Dr. Maggie Elwell

Meet Dr. Maggie Elwell

Dr. Elwell arrived at Bethany in the fall  of 2022 from the University of Maryland, where she taught from 2019-2022. She earned her BA from Swarthmore College, her MA in teaching from Johns Hopkins University, and both her MDiv

Tara Shepherd Bowdel

Personnel Changes at Bethany

New Positions Filled

Tara Shepherd-Bowdel will begin as a regional advancement officer at Bethany on March 14, 2016. This new position will focus on strengthening Bethany’s relationships with donors and congregations

Brethren Life & Thought Back Issues

Vol. 58 No. 2 (Fall 2013)

This issue includes articles on a wide variety of topics. “‘Battle Ground’ Peaches: Dunkers on the Gettysburg Battlefield,” written by Steve Longenecker, is the third in a series of papers presented over the five-year

First Joint Class with EYN Students Offered

On January 2, 2018, six students in Jos, Nigeria, joined eleven students at Bethany Theological Seminary for class without so much as noticing the ocean between them. It marked the realization of the new educational partnership between Bethany and

Specialized Graduate Certificate in Intercontextual Biblical Interpretation

Purpose

This specialized Certificate in Intercontextual Biblical Interpretation (CIBI) provides a focus on the sacred texts of the Christian faith and methods of interpretation, particularly in conversation with intercontextual hermeneutics and global perspectives. The importance of rigorous and reflective

Master of Divinity

Program Overview

Bethany’s master of divinity (MDiv) program is a professional degree program designed to prepare persons for church-related ministries requiring ordination. Revised with foundations and flexibility in mind, Bethany’s MDiv continues to emphasizes how students will put their learning into

New Faculty Hired in Theological Studies

Nathanael L. Inglis will begin as assistant professor of theological studies at Bethany Seminary on July 1, 2015. Inglis graduated in 2014 from Fordham University with a PhD in systematic theology.

Bethany Hires Admissions Recruiter

Bethany Theological Seminary has hired Maya Ballard as its admissions recruiter. 

Ballard earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kent State University, and her academic background includes coursework in business analytics, operations management, accounting and

Scott Linton

Finding What Was Missing

Scott Linton had been working as a grant contractor for the Naval Logistics Command for a dozen years, and for the first time in his career, things were really falling into place.

“I was in a

New Master’s Degree Highlights Revised Curriculum

In fall 2019 Bethany Theological Seminary will offer its first new graduate degree in fifty years—the master of arts: theopoetics and writing (MATW). This degree is a major feature of the comprehensive curriculum revision that Bethany faculty have