TEC’s Virginia seminary welcomes first Muslim exchange student

Posted on August 22, 2008 
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Virginia Theological SeminaryVirginia Theological Seminary (VTS) welcomed its first Muslim exchange student, Salih Sayilgan, on August 20 as part of its continuing effort to encourage deeper cross-cultural conversations within the VTS community and equip students to envision new and creative ways to undertake ministry in the world.

Sayilgan’s arrival marks a new relationship between the Seminary and the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture …

– from Episcopal Life Online.