulated all the students on their achievements. Greetings were also brought by the EBF General Secretary, the Revd Tony Peck.
In his Graduation address, Dr David Goodbourn said he had looked at countless such addresses and found they fell basically into three categories – the morally improving, the whimsical and the ironic. Drawing on insights from Ephesians chapter 4 Dr Goodbourn referred to all three styles. In an engaging way Dr Goodbourn offered illustrations of all three styles and how they might apply to the experience of having been a student at IBTs, but concluded – “if your achievement here has given you hope that you can achieve more with others in the future. If the friendships you have made here, across cultural barriers, across language barriers, across theological disagreements, have given you faith that all human barriers can be broken down with God. If today, you are yearning to help others experience the growth in faith and understanding you have experienced yourself. Then you go as bearers of hope. And hope is the most precious gift.”
The Academic Dean, Dr Parush R Parushev, introduced each of the graduating students and they were presented with their certificates and diplomas by Dr Goodbourn. Those graduating with Masters or Doctoral degree were then hooded by the Rector and Academic Dean.
Following the ceremony all present participated in a festal buffet. Then on 1 June doctoral student Colin Godwin from Rwanda successfully defended his thesis in a viva voce examination. This is the third successful doctoral candidate in this academic year and we congratulate Colin on his fine achievement.
/2. 6. 2010/
IBTS Celebrates Graduation on 28 May 2010
IBTS Rectorate, Faculty, Students and friends gather at 15.00 hours on 28 May for the annual graduation ceremony.
Guests, including family, friends, EBF and Baptist union representatives will assembly in the Chapel of IBTS for the annual award of degrees and valediction of leaving students. Dr David R Goodbourn, President of the Partnership for Theological Education in Manchester, will give the Graduation address. The degrees of Master of Theology, Magister and Doctor of Philosophy will be conferred and Certificates in Theology presented.
Following the ceremony there will be a festal buffet.
/26. 5. 2010/
Applications for 2010
IBTS is accepting applications for the Academic Year 2010-2011 now
It is important to begin applying now for our "M" level courses begining in late August 2010. Applications are being considered for :-
Master of Theology in :
* Applied Theology
* Baptist/Anabaptist Studies
* Contextual Missiology
* Magister of Theology
* Post Graduate Certificate in Theology (entry programme for MPhil/PhD)
* Certificate in Theology (CAT nine month course for young lay leaders)
See the Academic Programme section of our web site for more information
/8. 2. 2010/
IBTS Research Colloquia 2010
IBTS doctoral students from around the globe are descending on Prague for the 2010 Research Colloquia.
Upwards of 40 Post graduate and doctoral students will be at IBTS in Prague from 25 January for the annual post graduate research colloquia. They will interact with IBTS resident Faculty, Research Professors and adjunct lecturing staff and supervisors in plenary, cohort and one to one tutoring sessions lasting up to 16 days.
"This is a very special time of the year for us" says Rector Dr Keith G Jones. "It represents an amazing piece of logistics presided over by our Academic Dean, the Revd docent Dr Parush R Parushev."
The programme for the Research Colloquia has been published on IBTS internal pages.
/18. 1. 2010/
