Welcome to Theological Horizons

Theological Horizons encourages Christians engaged in ideas and action. Our mission is to renew Christian thinking and discipleship. Our vision is to witness at the heart of culture: within the forums of intellectual life.

Theological Horizons supports vibrant teaching, writing and speaking that communicates the good news that all truth belongs to God.

Theological Horizons develops promising Christian students & scholars through grants, national book projects, writing prizes, public lectures, Bible studies, seminars & classes, mentoring & hospitality. .

DIRECTORS

Charles Marsh is a graduate of Gordon College (B.A.), Harvard University (M.T.S.) and the University of Virginia (Ph.D.) He is the author of four books: Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Promise Of His Theology ; God's Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights ; The Last Days; and The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice from the Civil Rights Movement to Today. Charles is also a professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, where he directs the Project on Lived Theology.

Karen Wright Marsh comes to Horizons with a background in philosophy (B.A., Wheaton College), linguistics (M.A., University of Virginia) and teaching.

A letter from Charles Marsh:

FIFTEEN YEARS WITH THEOLOGICAL HORIZONS

This spring marks an important milestone for us: fifteen years of ministry.  We look back with tremendous gratitude for God’s blessings on Theological Horizons. 

With a vision for renewing Christian thinking and discipleship at the heart of culture, Karen, a few friends and I established Horizons in 1991. I was teaching at liberal arts college in Baltimore and beginning to develop connections in the academic world.  Since then, Theological Horizons has supported the publication of seven books, offered  grants to promising young students and scholars, founded a prestigious public lecture series, established a national graduate writing prize competition and played an active role in the forums of intellectual life. 

When I joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 2000, Theological Horizons opened the doors of the Bonhoeffer House, a place for study, conversation and fellowship.  Now, after fifteen years teaching undergraduates, and five years with masters and doctoral students, we are seeing a generation of young Christian scholars begin their work in the world.  We are grateful to see the astonishing ways God has used our efforts to help shape a new intellectual culture in the academy and in the church.

On the occasion of Theological Horizons' "birthday", we invite you to celebrate with us.  We give thanks!

Charles

May 2006