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Celebrating the Retirement of Professor Carrie Doehring
Celebrating the Retirement of Professor Carrie Doehring, Ph.D. Clifford Baldridge Professor of Pastoral Care and CounselingLivestreamed on the Homepage You are invited to celebrate Professor Carrie Doehring’s retirement on Friday, May 31 at 4:00 pm, in the Chapel of...
2023 Year End Review
The Iliff School of Theology has entered a season of exciting change, growth, and development as we reimagine who we are and what our future holds.In this special Year End Review, which contains information spanning 2022 and 2023, you will see the various ways that...
Celebration of a New Era of Leadership: An Artistic Evening
A Celebration of a New Era: The Installation of Rev. Dr. Lee H. Butler, Jr. Iliff School of Theology celebrates The Rev. Dr. Lee H. Butler, Jr. as Iliff's 17th President. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Iliff has organized two nights of festive, celebratory...
2024 Faculty Promotions
Interim Dean Kelsey says, "The accomplishments of each of these two scholars are significant and enlarge the worldview and capacities of their students, colleagues, and readers. It is a privilege to be part of a community of learning and research with them!"Dr....
Miguel A. De La Torre Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Miguel A. De La Torre of Iliff School of Theology - University of Denver has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr. De La Torre will...
Women’s History Month 2024
Happy Women’s History Month! This month, we focus our national attention on women’s stories, contributions, and struggles by calling the names of the women who have been change agents. We celebrate, commemorate, learn about, and learn from the scholarship and lived...
Winter Gathering Days ’24 Recap
During the ’24 Winter Gathering Days, students experienced art, dialogue, laughter, lamentation, and deep reflection. Here are some highlights!
Faculty Publications Featured in Press
These two Iliff faculty members are engaging the academy and the broader public in important conversation about ethics, church culture, and theology.
African American History and Heritage Month
Welcome to African American History and Heritage Month! Better known as Black History Month, this month of national celebration was established in 1926 as “Negro History Week” by historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Woodson earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1912....
President Butler Reflects on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Brief Reflection October 9, 2023 President Lee H. Butler, Jr., PhD “In 1492, Columbus sailed the Ocean blue.” This was the poetic statement I was taught as a child to incline me to celebrate the “discovery” of America. Accompanying that, I...
Statement from President Butler: The Hamas and Israel War
Our hearts are being rent with almost unbearable pain from seeing the newsfeeds reporting the devastation within the land that has been described as “holy” and “promised.” The pathways of peace have never been clearly marked in the land beyond the Red Sea. The...
Opening Convocation Fall 2023
2023 Everding Lecturer – Jasmin Zine
2023 Everding Lecturer - Jasmin ZineWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Jasmin Zine is the 2023 Everding Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Zine is Professor of Sociology & Religion & Culture (Muslim Studies) at Wilfrid Laurier University, in Ontario, Canada. She is...