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Another honour for former ahorangi

 Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel has been offered another honorary doctorate, this time by the General Theological Seminary in New York. 
• Outstanding academic profile 

Taonga News  |  14 May 2015

The former Ahorangi (Dean) of Te Rau Kahikatea at St John’s Theological College in Auckland, Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, will be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by the General Theological Seminary in New York next week.

In offering the doctorate, the Board of Trustees notes: "Your decades-long commitment to the Anglican Communion with such significant contribution to The Episcopal Church makes you a perfect candidate. You will honour us – and Jesus himself – for you to accept our offer. You are the icon of a faithful Christian.” 

Jenny Te Paa Daniel already has honorary doctorates from: 

• The Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Doctor of Divinity awarded in May 2003 for contributions to justice and peace through theological education.

• Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia: Doctor of Divinity awarded in October 2008 for contributions to the Anglican Communion and for unstinting work for peace and justice in the world.

• Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California: Doctor of Humane Letters awarded in May 2014 in recognition of distinguished service to God and the Church in the world.

Jenny Te Pa Daniel’s own PhD (in Race Politics and Theological Education) was awarded in 2001 by Theological Union, Berkeley California.

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