Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. dr. ted a. smith Archives

God is ‘the subject of every sentence that ends in redemption’

Posted September 21st, 2021

Before launching into the third of his four Sprunt Lectures recently, the Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith offered what he called “a sermonic interlude” based on Jeremiah 31:31–34.

‘No Longer Shall They Teach One Another: The End of Theological Education’

Posted May 6th, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith, Professor of Preaching and Ethics in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, presented the fourth and final 2021 Sprunt Lecture Wednesday, hosted by Union Presbyterian Seminary. The final virtual lecture was followed by a Q&A session on the overall lecture theme “No Longer Shall they Teach One Another: The End of Theological Education.”

God is ‘the subject of every sentence that ends in redemption’

Posted May 5th, 2021

Before launching into the third of his four Sprunt Lectures Tuesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith offered what he called “a sermonic interlude” based on Jeremiah 31:31-34.

The end of theological education?

Posted May 4th, 2021

To Presbyterians and others concerned about the future of theological education, the Rev. Dr. Ted A. Smith had these words of comfort: We’ve been here before.