Cherry Hill Seminary Calls For Academic Freedom, Respect and Civility
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2015 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Responding to the “Red Scare” of the last century, educational philosopher Robert Hutchins (then president of the University of Chicago) noted that without a vibrant commitment to free and open inquiry, a university ceases to be a university. (1) Cherry Hill Seminary is also committed to…Continue reading→
Remembering A Respected & Beloved Colleague: James L. Bianchi, 1949-2015
Longtime Cherry Hill Seminary faculty member, James L. Bianchi passed yesterday after several weeks of illness. Jim taught for CHS for more than a decade, his signature course being “Religion and the Law.” He was scheduled to begin Monday teaching a new course, “Moral Advocacy: Overcoming the Divide,” about which he was enthusiastic. Aline O’Brien…Continue reading→
American Counseling Association Honors Judy Harrow
ACA Division Honors Social Justice Work of Counselor Who Was the First Wiccan Priestess Approved for Legal Marriages in NYC Recipient was chair emeritus of the pastoral care and counseling department at Cherry Hill Seminary. Award to be housed at the New Alexandrian Library Columbia, SC & Georgetown, DE: Judy Harrow, long-time Wiccan priestess and…Continue reading→
CHS Announces Release of Pagan Life Academy for Incarcerated Pagans
CHS Announces Release of Pagan Life Academy for Incarcerated Pagans For Immediate Release: October 15, 2013 Contact: Holli Emore, 888-503-4131, CHS@cherryhillseminary.org COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cherry Hill Seminary has just released its new Pagan Life Academy, a series of eight low-cost print lessons for incarcerated Pagans. The Pagan Life Academy series is pan-Pagan, presenting values, ethics,…Continue reading→
Scholarship Endowment Gift A Challenge To Others
For Release: June 1, 2013 COLUMBIA – Cherry Hill Seminary has received a generous gift of $10,000 to endow a scholarship for graduate students. The anonymous donor has made the gift a matching challenge to others who support Cherry Hill Seminary’s mission of quality education and practical training in leadership, ministry, and personal growth in…Continue reading→
Ronald Hutton Speaks to Cherry Hill Seminary
Interview with Holli Emore: Saturday, April 20, 2013 Why is the history of witchcraft or any kind of paganism important to contemporary practitioners? For two reasons. The first is that modern witchcraft and pagansim were based on claims about the past, specifically with regards to the survival of a tradition. The second, because they both…Continue reading→
Cherry Hill Seminary Saddened by Violence in Boston
For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Contact: Holli Emore, 888-503-4131, CHS@cherryhillseminary.org COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cherry Hill Seminary is saddened by the violence of Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon. Trustee Aline “Macha” O’Brien stated, “Our hearts go out to those directly affected by the explosions, as well as to everyone else who was there, to…Continue reading→
Cherry Hill Seminary Saddened by Loss of Pagan Scholar Patricia Monaghan
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cherry Hill Seminary is saddened to learn of the passing of noted scholar, author and women’s spirituality movement leader Patricia Monaghan. Academic Dean Wendy Griffin said, “We mourn the loss of poet, visionary, and rigorous scholar Patricia Monaghan, PhD, whose contributions to those who venerate the Goddess cannot be overstated, from her…Continue reading→
Cherry Hill Seminary Awards First-Ever Pagan Master of Divinity Degree
For Immediate Release, August 16, 2012 Contact: Holli Emore, 888.503.4131, CHS@cherryhillseminary.org COLUMBIA, SC — Cherry Hill Seminary today announced the graduation of Sandra Lee Harris, awarding her the Master of Divinity in Pagan Pastoral Counseling. Harris is the first student to complete her master’s degree since Cherry Hill Seminary first opened its graduate program in…Continue reading→
Cherry Hill Seminary Saddened by Attack on Sikh Sacred Space
The Cherry Hill Seminary family of students, faculty, staff and board leadership is deeply saddened by yesterday’s attack on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. We express sincere condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, and to the wider Sikh community across our nation and the world. As Pagans, we are…Continue reading→
