Although Palmer Seminary has now been located at the St. David’s campus for several months now, many undergraduates still do not know a great deal about it. For those who don’t know very much about Palmer, the seminary’s mission aptly sums up the ethos of its identity: “The Whole Gospel, for the Whole […]
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As commuters travel to and from Philadelphia daily, they may have noticed the outside of one of the main transit buildings going through a makeover. The building that is being renovated is the 30th Street Station. Built in 1933, the station serves as the center of all train traffic going to and from
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More than 15 Eastern faculty members have recently published books, with their sales ranging from our university bookstore all the way to the online jungles of Amazon. Drick Boyd, professor of urban studies, published “White Allies in the Struggle for Racial Justice,” which is a 280-page illumination on the “little-known stories
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In a recent report published by U.S. News, four of Eastern University’s online bachelor’s degree programs were ranked among the Best Online Programs for 2017. The four programs receiving the accolade include Eastern’s B.A. in Organizational Leadership, B.S. in Business Administration, R.N. to B.S. in Nursing and B.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership. Several
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In his 2015 commencement address to the Palmer Theological Seminary graduates at its West Virginia site, Ben Vincent said, “For my grandfather, I found evidence of his faithfulness.” Vincent was referring to author Randall Frame, who cited the following song lyrics when explaining the reason why he wrote his book “Praise and Promise”:
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A lright, folks, we have finally reached the dead of winter, yet we have not had enough snow to cause major problems for our campus. Do you recall last January, when Eastern received about two feet of snow and many of us brave souls ventured out and uncovered our cars from the piles of snow
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Many universities, including Eastern, have begun to replace courses previously offered in person with online classes. There is a certain appeal in being able to take a class accommodated to those with busier schedules, which tends to be most college students. Rather than showing up two to three days a week at a
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As many are aware, the holiday season, filled with exuberance and cheer, can be socially overwhelming and, quite frankly, too much to handle for some. An Eastern University student reportedly opted for a more introvert-friendly approach and emailed out this letter to his extended family members instead of attending their annual New Year’s
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On Saturday, Jan. 14, Eastern University’s Philosophical Society took a trip to the Patrick Lodge at Juniata College to spend a couple of days enjoying the woods and discussing Edmund Burke’s “A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful.” I knew beforehand that I was going to
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For years now, scientists and Christians have been suspicious of one another, to say the least. This tension is unnecessary, and it dissipates when both Christians and scientists understand the nature of God, creation and science. Science is a function that maps nature to the rational world–i.e., laws, rules, equations. That
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