Articles by Dale T. Irvin
Dale T. Irvin is President and Professor of World Christianity at New York Theological Seminary, in New York City. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv, 1981) and Union Theological Seminary in New York (PhD, 1989), he is the author of several books, including History of the World Christian Movement, a three-volume project he has written with Scott W. Sunquist. Dr. Irvin has held visiting or adjunct appointments at a number of theological schools and universities, including the University of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden, and has lectured and preached throughout the world. An ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches USA, he is a member of The Riverside Church in New York City.
by Dale T. Irvin
Citing the work of George Simmel, one of the founders of modern sociology, the author leads us from the simple concepts of doors as either entrances or barriers that firm up separations to bridges as building connections among people, churches, and denominations. The point readers are swept along to see reflects the need for openness and welcoming in their quest to serve God.
By Dale T. Irvin
By the end of 2012 we expect to see The Living Pulpit back up and running with four issues a year as an online journal that is both in a web format and in .pdf for download and printing. We have a new web team in place and plan to offer new resources online such as a lectionary section with fresh and relevant biblical exegesis and a place for comments from readers.
by Dr. Dale T. Irvin
We are looking this weekend at the theme of initiation into the body. This weekend we are focusing specifically on the corporate body we call NYTS as we begin. What is this body we call NYTS, and what does it mean to become part of it?
by Dale T. Irvin
Christian initiation in the first centuries came through baptism, which was understood to be through water or by blood. Both were understood to be means by which the Spirit worked, for incorporation into the life of the church and the filling of the Spirit could not be separated. All Christian baptism was understood to be baptism of the spirit. To be incorporated into the community was to be given life, to come alive, to have Spirit.
by Dale T. Irvin, Ph.D.
There is something inherently urban about Christian life and something inherently Christian about urban life.
