Standing Up to White Nationalism: Preach, Teach, and Proclaim in a Dangerous Time
From the Charlottesville rally to the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, to the recent mass shootings in New Zealand and...
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Emptiness and Social Action with David Loy
The New Bodhisattva Path The most important contribution of Buddhism to our situation today is the bodhisattva path, understood in...
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AAR and SBL Alumni/ae Reception
Please join us for a joint Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School alumni/ae reception during the American Academy of...
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Emptiness and Social Action with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
"If a bodhisattva realizes the ultimate selflessness of all beings, how do they generate the great love and compassion towards...
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LIVE STREAM: Learn More About Union’s Ph.D. Program
Join us on Thursday, November 6, at 6:00 PM for a Ph.D. Program Panel led by Jan Rahmann, Director of the Ph.D. Program. Our panel...
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Political Theology Conference: Live Streams
“Political Theology” covers a multidisciplinary field of research that engages the unwieldy relationship between religion and politics out of a desire for justice. At the Political...
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RISE Together Application Open Now!
The RISE Together Mentorship Network founded as an initiative of Union Theological Seminary in collaboration with the WOCIM Project, is a female mentorship network that connects...
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New Visiting Professors and Courses in Black Theology
The Administration and Academic Affairs offices of Union Theological Seminary are pleased to announce two new courses in the study of Black Theology that will...
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Have We No Decency? A Response to President Trump
On July 30, 2019, the leaders of the Washington National Cathedral, including Dean Kelly Brown Douglas, released a statement denouncing the continuous and escalating racist...
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