BA, Wheaton College, 1973; MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, 1977; STM, Union Seminary (NY), 1982; PhD, Temple University, 1996; Pastorates in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, 1977-81, 1983-85. (1985, 1996)
Katie Day holds the Charles A. Schieren Chair in Church and Society at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. As a sociologist, with degrees in social ethics and theology as well, she teaches courses which draw heavily on both the social sciences and social ethics. She also directs the Metropolitan/Urban Program at LTSP. Her research interests have included extensive studies in African American congregations, cross-cultural volunteerism and faith-based involvement in economic development, community organizing and social services. Currently she is directing a research project focused on religious communities along Germantown Ave. in Philadelphia. Dr. Day is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) concluded its “One Seminary/One Book” initiative on the book Exodus from Hunger (Westminster John Knox Press, 2010) with a convocation featuring the author, David Beckmann. Dr.
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Despite the flurry of activity in the last few weeks, I’m
still haunted by the eucharist we had at LTSP on Nov. 9 – the commemoration of
Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” This was the night in 1938 when the
Nazis showed their true colors and began their campaign of terror against the
Jews in Europe.
