Dharma and Justice: What is Right Justice?
In his teaching regarding the eightfold path, the Buddha used the word, sammā, to characterize view, intention, action, speech, livelihood, mindfulness, effort,...
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Religion and Presidential Politics
Format: This virtual workshop will take place over four 90-minute Thursday evening sessions. Dates: -Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 –...
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James Cone: Black Theology and Black Power in 2020
Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas Date: Friday, October 9 at 1:00 - 6:00 | Saturday, October 10, 9:00 am - 5:00...
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Give us the Ballot with Ari Berman
Each semester, EDS at Union selects a theme and a book as a guiding focus for a semester-long discussion on...
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Meet Rev. Timothy L. Adkins-Jones
Union Theological Seminary is excited to announce the appointment of Rev. Timothy L. Adkins-Jones to the position of Assistant Professor of Homiletics. Rev. Adkins-Jones was...
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The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
With this weekend’s passing of Congressman John Lewis, we lost a true American hero whose life’s work centered on the struggle for racial equality and...
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Listening and Teaching
By Ryan Felder, M.Div. ’21, co-chair of the Eco-Justice Caucus. Without theological language, I find it impossible to grasp the magnitude of the ecological crisis...
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Tabatha Holley ’19
Who is Tabatha, tell us a little about yourself? I am 25, a very recent graduate of Union (finished in December 2019), and a fourth-generation...
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COVID-19 March 21 Update: Emergency Student Fund
This has been a challenging and anxious season for everyone—in our community, across our nation and around the world. Yet through it all there are...
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Living into Diversity
Dr. Aliou C. Niang is an associate professor of the New Testament at Union Theological Seminary. What brought you to Union? I was teaching at...
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