Stories
Alumni Class Notes for December 2016
Dr. Edward Albert “Al” McCallister ’53 entered the presence of his Savior at 3:25 am on December 8th, exactly two months after his 85th birthday.
December 2016 History Spotlight | Northeastern Bible College: Christ for Everyone
Our series of campus histories takes a detour from King’s to examine the story of Northeastern Bible College—its location, its educational mission, and how it came to play a pivotal role in helping King’s reopen in New York City, becoming part of the King’s community in the process.
Professor Loconte Hosts Alumni for Washington, D.C. Gathering
Alumni from the King’s Manhattan campus recently gathered in an 18th-century row house in Washington, D.C. for reunion, discussion, and lots of food.
Alumni Feature: Sean Spurlock (PPE ’14)
The idea behind Two Cities is to cultivate the best of the New York and Chicago pizza-making traditions, bringing them out of rivalry and into culinary harmony under one roof.
Grayson Logue Receives DeVos Award from ISI
Grayson Logue ‘18, a junior studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, was recently awarded the Richard and Helen DeVos Freedom Center Leadership Award, presented by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).
The King’s College Media Updates | December 2016
A review of how the faculty, staff, and alumni of The King’s College are engaging culture.
King’s Partners with German News Giant Handelsblatt
“It is exciting to see professors in different departments interested in enriching the learning experience of their students by integrating our German and European perspective into their teaching,” said Philipp J. Fleischmann, Managing Director of the Handelsblatt Global.
Liturgy: “Our Blood-stained Hands”
Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent, a season where we wait in anticipation for our Lord’s birth. It is a time of longing and expectation. I cannot help but see the world in which we live—one that crucifies its creator and kills its brother—and long for the righteous rule of Christ outlined in Isaiah 11:1-10.
King’s Debate Sends First Team to Tournament at Oxford
The morning after the historic 2016 presidential election, King’s debaters Audrey Cooper (‘18) and Grayson Logue (‘18) and coach Josiah Peterson found themselves learning the news from fellow passengers debarking the plane at London’s Gatwick Airport. This was the first year that King’s debate was attending the storied Oxford I.V. debate tournament, hosted by the historic Oxford Union debating society founded in 1823, and it could not have come at a more interesting time.
Jihadi Salafist Expert Speaks in the City Room About Al-Qaeda and ISIS
On November 18, Dr. Mary Habeck, one of America’s leading experts on the global war on terror, spoke at The King’s College to a packed audience in the City Room. Dr. Habeck is the author of Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror (Yale University Press), and she delivered a lecture entitled “Understanding Al Qaeda and ISIS.”
