ESR Announces Dean Transition

Jay Marshall, dean of Earlham School of Religion and vice president of Earlham, will retire from his position as of June 30, 2018.

Jay has dedicated his professional energies to ESR for 20 years. Under his leadership, ESR created a vibrant distance learning program that now attracts students from across the country and several other countries. He has helped to strengthen the school's international connections, particularly in Africa and Latin America.

ESR to Host Quakers in Politics Live Web Panel

Does faith influence values? Can it be a factor in governance without closing the gap between church and state?

If faith and values have a place in the discussion, what might it mean to be a quaker and run for Congress? How do Quakers relate to the governing of the country?

ESR Announces 2018 Mullen Fellowship Recipient

ESR is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Mullen Ministry of Writing Fellowship, Andy Henry. Andy is a current ESR student and resides in Mt. Gilead, OH. He has a B.S. in Bible/Theology from Barclay College and is in the process of earning his M.Div. at ESR.

Seven ESR Students Receive Innovation Awards

ESR offers its congratulations to seven of its students who were recently awarded $2,500 Innovation Grants for their entrepreneurial ministry project proposals to launch this summer.

These include:
 

• Windy Cooler, who will test the need for and interest in a Quaker Family Life Ministry among unprogrammed Friends;

• Tom Decker, who plans to explore the potential role cooperatives might serve in peacemaking;