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Congratulations to the Rev. Dr. Alan Hayes, Bishops Frederick and Heber Wilkinson Professor of Church History at Wycliffe College, for receiving the 2021 Nelson R. Burr Prize. Each year the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church awards the Nelson R. Burr Prize to the author of the most outstanding article in the last published volume of the Society's quarterly journal, Anglican and Episcopal History. It also honors that which best exemplifies excellence and innovative scholarship in the field of Anglican and Episcopal history. Dr. Hayes is honored for his article “ The Elusive Goal: The

The Spring/Summer edition of Insight Magazine, Wycliffe College's official publication, is now available digitally. In this edition, you will find important announcements, faculty and student stories, alumni updates, theological reflections, and more. Read the latest stories here >>

Congratulations to Wycliffe PhD student James Wood on having been awarded the 2021-2022 Mary H. Beatty Fellowship valued at $10,000. Mary H. Beatty Fellowships are awarded by the School of Graduate Studies at University of Toronto to highly meritorious students. Rev. James R. Wood is a doctoral candidate in theology at Wycliffe and was formerly an active pastor of a church in Austin, TX. His research interests focus on political theology, ecclesiology, and sacramental theology. He has published on these themes in Pro Ecclesia: A Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theology, Journal of Reformed

Curbside pickup of library materials is available only if the title(s) requested is/ are not available through HathiTrust . College Curbside pickup Days open and times Method of requesting Scan & Deliver (Within copyright compliance) Emmanuel Yes Tues & Thurs 11 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm Through the UTL catalogue Yes karen.wishart@utoronto.ca ICS (Institute of Christian Studies) No NA NA Only if otherwise unavailable at UTL library@icscanada.edu Knox Yes Tues, Wed, Thurs 10 am to 4 pm Through the UTL catalogue Yes knox.readerservices@utoronto.ca Regis Yes Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am to 2 pm Through

Alumni, faculty, and staff of Wycliffe College were saddened today to learn of the death of Professor Emeritus Dr Richard N. Longenecker. Dr. Longenecker—who made his home in Brantford, ON—died Monday, June 7, 2021. Predeceased by his wife Fran (2016), he was in his 91 st year. Richard Longenecker taught at Wycliffe College for 22 years (1972–1994) and was our Ramsay Armitage Professor of New Testament. He was instrumental in enhancing the academic credibility of the College so that it became a destination for evangelical students seeking to study at the doctoral level. Moreover, his status as

As another academic year came to a close, the May edition of The Word @ Wycliffe arrived in the midst of convocation celebrations. Read all about that and more here.

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! The Degree of Doctor of Ministry Valerie Mae Kenyon The Degree of Doctor of Theology Leslie Maureen Chisholm Demson The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy David Mason Barr David Austen Robert Clark Gordon Charles Harris Heejun Kim Rachel Anne-Lyne Krohn Amanda MacInnis-Hackney Joshua Adam Martin Jun Sato Derek Joseph Wiertel The Degree of Master of Theology Nathan Kwan The Degree of Master of Arts Peter Daniel Paul Fawcett Amira Joy Gabriel Stefan James Knibbe Rachel Elizabeth VanderVeen The Degree of Master of Divinity, Honours Yeden Kim The Degree of Master

On Monday, May 17, 2021, Wycliffe College will hold its annual Convocation for the conferral of doctoral and masters degrees conjointly with the University of Toronto. Due to current COVID restrictions, all aspects of the ceremony will be held virtually. Honourand Bishop Annie Ittoshat will preach at the Convocation Chapel Service. On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 12:00 noon (ET), Wycliffe will host a special ceremony to confer Honorary Doctorates on the Most Rev’d Mouneer Anis, the Rt Rev’d Annie Ittoshat, and the Rt Rev’d Stephen Leung. This will be followed by a Convocation Address by

Wycliffe College is pleased to announce that Dr Mark Elliott, Professorial Fellow, has been appointed to Full Status at the Graduate Centre for Theological Studies at the Toronto School of Theology. This new designation means that he is now available to supervise students doing doctoral research in the fields of Patristics, Historical Theology and Biblical Interpretation, and biblical-theological hermeneutics here at Wycliffe. Read more >>

Late last month, when the Forum for Theological Exploration announced their selection of 16 scholars to receive support for their PhD or ThD program in religion, theological studies, or biblical studies, Wycliffe PhD student Michelle Yu was named among the chosen. As a recipient of the Fellowship for Latino/a, Asian, and First Nations Doctoral Students, Michelle will be awarded a living stipend up to $25,000 to help further her studies beyond the coursework stage. Michelle is in the PhD conjoint program in Old Testament. Her research focuses on reading the book of Esther through the lens of