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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas\nDate: Friday\, Apr. 9\, 1:00 –
6:00 pm | Saturday\, Apr. 10\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This two-day
intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Regis
trants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nWe are no longer
accepting students for this course. \n\nPrior to the course\, the instruc
tor recommends that you have read the following sections of Rosalind Rosen
berg’s book Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray.\nIntroduction\nPart III:
Naming Jane Crow\nPart V: A Chance to Lead\nPart VI: To Teach\, To Preach
\nEpilogue\nMore than three decades after her death\, the activist\, lawye
r\, and Episcopal priest Pauli Murray remains one of the most compelling a
nd enigmatic figures in Black intellectual history. In addition to playing
a pivotal role in both the civil rights and women’s movement\, her experi
ences of being non-binary in race and gender expressed a complex identity.
\nThrough this 1-credit\, two-day course\, the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown D
ouglas invites students and community members to explore Pauli Murray’s le
gacy in light of where the country and church are today. Featured speakers
who will join Dean Douglas over the two days include\, Dr. Sarah Azaransk
y\, Associate Professor of Social Ethics\, Union Theological Seminary\; Re
v. Patrick Cheng\, Theologian-in-Residence\, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenu
e\; Rev. Kim Jackson\, Georga State Senator and Episcop[al Priest\; Dr. An
thony Pinn\, Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities\, Rice University
\; Dr. Rosalind Rosenberg\, Professor of History Emerita\, Barnard College
\n \nBio: \nThe Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of th
e Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of
Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bill and Judith M
oyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. \nShe also serves as the Canon
Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residenc
e at Trinity Church Wall Street. Prior to Union\, Dean Douglas served as P
rofessor of Religion at Goucher College where she held the Susan D. Morgan
Professorship of Religion and is now Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher\
, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howard University School of D
ivinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Religion at Edward Waters C
ollege (1986-1987).\nOrdained as an Episcopal priest in 1983\, Dean Dougla
s holds a master’s degree in theology and a Ph.D. in systematic theology f
rom Union. Dean Douglas is the author of many articles and five books\, in
cluding Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective and Stand Y
our Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. Her academic work has fo
cused on womanist theology\, sexuality and the black church.
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Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas \nDate: Friday\, Apr. 9\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, Apr. 10\,
9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nFormat: This two-day intensive
course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are
expected to attend full-time\, for both days.
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\n
\n
Prior to the course\,
the instructor recommends that you have read the following sections of Ro
salind Rosenberg’s book Jane Crow: The Life o
f Pauli Murray.
\n
Introductio
n \nPart III: Naming Jane Crow \nPart V: A Chance to Lead
\nPart VI: To Teach\, To Preach \nEpilogue
\n
More than three de
cades after her death\, the activist\, lawyer\, and Episcopal priest Pauli
Murray remains one of the most compelling and enigmatic figures in Black
intellectual history. In addition to playing a pivotal role in both the ci
vil rights and women’s movement\, her experiences of being non-binary in r
ace and gender expressed a complex identity.
\n
Through
this 1-credit\, two-day course\, the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas inv
ites students and community members to explore Pauli Murray’s legacy in li
ght of where the country and church are today. Featured speakers who will
join Dean Douglas over the two days include\, Dr. Sarah Azaransky\, Associate Prof
essor of Social Ethics\, Union Theological Sem
inary\; Rev. Patrick Cheng\,
Theologian-in-Residence\, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue\; Rev. Kim Jackson\, Georga State Se
nator and Episcop[al Priest\; Dr. Anthony Pinn\, <
span class='JsGRdQ'>Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities\, <
span class='JsGRdQ'>Rice University\;
Dr. Rosalind Rosenberg\, Professor of
History Emerita\, Barnard College
\n
\n
Bio: \nThe Very Reverend
Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at
Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in Septembe
r 2017. She was named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in Nov
ember 2019.
\n
She also ser
ves as the Canon Theologian at the
Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Chur
ch Wall Street. Prior to Union\, D
ean Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher College where she h
eld the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now Professor Eme
ritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howard
University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Reli
gion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987).
\n
Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1983\, Dean Douglas ho
lds a master’s degree in theology and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from
Union. Dean Douglas is the author of many articles and five books\, includ
ing Sexuality and the Black Chu
rch: A Womanist Perspective an
d Stand Your Ground: Black Bodi
es and the Justice of God. He
r academic work has focused on womanist theology\, sexuality and the black
church.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Programs
CONTACT:Jennifer Fei\; jennifer.fei@climatereality.com
DESCRIPTION: \nThe Center for Earth Ethics is kicking off Earth Day co-host
ing the Faith Leaders cohort at the upcoming Climate Reality Leadership Co
rps Training happening this April 22 – May 2. We are teaming with The Clim
ate Reality Project to create specific sessions that will help faith leade
rs from across traditions integrate climate activism into their work.\nReg
ister by March 24th!\nFAITH COHORT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:\nVisit the R
egistration link at Climate Reality. To register to be part of the Faith C
ohort please answer the following questions in the registration form as ou
tlined below:\n\nDo you currently volunteer or organize with any groups fo
cused on climate change or environmental justice? Please answer “YES”\n\n
\nOrganization Name: Please write “Center for Earth Ethics”.\n\n\nPlease e
mail Jennifer Fei at jennifer.fei@climatereality.com to confirm your regis
tration in the Faith Cohort.\n\nThis will help us ensure that you are give
n access to all of the faith specific events and tables.\nTickets: https:/
/www.climaterealityproject.org/apply/virtual-us-training.
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aith Leaders cohort at the upcoming Climate Reality Leadership Cor
ps Training happening this April 22 – May 2. We
are teaming with The Climate Reality Project to create specific sessions t
hat will help faith leaders from across traditions integrate climate activ
ism into their work.
V
isit the Registration link at Climate Reality. To register to be part
of the Faith Cohort please answer the following questions in the registrat
ion form as outlined below:
\n
\n
Do you currently volunteer or o
rganize with any groups focused on climate change or environmental justice
? Please answer “YES”
\n
\n
\n
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Name: Please write “Center for Earth Ethics”.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Shanté Paradigm Smalls\nDate: Friday\, February 11\
, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, February 12\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFor
mat: This two-day intensive course will be held online\, through synchrono
us sessions. Registrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.
\nCourse Registration\nIn Tibetan Buddhism\, especially in the Nyingma and
Kagyu Schools\, there is a great deal of emphasis on working with the env
ironment\, the elements\, and the phenomenal world. As a practice\, philos
ophy\, or religious practice\, the Four Karmas (Pacifying\, Enriching\, Ma
gnetizing\, and Destroying) refer both to esoteric elemental practices and
practical ways of working with our own minds\, as well as with difficult
interpersonal\, individual\, and structural challenges. How do we apply th
at to our contemporary moment when we are dealing with a resurgence and in
tensification of anti-Black violence and racism\, the continuance of Indig
enous dispossession\, and the stronghold of patriarchy and misogyny finall
y being challenged in a genuine way? This introductory course will combine
tantric Buddhist wisdom with undoing interlocking structural oppressions.
It will focus on sitting meditation instruction (shamatha)\, walking medi
tation\, discussion groups\, short readings\, and light physical movement.
\nThis course is one in a series of courses offered as part of Thich Nhat
Hanh Program for Engaged Buddhism.\nAbout Shanté Paradigm Smalls\n\nDr. Sh
anté Paradigm Smalls is a student\, practitioner\, and teacher in the Tant
ric (Vajrayana) Buddhist tradition. Shanté began studying and practicing B
uddhism at age 17 and has practiced in Zen\, Sokka Gakkai International\,
Shambhala\, and Bhumisparsha communities. Shanté trained from 2009 to 2015
as a teacher and was authorized to teach meditation and buddhadharma in 2
015. Shanté is focused on the healing impact of meditation in Black & Indi
genous communities\, People of Color communities\, LGBTQ+ communities\, an
d incarcerated and recovery communities. Shanté is a Teacher on the Libera
te App and teaches regularly on Weekly Dharma Gathering Online which they
co-founded and curate.\nShanté’s root guru is The Kongma Sakyong\, Jamgön
Mipham Rinpoche*. Shanté is currently studying with Lama Rod Owens and Lam
a Justin von Budjoss co-founders of Bhumisparsha and Karla Jackson-Brewer\
, Sangha Leader at NY Tara Mandala.\n*NB: In 2018\, credible allegations o
f sexual misconduct and abuse were revealed against Sakyong Mipham Rinpoch
e\, to read more about this: https://bit.ly/32RqR5R.\nTickets: https://myu
nion.utsnyc.edu/skillful-means.
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ate: Friday\, February 11\, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, Fe
bruary 12\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nFormat: This two-day intensive course will be held online\, through synchron
ous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days
.
In Tibetan Buddhism\, especially in the Nyingma and Kagyu
Schools\, there is a great deal of emphasis on working with the environme
nt\, the elements\, and the phenomenal world. As a practice\, philosophy\,
or religious practice\, the Four Karmas (Pacifying\, Enriching\, Magnetiz
ing\, and Destroying) refer both to esoteric elemental practices and pract
ical ways of working with our own minds\, as well as with difficult interp
ersonal\, individual\, and structural challenges. How do we apply that to
our contemporary moment when we are dealing with a resurgence and intensif
ication of anti-Black violence and racism\, the continuance of Indigenous
dispossession\, and the stronghold of patriarchy and misogyny finally bein
g challenged in a genuine way? This introductory course will combine tantr
ic Buddhist wisdom with undoing interlocking structural oppressions. It wi
ll focus on sitting meditation instruction (shamatha)\, walking meditation
\, discussion groups\, short readings\, and light physical movement.
Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls i
s a student\, practitioner\, and teacher in the Tantric (Vajrayana) Buddhi
st tradition. Shanté began studying and practicing Buddhism at age 17 and
has practiced in Zen\, Sokka Gakkai International\, Shambhala\, and Bhumis
parsha communities. Shanté trained from 2009 to 2015 as a teacher and was
authorized to teach meditation and buddhadharma in 2015. Shanté is focused
on the healing impact of meditation in Black & Indigenous communities\, P
eople of Color communities\, LGBTQ+ communities\, and incarcerated and rec
overy communities. Shanté is a Teacher on the Liberate App and teaches reg
ularly on Weekly Dharma Gathering Online which they co-founded and curate.
\n
Shanté’s root guru is The Kongma Sakyong\, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche
*. Shanté is currently studying with Lama Rod Owens and Lama Justin von Bu
djoss co-founders of Bhumisparsha and Karla Jackson-Brewer\, Sangha Leader
at NY Tara Mandala.
\n
*NB: In 2018\, credible allegations of sexual
misconduct and abuse were revealed against Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche\, to r
ead more about this: https://bit.ly/32RqR
5R.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Daniel Spencer\nDate: Friday\, February 18\, 1:00 –
6:00 pm | Saturday\, February 19\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This two-
day intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. R
egistrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nCourse Regis
tration\nThis course will explore the implications of the geological disco
veries of “deep time” and Earth’s history of climate change for contempora
ry Theology and Ministry. Using insights from Marcia Bjornerud’s Timefulne
ss: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World\, we’ll explore
environmental and social problems aggravated by pervasive “time illiteracy
” in contemporary culture and thought. We will connect biblical and geolog
ical notions of time by setting the Earth’s story and the biblical story w
ithin the larger context of the contemporary scientific story of an evolvi
ng Universe Story. Using the work of Thomas Berry and “the New Story\,” we
’ll explore biblical themes of Wonder\, Joy\, Brokenness and Healing to of
fer new insights and approaches to contemporary theology and ministry.\nAb
out Dan Spencer\nDan Spencer is professor of environmental studies and has
taught at the University of Montana since 2002. He received his M.Div. ’8
3 and his PhD. ’94 from Union Theological Seminary\, and served for eight
years on Union’s Alumni Board. A child of the West\, Spencer has also spen
t significant time overseas working on human rights and social change issu
es\, and is particularly passionate about three primary areas of interest
that inform his teaching and research: community participation in ecologic
al restoration\, environmental and social justice issues connected to econ
omic globalization\, and the intersection of religion\, ecology\, and envi
ronmental ethics. He has helped place graduate students in field sites in
Central America with diverse nongovernmental organizations working on issu
es of environmental sustainability\, social justice\, and sustainable agri
culture.\nIn recent years he has taken several classes to Vietnam to look
at the intersection of climate change and social-economic development in S
E Asia. He works with the Young Southeast Asia Leadership Institute throug
h the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana\, bringing YSEALI fell
ows from 11 ASEAN nations to Montana and Washington DC. Recently he has be
en using his training in geology to examine ethical issues related to deep
time\, species extinctions\, and climate change. Spencer loves thinking\,
writing about\, and engaging ethical issues at the intersection of ecolog
ical sustainability and social justice.\nSpencer is the author of Gay and
Gaia: Ethics\, Ecology and the Erotic (Pilgrim\, 1996)\, and co-author of
Earth Ethics: A Case Study Approach\, that contains nine contemporary case
studies in environmental issues and ecological justice. He offers graduat
e study examining how diverse religious traditions are responding to the e
nvironmental crisis and what resources religion and spirituality can offer
toward a constructive response. Spencer remains active in the Religion an
d Ecology section of the American Academy of Religion.\nSpencer has served
on the international Board for the Society for Ecological Restoration\, t
he Missoula Open Space Advisory Committee and the Wild Rockies Field Insti
tute. He has deep interest in community involvement in ecological restorat
ion\, and is active in several local and regional environmental groups\, i
ncluding the Clark Fork Coalition\, Five Valleys Land Trust\, the Montana
Wilderness Association\, and Wilderness Watch.\nTickets: https://myunion.u
tsnyc.edu/deep-time-climate-change.
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uary 18\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, February 19\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nFormat: This two-day intensive course will be held o
nline\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend f
ull-time\, for both days.
This course will explore the implication
s of the geological discoveries of “deep time” and Earth’s history of clim
ate change for contemporary Theology and Ministry. Using insights from Mar
cia Bjornerud’s Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Sa
ve the World\, we’ll explore environmental and social problems aggrav
ated by pervasive “time illiteracy” in contemporary culture and thought. W
e will connect biblical and geological notions of time by setting the Eart
h’s story and the biblical story within the larger context of the contempo
rary scientific story of an evolving Universe Story. Using the work of Tho
mas Berry and “the New Story\,” we’ll explore biblical themes of Wonder\,
Joy\, Brokenness and Healing to offer new insights and approaches to conte
mporary theology and ministry.
\n
About Dan Spencer
\n
Dan Spencer is professor of environmental studi
es and has taught at the University of Montana since 2002. He received his
M.Div. ’83 and his PhD. ’94 from Union Theological Seminary\, and served
for eight years on Union’s Alumni Board. A child of the West\, Spencer has
also spent significant time overseas working on human rights and social c
hange issues\, and is particularly passionate about three primary areas of
interest that inform his teaching and research: community participation i
n ecological restoration\, environmental and social justice issues connect
ed to economic globalization\, and the intersection of religion\, ecology\
, and environmental ethics. He has helped place graduate students in field
sites in Central America with diverse nongovernmental organizations worki
ng on issues of environmental sustainability\, social justice\, and sustai
nable agriculture.
\n
In recent years he has taken several classes to
Vietnam to look at the intersection of climate change and social-economic
development in SE Asia. He works with the Young Southeast Asia Leadership
Institute through the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana\, bri
nging YSEALI fellows from 11 ASEAN nations to Montana and Washington DC. R
ecently he has been using his training in geology to examine ethical issue
s related to deep time\, species extinctions\, and climate change. Spencer
loves thinking\, writing about\, and engaging ethical issues at the inter
section of ecological sustainability and social justice.
\n
Spencer i
s the author of Gay and Gaia: Ethics\, Ecology and the Erotic (Pilgrim\, 1
996)\, and co-author ofEarth Ethics: A Case Study Approach\, that contains nine
contemporary case studies in environmental issues and ecological justice.
He offers graduate study examining how diverse religious traditions are re
sponding to the environmental crisis and what resources religion and spiri
tuality can offer toward a constructive response. Spencer remains active i
n the Religion and
Ecology section of the Amer
ican Academy of Religion.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:RISE Together
CONTACT:Genise Reid\; greid@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Refresh\, Renew\, Reclaim\nThe POWER of our VOICES\n\n\nJoin RI
SE Together\, Union’s mentorship network for women of color in ministry\,
on March 11-12\, 2022 for the highly anticipated 2022 Women of Color Leade
rship Institute for Pastoral Excellence. This Virtual Experience is commit
ted to creating spaces where the needs\, issues\, hopes\, dreams\, and vis
ions of women of color ministry leaders are at the center of individual an
d collective discourse on pastoral\, prophetic\, academic\, and community
leadership and praxis.\nREGISTER TODAY\nThis national gathering includes w
orkshops\, worship\, skill-building\, and networking. This is an opportuni
ty for women of color ministry leaders to come together as sisters and col
leagues in ministry\, unapologetically tell their truths\, and breathe. Th
is event features a graduation for the current mentors and mentees and an
induction ceremony for incoming RISE Together cohort.\nEarly Registration:
Jan 1\, 2022-Jan 15\, 2022 ($150.00)\nGeneral Registration: Jan 16\, 2022
-Feb 21\, 2022 ($190.00)\nLate Registration: Feb 22\, 2022-March 7\, 2022
($225.00)\nTickets: https://hopin.com/events/risetogether2022.
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Refresh\, Renew\, Reclaim \nThe POW
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\n\n
Join RISE Together\, Union’s men
torship network for women of color in ministry\, on March 11-12\, 2022 for
the highly anticipated 2022 Women of Color Leadership Institute
for Pastoral Excellence. This Virtual Experience is committed to creat
ing spaces where the needs\, issues\, hopes\, dreams\, and visions of wome
n of color ministry leaders are at the center of individual and collective
discourse on pastoral\, prophetic\, academic\, and community leadership a
nd praxis.
This national gathering includes workshops\, worship\, skill-building\,
and networking. This is an opportunity for women of color ministry leader
s to come together as sisters and colleagues in ministry\, unapologeticall
y tell their truths\, and breathe. This event features a graduation for th
e current mentors and mentees and an induction ceremony for incoming RISE
Together cohort.
\n
Early Registration:
Jan 1\, 2022-Jan 15\, 2022 ($150.00) \nGeneral Registration: Jan 16\,
2022-Feb 21\, 2022 ($190.00) \nLate Registration: Feb 22\, 2022-Marc
h 7\, 2022 ($225.00)
X-COST:$150.00 - 225.00
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Lama Justin von Bujdoss\nDate: Friday\, April 1\, 1
:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, April 2\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This cou
rse will be held in person\, at Union Theological Seminary. All registrant
s must be fully vaccinated and must adhere to Union’s Visitor Policy.\nCou
rse Registration\nMuch work has been done to engage the way that spiritual
formation impacts ministry work through chaplaincy. In Buddhist chaplainc
y\, much of the conversation has been advanced through various Zen-based l
ineages. But what of vajrayana\, or tantric Buddhism? How do the unique ex
pressions of this rich and dynamic Buddhist tradition inform chaplaincy an
d care-giving?\nThis one credit class offers the ground through which part
icipants can explore how tantric Buddhist spiritual formation and practice
narratives provide a powerful basis and point of departure for chaplaincy
work in hospice settings as well as within the context of working with a
variety of populations in correctional settings. We will also explore and
unpack a model for approaching the end-of-life and the transition into pos
t-death experiences of consciousness attributed to the great Tibetan yogi\
, Milarepa through the lens of engaged meaning-making.\nThis course is one
in a series of courses offered as part of Thich Nhat Hanh Program for Eng
aged Buddhism.\nAbout Lama Justin von Bujdoss\nJustin von Bujdoss is an Am
erican Buddhist teacher and the Staff Chaplain for New York City Departmen
t of Correction where he also serves as Executive Director of Chaplaincy a
nd Staff Wellness. He was ordained as a Repa (lay tantric yogin) in the Ka
rma Kamstang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism by His Eminence Goshir Gyaltsab
and given the name Repa Dorje Odzer. Justin is authorized to transmit thi
s lineage and is committed to the development of the Repa tradition and en
gaged dharma practice in the West.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/ta
ntric-buddhist.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220403
SEQUENCE:0
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il 2\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nFormat: This course will
be held in person\, at Union Theological Seminary. All registrants must be
fully vaccinated and must adhere to Union’s Visitor Policy.
Much work has been done to en
gage the way that spiritual formation impacts ministry work through chapla
incy. In Buddhist chaplaincy\, much of the conversation has been advanced
through various Zen-based lineages. But what of vajrayana\, or tantric Bud
dhism? How do the unique expressions of this rich and dynamic Buddhist tra
dition inform chaplaincy and care-giving?
\n
This one credit class of
fers the ground through which participants can explore how tantric Buddhis
t spiritual formation and practice narratives provide a powerful basis and
point of departure for chaplaincy work in hospice settings as well as wit
hin the context of working with a variety of populations in correctional s
ettings. We will also explore and unpack a model for approaching the end-o
f-life and the transition into post-death experiences of consciousness att
ributed to the great Tibetan yogi\, Milarepa through the lens of engaged m
eaning-making.
Justin v
on Bujdoss is an American Buddhist teacher and the Staff Chaplain for New
York City Department of Correction where he also serves as Executive Direc
tor of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness. He was ordained as a Repa (lay tantr
ic yogin) in the Karma Kamstang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism by His Emine
nce Goshir Gyaltsab and given the name Repa Dorje Odzer. Justin is authori
zed to transmit this lineage and is committed to the development of the Re
pa tradition and engaged dharma practice in the West.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Michael Roberson\nDate: Friday\, April 8\, 1:00 – 6
:00 pm | Saturday\, April 9\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This course wil
l be held in person\, at Union Theological Seminary. All registrants must
be fully vaccinated and must adhere to Union’s Visitor Policy.\nCourse Reg
istration\nAfrica-American Harlem Renaissance writer and poet\, Zora Neal
Hurston wrote “black women are the mules of the earth.” For some\, black t
rans women are historically and theologically situated somewhere between H
oward Thurman’s notion of “the disinherited” and Franz Fanon’s notion of “
the wretched of the earth.” In a contemporary context\, transgender\, lesb
ian\, bisexual\, and gay African-American persons must overcome complex ch
allenges to establish and secure welcoming and nourishing communities. Eve
n when connected with multiple social groups\, membership in these groups
is highly conditional and tenuous. Constant marginalization sustains the c
ommunity’s burdens of stigma\, violence\, housing insecurity\, and extreme
ly high HIV infection rates. One response to marginalization has been the
formation of self-sustaining social networks and cultural groups\, such as
the House | Ballroom scene\, a Black/Latino LGBT artistic collective and
intentional kinship system that has grown over the past 50 years with its
roots in the Harlem Renaissance. We will explore the history of the House
| Ballroom community as a Black Trans-Womanist theological discourse\, a f
reedom movement\, and its spiritual formation responses to race\, class\,
sexuality\, and gender oppression. We’ll explore the use of the art of per
formance as a hermeneutics of the body\, then situate its history in mobil
izing as a resistance\, while placing this resistance in conversation with
other historical struggles.\nFulfills concentration requirement for Relig
ion and the Black Experience students.\nAbout Michael Roberson\nMichael Ro
berson is a public health practitioner\, advocate\, activist\, artist\, cu
rator\, and leader within the LGBTQ community. He is the co-creator of the
nation’s only Black Gay Research group and National Black Gay Men’s Advoc
acy Coalition\, as well as an Adjunct Professor at The New School Universi
ty/Lang College NYC\, and Union Theological Seminary NYC. He is an interna
tional art and politics consultant and a member of the international sound
art collective entitled “Ultra-red.” Michael scholar in residence for the
Center for Race\, Religion\, and Economic Democracy\, as well as recent T
ED Media Resident\, where he performed a global TED talk about the undergr
ound Black/Latinx House/ball ballroom community\, entitled “The enduring l
egacy of ballroom” For Black History Month 2021\, Michael co-authored an a
rticle in Time Magazine titled “Why Voguing and the Ballroom Scene Matter
Now More than Ever.” Michael also serves as a cultural consultant for the
Pose FX television show. Additionally\, he is a public health advisor and
community engagement specialist for the NYC COVID-19 contract tracing ini
tiative.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/trans-sounds-of-black-freedo
m.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220410
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: Friday\, April 8\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, April 9\, 9:00
am – 5:00 pm \nFormat: This course will be held in
person\, at Union Theological Seminary. All registrants must be fully vacc
inated and must adhere to Union’s Visitor Policy.
Africa-American Harlem Rena
issance writer and poet\, Zora Neal Hurston wrote “black women are the mul
es of the earth.” For some\, black trans women are historically and theolo
gically situated somewhere between Howard Thurman’s notion of “the disinhe
rited” and Franz Fanon’s notion of “the wretched of the earth.” In a conte
mporary context\, transgender\, lesbian\, bisexual\, and gay African-Ameri
can persons must overcome complex challenges to establish and secure welco
ming and nourishing communities. Even when connected with multiple social
groups\, membership in these groups is highly conditional and tenuous. Con
stant marginalization sustains the community’s burdens of stigma\, violenc
e\, housing insecurity\, and extremely high HIV infection rates. One respo
nse to marginalization has been the formation of self-sustaining social ne
tworks and cultural groups\, such as the House | Ballroom scene\, a Black/
Latino LGBT artistic collective and intentional kinship system that has gr
own over the past 50 years with its roots in the Harlem Renaissance. We wi
ll explore the history of the House | Ballroom community as a Black Trans-
Womanist theological discourse\, a freedom movement\, and its spiritual fo
rmation responses to race\, class\, sexuality\, and gender oppression. We’
ll explore the use of the art of performance as a hermeneutics of the body
\, then situate its history in mobilizing as a resistance\, while placing
this resistance in conversation with other historical struggles.
\n
F
ulfills concentration requirement for Religion and the Black Experience st
udents.
\n
About Michael Roberson
\n
Michael Roberson is a public health practitioner\, advocate\
, activist\, artist\, curator\, and leader within the LGBTQ community. He
is the co-creator of the nation’s only Black Gay Research group and Nation
al Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition\, as well as an Adjunct Professor at
The New School University/Lang College NYC\, and Union Theological Semina
ry NYC. He is an international art and politics consultant and a member of
the international sound art collective entitled “Ultra-red.” Michael scho
lar in residence for the Center for Race\, Religion\, and Economic Democra
cy\, as well as recent TED Media Resident\, where he performed a global TE
D talk about the underground Black/Latinx House/ball ballroom community\,
entitled “The enduring legacy of ballroom” For Black Histor
y Month 2021\, Michael co-authored an article in Time Magazine titled “Why Voguing and the Ballroom Scene Matter Now More than Ever.”
Michael also serves as a cultural consultant for the Pose FX television
show. Additionally\, he is a public health advisor and community engagemen
t specialist for the NYC COVID-19 contract tracing initiative.
X-COST:$150.00
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Dr. James Gilligan\, Dr. Bandy Lee\, and Dr. James
Vrettos (all Visiting Professors at Union Theological Seminary)\nDate: Ma
y 6\, 1-6pm ET | May 7\, 9am-5pm ET\nFormat: This two-day intensive cour
se will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are exp
ected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nREGISTER TODAY\nOne of the ear
liest moral teachings of Judaism was “Thou shalt not kill.” And the main
iconic symbol of Christianity is a cross\, the means of perpetrating one o
f the cruelest forms of murder ever invented. Clearly\, violence has been
a central issue for major world religions throughout history. While the
task of preventing violence has traditionally been delegated to the crimin
al justice and political systems\, we believe that the task of understandi
ng and preventing violence can only be successful when it is understood as
a religious\, spiritual\, and humanitarian vocation. This includes invol
ving religious leaders\, creative thinkers and artists\, and progressive s
ocial movements. In this course\, we will examine how recent advances in
the human sciences have achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in our under
standing of the biological\, psychological\, and social causes and prevent
ion of violence. But they have also shown us that achieving that goal is
only possible when we recognize that people consist not merely of body and
mind (soma and psyche) but also of spirit (pneuma)\, as St. Paul recogniz
ed. And that love\, the essential motive of non-violence\, can only be su
ccessful in preventing violence when it is not merely erotic (eros) or int
erpersonal (philia)\, but also transpersonal and universal (agape).\nLearn
ing how to recognize and overcome the obstacles impeding people from reali
zing their full human potential (pneuma and agape)\, so that they will rev
ere life rather than death\, will be the main goal of this course. Studen
ts will be expected to read chapters (4 and 7) from Lee’s Violence: An Int
erdisciplinary Approach to Causes\, Consequences\, and Cures (Wiley Blackw
ell\, 2019) and Gilligan’s and Vrettos’ “Violence\, Morality\, and Religio
n\,” Tikkun\, 33(4):49-61\, Fall 2018.\nGuest speakers will include: Lisa
Sharon Harper (social justice author and advocate)\, Dr. Carl Hart (Ziff P
rofessor of Psychology in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry\, C
olumbia University)\; Dr. Susannah Heschel (Eli M. Black Distinguished Pro
fessor of Jewish Studies\, Dartmouth College)\; and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs (Dir
ector of the Center for Sustainable Development and University Professor\,
Columbia University).\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/rethinking-vio
lence.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220508
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Violence: The Role of Religion\, Spirituality\, and Crea
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Dr. James Vrettos (all Visiting Professors at Union Theological Seminary)
\nDate: May 6\, 1-6pm ET | May 7\, 9am-5pm ET \nFormat: This two-day intensive course will be held on
line\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend fu
ll-time\, for both days.
On
e of the earliest moral teachings of Judaism was “Thou shalt not kill.” A
nd the main iconic symbol of Christianity is a cross\, the means of perpet
rating one of the cruelest forms of murder ever invented. Clearly\, viole
nce has been a central issue for major world religions throughout history.
While the task of preventing violence has traditionally been delegated t
o the criminal justice and political systems\, we believe that the task of
understanding and preventing violence can only be successful when it is u
nderstood as a religious\, spiritual\, and humanitarian vocation. This in
cludes involving religious leaders\, creative thinkers and artists\, and p
rogressive social movements. In this course\, we will examine how recent
advances in the human sciences have achieved a revolutionary breakthrough
in our understanding of the biological\, psychological\, and social causes
and prevention of violence. But they have also shown us that achieving t
hat goal is only possible when we recognize that people consist not merely
of body and mind (soma and psyche) but also of spirit (p
neuma)\, as St. Paul recognized. And that love\, the essential motive
of non-violence\, can only be successful in preventing violence when it i
s not merely erotic (eros) or interpersonal (philia)\, but a
lso transpersonal and universal (agape).
\n
Learning how to re
cognize and overcome the obstacles impeding people from realizing their fu
ll human potential (pneuma and agape)\, so that they will re
vere life rather than death\, will be the main goal of this course. Stude
nts will be expected to read chapters (4 and 7) from Lee’s Violence: An
Interdisciplinary Approach to Causes\, Consequences\, and Cures (Wiley Bl
ackwell\, 2019) and Gilligan’s and Vrettos’ “Violence\, Morality\, and
Religion\,” Tikkun\, 33(4):49-61\, Fall 2018.
X-COST:$150.00
X-TICKETS-URL:https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/rethinking-violence
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa SImon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: September 16 (1-6pm) and September 17 (9am-5pm)\nL
ocation: In Person – Union Theological Seminary\nInstructors: Su Yon Pak a
nd Hal Taussig\nRegistration: Sold Out\nIn a retreat-like format\, this co
urse explores Thunder: Perfect Mind as a resource for spiritual and contem
plative practice. Thunder is an ancient Nag Hamadi text\, a non-dual self-
proclamation of identities written and performed primarily in a divine mos
tly female and queer voice. Making space for prayer\, meditation\, silence
\, chanting\, text study\, spiritual reflection\, spiritual guidance\, and
performance\, students engage spiritual exercises with Thunder as a way t
o deepen their spiritual contemplative practice.\nHal Taussig\nHal Taussig
recently retired as Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Semin
ary in New York. He lectures around the country and world. The editor of t
he award-winning A New New Testament (2013)\, United Methodist minister\,
and author of fourteen books\, his mediography includes The New York Times
\, Time Magazine\, The Daily Show\, People Magazine\, Newsweek Magazine\,
National Public Radio\, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC\, the Bob Edwards Sh
ow on Sirius Radio\, The History Channel\, and the Washington Post.http://
www.haltaussig.org/\n\nSu Yon Pak\nPhotographed by Mohammad Mia ’21\nDr. S
u Yon Pak is the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean at Union Theo
logical Seminary. Prior to her current position\, she was the Dean and Ass
ociate Professor of Integrative and Field-Based Education and was responsi
ble for the curricular and co-curricular work field education\, chaplaincy
concentration\, clinical pastoral education\, life-long learning\, minist
erial formation\, and combined courses inside Bedford Hills Correctional F
acility. She also held the positions of Vice President for Institutional A
dvancement\, and the Associate Dean for Student Life/ Director of Recruitm
ent at Union. She is a spiritual director grounded in contemplative tradit
ions.
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stration: Sold Out
\n
In a retreat-like format\, this course explore
s Thunder: Perfect Mind as a resource for spiritual and contemplative prac
tice. Thunder is an ancient Nag Hamadi text\, a non-dual self-proclamation
of identities written and performed primarily in a divine mostly female a
nd queer voice. Making space for prayer\, meditation\, silence\, chanting\
, text study\, spiritual reflection\, spiritual guidance\, and performance
\, students engage spiritual exercises with Thunder as a way to deepen the
ir spiritual contemplative practice.
\n
Hal Taussig
\n
Hal Taussig recently retir
ed as Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York
. He lectures around the country and world. The editor of the award-winnin
g A New New Testament (2013)\, United Methodist minister\, and author of f
ourteen books\, his mediography includes The New York Times\, Time Magazin
e\, The Daily Show\, People Magazine\, Newsweek Magazine\, National Public
Radio\, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC\, the Bob Edwards Show on Sirius Ra
dio\, The History Channel\, and the Washington Post.http://www.haltaussig.
org/
\n\n
Su Yon Pak
\n\n
Dr. Su Yon Pak is the Vice President
of Academic Affairs and Dean at Union Theological Seminary. Prior to her c
urrent position\, she was the Dean and Associate Professor of Integrative
and Field-Based Education and was responsible for the curricular and co-cu
rricular work field education\, chaplaincy concentration\, clinical pastor
al education\, life-long learning\, ministerial formation\, and combined c
ourses inside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. She also held the posit
ions of Vice President for Institutional Advancement\, and the Associate D
ean for Student Life/ Director of Recruitment at Union. She is a spiritual
director grounded in contemplative traditions.
\n
\n
X-COST:$150.00
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: October 7 (1-6pm) and October 8 (9am-5pm)\nLocatio
n: Online\nInstructor: Kelly Brown Douglas\nRegistration Deadline – Friday
\, September 24\nHow do you speak of the justice of God amidst unjust huma
n suffering and oppression? This core dilemma in the book of Job is also t
he central theme of liberation theology. Gustavo Gutierrez\, the pioneer o
f Latin American liberation theology\, writes that “the innocence that Job
vigorously claims for himself helps [us] to understand the innocence of a
n oppressed and believing people amid the situation of suffering and death
that has been forced upon it.” Through careful examination of Gutierrez’s
“On Job: God-Talk the Suffering of the Innocent”\, this course examines h
ow Latin American liberation theology responds to the predicament of speak
ing of a just God in the face of human suffering with special attention to
the practice of ministry in an unjust world.\nCourse Registration\nAbout
Kelly Brown Douglas\nThe Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named D
ean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Pro
fessor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bill and
Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves as the
Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in R
esidence at Trinity Church Wall Street.\nDean Douglas’ academic work has f
ocused on womanist theology\, Black theology\, sexuality and the Black chu
rch\, and racial and social justice. Prior to EDS at Union\, she served as
Professor of Religion at Goucher College where she held the Susan D. Morg
an Professorship of Religion and is now Professor Emeritus. Before Gouche
r\, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howard University School of
Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Religion at Edward Waters
College (1986-1987). Read more.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/gust
avo-gutierrez-.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221009
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SUMMARY:Gustavo Gutierrez and the Problem of Human Suffering
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tember 24
\n
How do you speak of the justice of God amidst unjust hu
man suffering and oppression? This core dilemma in the book of Job is also
the central theme of liberation theology. Gustavo Gutierrez\, the pioneer
of Latin American liberation theology\, writes that “the innocence that J
ob vigorously claims for himself helps [us] to understand the innocence of
an oppressed and believing people amid the situation of suffering and dea
th that has been forced upon it.” Through careful examination of Gutierrez
’s “On Job: God-Talk the Suffering of the Innocent”\, this course examines
how Latin American liberation theology responds to the predicament of spe
aking of a just God in the face of human suffering with special attention
to the practice of ministry in an unjust world.
The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was
named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary
and Professor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the B
ill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves
as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologi
an in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.
\n
Dean Douglas’ acade
mic work has focused on womanist theology\, Black theology\, sexuality and
the Black church\, and racial and social justice. Prior to EDS at Union\,
she served as Professor of Religion at Goucher College where she held the
Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now Professor Emeritus.
Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howard Univer
sity School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Religion at
Edward Waters College (1986-1987). Read more.
X-COST:$150.00
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Date/Times: October 14 (3-8pm) and October 15 (10am-6pm)\nLocat
ion: Online\nInstructor: Mona Siddiqui\nRegistration Deadline: Thursday\,
October 6\nStruggle is both a personal and universal reality of human life
and always present in theological\, philosophical and sociological litera
ture. Human beings often wish to avoid struggle and yet it is during times
of struggle that we become\, we grow and we find deeper purpose in life.
This course will explore the topic of struggle through the writings of cel
ebrated Christian and Muslim scholars\, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer\, Sy
ed Qutb\, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and Rainer Maria Rilke. Their writings refl
ect how their faith inspired them to rethink the universal themes of love\
, loss\, the crisis of faith and personal salvation. They suffered from do
ubts and adversity but their faith and quest for God gave their lives hope
and meaning.\nRegistration\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/faith-and
-human-struggle.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221016
LOCATION:Online Course
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Faith and Human Struggle: Christian and Muslim Perspectives
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/faith-and-human-struggle-christian-and-muslim-
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Date/Times:
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ber 6
\n
Struggle is both a personal and universal reality of human
life and always present in theological\, philosophical and sociological li
terature. Human beings often wish to avoid struggle and yet it is during t
imes of struggle that we become\, we grow and we find deeper purpose in li
fe. This course will explore the topic of struggle through the writings of
celebrated Christian and Muslim scholars\, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer\
, Syed Qutb\, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and Rainer Maria Rilke. Their writings
reflect how their faith inspired them to rethink the universal themes of l
ove\, loss\, the crisis of faith and personal salvation. They suffered fro
m doubts and adversity but their faith and quest for God gave their lives
hope and meaning.
X-COST:$150.00
X-TICKETS-URL:https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/faith-and-human-struggle
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: October 21 (1-6pm) and October 22 (9am-5pm)\nLocat
ion: In Person – Union Theological Seminary\nInstructor: Ben Connelly\nReg
istration Deadline: Friday\, October 7\nHow can we harness imagination in
traditions that radically emphasize present moment awareness? How can teac
hings of interdependence provide a basis for a deep sense of always being
supported while constantly challenging us to be aware of oppressive system
s and harmful patterns in which we live? These questions are addressed in
Vasubandhu’s seminal Yogacara Buddhist text\, “Treatise on Three Natures”.
Yogacara Buddhist teachings clearly show how the path to liberation from
collective causes of suffering such as patriarchy\, racism\, and climate c
hange\, are inseparable from the personal\, momentary\, experience of our
lives. This course is structured around the “Treatise on Three Natures” an
d balances teaching\, dialogue\, and meditation to make space for integrat
ed learning and transformation.\nCourse Registration\nAbout Ben Connelly\n
Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage
. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts includ
ing police and corporate training\, correctional facilities\, and addictio
n recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation C
enter and travels to teach across the United States. He’s the author of In
side the Grass Hut: Living Shitou’s Classic Zen Poem and Inside Vasubandhu
’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide. He lives in Minneapolis\, Minnesota.
\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/imagination.
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Imagination\, Interdependence and Liberation: Practicing Yogacara’s
Three Natures
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\n
How can we harness imagination in tradit
ions that radically emphasize present moment awareness? How can teachings
of interdependence provide a basis for a deep sense of always being suppor
ted while constantly challenging us to be aware of oppressive systems and
harmful patterns in which we live? These questions are addressed in Vasuba
ndhu’s seminal Yogacara Buddhist text\, “Treatise on Three Natures”. Yogac
ara Buddhist teachings clearly show how the path to liberation from collec
tive causes of suffering such as patriarchy\, racism\, and climate change\
, are inseparable from the personal\, momentary\, experience of our lives.
This course is structured around the “Treatise on Three Natures” and bala
nces teaching\, dialogue\, and meditation to make space for integrated lea
rning and transformation.
Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir
in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of
secular contexts including police and corporate training\, correctional fa
cilities\, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Min
nesota Zen Meditation Center and travels to teach across the United States
. He’s the author of Inside the Grass Hut: Living Shitou’s Classic Zen Poe
m and Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: A Practitioner’s Guide. He lives in Mi
nneapolis\, Minnesota.
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CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: November 4 (1-6pm) and November 5 (9am-5pm)\nLocat
ion: In Person\nInstructor: Donna Schaper\nRegistration Deadline: Friday\,
October 7\nBefore COVID-19\, there was another pandemic. It was much slow
er moving and it involved bricks and their mortals. Multiple congregation
s\, of all flavors\, going slowly out of business. Deferred maintenance jo
ined membership declines to create enormous need to creatively adapt relig
ious buildings to mission central and mission consistent purposes. This co
urse addresses this challenge\, considering it more of an opportunity than
a problem. It helps the stewards of these buildings to concretely and spi
ritually address the shifts in economics and purpose\, and guides them to
develop productive plans in order to survive and thrive on their site. The
course also provides an introduction for community members who see under-
used often beautiful buildings as assets\, and for artists\, architects an
d urban planners who enjoy painting urban landscapes using existing visual
context to support love of public place and space.\nCourse Registration\n
About Donna Schaper\nDonna Schaper was the pastor at Judson Memorial Churc
h for fifteen years\, where she helped found the New York City new sanctua
ry movement\, the community ministry program\, and bricks and mortals. She
is now part-time pastor at the Orient Congregational Church on the Easter
n end of Long Island. She continues to be active teaching and organizing t
hrough Bricks and Mortals\, a New York City based organization that helps
sacred sites find sustainable solutions to thrive. She also teaches leader
ship at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. In h
er rewirement\, she is working with Bricks and Mortals on S4\, Spiritual S
olutions for Sacred Sites. She has written 39 books\, most recently REMOVE
THEPEWS.COM. She also writes\, irreverently but spiritually\, under the pe
n name The Dolly Mama at Porch magazine and elsewhere.\nTickets: https://m
yunion.utsnyc.edu/bricks-and-mortals.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221106
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\n
Before COVID-19\, there was another pandemic. It was much slower mov
ing and it involved bricks and their mortals. Multiple congregations\, of
all flavors\, going slowly out of business. Deferred maintenance joined m
embership declines to create enormous need to creatively adapt religious b
uildings to mission central and mission consistent purposes. This course a
ddresses this challenge\, considering it more of an opportunity than a pro
blem. It helps the stewards of these buildings to concretely and spiritual
ly address the shifts in economics and purpose\, and guides them to develo
p productive plans in order to survive and thrive on their site. The cours
e also provides an introduction for community members who see under-used o
ften beautiful buildings as assets\, and for artists\, architects and urba
n planners who enjoy painting urban landscapes using existing visual conte
xt to support love of public place and space.
Donna Schaper was the pastor at Judson Mem
orial Church for fifteen years\, where she helped found the New York City
new sanctuary movement\, the community ministry program\, and bricks and m
ortals. She is now part-time pastor at the Orient Congregational Church on
the Eastern end of Long Island. She continues to be active teaching and o
rganizing through Bricks and Mortals\, a New York City based organization
that helps sacred sites find sustainable solutions to thrive. She also tea
ches leadership at the Hartford International University for Religion and
Peace. In her rewirement\, she is working with Bricks and Mortals on S4\,
Spiritual Solutions for Sacred Sites. She has written 39 books\, most rece
ntly REMOVETHEPEWS.COM. She als
o writes\, irreverently but spiritually\, under the pen name The Dolly
Mama at Porch magazine and elsewhere.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: November 4 (1-6pm) and November 5 (9am-5pm)\nLocat
ion: Online\nInstructor: Sarah Monroe\nRegistration Deadline: Thursday\, O
ctober 27\nAs the religious landscape in the United States shifts with gro
wing speed\, chaplaincy has grown in importance cross institutions and dis
ciplines. This course explores how chaplains could be a vital presence in
poor communities\, as poverty grows with equal speed. Taking lessons from
The Poor People’s Campaign\, grassroots movement building around the count
ry\, and hospital and jail chaplaincy\, students discuss how chaplains cou
ld lead a movement to end poverty.\nCourse Registration\nTickets: https://
myunion.utsnyc.edu/2022--2023-events/chaplaincy-and-building-a-movement.
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As the religious landscape in the United States shifts
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and disciplines. This course explores how chaplains could be a vital pres
ence in poor communities\, as poverty grows with equal speed. Taking lesso
ns from The Poor People’s Campaign\, grassroots movement building around t
he country\, and hospital and jail chaplaincy\, students discuss how chapl
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CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:The spiritual care generalist course trains healthcare workers
to better understand the significance of spirituality for many patients\,
be able to conduct basic spiritual assessments and provide referrals to ch
aplains — “spiritual specialists” — when warranted. The course is asynchro
nous and facilitated by a senior spiritual care provider.\nNext Cohort Lau
nches on February 12\nENROLL today\nBy the end of the course\, participant
s will be able to:\n\nIncorporate spiritual care at the generalist level i
nto clinical roles as health caregivers\nRecognize how spirituality affect
s patients’/families’ healthcare decisions and values regarding care\nMain
tain appropriate boundaries in spiritual care with patients\nDocument pati
ents’ spiritual screens and generalist-level spiritual care plan in their
charts in order to work as a team with other health caregivers to support
a patient/family spiritually\nUnderstand the role of spirituality in the p
articipants’ professional life\nApply the concept of compassionate presenc
e to clinical care\n\nHow is the course conducted?\nUnion Theological Semi
nary in the City of New York hosts the online course on its learning manag
ement system\, in which you will be enrolled as a user. While the course i
s asynchronous\, its requirements must be completed within 6 weeks. A trai
ned facilitator will evaluate all of your work\, which includes discussion
board activities and personal reflections\, and be available for consulta
tion. Additionally\, optional Zoom sessions will be held with the facilita
tor at the start and conclusion of the course. For the cohort launching on
February 12\, the optional Zoom sessions will be held on February 14 at 8
-9pm EDT and March 27 at 8 – 9pm EDT. For more information on enrollment\,
contact David Gastwirth\, Union Vice President of Online Education and Le
arning Innovation\, at dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu.\nHow much does the cou
rse cost?\nThe course fee is $350 for individual learners\; your fee will
be paid to Union Theological Seminary. If your institution would like to e
xplore group enrollment as a cohort\, you may direct enterprise questions
to Michael Skaggs\, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab Director of Programs\, at ms
kaggs@brandeis.edu.\nNext Cohort Launches on February 12\n\nEnroll today\n
For nurses\, 6 continuing nursing professional development contact hours a
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uct basic spiritual assessments and provide referrals to chaplains — “spir
itual specialists” — when warranted. The course is asynchronous and facili
tated by a senior spiritual care provider.
By the end of the course\, participants will be able to:
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Incorporate spiritual care at the generalist level into clinic
al roles as health caregivers
\n
Recognize how spirituality affects
patients’/families’ healthcare decisions and values regarding care
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Maintain appropriate boundaries in spiritual care with patients
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Document patients’ spiritual screens and generalist-level spiritual ca
re plan in their charts in order to work as a team with other health careg
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\n
Understand the rol
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\n
Apply t
he concept of compassionate presence to clinical care
\n
\n
How is the course conducted?
\n
Union Theological Semi
nary in the City of New York hosts the online course on its learning manag
ement system\, in which you will be enrolled as a user. While the course i
s asynchronous\, its requirements must be completed within 6 weeks. A trai
ned facilitator will evaluate all of your work\, which includes discussion
board activities and personal reflections\, and be available for consulta
tion. Additionally\, optional Zoom sessions will be held with the facilita
tor at the start and conclusion of the course. For the cohort launching on
February 12\, the optional Zoom sessions will be held on February 14 at 8
-9pm EDT and March 27 at 8 – 9pm EDT. For more information on enrollment\,
contact David Gastwirth\, Union Vice President of Online Education and Le
arning Innovation\, at dgastw
irth@uts.columbia.edu.
\n
How much does the course cost?
\n
The course fee is $350 for individual learners\; your f
ee will be paid to Union Theological Seminary. If your institution would l
ike to explore group enrollment as a cohort\, you may direct enterprise qu
estions to Michael Skaggs\, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab Director of Programs
\, at mskaggs@brandeis.edu.
For nurses\, 6 continuing nursing prof
essional development contact hours are available through this course\, pro
vided by NYU Meyers College of Nursing Center for Continuing Nursing Profe
ssional Development.
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CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: February 24 (3-8pm) and February 25 (9am-5pm)\nLoc
ation: Online Course\nInstructor: Maryam Sharrieff\nRegistration Deadline:
Sunday\, February 12\n\nThis course will cover death and dying from an Is
lamic perspective. We will review how to care for a Muslim patient at the
time of their transition and all consequent matters. Muslims place great i
mportance on the preparation for death\, dying and the afterlife. As we pr
epare for the inevitable reality of death\, and the accompanying pain and
loss\, we will learn how best to support and serve a deceased Muslim\, the
ir family and community members during this time. This workshop will prepa
re chaplains\, religious leaders\, and community members on how to perform
the Islamic rites and rituals of death. We will cover: actions to take wh
en death is imminent\; actions to take at the time of death and who to con
tact\; rights of the deceased\; ghusl (ritual washing for the deceased) an
d shrouding of the body\; janaza (Muslim funeral prayer)\; etiquette of mo
urning the deceased\; will writing and debt satisfaction\; and cultural tr
aditions vs. religious obligations.\nCourse Registration\nUstadha Maryam S
harrieff is an educator\, filmmaker\, lecturer\, linguist\, researcher and
student of the development of Islam in America. Her recent research proje
cts have examined the African-American Shi’i Muslim Community\, Latino Con
verts to Islam in America\, the Legacy of Female Scholarship in Islam and
Gender & Its Linguistic Implications in the Qur’an and Torah. Maryam’s res
earch interests also include the Muslim Contribution to Sicilian Society\,
the Representation of Faith In (& On) film\, Homosexuality in Canonical T
exts\, American Muslim Women’s Leadership\, Fundamentalism Across Faiths a
nd America’s Founding Father’s Interactions with the Muslim World. Most re
cently she presented on Muslim women’s leadership at the World Parliament
of Religion’s conference in Sydney\, Australia\, Salt Lake City and at the
annual international Shaykafest. From 2012-2014 she was a Muslim fellow f
or Hebrew College’s and Andover Newton Theological School’s CIRCLE (Center
for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education) program. Recently\
, she presented on Muslim Women’s Comic Book Heroes at the United Kingdom’
s University of Derby’s Muslim Women’s Activism conference. Ustadha Maryam
teaches for rabata.org and serves as an adjunct professor. She is dedicat
ed to building and contributing to institutions conducive to the pursuit o
f human excellence. Sharrieff received her Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eas
tern Studies/Italian/TV & Film from Rutgers University and obtained her Ma
ster’s in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Presently\, Ma
ryam is a doctoral student at Teachers College-Columbia University. She cu
rrently resides in the Boston area and serves as a University Muslim Chapl
ain.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/death-and-dying-in-islam.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230226
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SEQUENCE:0
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review how to care for a Muslim patient at the time of their transition an
d all consequent matters. Muslims place great importance on the preparatio
n for death\, dying and the afterlife. As we prepare for the inevitable re
ality of death\, and the accompanying pain and loss\, we will learn how be
st to support and serve a deceased Muslim\, their family and community mem
bers during this time. This workshop will prepare chaplains\, religious le
aders\, and community members on how to perform the Islamic rites and ritu
als of death. We will cover: actions to take when death is imminent\; acti
ons to take at the time of death and who to contact\; rights of the deceas
ed\; ghusl (ritual washing for the deceased) and shrouding of the body\; j
anaza (Muslim funeral prayer)\; etiquette of mourning the deceased\; will
writing and debt satisfaction\; and cultural traditions vs. religious obli
gations.
Ustadha Maryam Sharrieff
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student of the development of Islam in America. Her recent research projec
ts have examined the African-American Shi’i Muslim Community\, Latino Conv
erts to Islam in America\, the Legacy of Female Scholarship in Islam and G
ender & Its Linguistic Implications in the Qur’an and Torah. Maryam’s rese
arch interests also include the Muslim Contribution to Sicilian Society\,
the Representation of Faith In (& On) film\, Homosexuality in Canonical Te
xts\, American Muslim Women’s Leadership\, Fundamentalism Across Faiths an
d America’s Founding Father’s Interactions with the Muslim World. Most rec
ently she presented on Muslim women’s leadership at the World Parliament o
f Religion’s conference in Sydney\, Australia\, Salt Lake City and at the
annual international Shaykafest. From 2012-2014 she was a Muslim fellow fo
r Hebrew College’s and Andover Newton Theological School’s CIRCLE (Center
for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education) program. Recently\,
she presented on Muslim Women’s Comic Book Heroes at the United Kingdom’s
University of Derby’s Muslim Women’s Activism conference. Ustadha Maryam
teaches for rabata.org and serves as an adjunct professor. She is dedicate
d to building and contributing to institutions conducive to the pursuit of
human excellence. Sharrieff received her Bachelor’s degree in Middle East
ern Studies/Italian/TV & Film from Rutgers University and obtained her Mas
ter’s in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Presently\, Mar
yam is a doctoral student at Teachers College-Columbia University. She cur
rently resides in the Boston area and serves as a University Muslim Chapla
in.
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CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: Friday\, March 3 (1-6pm) and Saturday\, March 4 (9
am-5pm)\nLocation: In Person\nInstructor: Rebecca Li\nRegistration Deadlin
e: Sunday\, February 19\n\nAre we aware that we may be perpetuating group
dynamics that cause suffering to ourselves and others? Chan Buddhism empha
sizes cultivating clear total awareness of constantly changing causes and
conditions to live in accordance with wisdom and compassion. Yet\, powerfu
l but invisible group dynamics often compel us to act in contradiction to
our bodhisattva vows. Understanding and awareness of these dynamics needs
to be an integral part of our practice. In this course\, students discuss
sociological insights on subtle dynamics of solidarity\, conflict\, power
and culture and how to integrate conceptual understanding of these social
processes into our spiritual practice for the social good. Discussion is c
onducted in the context of Chan meditation practice.\nCourse Registration
\nDR. REBECCA LI\, a Dharma heir in the Dharma Drum lineage of Chan Master
Sheng Yen\, began her teacher’s training with the master in 1999 when she
also began to serve as his translator until his passing in 2009. Startin
g in the mid-2000s\, she also trained with John Crook and Simon Child\, tw
o lay Dharma heirs of the master\, and received full Dharma transmission f
rom Simon Child in 2016. Currently\, she leads Chan retreats\, teaches me
ditation and Dharma classes\, and gives public lectures in North America\,
the U.K.\, and in Taiwan. Her talks and writings can be found at www.reb
eccali.org. She is the founder and guiding teacher of Chan Dharma Communi
ty and a sociology professor at The College of New Jersey\, where she also
serves as faculty director of the Alan Dawley Center for the Study of Soc
ial Justice.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/spiritual-practice-for-t
he-social-good.
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\n\n
Are we aware
that we may be perpetuating group dynamics that cause suffering to oursel
ves and others? Chan Buddhism emphasizes cultivating clear total awareness
of constantly changing causes and conditions to live in accordance with w
isdom and compassion. Yet\, powerful but invisible group dynamics often co
mpel us to act in contradiction to our bodhisattva vows. Understanding and
awareness of these dynamics needs to be an integral part of our practice.
In this course\, students discuss sociological insights on subtle dynamic
s of solidarity\, conflict\, power and culture and how to integrate concep
tual understanding of these social processes into our spiritual practice f
or the social good. Discussion is conducted in the context of Chan meditat
ion practice.
DR. REBECCALI\, a Dharma heir in the Dharma Drum lineage of Chan Master Sheng Ye
n\, began her teacher’s training with the master in 1999 when she also beg
an to serve as his translator until his passing in 2009. Starting in the
mid-2000s\, she also trained with John Crook and Simon Child\, two lay Dha
rma heirs of the master\, and received full Dharma transmission from Simon
Child in 2016. Currently\, she leads Chan retreats\, teaches meditation
and Dharma classes\, and gives public lectures in North America\, the U.K.
\, and in Taiwan. Her talks and writings can be found at www.rebeccali.org. She is the founder and guiding teacher of
Chan Dharma Community and a sociology professor at The College
of New Jersey\, where she also serves as faculty director of the Alan Daw
ley Center for the Study of Social Justice.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: April 14 (1-6pm) and April 15 (9am-5pm)\nLocation:
Online\nInstructors: Kelly Brown Douglas\, Karenna Gore\, Liz Theoharis\n
Registration Deadline: Wednesday\, April 5\n\nThis course critically explo
res the biblical and theological traditions that have helped to cause econ
omic and ecological injustice as well as biblical\, theological and ethica
l mandates for addressing it. It highlights the intersecting and interlock
ing realities of racial\, economic and ecological injustice as well as the
impact and implications of binary ways of viewing human and non-human cre
ation.\nRegister Today\n\nThe Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was na
med Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary an
d Professor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bil
l and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves a
s the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian
in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.\n \n \n \n \n\nKarenna Gore i
s the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Uni
on Theological Seminary in New York. Karenna formed CEE in 2015 to address
the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis. Working at the
intersection of faith\, ethics\, and ecology\, she guides the Center’s pub
lic programs\, educational initiatives\, and movement-building. She also i
s an ex officio faculty member of Columbia University’s Earth Institute.\n
\n \n \n \n \nThe Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis is Co-Chair of the Poor Peop
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J. Barber II. She is the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Ri
ghts\, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary. She is an ordaine
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Center’s public programs\, educational initiatives\, and movement-buildin
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(10am-6pm)\nLocation: Online\nInstructor: Tara Bedeau\nRegistration Deadli
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rating spiritual care in the system & decision making\; understanding syst
em and role function\; and navigating internal and external relationship d
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hange Agents and Leaders of faith/wisdom/spiritual based communities and o
rganizations.\nCourse Registration\nAbout Tara Bedeau\nTARA BEDEAU\, ESQ.\
, SPHR\, M.A.R\, has been a licensed Attorney for almost 20 years. She is
the Founder and Principal of The Alchemical Workshop\, a change management
organization dedicated to the cultivation and optimization of individual
and organizational health. Ms. Bedeau graduated cum laude from the Univers
ity of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.). with
a concentration in Public Law from Cornell Law School\, and a Masters in
Religion (honors earned) at Union Theological Seminary. Ms. Bedeau has bee
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d Enlightenment (ARE) in New York. She is currently exploring Interfaith o
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identified by the U.S. certifying Board for Chaplains (BCC). These includ
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TARA BEDEAU\, ESQ.\, SPHR\,
M.A.R\, has been a licensed Attorney for almost 20 years. She is the Foun
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and organizational health. Ms. Bedeau graduated cum laude from t
he University of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence (J
.D.). with a concentration in Public Law from Cornell Law School\, and a M
asters in Religion (honors earned) at Union Theological Seminary. Ms. Bede
au has been awarded a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certif
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DESCRIPTION:Accommodations | Schedule | RSVP\nMark Your Calendars!\nReu
nion 2022-2023 will take place April 26 – 29\, 2023 with in-person indoor
and outdoor spaces and virtual programming so that everyone can participat
e! With this year’s theme – One Union – our hope is that as many alums wil
l join each other for this first ReUnion on campus since 2019.\nRSVP Today
\nUnion’s Development Office is planning a variety of programming for alum
s and community members to gather\, including faculty lectures\, a book fa
ir\, tours\, workshops\, milestone class years special gatherings\, an all
-class years’ celebration\, the opportunity to speak with students\, and s
o much more. In addition to the general events\, during Reunion 2023\, we
will also host special events for the 50-year (’70\, ’71\, ’72\, ’73)\, 25
-year (’95\, ’96\, ’97\, ’98)\, 10-year (’10\, ’11\, ’12\, ’13)\, and 5-ye
ar (’15\, ’16\, ’17\, ’18) graduation anniversaries that we were unable to
celebrate in person over the past few years.\nReunion is a celebratory oc
casion to be in community with one another and with the seminary – a time
when memories are created. We encourage you to become a class ambassador a
nd to share your thoughts. Do you have ideas or questions? Contact Nayeli
Garcia Mowbray at ngmowbray@uts.columbia.edu or 212-280-1419. For informa
tion on directions\, please click here. \nWe look forward to seeing you –
in whatever way is possible for you – in spring 2023.\nAccommodations\nIf
you’re planning to stay overnight\, Union has organized room blocks at a c
ouple of great hotels in the area for our ReUnion guests. If you’re intere
sted in staying at the Aloft Harlem\, just click this link to reserve your
room. We also have a room block at The Arthouse Hotel\, just click this l
ink to reserve this room. You can also book a room at The Lucerne by clic
king here\, entering your dates\, and following the prompts. If you prefer
to make your reservation over the phone or via email\, you can call 1-800
-492-8122 or email reservations@thelucernehotel.com.\nSchedule\nWEDNESDAY\
, APRIL 26\nOne Union Reunion Registration\n2:00 pm ET | Hastings Lobby &
Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event\nRegister for the opening day of One Uni
on Reunion and enjoy light refreshments before the programming kicks off.
\nOne Union Reunion Opening\n3:00 pm ET | Seminary-wide OR Around Union! |
In-person event\nJoin us for the initial programming at One Union Reunion
. Starting at 3 PM\, there will be tours of Union\, class photos\, student
& alum art exhibit\, and more!\nTrailblazers Worship Service\n7:00 pm ET
| James Chapel | Hybrid Event\nJoin us for a special Trailblazers Worship
and Reception featuring The Rev. Dr. Violet Lee `08 and joined by The Rev.
Dr. Timothy Akins-Jones\, The Rev. Brenda Ford `08\, soloist June Townes\
, and pianist Eustace Johnson – moderated by The Rev. James Singletary `0
8. Guests are invited to receive communion and stay for an hors d’oeuvres
reception following the service.\nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 27\nOne Union Reunion R
egistration\n8:00 am ET | Hastings Lobby & Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Eve
nt\nRegister for the second day of One Union Reunion and enjoy light refre
shments before the programming kicks off.\nMorning Prayer\n9:00 am ET | Th
e Small Chapel | In-person Event\nGather for Morning Prayer at Union for a
meaningful and grounding start to the day.\n1836 Legacy Circle Celebratio
n & Recognition Service\n11:00 am ET | James Chapel | Hybrid Event\nCelebr
ate the generosity and commitment of the members of the 1836 Legacy Circle
\, who have made gifts to support the Union Theological Seminary’s mission
for generations to come.\nChapel Honoring 50th Reunion Classes\n12:00 pm
ET | James Chapel | Hybrid Event\nThis Chapel Service honors the 50th Reun
ion Classes (’70\, ’71\, ’72\, and ’73) at the Union Theological Seminary.
\nCommunity Lunch\n12:45 pm ET | A207 | In-person Event\nCommunity lunch i
s a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow alums\, faculty\, staff\,
and our current students over a delicious meal with indoor and outdoor (w
eather dependent) options.\nBook Fair\n2:00 pm ET | The Burke Library | In
-person Event\nThis book fair showcases the works of our esteemed alums\,
faculty\, staff\, and students. From theological texts to memoirs and nove
ls\, this diverse collection of books is a testament to the breadth and de
pth of the Union community.\nArchive Workshop\n3:00 pm ET | The Burke Libr
ary | In-person Event & Recorded\nJoin us for an engaging introduction to
archives led by the Archivist at the Burke Library! Come learn about the l
ibrary’s collections related to the rich history of Union\, the work that
goes into preserving these important archives\, and some tips and tricks f
or organizing your own materials. This recording will be shared with onlin
e participants.\nFireside Chat with Dr. Isaac Sharp\n4:00 pm ET | The Burk
e Library | In-person Event & Recorded\nJoin for a fireside chat with Isaa
c B. Sharp\, author of the highly anticipated book\, “The Other Evangelica
ls.” In this intimate conversation\, Sharp will delve into his research on
the diverse and complex world of evangelicalism beyond the mainstream. Th
is recording will be shared with online participants.\nFaculty Lecture wit
h Vice President for Academic Affairs\, Dr. Su Yon Pak ’99\n5:00 pm ET | J
ames Chapel | Hybrid Event\nYou are invited to a faculty lecture where you
will hear from Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones and three newly prom
oted Full Professors\, Cláudio Carvalhaes\, Esther Hamori\, and John Thata
manil in conversation with Dean Su Pak. Join us for a thought-provoking di
scussion on theology\, bible\, and worship. Reception to follow.\n50th/25t
h Reunion Gathering\n7:00 pm ET | President’s Apartment | In-person Event
\nMembers of classes ’70\, ’71\, ’72\, and ’73 who are celebrating their 5
0th reunion milestone are invited to a gathering with the classes celebrat
ing their 25th reunion milestone\, class of ’95\, ’96\, ’97\, ’98. Enjoy a
n evening together\, hosted by Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones\, for
an hors d’oeuvres reception.\n10th/5th Reunion Party\n7:00 pm ET | McGiff
ert Hall Rm 811 | In-person Event\nThe 10th anniversary classes (2010\, 20
11\, 2012\, 2013) and 5th anniversary classes (2015\, 2016\, 2017\, 2018)
are invited for a special reunion party in McGiffert Hall.\nUnion Pub Nigh
t\n9:00 pm ET | McGiffert Hall Rm 811 | In-person Event\nThis Reunion Happ
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inary alums and our current students over drinks and light bites.\nFRIDAY\
, APRIL 28\nOne Union Reunion Registration\n8:00 am ET | Hastings Lobby &
Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event\nRegister for the third day of One Union
Reunion and enjoy light refreshments before the programming kicks off.\nD
onald Shriver Memorial Service\n9:30 am ET | James Chapel | Hybrid Event\n
Join us for a memorial service commemorating the late The Rev. Dr. Donald
W. Shriver Jr.\, President Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary.\nMedita
tions on Queer Worship\, Liturgy\, & Theology\n11:00 am ET | The Burke Lib
rary | In-person Event & Recorded\nJoin for a fireside chat with authors f
rom the anthology “Beyond Worship: Meditations on Queer Worship\, Liturgy\
, & Theology.” The book\, which features a number of authors who are stude
nts and alums of Union\, seeks to show LGBTQIA+ people that they are divin
e\, here for a reason\, and have so much to contribute to their communitie
s. This recording will be shared with online participants.\nTheology and A
rts Chapel\n12:00 pm ET | James Chapel | Hybrid Event\nThis chapel service
will be led by Union’s own Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychol
ogy & Religion Rev. Pamela Cooper-White\, PhD\, MDiv\, MA\, PhD\, LCPC\, f
eaturing an alum\, student and friend art exhibit including the work of Ma
rilyn Seven `62.\nGrab-and-Go Lunch\n12:30pm ET | Fred Davie Terrace | In-
person Event\nEnjoy a boxed lunch in the renewed Fred Davie Courtyard\, wh
ere you can be outdoors from within your beloved seminary. \n\nTour of Uni
on\n2:30pm ET | Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event\nThis tour will highligh
t the renewed areas around Union that have created a more welcoming and nu
rturing learning environment for students.\nSenator Rev. Dr. Raphael Warno
ck ’94\, ’06\n5:00 pm ET | James Chapel | Meet & Greet\, In-person Event\n
6:00 pm ET | James Chapel | Moderated Conversation\, Hybrid Event\nJoin us
for special evening co-hosted with The Riverside Church when U.S. Senator
& Union alum Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 sits down for a conversat
ion with Rev. Adriene Thorne\, the new senior minister at The Riverside Ch
urch and Union’s Assistant Professor of Homiletics\, Rev. Dr. Timothy Adki
ns-Jones. In the beautiful setting of Union’s James Chapel\, the panel wil
l discuss Senator Warnock’s latest book\, A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of
Truth\, Transformation\, and the New American Story\, how the Senator’s t
ime as a Union student informs his faith\, the work he is doing now\, and
more!\nSATURDAY\, APRIL 29\nVirtual Farewell from President Jones\n1:00 pm
ET | Zoom | Online Event\nJoin Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones for
her farewell remarks to close out our 2023 Reunion.\nRSVP Today\nTickets:
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Reunion 2022-2023 will take place April 26 – 29\, 2023 with in-person indoor and outdoor space
s and virtual programming so that everyone can participate! With this year
’s theme – One Union – our hope is that as many alums wil
l join each other for this first ReUnion on campus since 2019.
Union’s Develo
pment Office is planning a variety of programming for alums and community
members to gather\, including faculty lectures\, a book fair\, tours\, wor
kshops\, milestone class years special gatherings\, an all-class years’ ce
lebration\, the opportunity to speak with students\, and so much more. In
addition to the general events\, during Reunion 2023\, we will also host s
pecial events for the 50-year (’70\, ’71\, ’72\, ’73)\, 25-year (’95\, ’96
\, ’97\, ’98)\, 10-year (’10\, ’11\, ’12\, ’13)\, and 5-year (’15\, ’16\,
’17\, ’18) graduation anniversaries that we were unable to celebrate in pe
rson over the past few years.
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Reunion is a celebr
atory occasion to be in community with one another and wi
th the seminary – a time when memories are created. We encourage you to be
come a class ambassador and to share your thoughts. Do you have ideas or q
uestions? Contact Nayeli Garcia Mowbray at ngmowbray@uts.columbia.edu or 212-280-14
19. For information on directions\, please click here.
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d to seeing you – in whatever way is possible for you – in spring 2023.
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Accommodations
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If you’re plan
ning to stay overnight\, Union has organized room blocks at a couple of gr
eat hotels in the area for our ReUnion guests. If you’re interested in sta
ying at the Aloft Harlem\,just click this link to reserve your room. We also have a room
block at The Arthouse Hotel\, just clic
k this link to reserve this room. You can also
book a room at The Lucerne bycl
icking here\, entering your dates\, and following the prompts. If you
prefer to make your reservation over the phone or via email\, you can call
1-800-492-8122 or email reservations@thelucernehotel.com.
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WEDNESDAY\, APRIL 26\n
One Union Reunion Registration \n2:00 pm
ET | Hastings Lobby & Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event
\nRegister for the opening day of One Union Reunion and enjoy lig
ht refreshments before the programming kicks off.
\n
One Unio
n Reunion Opening \n3:00 pm ET | Seminary-wide OR Around
Union! | In-person event \nJoin us for the ini
tial programming at One Union Reunion. Starting at 3 PM\, there will be to
urs of Union\, class photos\, student & alum art exhibit\, and more!
\n
Trailblazers Worship Service \n7:00 pm ET | J
ames Chapel | Hybrid Event \nJoin us for a special Trailblazers
Worship and Reception featuring The Rev. Dr. Violet Lee `08 and joined by
The Rev. Dr. Timothy Akins-Jones\, The Rev. Brenda Ford `08\, soloist June
Townes\, and pianist Eustace Johnson – moderated by The Rev. James Singl
etary `08. Guests are invited to receive communion and stay for an hors d’
oeuvres reception following the service.
\n
THURSDAY\, APRIL 27
\n
One Union Reunion Registration \n8:00 am ET
| Hastings Lobby & Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event \n
Register for the second day of One Union Reunion and enjoy light
refreshments before the programming kicks off.
\n
Morning Pra
yer \n9:00 am ET | The Small Chapel | In-person Event \nGather for Morning Prayer at Union for a meaningful and groundin
g start to the day.
\n
1836 Legacy Circle Celebration & Recog
nition Service \n11:00 am ET | James Chapel | Hybrid Eve
nt \nCelebrate the generosity and commitment of the members of t
he 1836 Legacy Circle\, who have made gifts to support the Union Theologic
al Seminary’s mission for generations to come.
\n
Chapel Hono
ring 50th Reunion Classes \n12:00 pm ET | James Chapel |
Hybrid Event \nThis Chapel Service honors the 50th Reunion Clas
ses (’70\, ’71\, ’72\, and ’73) at the Union Theological Seminary.
\n
Community Lunch \n12:45 pm ET | A207 | In-perso
n Event \nCommunity lunch is a wonderful opportunity to connect
with fellow alums\, faculty\, staff\, and our current students over a deli
cious meal with indoor and outdoor (weather dependent) options.
\n
Book Fair \n2:00 pm ET | The Burke Library | In-pe
rson Event \nThis book fair showcases the works of our esteemed
alums\, faculty\, staff\, and students. From theological texts to memoirs
and novels\, this diverse collection of books is a testament to the breadt
h and depth of the Union community.
\n
Archive Workshop
\n3:00 pm ET | The Burke Library | In-person Event & Recorded
\nJoin us for an engaging introduction to archives led by the A
rchivist at the Burke Library! Come learn about the library’s collections
related to the rich history of Union\, the work that goes into preserving
these important archives\, and some tips and tricks for organizing your ow
n materials. This recording will be shared with online participants.
\n
Fireside Chat with Dr. Isaac Sharp \n4:00 pm
ET | The Burke Library | In-person Event & Recorded \nJoin for a
fireside chat with Isaac B. Sharp\, author of the highly anticipated book
\, “The Other Evangelicals.” In this intimate conversation\, Sharp will de
lve into his research on the diverse and complex world of evangelicalism b
eyond the mainstream. This recording will be shared with online participan
ts.
\n
Faculty Lecture with Vice President for Academic Affai
rs\, Dr. Su Yon Pak ’99 \n5:00 pm ET | James Chapel | Hy
brid Event \nYou are invited to a faculty lecture where you will
hear from Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones and three newly promoted
Full Professors\, Cláudio Carvalhaes\, Esther Hamori\, and John Thatamanil
in conversation with Dean Su Pak. Join us for a thought-provoking discuss
ion on theology\, bible\, and worship. Reception to follow.
\n
50th/25th Reunion Gathering \n7:00 pm ET | President’s
Apartment | In-person Event \nMembers of classes ’70\, ’71\, ’7
2\, and ’73 who are celebrating their 50th reunion milestone are invited t
o a gathering with the classes celebrating their 25th reunion milestone\,
class of ’95\, ’96\, ’97\, ’98. Enjoy an evening together\, hosted by Unio
n President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones\, for an hors d’oeuvres reception.
\n
10th/5th Reunion Party \n7:00 pm ET | McGiffe
rt Hall Rm 811 | In-person Event \nThe 10th anniversary classes
(2010\, 2011\, 2012\, 2013) and 5th anniversary classes (2015\, 2016\, 201
7\, 2018) are invited for a special reunion party in McGiffert Hall.
\n
Union Pub Night \n9:00 pm ET | McGiffert Hall
Rm 811 | In-person Event \nThis Reunion Happy Hour event offers
the chance to mingle with fellow Union Theological Seminary alums and our
current students over drinks and light bites.
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One Union Reunion Registration \n8:00 a
m ET | Hastings Lobby & Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event \nRegister for the third day of One Union Reunion and enjoy lig
ht refreshments before the programming kicks off.
\n
Donald S
hriver Memorial Service \n9:30 am ET | James Chapel | Hy
brid Event \nJoin us for a memorial service commemorating the la
te The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr.\, President Emeritus of Union Theolo
gical Seminary.
\n
Meditations on Queer Worship\, Liturgy\, &
Theology \n11:00 am ET | The Burke Library | In-person
Event & Recorded \nJoin for a fireside chat with authors from th
e anthology “Beyond Worship: Meditations on Queer Worship\, Liturgy\, & Th
eology.” The book\, which features a number of authors who are students an
d alums of Union\, seeks to show LGBTQIA+ people that they are divine\, he
re for a reason\, and have so much to contribute to their communities. Thi
s recording will be shared with online participants.
\n
Theol
ogy and Arts Chapel \n12:00 pm ET | James Chapel
| Hybrid Event \nThis chapel service will be led by Union’s own
Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology & Religion Rev. Pamela C
ooper-White\, PhD\, MDiv\, MA\, PhD\, LCPC\, featuring an alum\, student a
nd friend art exhibit including the work of Marilyn Seven `62.
\n
Grab-and-Go Lunch \n12:30pm ET | Fred Davie Terrace
| In-person Event \nEnjoy a boxed lunch in the renewed Fred Dav
ie Courtyard\, where you can be outdoors from within your beloved seminary
. \n
\n
Tour of Union \n2:30
pm ET | Bonhoeffer Room | In-person Event \nThis tour will highl
ight the renewed areas around Union that have created a more welcoming and
nurturing learning environment for students.
\n
Senator Rev.
Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 \n5:00 pm ET | James Chap
el | Meet & Greet\, In-person Event \n6:00 pm ET | James Cha
pel | Moderated Conversation\, Hybrid Event \nJoin us for specia
l evening co-hosted with The Riverside Church when U.S. Senator & Union al
um Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 sits down for a conversation with Re
v. Adriene Thorne\, the new senior minister at The Riverside Church and Un
ion’s Assistant Professor of Homiletics\, Rev. Dr. Timothy Adkins-Jones. I
n the beautiful setting of Union’s James Chapel\, the panel will discuss S
enator Warnock’s latest book\, A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth\,
Transformation\, and the New American Story\, how the Senator’s time
as a Union student informs his faith\, the work he is doing now\, and more
!
\n
SATURDAY\, APRIL 29
\n
Virtual Farewell from Pres
ident Jones \n1:00 pm ET | Zoom | Online Event \nJoin Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones for her farewell remarks to
close out our 2023 Reunion.
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DESCRIPTION:The spiritual care generalist course trains healthcare workers
to better understand the significance of spirituality for many patients\,
be able to conduct basic spiritual assessments and provide referrals to ch
aplains — “spiritual specialists” — when warranted. The course is asynchro
nous and facilitated by a senior spiritual care provider.\nNext Cohort Lau
nches on May 15 20\n ENROLL today\nBy the end of the course\, partici
pants will be able to:\n\nIncorporate spiritual care at the generalist lev
el into clinical roles as health caregivers\nRecognize how spirituality a
ffects patients’/families’ healthcare decisions and values regarding care
\nMaintain appropriate boundaries in spiritual care with patients\nDocumen
t patients’ spiritual screens and generalist-level spiritual care plan in
their charts in order to work as a team with other health caregivers to su
pport a patient/family spiritually\nUnderstand the role of spirituality in
the participants’ professional life\nApply the concept of compassionate p
resence to clinical care\n\nHow is the course conducted?\nOptional Zoom se
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y in the City of New York hosts the online course on its learning manageme
nt system\, in which you will be enrolled as a user. While the course is a
synchronous\, its requirements must be completed within 6 weeks. A trained
facilitator will evaluate all of your work\, which includes discussion bo
ard activities and personal reflections\, and be available for consultatio
n. Additionally\, optional Zoom sessions will be held with the facilitator
at the start and conclusion of the course. For the cohort launching on Ma
y 15\, the optional Zoom sessions will be held on May 17 at 8-9 pm EDT and
June 28 at 8-9 pm EDT. For more information on enrollment\, contact David
Gastwirth\, Union Vice President of Online Education and Learning Innovat
ion\, at dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu.\nHow much does the course cost?\nThe
course fee is $350 for individual learners\; your fee will be paid to Uni
on Theological Seminary. If your institution would like to explore group e
nrollment as a cohort\, you may direct enterprise questions to Michael Ska
ggs\, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab Director of Programs\, at mskaggs@brandeis
.edu.\nNext Cohort Launches on May 15\n\nEnroll today\nFor nurses\, 6 cont
inuing nursing professional development contact hours are available throug
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The spiritual care generalist course tra
ins healthcare workers to better understand the significance of spirituali
ty for many patients\, be able to conduct basic spiritual assessments and
provide referrals to chaplains — “spiritual specialists” — when warranted.
The course is asynchronous and facilitated by a senior spiritual care pro
vider.
By the end of the course\, pa
rticipants will be able to:
\n
\n
Incorporate spiritual
care at the generalist level into clinical roles as health caregivers\n
Recognize how spirituality affects patients’/families’ healthcare
decisions and values regarding care
\n
Maintain appropriate boundar
ies in spiritual care with patients
\n
Document patients’ spiritual
screens and generalist-level spiritual care plan in their charts in order
to work as a team with other health caregivers to support a patient/famil
y spiritually
\n
Understand the role of spirituality in the partici
pants’ professional life
\n
Apply the concept of compassionate pres
ence to clinical care
\n
\n
How is the course conducted
?
\n
Optional Zoom sessions wil
l be May 17 and June 28\, both 8-9pm.
\n
Union Theological Seminary
in the City of New York hosts the online course on its learning management
system\, in which you will be enrolled as a user. While the course is asy
nchronous\, its requirements must be completed within 6 weeks. A trained f
acilitator will evaluate all of your work\, which includes discussion boar
d activities and personal reflections\, and be available for consultation.
Additionally\, optional Zoom sessions will be held with the facilitator a
t the start and conclusion of the course. For the cohort launching on May
15\, the optional Zoom sessions will be held on May 17 at 8-9 pm EDT and J
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astwirth\, Union Vice President of Online Education and Learning Innovatio
n\, at dgastwirth@uts.columbi
a.edu.
\n
How much does the course cost?
\n
The course fee is $350 for individual learners\; your fee will be paid
to Union Theological Seminary. If your institution would like to explore g
roup enrollment as a cohort\, you may direct enterprise questions to Micha
el Skaggs\, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab Director of Programs\, at mskaggs@brandeis.edu.
For nurses\, 6 continuing nursing professional development co
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s a supportive technique for chaplains\, spiritual caregivers\, or anyone
who is interested in releasing themselves from the hardness of our biases\
, assumptions and projections. The Vajrayana Buddhist practice of Ati Yoga
or Dzogchen offers simple\, direct instructions for resting into ‘pure be
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This one credit class introduces participants to the impor
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tal presence as well as a distilled practical introduction to Ati Yoga med
itation practice as a supportive technique for chaplains\, spiritual careg
ivers\, or anyone who is interested in releasing themselves from the hardn
ess of our biases\, assumptions and projections. The Vajrayana Buddhist pr
actice of Ati Yoga or Dzogchen offers simple\, direct instructions for res
ting into ‘pure being’ a state that allows for the natural and authentic w
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t the need to judge\, ascertain or react.
\n
This program is offered
from the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism.
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La
ma Justin von Bujdoss
\n
Lama Justin von Bu
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od Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Em
bodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books\, and contri
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on Books. Justin serves as the Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff
Wellness for NYC Department of Correction where he also serves as Staff Ch
aplain supervising over 30 chaplains and guides wellness programming for s
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s a repa\, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa\, by His Emine
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shop\, with design and construction materials available. The artist/instru
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Pregones Theater in the Bronx\, a mosaic mural portrait of Julia De Burgos
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Rico\, and Brazil. Vega has created set designs and costumes for DanceBra
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Brazilian temple known as “Ile Iya Omi Ase Iya Masse”. As a member of the
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Afro Brazilian temple known as “Ile Iya Omi Ase Iya Masse”. As a member o
f the temple\, his creative talents have been utilized to create some of t
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begin each session with shamatha meditation (peaceful abiding) and end wi
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of Harriet Tubman (Penguin Books\, 2023). The weekend will also include sm
all discussion groups\, writing exercises\, and walks.\nShanté Paradigm Sm
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Lama Justin von Bujdoss\, co-founders of Bhumisparsha. Shanté began studyi
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ai International\, Shambhala\, and Bhumisparsa communities. They began on
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teach meditation and buddhadharma in 2015. Shanté is focused on the healin
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unities. Shanté is a Teacher on the Liberate App and is a former Lead Teac
her on Weekly Dharma Gathering\, which they co-founded and curated until 2
022 when WDG went on indefinite hiatus. Shanté identifies as a Black perso
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is queer and genderqueer. They live on Canarsie Munsee Lenapehoking Terri
tory (Brooklyn\, NY).\nFor their teaching schedule and podcasts/youtube vi
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This course offers how we might manifest the qualities of healer\,
liberator\, companion\, and visionary for ourselves\, others\, and the pla
net? During this course\, we will discuss Harriet Tubman’s legacy\, the ef
ficacy of using Western bodhisattvas (awakened beings). We will work in sm
all groups and do directed writing. There are typically three main practic
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resting in space (Dzogrim). We will practice the Sadhana practice I have
written and read short excerpts from Spring Washam’s The Spririt of Ha
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Sh
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co-founders of Bhumisparsha. Shanté began studying and practicing Buddhis
m at age 17 and has practiced in Zen\, Sokka Gakkai International\, Shambh
ala\, and Bhumisparsa communities. They began on the teaching path in 2009
and were authorized by the Shambhala lineage to teach meditation and budd
hadharma in 2015. Shanté is focused on the healing impact of meditation in
Black\, Indigenous communities\, and People of Color communities\, LGBTQ+
communities\, and incarcerated and recovery communities. Shanté is a Teac
her on the Liberate App and is a former Lead Teacher on Weekly Dharma Gath
ering\, which they co-founded and curated until 2022 when WDG went on inde
finite hiatus. Shanté identifies as a Black person descended from enslaved
and trafficked African Indigenous people. Shanté is queer and genderqueer
. They live on Canarsie Munsee Lenapehoking Territory (Brooklyn\, NY).
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CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: February 9 (1-6pm) and February 10 (9am-5pm)\nLoca
tion: Online\nInstructor: Wendy Cadge (Brandeis University / Chaplaincy In
novation Lab) and Shelly Rambo (Boston University School of Theology)\nReg
istration Deadline: January 26\, 2024\nRegister Now\nThis course will intr
oduce learners to the current debates and discussions around how to best t
rain chaplains for a rapidly changing landscape of spiritual care. It will
invite learners reflect\, from where they are positioned\, about the role
chaplains play in the organization as a spiritual caregiver.\nWendy Cadge
\n\nWendy Cadge is the Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanistic Social Scien
ces and Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University. She is an expert in
contemporary American religion\, especially related to religion in public
institutions\, religious diversity\, religious and moral aspects of heal
thcare\, and religion and immigration.\nShe is the author of three books\,
Spiritual Care: The Everyday Work of Chaplains\, Paging God: Religion in
the Halls of Medicine and Heartwood: The First Generation of Theravada Bud
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Twenty-First Century and Religion on the Edge: De-Centering and Re-Center
ing the Sociology of Religion. Information about her articles is available
on her Scholar Works and Google Scholar profiles.\nShe launched the Chapl
aincy Innovation Lab in 2018 after founding and co-directing the Transform
ing Chaplaincy Project from 2015-2019. A public intellectual\, she recent
ly wrote or has been quoted in the Atlantic\, the Economist\, the BBC\, an
d on WBUR. She has published more than eighty articles and raised more tha
n $8 million in support of her own research and teaching and that of stude
nts and colleagues.\nAt Brandeis University she serves as the Dean of the
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously served as the Senior As
sociate Dean for Strategic Initiatives (2019-2021)\, the Social Science Di
vision Head (2018-2021)\, and Chair of the Women’s\, Gender & Sexuality Pr
ogram (2013-2018) in the School of Arts & Sciences at Brandeis University.
She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019
) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019) representi
ng faculty across the university.\nShelly Rambo\n\nShelly Rambo has been t
eaching at Boston University School of Theology since 2004. Trained as bot
h a systematic and constructive theologian\, she is particularly attentive
to the transmission of Christian theologies of suffering\, from history t
o the present. She locates her work at the intersections of Christian theo
logy\, literature\, and postmodern thought. Her book\, Spirit and Trauma:
A Theology of Remaining\, forges a theology of the Spirit through engageme
nts with postmodern biblical hermeneutics\, a theology of Holy Saturday\,
and contemporary trauma theory. Her second book\, Resurrecting Wounds: Liv
ing in the Afterlife of Trauma\, explores the significance of resurrection
wounds in the Christian tradition in relationship to contemporary discour
ses about wounding in popular culture and the study of trauma.\nHer work a
t the intersection of trauma and religion has led to partnerships with cha
plains and international educators in post-conflict areas. Inspired by the
work of military chaplains\, she was instrumental in designing Boston Uni
versity School of Theology’s MDiv track in Chaplaincy. She also serves as
a faculty leader in Boston University’s Religion and Conflict Transformati
on program. Her current projects focus on theologies of spiritual care tha
t inform the work of chaplains. Through grants from the Henry Luce Foundat
ion and the BTS center\, she is partnering with sociologists to explore th
e changing demographics of religious life in the US and the education and
training of chaplains.\nShe teaches courses in contemporary theology\, fem
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This cou
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how to best train chaplains for a rapidly changing landscape of spiritual
care. It will invite learners reflect\, from where they are positioned\, a
bout the role chaplains play in the organization as a spiritual caregiver.
She launched the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab in 2018
after founding and co-directing the Transforming Chaplaincy
Project from 2015-2019. A public intellectual\, she recently wrote o
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. She has published more than eighty articles and raised more than $8
million in support of her own research and teaching and that of students a
nd colleagues.
Shelly Rambo has been teach
ing at Boston University School of Theology since 2004. Trained as both a
systematic and constructive theologian\, she is particularly attentive to
the transmission of Christian theologies of suffering\, from history to th
e present. She locates her work at the intersections of Christian theology
\, literature\, and postmodern thought. Her book\, Spirit and Trauma:
A Theology of Remaining\, forges a theology of the Spirit through eng
agements with postmodern biblical hermeneutics\, a theology of Holy Saturd
ay\, and contemporary trauma theory. Her second book\, Resurrecting Wo
unds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma\, explores the significance o
f resurrection wounds in the Christian tradition in relationship to contem
porary discourses about wounding in popular culture and the study of traum
a.
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Her work at the intersection of trauma and religion has led to
partnerships with chaplains and international educators in post-conflict a
reas. Inspired by the work of military chaplains\, she was instrumental in
designing Boston University School of Theology’s MDiv track in Chaplaincy
. She also serves as a faculty leader in Boston University’s Religion and
Conflict Transformation program. Her current projects focus on theologies
of spiritual care that inform the work of chaplains. Through grants from t
he Henry Luce Foundation and the BTS center\, she is partnering with socio
logists to explore the changing demographics of religious life in the US a
nd the education and training of chaplains.
\n
She teaches courses in
contemporary theology\, feminist and womanist theologies\, trauma and the
ology\, postmodern theology\, and theopoetics.
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n\nRegistration Deadline: February 2\, 2024\nRegister Now\nThis course wil
l explore the history of the House | Ballroom community as a Black Trans-W
omanist theological discourse\, a freedom movement\, and its spiritual for
mation responses to race\, class\, sexuality\, and gender oppression. It w
ill further examine the community’s ability to use the art of performance
as a hermeneutics of the body\, and situate its history in mobilizing as a
resistance to these oppressions and place it in conversation with other h
istorical struggles\nMichael Roberson\nMichael Roberson is a public health
practitioner\, advocate\, activist\, artist\, curator\, and leader within
the LGBTQ community. He is the co-creator of the nation’s only Black Gay
Research group and National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition\, as well a
s an Adjunct Professor at The New School University/Lang College NYC\, and
Union Theological Seminary NYC. He is an international art and politics c
onsultant and a member of the international sound art collective entitled
“Ultra-red.” Michael scholar in residence for the Center for Race\, Religi
on\, and Economic Democracy\, as well as recent TED Media Resident\, where
he performed a global TED talk about the underground Black/Latinx House/b
all ballroom community\, entitled “The enduring legacy of ballroom” (https
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Black History Month 2021\, Michael co-authored an article in Time Magazin
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https://time.com/5941822/ballroom-voguing-queer-black-culture-renaissance/
) Michael also serves as a cultural consultant for the Pose FX television
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lack Trans-Womanist theological discourse\, a freedom movement\, and its s
piritual formation responses to race\, class\, sexuality\, and gender oppr
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performance as a hermeneutics of the body\, and situate its history in mob
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with other historical struggles
\n
Michael Roberson
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Michael Roberson is a public health practitioner\, adv
ocate\, activist\, artist\, curator\, and leader within the LGBTQ communit
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National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition\, as well as an Adjunct Profes
sor at The New School University/Lang College NYC\, and Union Theological
Seminary NYC. He is an international art and politics consultant and a mem
ber of the international sound art collective entitled “Ultra-red.” Michae
l scholar in residence for the Center for Race\, Religion\, and Economic D
emocracy\, as well as recent TED Media Resident\, where he performed a glo
bal TED talk about the underground Black/Latinx House/ball ballroom commun
ity\, entitled “The enduring legacy of ballroom” (https://www.t
ed.com/talks/michael_roberson_the_enduring_legacy_of_ballroom) For Bla
ck History Month 2021\, Michael co-authored an article in Time Magazine ti
tled “Why Voguing and the Ballroom Scene Matter Now More than Ever.” (https://time.com/5941822/ballroom-voguing-queer-black-culture-renai
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DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: March 5\; March 12\; March 26\; and April 2\, 2024
\, 7:00-9:15 PM EST\nLocation: Online\nInstructor: Wendy Cadge (Brandeis U
niversity / Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)\nRegistration Deadline: February 20
\, 2024\nNOTE: This course is taught as a blended course which includes a
few hours of engagement activities that take place before/between/after li
ve class sessions.\nRegister Now\nHow individuals and communities engage w
ith spirituality certainly is changing. “Delivery Systems\,” like primaril
y physical congregations and parishes\, are in sharp decline. But new deli
very systems exist and are on the rise — not necessarily under the name of
“religion\,” but fulfilling many of the same social\, emotional\, and spi
ritual purposes as configurations of the past. Chaplains are key leaders o
f these delivery systems of the future. This course will consider the “Spi
ritual Infrastructure of the Future\,” where chaplains fit into it\, and h
ow those interested in the work of spiritual care can begin pursuing leade
rship in this area.\nWendy Cadge\n\nWendy Cadge is the Barbara Mandel Prof
essor of Humanistic Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Brandeis
University. She is an expert in contemporary American religion\, especial
ly related to religion in public institutions\, religious diversity\, rel
igious and moral aspects of healthcare\, and religion and immigration.\nSh
e is the author of three books\, Spiritual Care: The Everyday Work of Chap
lains\, Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine and Heartwood: The F
irst Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America\, and a co-editor of Chap
laincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century and Religion on the
Edge: De-Centering and Re-Centering the Sociology of Religion. Information
about her articles is available on her Scholar Works and Google Scholar p
rofiles.\nShe launched the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab in 2018 after foundin
g and co-directing the Transforming Chaplaincy Project from 2015-2019. A
public intellectual\, she recently wrote or has been quoted in the Atlanti
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hty articles and raised more than $8 million in support of her own researc
h and teaching and that of students and colleagues.\nAt Brandeis Universit
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eviously served as the Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives (20
19-2021)\, the Social Science Division Head (2018-2021)\, and Chair of the
Women’s\, Gender & Sexuality Program (2013-2018) in the School of Arts &
Sciences at Brandeis University. She was also a Faculty Representative to
the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance T
ask Force (2017-2019) representing faculty across the university.\nTickets
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sharp decline. But new delivery systems exist and are on the rise — not n
ecessarily under the name of “religion\,” but fulfilling many of the same
social\, emotional\, and spiritual purposes as configurations of the past.
Chaplains are key leaders of these delivery systems of the future. This c
ourse will consider the “Spiritual Infrastructure of the Future\,” where c
haplains fit into it\, and how those interested in the work of spiritual c
are can begin pursuing leadership in this area.
She launch
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co-directing the Transforming Chaplaincy Project from
2015-2019. A public intellectual\, she recently wrote or has been quoted
in the Atlantic\, the Economist\, the
BBC\, and
on WBUR. She has publ
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Lisa Rhodes\; rise4wocim@uts.columbia.edu\; https://utsnyc.edu/life
/institutes/rise-together/
DESCRIPTION:The Power Of Our Voices and The Telling of Our Stories\, hosted
by the RISE Together Mentorship Network\, is a three-day mentorship and l
eadership development opportunity for women of color ministry leaders. Thr
ough networking\, inspirational worship\, dynamic panel discussions\, and
empowerment sessions\, women of color ministers will be Renewed\, Inspired
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ers\, and embrace the fullness of God’s call on their life.\nBuilding upon
the stories of women of color in ministry and fierce courageous trailblaz
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n ministry will be centered and affirmed. RISE Network partners will also
recognize the 2024 Class of RISE sojourners\, and hold an induction ceremo
ny for the RISE Together Class of 2026. The Power Of Our Voices and The Te
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ty for women of color ministry leaders. Through networking\, inspirational
worship\, dynamic panel discussions\, and empowerment sessions\, women of
color ministers will be Renewed\, Inspi
red\, Supported\, and Empowered to navig
ate difficult spaces\, overcome barriers\, and embrace the fullness of God
’s call on their life.
\n
Building upon the stories of women of color in mini
stry and fierce courageous trailblazers\, attendees will gather in communi
ty and sisterhood. During this dynamic conference\, the diverse narratives
and experiences of women of color in ministry will be centered an
d affirmed. RISE Network partners will also recognize the 2024 Cl
ass of RISE sojourners\, and hold an induction ceremony for the RISE Toget
her Class of 2026. The Power Of Our Voices and The Telling of Our Stor
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CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: April 5 (1-6pm) and April 6 (9am-5pm)\nLocation: O
nline\nInstructor: Karenna Gore\nRegistration Deadline: March 22\, 2024\nR
egister Now\nCommunities around the world work on ecological restoration p
rojects to restore health and balance to damaged ecosystems. With physical
and biological aspects\, ecological restoration is also spiritual and cul
tural work\, addressing the wounds inflicted on people as well as land. St
udents learn from restoration projects that rely on complex “ways of knowi
ng\,” where ceremony\, community\, and longstanding and attentive relation
ships with the natural world are fundamental. Topics explored are: approac
hes and examples of restoration work around the world\; restoration work t
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odification and monetization of nature\; and ethical questions and dilemma
s in restoration.\nKarenna Gore\nKarenna Gore is the founder and executive
director of the Center for Earth Ethics and visiting professor of practic
e of earth ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Karenna forme
d CEE in 2015 to address the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate
crisis. Working at the intersection of faith\, ethics\, and ecology\, she
guides the Center’s public programs\, educational initiatives\, and movem
ent-building. She also is an ex officio faculty member of Columbia Univers
ity’s Earth Institute.\nHer previous experience includes serving as direct
or of Union Forum at Union Theological Seminary\, a platform for theologic
al scholarship to engage with civic discourse and social change. She also
worked at the legal center of Sanctuary for Families\, which serves victim
s of domestic violence and trafficking\, was director of community affairs
for the Association to Benefit Children\, which provides early childhood
education and other services for New York City families living in poverty\
, and was an associate with the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.\nK
arenna is the author of “Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern A
merica” (2006)\, and has written for numerous publications\, including Sla
te\, El Pais (Spain) and the New York Times. She serves on the boards of t
he Association to Benefit Children\, and the Sweetwater Cultural Center\,
an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to promoting the education\, heal
th and welfare of Indigenous Peoples and to preserve their cultures and ce
remonial practiced locally\, regionally\, and around the Western Hemispher
e\, and Riverkeeper\, an organization that protects and restores the Hudso
n River and safeguards drinking water. She is also an expert in the United
Nations’ Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network\, an online platform of pr
actitioners\, academics\, and researchers.\nA graduate of Harvard College\
, Karenna earned her law degree from Columbia Law School and a master’s in
social ethics from Union Theological Seminary. She lives in New York City
with her three children.\nTickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registr
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store health and balance to damaged ecosystems. With physical and biologic
al aspects\, ecological restoration is also spiritual and cultural work\,
addressing the wounds inflicted on people as well as land. Students learn
from restoration projects that rely on complex “ways of knowing\,” where c
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e natural world are fundamental. Topics explored are: approaches and examp
les of restoration work around the world\; restoration work to build commu
nity and relationship with place\; ceremony and ritual\; commodification a
nd monetization of nature\; and ethical questions and dilemmas in restorat
ion.
\n
Karenna Gore
\n
Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for E
arth Ethics and visiting professor of practice of earth ethics at Union Th
eological Seminary in New York. Karenna formed CEE in 2015 to address the
moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis. Working at the inter
section of faith\, ethics\, and ecology\, she guides the Center’s public p
rograms\, educational initiatives\, and movement-building. She also is an
ex officio faculty member of Columbia University’s Earth Institute.
\n<
p>Her previous experience includes serving as director of Union Forum at U
nion Theological Seminary\, a platform for theological scholarship to enga
ge with civic discourse and social change. She also worked at the legal ce
nter of Sanctuary for Families\, which serves victims of domestic violence
and trafficking\, was director of community affairs for the Association t
o Benefit Children\, which provides early childhood education and other se
rvices for New York City families living in poverty\, and was an associate
with the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.\n
Karenna is the a
uthor of “Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America” (2006)\
, and has written for numerous publications\, including Slate\, El Pais (S
pain) and the New York Times. She serves on the boards of the Association
to Benefit Children\, and the Sweetwater Cultural Center\, an Indigenous-l
ed organization dedicated to promoting the education\, health and welfare
of Indigenous Peoples and to preserve their cultures and ceremonial practi
ced locally\, regionally\, and around the Western Hemisphere\, and Riverke
eper\, an organization that protects and restores the Hudson River and saf
eguards drinking water. She is also an expert in the United Nations’ Harmo
ny with Nature Knowledge Network\, an online platform of practitioners\, a
cademics\, and researchers.
\n
A graduate of Harvard College\, Karenn
a earned her law degree from Columbia Law School and a master’s in social
ethics from Union Theological Seminary. She lives in New York City with he
r three children.
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DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: April 5 (1-6pm)\, and April 6 (9am-5pm)\nLocation:
Online\nInstructor: Mary Martha Thiel (Hebrew SeniorLife) and Ylisse Bess
(Wellesley College)\nRegistration Deadline: March 22\, 2024\nRegister Now
\nFor decades\, chaplaincy has been identified with religion and thus assu
med to exclude those who do not identify with a religious tradition\, or w
ho actively identify as humanist or atheist. Yet modern chaplaincy underst
ands that the human spirit is common to everyone\, regardless of their sel
f-identification within\, without\, or beyond traditions. This course will
explore how well-trained chaplains can and should serve those who are non
-religious\, as well as how non-religious individuals can pursue careers i
n spiritual care toward the goal of serving those of any or no religious i
dentification.\nMary Martha Thiel\n\nReverend Mary Martha Thiel is the Dir
ector of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE*) at Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL). Dr
awing on the energy and nimbleness of its CPE program\, the Religious and
Spiritual Care Department spearheads the LGBTQ+ initiatives on HSL’s six c
ampuses.\nMary Martha has been a national leader in teaching spiritual car
e of the non-religious. Building on this foundation\, and with grant fundi
ng from the Carpenter Foundation\, she then developed a specialized CPE tr
aining unit focusing on the spiritual needs of LGBTQ+ elders. LGBTQ+ elder
s have often experienced religious trauma earlier in their lives\, leading
to religious disaffiliation and spiritual isolation. Even those who were
“out” in their independent lives frequently choose to be closeted when the
y enter long term care or senior living communities. Nevertheless\, their
spiritual needs — for love/belonging\, forgiveness\, hope\, trust\, meanin
g/legacy\, gratitude\, and identity – remain alive.\nStudents have flocked
to these courses. The CPE program\, together with staff training in how t
o make HSL communities more welcoming of LGBTQ+ individuals\, has contribu
ted to real culture change at HSL. Patients who had never dreamed it possi
ble have felt safe to come out and have experienced sensitivity from staff
. Residents have begun to share more freely about LGBTQ+ members of their
families. LGBTQ+ family members are more comfortable on HSL campuses and v
isit their loved ones more frequently. LGBTQ+ staff feel supported by the
organization. It’s been a win all the way around.\nRev. Mary Martha Thiel
states: “I love that HSL’s mission and Jewish values help drive LGBTQ+ hos
pitality in our communities. Instead of hurting LGBTQ+ elders\, religion n
ow rightfully supports and celebrates their presence.”\nMary Martha lives
in Brookline with her spouse\, and has two daughters. She is active at Fir
st Church Cambridge\, UCC. She is an avid reader\, traveler\, and lifelong
learner.\nYlisse Bess\n\nChaplain Ylisse C. Bess (she/they) serves as Col
lege Chaplain and Christian Life Coordinator at Wellesley College. Ylisse’
s ecumenical background includes roots in the Church of God in Christ\, Af
rican Methodist Episcopal Church\, the United Church of Christ\, and Ameri
can Baptist Churches. They continued their spiritual growth through their
Methodist seminary education and have served as an Associate Minister in a
UCC congregation. They earned their bachelor’s degree in sociology and re
ligious studies from Gonzaga University\, their M.Div. from Boston Univers
ity School of Theology\, and became a Board Certified Chaplain through the
Association of Professional Chaplains.\nYlisse joins the ORSL staff after
serving as Program Director for the Trauma Responsive Congregations Grant
at Boston University School of Theology. As adjunct faculty at BU School
of Theology\, Ylisse takes a trauma-responsive approach to team teaching c
urrent seminary students\, and continuing education for clergy through cou
rses such as “Sustaining Spirits While Empires Crumble\,” and “Spiritual C
are for the Nonreligious.”\nYlisse comes to Wellesley with 5 five years of
experience as an Intensive Care Unit chaplain at level 1 trauma centers i
n Boston\, including multifaith pastoral care and counseling\, as well as
crisis response.\nYlisse draws on years of experience leading multifaith r
eligious/spiritual services\, providing opportunities for reflection\, con
templative practice\, education\, and leading retreats. She has a passion
for developing creative programming for spiritual nourishment and growth\,
advocating for reproductive justice\, and freeing our community members f
rom immigration jail through local community organizing.\nCollege is an op
portunity to explore\, detangle\, and rebuild a world for one’s self and c
ommunity – Ylisse is excited to be part of that journey with Wellesley stu
dents. Ylisse hopes to support Wellesley students as they make meaning of
the shifts in their lives – from their joy\, grief\, faith\, activism\, ex
tracurricular activities\, and everything in between.\nIn her free time\,
Ylisse enjoys roller skating and adventures with her dog Paprika-Ylisse!\n
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Dates/Tim
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\nInstructor: Mary Martha Thiel (Hebrew SeniorLife) and Ylisse Bess (Welle
sley College) \nRegistration Deadline: March 22\, 2024
For decades\, chaplaincy has been identified wit
h religion and thus assumed to exclude those who do not identify with a re
ligious tradition\, or who actively identify as humanist or atheist. Yet m
odern chaplaincy understands that the human spirit is common to everyone\,
regardless of their self-identification within\, without\, or beyond trad
itions. This course will explore how well-trained chaplains can and should
serve those who are non-religious\, as well as how non-religious individu
als can pursue careers in spiritual care toward the goal of serving those
of any or no religious identification.
\n
Mary Martha Thiel<
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\n\n
Reverend Mary Ma
rtha Thiel is the Director of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE*) at Hebrew
SeniorLife (HSL). Drawing on the energy and nimbleness of its CPE program
\, the Religious and Spiritual Care Department spearheads the LGBTQ+ initi
atives on HSL’s six campuses.
\n
Mary Martha has been a national lead
er in teaching spiritual care of the non-religious. Building on this found
ation\, and with grant funding from the Carpenter Foundation\, she then de
veloped a specialized CPE training unit focusing on the spiritual needs of
LGBTQ+ elders. LGBTQ+ elders have often experienced religious trauma earl
ier in their lives\, leading to religious disaffiliation and spiritual iso
lation. Even those who were “out” in their independent lives frequently ch
oose to be closeted when they enter long term care or senior living commun
ities. Nevertheless\, their spiritual needs — for love/belonging\, forgive
ness\, hope\, trust\, meaning/legacy\, gratitude\, and identity – remain a
live.
\n
Students have flocked to these courses. The CPE program\, to
gether with staff training in how to make HSL communities more welcoming o
f LGBTQ+ individuals\, has contributed to real culture change at HSL. Pati
ents who had never dreamed it possible have felt safe to come out and have
experienced sensitivity from staff. Residents have begun to share more fr
eely about LGBTQ+ members of their families. LGBTQ+ family members are mor
e comfortable on HSL campuses and visit their loved ones more frequently.
LGBTQ+ staff feel supported by the organization. It’s been a win all the w
ay around.
\n
Rev. Mary Martha Thiel states: “I love that HSL’s missi
on and Jewish values help drive LGBTQ+ hospitality in our communities. Ins
tead of hurting LGBTQ+ elders\, religion now rightfully supports and celeb
rates their presence.”
\n
Mary Martha lives in Brookline with her spo
use\, and has two daughters. She is active at First Church Cambridge\, UCC
. She is an avid reader\, traveler\, and lifelong learner.
\n
Ylisse Bess
\n\n
Chaplain Ylisse C. Bess (she/they) serves as Col
lege Chaplain and Christian Life Coordinator at Wellesley College. Ylisse’
s ecumenical background includes roots in the Church of God in Christ\, Af
rican Methodist Episcopal Church\, the United Church of Christ\, and Ameri
can Baptist Churches. They continued their spiritual growth through their
Methodist seminary education and have served as an Associate Minister in a
UCC congregation. They earned their bachelor’s degree in sociology and re
ligious studies from Gonzaga University\, their M.Div. from Boston Univers
ity School of Theology\, and became a Board Certified Chaplain through the
Association of Professional Chaplains.
\n
Ylisse joins the ORSL staf
f after serving as Program Director for the Trauma Responsive Congregation
s Grant at Boston University School of Theology. As adjunct faculty at BU
School of Theology\, Ylisse takes a trauma-responsive approach to team tea
ching current seminary students\, and continuing education for clergy thro
ugh courses such as “Sustaining Spirits While Empires Crumble\,” and “Spir
itual Care for the Nonreligious.”
\n
Ylisse comes to Wellesley with 5
five years of experience as an Intensive Care Unit chaplain at level 1 tr
auma centers in Boston\, including multifaith pastoral care and counseling
\, as well as crisis response.
\n
Ylisse draws on years of experience
leading multifaith religious/spiritual services\, providing opportunities
for reflection\, contemplative practice\, education\, and leading retreat
s. She has a passion for developing creative programming for spiritual nou
rishment and growth\, advocating for reproductive justice\, and freeing ou
r community members from immigration jail through local community organizi
ng.
\n
College is an opportunity to explore\, detangle\, and rebuild
a world for one’s self and community – Ylisse is excited to be part of tha
t journey with Wellesley students. Ylisse hopes to support Wellesley stude
nts as they make meaning of the shifts in their lives – from their joy\, g
rief\, faith\, activism\, extracurricular activities\, and everything in b
etween.
\n
In her free time\, Ylisse enjoys roller skating and advent
ures with her dog Paprika-Ylisse!
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Dates/Times: April 12 (1-6pm) and April 13 (9am-5pm)\nLocation:
In Person – Union Theological Seminary\nInstructor: Judy Clark\nRegistrat
ion Deadline: March 29\, 2024\nRegister Now\nThis course will look at advo
cacy efforts in New York State to address a prison system that warehouses
30\,000 people\, in which a person dies every three days. These advocacy e
fforts include bail\, parole and sentencing reform\, the fight to close Ri
kers Island\, the call for treatment not jails and efforts to prioritize s
tabilizing families. We will analyze how the opposition to these reform ef
forts is drawing on the public’s fear of rising crime rates and examine al
ternative approaches to fostering public safety.\nJudy Clark\nJudith Clark
spent 38 years in prison for her part in the 1981 Brinks armored car robb
ery\, in which three people were killed. While reckoning with the damage s
he caused\, she worked with others inside to create community based progra
ms to address the problems they faced and their desires to grow. She was o
ne of the founders of an AIDS education and support program\, and part of
the committee of women who built a college program after public funding wa
s eliminated. She helped develop programs for mothers to sustain bonds wit
h their children and mentored new mothers living in the prison nursery. Sh
e has written about that work\, the experiences of mothers inside\, the sp
iritual work of remorse and the efforts of women inside to build community
. Her published poetry\, memoir and scholarly writing can be found on line
. Released in 2019\, she currently works with Hour Children\, which provid
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March 29\, 2024
This course will
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warehouses 30\,000 people\, in which a person dies every three days. Thes
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to close Rikers Island\, the call for treatment not jails and efforts to
prioritize stabilizing families. We will analyze how the opposition to the
se reform efforts is drawing on the public’s fear of rising crime rates an
d examine alternative approaches to fostering public safety.
\n
Judy Clark
\n
Judith Clark spent 38 years in
prison for her part in the 1981 Brinks armored car robbery\, in which thre
e people were killed. While reckoning with the damage she caused\, she wor
ked with others inside to create community based programs to address the p
roblems they faced and their desires to grow. She was one of the founders
of an AIDS education and support program\, and part of the committee of wo
men who built a college program after public funding was eliminated. She h
elped develop programs for mothers to sustain bonds with their children an
d mentored new mothers living in the prison nursery. She has written about
that work\, the experiences of mothers inside\, the spiritual work of rem
orse and the efforts of women inside to build community. Her published poe
try\, memoir and scholarly writing can be found on line. Released in 2019\
, she currently works with Hour Children\, which provides housing and supp
ort for women emerging from prison\, and is active in advocacy work for th
ose she left behind the walls.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for ReUnion 2024\, a special gathering of Union alumni
and other passionate social justice advocates. This year\, we’re welcoming
graduates whose class years end in ‘4 and ‘9 to come together in a shared
space of connection\, reflection\, and action. ReUnion is more than just
a reunion – it’s an opportunity to reignite the flame of social justice ac
tivism and continue the important work that unites us.\nMark your calendar
s for October 17th and 18th\, and be part of this empowering event where m
eaningful conversations\, impactful initiatives\, and lifelong bonds await
. Together\, let’s honor our legacy and inspire positive change. If you’re
interested in participating in the planning of ReUnion 2024\, please emai
l development@uts.columbia.edu. We value your input and involvement!
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al gathering of Union alumni and other passionate social justice advocates
. This year\, we’re welcoming graduates whose class years end in ‘4 and ‘9
to come together in a shared space of connection\, reflection\, and actio
n. ReUnion is more than just a reunion – it’s an opportunity to reignite t
he flame of social justice activism and continue the important work that u
nites us.
\n
Mark your calendars for October 17th and 18th\, and be part of this e
mpowering event where meaningful conversations\, impactful initiatives\, an
d lifelong bonds await. Together\, let’s honor our legacy an
d inspire positive change. If you’re interested in participating in the pl
anning of ReUnion 2024\, please email development@uts.columbia.edu. We value your input and involv
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\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, April 7\, 2021\, at 6:00 PM EST for a pu
blic address and conversation with Catherine Coleman Flowers\, author of W
aste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.\nRegister Today\nP
urchase Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret\nRead Cath
erine Flowers’ recent essay for the New York Times summarizing the focus o
f the book.\nEach semester\, Episcopal Divinity School at Union selects a
theme and book to guide a semester-long discussion on justice issues criti
cal for faith communities to address. This spring 2021\, EDS at Union is j
oining with the Center for Earth Ethics and the Kairos Center for Religion
s\, Rights\, and Social Justice to focus on the structural challenges faci
ng communities living in poverty and to explore how economic\, environment
al\, and racial issues exacerbate inequality in the United States.\nWe hav
e selected Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret by Cath
erine Coleman Flowers to frame this discussion.\nPast community-wide readi
ngs have included Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan S
tevenson\, The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy
by Anna Clark\, No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in Ame
rica by Darnell Moore\, Enrique’s Journey by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winni
ng journalist Sonia Nazario\, and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle
for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman.\nPlease join us in reading Was
te: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret and share your reflec
tions with us this semester.\nAbout Catherine Coleman Flowers\nCatherine C
oleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Envir
onmental Justice\, Senior Fellow of Environmental Justice & Civic Engageme
nt at Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary\, and since 20
08 has been the rural development manager at the Race and Poverty Initiati
ve of the Equal Justice Initiative. She is the author of Waste: One Woman’
s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret\, winner of the Studs and Ida Terke
l Prize for a first book in the public interest (from The New Press). In 2
020\, Flowers was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in Montgomery\
, Alabama.\nTickets: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jyNTq1qPRSKHTBLXT
_-8iw.
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Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.
Each semest
er\, Episcopal Divinity School at Union selects a theme and book to guide
a semester-long discussion on justice issues critical for faith communitie
s to address. This spring 2021\, EDS at Union is joining with the Center for Earth Ethics and the Kairos Center for Religions\, Rights\, a
nd Social Justice to focus on the structural challenges facing communi
ties living in poverty and to explore how economic\, environmental\, and r
acial issues exacerbate inequality in the United States.
\n
We have s
elected Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret b
y Catherine Coleman Flowers to frame this discussion.
\n
Past communi
ty-wide readings have included Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Rede
mption by Bryan Stevenson\, The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and
the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark\, No Ashes in the Fire:
Coming of Age Black and Free in America by Darnell Moore\, Enriqu
e’s Journey by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazar
io\, and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in
America by Ari Berman.
\n
Please join us in reading Waste: One W
oman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret and share your reflections wit
h us this semester.
\n
About Catherine Coleman Flowers
\n
Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural E
nterprise and Environmental Justice\, Senior Fellow of Environmental Justi
ce & Civic Engagement at Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Semi
nary\, and since 2008 has been the rural development manager at the Race a
nd Poverty Initiative of the Equal Justice Initiative. She is the author o
f Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret\, winner of the
Studs and Ida Terkel Prize for a first book in the public interest (from T
he New Press). In 2020\, Flowers was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She l
ives in Montgomery\, Alabama.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Insight Project
CONTACT:Christopher Fici\; cfici@iona.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 8 at 6:00 pm EST for a lecture on i
nner Animalities: Theology and the End of the Human with Dr. Eric Daryl Me
yer. Professor Meyer is the Gregory Roeben and Susan Raunig Professor of
Social Justice and the Human-Animal Relationship and an Assistant Professo
r\, Theology Department at Carroll College. \nRegister Today! \nIn this ta
lk\, Meyer’s will explore how attempts to distinguish human beings from al
l other animals within the Christian theological tradition inevitably prod
uce conflicted accounts of human life. Those conflicts at the heart of Chr
istian self-conception\, the book ventures\, are also opportunities to thi
nk differently\, see differently\, and live differently—through the end of
the human.\nAbout Dr. Eric Daryl Meyer\nDr. Eric Daryl Meyer grew up in t
he mountains of Colorado. As a theologian with strong interests in the lan
d\, wild places\, and ecological degradation\, his research focuses on all
the ways that the Christian theological tradition draws boundaries betwee
n human beings and nonhuman animals. He earned a Ph.D. in Theology from Fo
rdham University in 2014 and taught at Fordham and Loyola Marymount Univer
sity (Los Angeles) before coming to Carroll. Read more.\n \nTickets: https
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usan Raunig Professor of Social Justice and the Human-Animal Relationship
and an Assistant Professor\, Theology Department at Carroll College.
In this talk\, Meyer’s will explore how attempts to distinguish
human beings from all other animals within the Christian theological tradi
tion inevitably produce conflicted accounts of human life. Those conflicts
at the heart of Christian self-conception\, the book ventures\, are also
opportunities to think differently\, see differently\, and live differentl
y—through the end of the human.
\n
About Dr. Eric Daryl Meyer
\n
Dr. Eric Daryl Meyer grew up in the
mountains of Colorado. As a theologian with strong interests in the land\,
wild places\, and ecological degradation\, his research focuses on all th
e ways that the Christian theological tradition draws boundaries between h
uman beings and nonhuman animals. He earned a Ph.D. in Theology from Fordh
am University in 2014 and taught at Fordham and Loyola Marymount Universit
y (Los Angeles) before coming to Carroll. Read more.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Union Beyond
CONTACT:Isaac Sharp\; isharp@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:This online course will explore the intersections of public pol
icy\, political engagement and religious faith. Several key issues–i.e.\,
poverty\, immigration and foreign policy– will be explored through the len
s of faith-based groups and leaders that have been at the forefront of adv
ocacy and political engagement work. Resources on activating churches and
other faith traditions for political engagement will be offered.\nCourse R
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place over four 90-minute Thursday evening sessions.\nDates:\n-Thursday\,
April 8 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm\n-Thursday\, April 15 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm\n-Thur
sday\, April 22 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm\n-Thursday\, April 29 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm
\nSession 1: Introductory Session\nDescription: This session will introduc
e students to the role religion plays in public life\, and more specifical
ly\, how faith-based groups have navigated the public policy and political
engagement worlds. Examples from some faith-based groups engaged in polic
y work will be explored.\nSession 2: Economics\, Poverty and Labor\nDescri
ption: There is no dearth in faith-based engagement on poverty issues in
the U.S. And more recently\, there has been a push to build coalitions bet
ween religious and labor groups on matters relating to fair wages and prop
er work conditions. This session will explore advocacy work and strategies
utilized by groups\, clergy leaders\, and theologians on poverty and labo
r issues in the US.\nSession 3: Immigration\nDescription: The immigration
crisis ravaging many Brown families is not a new one. It has only been exa
cerbated by the inhumane policies enacted by former president Donald Trump
. This session will take a look at how faith leaders and groups have organ
ized for immigration justice\, taking a special look at the work of Father
Arturo Banuelas at the El Paso border.\nSession 4: Faith-based organizati
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the role religious organizations have played in the electoral process and
in presidential elections. Some specific groups (i.e.\, Faith and Freedom
Coalition\, Faith 2020) will be selected as case studies for examining th
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al elections.\nResources on activating churches and other faith traditions
for political engagement will be offered.\nAbout Eli Valentin\nEli Valent
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s. He has served as a political advisor to numerous elected officials and
labor organizations across the country and is the editor of Sermons from t
he Latino/a Pulpit. Eli is also the author of the forthcoming book\, Reinh
old Niebuhr and Politics. In addition to 16 years as a senior pastor\, he
has been a lecturer at Union Theological Seminary\, New York Theological S
eminary and Hunter College (CUNY).\n\nAt the conclusion of Union’s Continu
ing Education Certificate courses\, participants will be provided with a c
ertificate of completion signifying their participation. For anyone hoping
to fulfill denominational continuing education requirements\, an addition
al form certifying the number of hours spent in the course can be provided
as well.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/2020-2021/public-policy.
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Da
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Ses
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d more specifically\, how faith-based groups have navigated the public pol
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engaged in policy work will be explored.
\n
Session 2: Economi
cs\, Poverty and Labor \nDescription: There is no de
arth in faith-based engagement on poverty issues in the U.S. And more rece
ntly\, there has been a push to build coalitions between religious and lab
or groups on matters relating to fair wages and proper work conditions. Th
is session will explore advocacy work and strategies utilized by groups\,
clergy leaders\, and theologians on poverty and labor issues in the US.
\n
Session 3: Immigration \nDescription: The
immigration crisis ravaging many Brown families is not a new one. It has
only been exacerbated by the inhumane policies enacted by former president
Donald Trump. This session will take a look at how faith leaders and grou
ps have organized for immigration justice\, taking a special look at the w
ork of Father Arturo Banuelas at the El Paso border.
\n
Session
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ve played\, and continue to play\, in presidential elections.
\n
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Eli Valentin is a public theologian working at t
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r to numerous elected officials and labor organizations across the country
and is the editor of Sermons from the Latino/a Pulpit. Eli is also the au
thor of the forthcoming book\, Reinhold Niebuhr and Politics. In addition
to 16 years as a senior pastor\, he has been a lecturer at Union Theologic
al Seminary\, New York Theological Seminary and Hunter College (CUNY).
\n\n
At the conclusion of Union’s Cont
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a certificate of completion signifying their participation. For anyone hop
ing to fulfill denominational continuing education requirements\, an addit
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae
CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Student Affairs Career Development Office a
nd the Union Alumni/ae Council\nWednesday\, April 14\; 4:30 – 5:30 pm ET\n
Zoom webinar: Click here\nSocial Entrepreneurship as a concept gained trac
tion in the 1980’s and has only expanded since then. Definitions abound\,
but essentially\, a social entrepreneur’s main goal is to offer solutions
for a social problem or to create social impact. They do this through a va
riety of methods – business\, nonprofit\, and hybrid approaches. Union The
ological Seminary has both accomplished alumni/ae and outstanding students
who are social entrepreneurs. Five of them from across the country will s
hare their wisdom and experiences via Zoom. Audience members will be able
to submit questions ahead of time and during the webinar. Join us for an o
pportunity to learn about this career path!\nRegister Today\nPANELISTS:\nN
eonu Jewell\, JD\, MBA\, MDiv (2021)\n\nFounder & CEO of Christmas Jewell
Consulting (personal & organizational transformation)\nFounder of Niyah Ce
nter (an interfaith & empowerment community)\n\nShamika (Goddard) Klassen\
, MDiv 2017\n\nFounder of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute (providing tech kn
owledge to mission-driven organizations)\n\nKirsten Lodal\, MDiv Student\n
\nFounder\, Senior Advisor\, and CEO Emerita of LIFT\, national domestic a
nti-poverty organization\n\nCassius Rudolph\, MA 2018\n\nExecutive Directo
r of People’s Consortium for Human & Civil Rights (liberation advocacy thr
ough nonviolent action)\nFounder of the Cassius L. Rudolph Scholarship Fun
d\nMember of Union Alumni/ae Council\n\nNehemoyia Young\, MA 2019\n\nFound
er\, SpiritList (community of healers & seekers investing in natural medic
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\n
Social Entrepreneurship as a concept gained traction in the 1
980’s and has only expanded since then. Definitions abound\, but essential
ly\, a social entrepreneur’s main goal is to offer solutions for a social
problem or to create social impact. They do this through a variety of meth
ods – business\, nonprofit\, and hybrid approaches. Union Theological Semi
nary has both accomplished alumni/ae and outstanding students who are soci
al entrepreneurs. Five of them from across the country will share their wi
sdom and experiences via Zoom. Audience members will be able to submit que
stions ahead of time and during the webinar. Join us for an opportunity to
learn about this career path!
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Insight Project
CONTACT:John J. Thatamanil\; johnthatamanil@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 15 at 6:00 pm EST for a lecture on
Wild Spirituality: Queer Grief and Grievance in an Age of Extinctions with
Jacob J. Erickson. Professor Erickson is the Assistant Professor of Theol
ogical Ethics\, Trinity College Dublin. \nRegister today\nLiving in what i
s now called the Sixth Extinction\, creaturely deaths and disappearances e
xceed knowing and feeling. Widely implicated in these losses is Christian
theology\, with heterosexist and settler-colonial histories of being huma
n\, of being created in the image of God. In this talk\, Erickson will ex
plore recent queer ecologies that wrestle with the concept of the “wild\,”
asking how queer perspectives on wild animality might offer deeply felt w
ays of grief and grievance\, playful mourning and protest\, for these loss
es. In short\, what might a “wild ecospirituality” look like in a time of
mass extinction?\nAbout Jacob J. Erickson\nJacob J. Erickson has lectured
in theological ethics at Trinity since 2016. He previously taught Religio
n and Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield\, Minnesota\
, USA. Alongside theologian Marion Grau (Norwegian School of Theology)\, h
e chairs the Sacred Texts\, Theory\, and Theological Construction Unit and
serves on the Steering Committee for the Martin Luther and Global Luthera
n Traditions Unit for the American Academy of Religion.\nTickets: https://
myunion.utsnyc.edu/wild-spirituality.
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logical Ethics\, Trinity College Dublin.
Livi
ng in what is now called the Sixth Extinction\, creaturely deaths and disa
ppearances exceed knowing and feeling. Widely implicated in these losses
is Christian theology\, with heterosexist and settler-colonial histories o
f being human\, of being created in the image of God. In this talk\, Erickson will explore recent queer ecolo
gies that wrestle with the concept of the “wild\,” asking how queer perspe
ctives on wild animality might offer deeply felt ways of grief and grievan
ce\, playful mourning and protest\, for these losses. In short\, what mig
ht a “wild ecospirituality” look like in a time of mass extinction?
\n<
h4>About Jacob J. Erickson
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Jacob J. Erickson has lectured in theological ethics at Trin
ity since 2016. He previously taught Religion and Environmental Studies at
St. Olaf College in Northfield\, Minnesota\, USA. Alongside theologian Ma
rion Grau (Norwegian School of Theology)\, he chairs the Sacred Texts\, Th
eory\, and Theological Construction Unit and serves on the Steering Commit
tee for the Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit for the Amer
ican Academy of Religion.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae
CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of community\, during a time that calls for deep
healing and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alu
mni/ae to join our virtual series of ReUnion events from Sunday\, April 18
through Wednesday\, April 21.\nThis is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will ha
ve a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae dur
ing ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login creden
tials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.\nRegister Today\nEach
day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlighting diverse spiritual enrichmen
t methods to start one’s day and we will end with Reflection to conclude t
he day in community. Daily\, we will host Faculty Lectures\, Chapel and Wo
rship Services\, Anniversary Class Hangouts\, and Difficult Conversations\
, workshops on creating inclusive and welcoming congregations. \nAlumni/ae
are invited to attend the sessions that interest them\, catch up with old
and new friends\, and get updated on the happenings at Union Theological
Seminary. Our schedule is still in formation and subject to change. Once r
egistered\, you will receive regular updates about the activities planned
as the schedule is finalized.\nBelow is the tentative schedule for Sunday\
, April 18:\n3:00 – 3:30 pm EST | Conversation with Union Alum Sen. Raph
ael Warnock ’94\, ’06\n7:00 – 8:00 pm EST | Evening Meditation with Dr.
John T Thatamanil\nFor more information about ReUnion 2021\, please email
Kevin Bentley at kbentley@uts.columbia.edu.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsn
yc.edu/reunion.
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and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alumni/ae t
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Wednesday\, April 21.
\n
This is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will hav
e a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae duri
ng ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login credent
ials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.
Each day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlightingdiverse spiritual enrichment m
ethodsto start one’s day and we will end with <
em>Reflection to conclude the day in community. Daily\, we will ho
st Faculty Lectures
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Class Hangouts\, and Difficult Conversations\, <
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welcoming congregations.
\n
Alumni/ae are invited to attend the sessions that interest them\, catch
up with old and new friends\, and get updated on the happenings at Union
Theological Seminary. Our schedule is still in formation and subject to ch
ange. Once registered\, you will receive regular updates about the activit
ies planned as the schedule is finalized.
\n
Below is the ten
tative schedule for Sunday\, April 18:
\n
3:00 – 3:30 pm EST | Conversation with Union Alum Sen. Raphae
l Warnock ’94\, ’06 \n7:00 – 8:00 pm EST | Evening
Meditation with Dr. John T Thatamanil
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:With the controversy over Georgia’s new voting bill dominating
the news\, Union is excited to announce that Union alum and US Senator Rap
hael Warnock ’94\, ’06 will join Rev. Dr. Serene Jones on Sunday\, April 1
8th at 3:00 pm EST for a discussion on voting rights and the religious lef
t. \nThe event is the second in a digital series titled “So Help Me God: F
aith and the Fight for a Progressive Future\,” which features prominent po
litical figures in conversation with Union leaders and faculty. These conv
ersations will focus on the rise of the religious left and its power to sh
ape policymaking going forward. \nRegister Here\nSen. Warnock is an unpara
lleled leader of the religious left. After growing up in public housing in
a poor family\, Sen. Warnock worked his way through school to become an o
rdained minister. He later became the youngest person to be selected for t
he esteemed position of Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlant
a — the former pulpit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nGuided by
his faith\, Sen. Warnock then defied all odds and mounted a successful ca
mpaign to become Georgia’s first Black senator. In doing so\, he beat back
mischaracterizations of his faith and other attacks.\nElected in a state
that is notorious for suppressing Black people\, the right to vote is deep
ly personal for Sen. Warnock. And with Georgia making voting even more dif
ficult\, Sen. Warnock is fighting for federal legislation to ensure that v
oting rights are protected and expanded. In the discussion\, he’ll dive in
to the national debate over voting\, along with other pressing progressive
issues. \nTo register for the event on Sunday\, April 18th at 3:00 pm ET\
, please click here. \nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/warnock.
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Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 will join Rev. Dr. Serene Jones on Sunday
\, April 18th at 3:00 pm EST for a discussion on voting rights and the rel
igious left.
\n
The event is
the second in a digital series titled “So Help Me God: Faith and the Figh
t for a Progressive Future\,” which features prominent political figures i
n conversation with Union leaders and faculty. These conversations will fo
cus on the rise of the religious left and its power to shape policymaking
going forward.
Sen. Warnock is an unparalleled le
ader of the religious left. After growing up in public housing in a poor f
amily\, Sen. Warnock worked his way through school to become an ordained m
inister. He later became the youngest person to be selected for the esteem
ed position of Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the f
ormer pulpit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.
\n
Guided by his faith\, Sen. Warnock then defie
d all odds and mounted a successful campaign to become Georgia’s first Bla
ck senator. In doing so\, he beat back mischaracterizations of his faith a
nd other attacks.
\n
Elected
in a state that is notorious for suppressing Black people\, the right to v
ote is deeply personal for Sen. Warnock. And with Georgia making voting ev
en more difficult\, Sen. Warnock is fighting for federal legislation to en
sure that voting rights are protected and expanded. In the discussion\, he
’ll dive into the national debate over voting\, along with other pressing
progressive issues.
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To re
gister for the event on Sunday\,April 18th at
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DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of community\, during a time that calls for deep
healing and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alu
mni/ae to join our virtual series of ReUnion events from Sunday\, April 18
through Wednesday\, April 21.\nThis is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will ha
ve a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae dur
ing ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login creden
tials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.\nRegister Today\nEach
day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlighting diverse spiritual enrichmen
t methods to start one’s day and we will end with Reflection to conclude t
he day in community. Daily\, we will host Faculty Lectures\, Chapel and Wo
rship Services\, and Anniversary Class Hangouts.\nAlumni/ae are invited to
attend the sessions that interest them\, catch up with old and new friend
s\, and get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our s
chedule is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you
will receive regular updates about the activities planned as the schedule
is finalized.\nBelow is the tentative schedule for Monday\, April 19:\n9:
00 – 9:30 am EST | Morning Joy\n11:00 – 12:00 pm EST | ReUnion Rewatch
| Dharma and Justice: What is Right Justice with angel Kyodo williams \n1
2:00 – 12:30 pm EST | 50th Anniversary Chapel (Hosted by the Class of 19
71)\n2:00 – 2:45 pm EST | Circling the Elephant: The Work of Interreligi
ous Learning” with Dr. John Thataminal\n2:00 – 2:45 pm EST | “You will n
ot replace us. Jews will not replace us” The Intersection of Racism and An
tisemitism with Dr. Mary C. Boys ’75\, ’78\n3:00 – 3:45 pm EST | Discuss
ion on Hispanic Summer Program with Dr. Daisy Machado ’81\n3:30 – 4:15 pm
EST | Talk Back with The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas and Sandra Mo
ntes\n4:00 – 5:30 pm EST | Alumni Hangout with the Graduates of the 1960
s\n4:00 – 5:30 pm EST | Alumni Hangout with the Graduates of the 1970s\n
6:00 – 6:30 pm EST | Spiritual Reflection\nFor more information about Re
Union 2021\, please email Kevin Bentley at kbentley@uts.columbia.edu.\nTic
kets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/reunion.
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Wednesday\, April 21.
\n
This is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will hav
e a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae duri
ng ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login credent
ials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.
Each day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlightingdiverse spiritual enrichment m
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Alumni/ae are invited to attend
the sessions that interest them\, catch up with old and new friends\, and
get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our schedule
is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you will r
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alized.
\n
Below is the tentative schedule for Monday\, April
19:
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Racism and Antisemitism withDr. Mary C. Boys ’75\, ’78
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 19 at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she
speaks with Alicia Garza\, Principal at Black Futures Lab. They will discu
ss Garza’s role as a co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives M
atter Global Network and her current work with the Black Futures Lab.\n\nG
et a reminder\n\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations wi
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nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\n
\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page
will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to
discuss their work being champions for justice.\nTickets: https://www.face
book.com/events/486447145827327?post_id=486447152493993.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae
CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of community\, during a time that calls for deep
healing and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alu
mni/ae to join our virtual series of ReUnion events from Sunday\, April 18
through Wednesday\, April 21.\nThis is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will ha
ve a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae dur
ing ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login creden
tials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.\nRegister Today\nEach
day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlighting diverse spiritual enrichmen
t methods to start one’s day and we will end with Reflection to conclude t
he day in community. Daily\, we will host Faculty Lectures\, Chapel and Wo
rship Services\, and Anniversary Class Hangouts.\nAlumni/ae are invited to
attend the sessions that interest them\, catch up with old and new friend
s\, and get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our s
chedule is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you
will receive regular updates about the activities planned as the schedule
is finalized.\nBelow is the tentative schedule for Tuesday\, April 20\n9:
00 – 9:30 am EST | Morning Joy (Guided Meditation)\n10:00 – 11:00 am EST
| UBUNTU: George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two
Continents with Dr. Sheila Collins ’64\n12:00 – 12:30 pm EST | Chapel w
ith Rev. Dr. Tim Adkins-Jones\n1:00 – 2:00 pm EST | ReUnion Rewatch – A
gainst the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman\n2:00 – 2:45 pm EST |
Liturgies from Below: Finding New Vocabulary to Pray from Ends of the Wo
rld with Rev. Dr. Claudio Carvhales ’07\n2:00 – 2:45 pm EST | Gender\, V
iolence\, and Justice: Collected Essays on Violence Against Women with Rev
. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White and Sally MacNichol\n3:00 – 3:45 pm EST | What
do WE say to death? Communal Preaching for Life with Rev. Dr. Tim Adkins-
Jones\n4:00 – 4:45 pm EST | Alumni Hangout with the Graduates of the 200
0s\n4:00 – 4:45 pm EST | Alumni Hangout the Graduates of the 2010s\n5:00
– 5:30 pm EST | Spiritual Reflection\nFor more information about ReUnio
n 2021\, please email Kevin Bentley at kbentley@uts.columbia.edu.\nTickets
: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/reunion.
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and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alumni/ae t
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Wednesday\, April 21.
\n
This is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will hav
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ials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.
Each day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlightingdiverse spiritual enrichment m
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Alumni/ae are invited to attend
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get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our schedule
is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you will r
eceive regular updates about the activities planned as the schedule is fin
alized.
\n
Below is the tentative schedule for Tuesday\, Apri
l 20
\n
9:00 – 9:30 am EST |
Morning Joy (Guided Meditation) \n10:00 – 11:00 am EST | UBUNTU: George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom
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DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of community\, during a time that calls for deep
healing and renewal\, Union Theological Seminary invites its cherished alu
mni/ae to join our virtual series of ReUnion events from Sunday\, April 18
through Wednesday\, April 21.\nThis is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will ha
ve a full day of academic and spiritual activities for Union Alumni/ae dur
ing ReUnion. A single registration is required to receive the login creden
tials to enter the virtual spaces for each session.\nRegister Today\nEach
day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlighting diverse spiritual enrichmen
t methods to start one’s day and we will end with Reflection to conclude t
he day in community. Daily\, we will host Faculty Lectures\, Chapel and Wo
rship Services\, and Anniversary Class Hangouts.\nAlumni/ae are invited to
attend the sessions that interest them\, catch up with old and new friend
s\, and get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our s
chedule is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you
will receive regular updates about the activities planned as the schedule
is finalized.\nBelow is the tentative schedule for Wednesday\, April 21:
\n9:00 – 9:30 am EST | Morning Joy (Sing-Along)\n11:00 – 11:45 am EST |
Workshop on Creating Your Legacy\n12:00 -12:30 pm EST | Chapel Service
with Joseph (Jay) O’Rear\n1:00 – 1:45 pm EST | ReUnion Rewatch – Knowle
dge & Nourishment: The Diverse Experiences of Women with Ruby Sales\n2:00
– 2:45 pm EST | This Kairos Moment: Building a Moral Movement to Confron
t Racism\, Poverty\, Ecological Devastation\, Militarism and the Distorted
Narrative of Christian Nationalism with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis\n3:00 – 3:
45 pm EST | Humans as images of God\, human relations with non-human be
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-11 with Dr. David M. Carr\n4:00 – 4:45 pm EST | Alumni Hangout with the
classes of the 1980s\n4:00 – 4:45 pm EST | Alumni Hangout with the clas
ses of the 1990s\n5:15 – 6:00 pm EST | Reflecting on the ReUnion \nFor
more information about ReUnion 2021\, please email Kevin Bentley at kbentl
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This is a celebratory occasion to return\,
rejoice and reflect with one another and with the institution. We will hav
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Each day will begin with Morning Joy\, highlightingdiverse spiritual enrichment m
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Alumni/ae are invited to attend
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get updated on the happenings at Union Theological Seminary. Our schedule
is still in formation and subject to change. Once registered\, you will r
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alized.
\n
Below is the tentative schedule for Wednesday\, Ap
ril 21:
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DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 22 at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as sh
e speaks with Simran Jeet Singh\, Senior Diversity & Inclusion Advisor at
YSC Consulting and an Adjunct Faculty member at Union Theological Seminary
. They will discuss the need to work across differences and how compassion
and empathy are crucial for racial equity and justice.\nGet a Reminder\nE
DS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Dou
glas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our co
llective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute con
versations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activist
s and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work be
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4536743226/.
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YSC Consulting and an Adjunct Faculty member at Union Theological Seminary
. They will discuss the need to work across differences and how compassion
and empathy are crucial for racial equity and justice.
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book Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the
racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsib
ility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations
featured on the EDS at Union
Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and t
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CONTACT:Benjamin Stegbauer\; bs3316@utsnyc.edu
DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us on Earth Day\, Thursday\, April 22\, at 6:00 pm EST
for Listening to the Cry of the Earth: Union’s Response to the Climate Cri
sis. As part of Union Theological Seminary declaring a Climate Emergency\,
the greater Union community has committed to undergoing a democratic Comm
unity Assembly to determine and enact a Climate Mobilization Action Plan.
\n\n \n\nThis expert panel serves as an opportunity for students\, faculty
\, and alum participants of the Assembly as well as the greater Union comm
unity to hear from esteemed experts in the fields of Curriculum\, Faciliti
es\, Eco-Justice\, and other adjacent fields. The panel will ask and explo
re how Union\, as an institution\, as a community\, as a member of the Mor
ningside Heights community\, and as a Seminary can better hear the Cry of
the Earth?\nOur Expert Panel will include:\nKarenna Gore\nKarenna Gore is
the founder and director of the Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) at Union The
ological Seminary. CEE bridges the worlds of religion\, academia\, policy
and culture to discern and pursue the changes that are necessary to stop e
cological destruction and create a society that values the long-term healt
h of the whole. She is also an ex officio member of the faculty of the Ear
th Institute at Columbia University.\n\nrev. abby mohaupt\nThe rev. abby m
ohaupt is GreenFaith’s Director of Education & Training. abby previously c
oordinated GreenFaith’s and Drew Theological School’s Green Seminary Initi
ative\, and she coordinates GreenFaith’s relationships with seminaries acr
oss the US\, as well as the GreenFaith Fellowship. She holds a Masters of
Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from McCormick Theological Semina
ry\, is a PhD candidate at Drew Theological School\, is ordained in the Pr
esbyterian Church (USA) and lives in Texas.\n\nRev. Pamela Cooper White\nR
ev. Pamela Cooper White\, PhD bio and portrait (attached): The Rev. Pamela
Cooper-White\, PhD is Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Ch
ristiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion at Union. Sh
e has long been an advocate for climate justice\, especially as climate ch
ange disproportionately impacts women and communities of color. She was a
n original faculty signer for Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta ont
o the Green Seminary Initiative\, presented to Union’s Center for Earth Et
hics on the topic of psychological causes of climate change denial\, and p
articipated with faculty and students in the October 2019 Climate Strike a
nd march in New York City. She is excited about Union’s declaration of a
climate emergency\, and plans to become a certified member of Green Semina
ry Initative\, which represents best practices for ecojustice education an
d advocacy.\n\nRev. Dawrell Rich\nReverend Dawrell Rich is a pastor-teache
r\, public speaker\, and community builder. He holds a Bachelor of Environ
mental Design in Architecture\, Master of Infrastructure Planning and Mast
er of Divinity. Currently\, he is completing a Ph.D. in the area of religi
on and society. His research focuses on the role of the church in environm
ental justice and community development. He is a member of the American Ac
ademy of Religion\, the Association for the Sociology of Religion\, and a
Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. He is also a United
States Green Building Council Scholar. Most recently\, he was awarded the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Social Justice Award from Drew Univ
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ire\, who spent his early childhood in the Ramapo mountains and grandson o
f Ira Smith\, professor and educator from Hillburn\, NY and one of first f
rom Ramapough community to receive an advanced university degree. Steven D
. Smith received his bachelor of arts in political science from the Univer
sity of California at Santa Cruz and his doctorate of jurisprudence from t
he University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Smith has traveled and lived
extensively in Latin America and the Caribbean including Mexico\, Cuba\, H
aiti\, Guyana and Ecuador. Steven Smith is a member of several bar associa
tions including the United States Supreme Court bar of attorneys. Mr. Smit
h has assisted indigenous Navajo (Diné)\, Tohono O’odham\, Guyanese villag
ers\, and Ramapough with major environmental issues in national courts and
before Congress and the United Nations.\n\n\nGeoff Brown\nGeoff Brown dir
ects government relations activities for The Pew Charitable Trusts’ domest
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s public lands to promoting clean energy policies and improving the abilit
y of communities to cope with flooding and sea-level rise. He also has be
en involved with many of Pew’s oceans and international campaigns. Previou
sly\, he was the legislative director for the National Environmental Trust
and spent 10 years working in the U.S. Senate on a range of environment\,
energy\, and economic development issues.\nGeoff lives on Capitol Hill in
Washington\, DC and holds a master’s degree in resource policy and behavi
or from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in American stu
dies from Yale University.\nThis picture is from almost the last day of th
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bama’s dogs Sunny and Bo.\n \nPetra Thombs\n\nPetra is the Executive Direc
tor of the Ramapough Lenape Community Center in Mahwah\, New Jersey\, oper
ated by the Ramapough Mountain Indians\, Inc. a 501-c3 organization. She i
s in preliminary Fellowship with the UUA\, and will be ordained in May. Pe
tra has been an advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples and nations.
A graduate from Union Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity\, h
aving majored in Church History\, her focus is largely addressing the Doct
rine of Discovery as it has fostered racism and extreme marginalization fo
r Indigenous communities globally. \nPrior to coming to Union\, Petra ret
ired from her career in the NYC Dept of Education. A lifelong poet\, she w
rites about historical\, cultural\, religious\, and personal experiences\,
expressing the perspectives of marginalized communities. Petra is married
to Bernard\, has two adult sons\, Benjamin and Matthew\, and a cat named
Esteban.\n \n\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/listening-to-the-cry-of
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from esteemed experts in the fields of Curriculum\, Facilities\, Eco-Justi
ce\, and other adjacent fields. The panel will ask and explore how Union\,
as an institution\, as a community\, as a member of the Morningside Heigh
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Karenna Gore
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Karenna Gore is the founder and director of the Center for Earth
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gion\, academia\, policy and culture to discern and pursue the changes tha
t are necessary to stop ecological destruction and create a society that v
alues the long-term health of the whole. She is also an ex officio member
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ries across the US\, as well as the GreenFaith Fellowship. She holds a Mas
ters of Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from McCormick Theologica
l Seminary\, is a PhD candidate at Drew Theological School\, is ordained i
n the Presbyterian Church (USA) and lives in Texas.
\n\n
Rev. Pamela Cooper White
\n
Rev. Pamela Cooper White\, PhD bio and portrait (attached): The Rev. P
amela Cooper-White\, PhD is Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs a
nd Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion at Union
. She has long been an advocate for climate justice\, especially as clima
te change disproportionately impacts women and communities of color. She
was an original faculty signer for Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlant
a onto the Green Seminary Initiative\, presented to Union’s Center for Ear
th Ethics on the topic of psychological causes of climate change denial\,
and participated with faculty and students in the October 2019 Climate Str
ike and march in New York City. She is excited about Union’s declaration
of a climate emergency\, and plans to become a certified member of Green S
eminary Initative\, which represents best practices for ecojustice educati
on and advocacy.
\n\n
Rev. Dawrell Rich
\n
Reverend Dawrell Rich is a pastor-te
acher\, public speaker\, and community builder. He holds a Bachelor of Env
ironmental Design in Architecture\, Master of Infrastructure Planning and
Master of Divinity. Currently\, he is completing a Ph.D. in the area of re
ligion and society. His research focuses on the role of the church in envi
ronmental justice and community development. He is a member of the America
n Academy of Religion\, the Association for the Sociology of Religion\, an
d a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. He is also a Un
ited States Green Building Council Scholar. Most recently\, he was awarded
the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Social Justice Award from Drew
University.
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Son of
William Alfred Smith\, Esquire\, who spent his early childhood in the Rama
po mountains and grandson of Ira Smith\, professor and educator from Hillb
urn\, NY and one of first from Ramapough community to receive an advanced
university degree. Steven D. Smith received his bachelor of arts in politi
cal science from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his doctor
ate of jurisprudence from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Sm
ith has traveled and lived extensively in Latin America and the Caribbean
including Mexico\, Cuba\, Haiti\, Guyana and Ecuador. Steven Smith is a me
mber of several bar associations including the United States Supreme Court
bar of attorneys. Mr. Smith has assisted indigenous Navajo (Diné)\, Tohon
o O’odham\, Guyanese villagers\, and Ramapough with major environmental is
sues in national courts and before Congress and the United Nations.
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Geoff Brown
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Geoff Brown directs government relations activities for T
he Pew Charitable Trusts’ domestic environmental campaigns\, which have ra
nged from preserving our nation’s public lands to promoting clean energy p
olicies and improving the ability of communities to cope with flooding and
sea-level rise. He also has been involved with many of Pew’s oceans and
international campaigns. Previously\, he was the legislative director for
the National Environmental Trust and spent 10 years working in the U.S. Se
nate on a range of environment\, energy\, and economic development issues.
\n
Geoff lives on Capitol Hill in Washington\, DC and holds a master
’s degree in resource policy and behavior from the University of Michigan
and a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Yale University.
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This picture is from almost the last day of the Obama administration. I a
m on the grounds of the White House with the Obama’s dogs Sunny and Bo.
\n
\n
Petra Thombs
\n\n
Petra is the Executive Director of the Ramapough Lenape Community Center
in Mahwah\, New Jersey\, operated by the Ramapough Mountain Indians\, Inc.
a 501-c3 organization. She is in preliminary Fellowship with the UUA\, an
d will be ordained in May. Petra has been an advocate for the rights of In
digenous peoples and nations. A graduate from Union Theological Seminary w
ith a Masters of Divinity\, having majored in Church History\, her focus i
s largely addressing the Doctrine of Discovery as it has fostered racism a
nd extreme marginalization for Indigenous communities globally.
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Prior to coming to U
nion\, Petra retired from her career in the NYC Dept of Education. A lifel
ong poet\, she writes about historical\, cultural\, religious\, and person
al experiences\, expressing the perspectives of marginalized communities.
Petra is married to Bernard\, has two adult sons\, Benjamin and Matthew\,
and a cat named Esteban.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 29 at 12:30 pm EST for Life\, Death
\, and Compassion: A Conversation about Medical Aid in Dying in New York.
The coronavirus pandemic forced New Yorkers to confront death and dying in
ways that none of us would have imagined. The pandemic spurred discussion
s about life and death issues among family and friends. What death looks l
ike\, when it comes\, is something far too many of us had to face on a dai
ly basis. These discussions taught us much about what constitutes a good d
eath: being surrounded — and touched — by loved ones\, able to say our goo
dbyes\, passing in peace\, and free from pain.\nRegister Today\nCOVID-19 r
obbed many of our loved ones of that good death. But many people whose liv
es are ravaged by breast cancer\, brain cancer\, other insidious cancers\,
heart disease\, Parkinson’s\, and ALS face tremendous suffering that not
even the advanced palliative care available in New York State can allay. A
good death may be out of reach for these individuals as well.\nExpanding
end-of-life care options to allow for medical aid in dying could give a te
rminally ill person the ability to avoid needless end-of-life suffering. M
edical aid in dying\, which is authorized in nine states – including our n
eighbors in Vermont and New Jersey as well as Washington D.C. – allows a t
erminally ill\, mentally capable adult with six months or less to live to
request a prescription from their doctor they can take when suffering beco
mes too great to die peacefully.\nThis event will explore the topic of med
ical aid in dying\, sometimes called Death with Dignity. State lawmakers i
n Albany are currently considering whether or not to authorize this option
for New Yorkers. Learning about what the legislation would allow and how
it has worked in other states will help faith leaders and community leader
s develop their own ways of addressing end-of-life issues among their cong
regants and constituents.\nPanelists Include:\n\nDr. Pamela Cooper-White\,
academic dean and professor of religion and psychology at Union Theologic
al Seminary (Moderator)\nRev. Madison Shockley\, Union Theological Seminar
y alumni and member of the Board of Trustees\nCorinne Carey\, Compassion &
Choices Senior Campaign Director\nMonona Yin\, daughter of Fay Hoh Yin\,
an advocate who died July 20\, 2020 asking for the option \nMichael Adams\
, CEO SAGE \n\nSenator Diane Savino\, sponsor of New York’s Medical Aid in
Dying Act (confirmed) \nTickets: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dpxp
G37MQAylin0gUrZJrg.
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onfront death and dying in ways that none of us would have imagined. The p
andemic spurred discussions about life and death issues among family and f
riends. What death looks like\, when it comes\, is something far too many
of us had to face on a daily basis. These discussions taught us much about
what constitutes a good death: being surrounded — and touched — by loved
ones\, able to say our goodbyes\, passing in peace\, and free from pain.
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COVID-19 robbed many of our loved ones of that good death. But man
y people whose lives are ravaged by breast cancer\, brain cancer\, other i
nsidious cancers\, heart disease\, Parkinson’s\, and ALS face tremendous s
uffering that not even the advanced palliative care available in New York
State can allay. A good death may be out of reach for these individuals as
well.
\n
Expanding end-of-life care options to allow for medical aid
in dying could give a terminally ill person the ability to avoid needless
end-of-life suffering. Medical aid in dying\, which is authorized in nine
states – including our neighbors in Vermont and New Jersey as well as Was
hington D.C. – allows a terminally ill\, mentally capable adult with six m
onths or less to live to request a prescription from their doctor they can
take when suffering becomes too great to die peacefully.
\n
This eve
nt will explore the topic of medical aid in dying\, sometimes called Death
with Dignity. State lawmakers in Albany are currently considering whether
or not to authorize this option for New Yorkers. Learning about what the
legislation would allow and how it has worked in other states will help fa
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\n
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DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, April 30 at 1:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she
speaks with the Rev. Alfredo Feregrino\, Associate Rector of All Saints Ch
urch Pasadena\, California. They will discuss Rev. Feregrino’s ministry as
a church planter and his new role at All Saints Church\, and strategies f
or reconnecting congregations to their wider communities.\nGet a Reminder
\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown
Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our
collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute
conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activ
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being champions for justice.\nTickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/46
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iate Rector of All Saints Church Pasadena\, California. They will discuss
Rev. Feregrino’s ministry as a church planter and his new role at All Sain
ts Church\, and strategies for reconnecting congregations to their wider c
ommunities.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kel
ly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our natio
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, May 6 at 6:00 pm EST for a lecture on The
Challenge of Christian Animal Ethics with David L. Clough. Professor Clou
gh is the Professor of Theological Ethics at The University of Chester. Re
gistration is required to receive the Zoom details. \nRegister Today\nIn t
his lecture\, David Clough makes the case that Christians have strong fait
h-based reasons for urgent changes in their practice towards animals\, par
ticularly with respect to the ways they are now raised for food. He begins
by arguing that despite the many important pressing questions of social j
ustice and environmental responsibility\, animal ethics is worth our time
both because it is urgent and because it intersects with these other areas
of ethical concern. He next provides an outline of where animals figure i
n Christian understandings of God’s work in creation\, reconciliation\, an
d redemption\, showing that Christians have faith-based reasons for being
concerned for the flourishing of fellow animal creatures. In the third sec
tion of the lecture\, he provides a survey of how animals are currently be
ing raised for food\, which leads to the conclusion that there is a scanda
lous abyss between a Christian understanding of animals and our current pr
actice in using them for food. In the final part of the lecture\, he ident
ifies two clear practical responses to the challenge: to reduce overall co
nsumption of animal products and move to higher welfare sourcing. He invit
es individuals\, churches\, and other Christian organizations to take acti
on in relation to both goals\, and offers resources to guide and support s
uch action.\nAbout David L. Clough\n\nPreviously\, I have worked on Karl B
arth’s ethics and Christian pacifism\; currently\, my central concern is t
he place of animals in Christian theology and ethics. I recently completed
the landmark two-volume monograph On Animals (Volume I Systematic Theolog
y 2012\; Volume II Theological Ethics\, 2019)\, and am currently Principa
l Investigator on a three-year AHRC-funded project on the Christian Ethics
of Farmed Animal Welfare with 13 partners including major UK churches.\nA
fter completing doctoral studies at Yale University\, I moved to Durham as
F.D. Maurice Postdoctoral Fellow in Christian Ethics at St Chad’s College
\, Durham\, and then taught systematic theology and ethics at St. John’s C
ollege. I served as President of the Society for the Study of Christian Et
hics from 2014–18\, founded and convened the Theological Ethics seminar at
the Society for the Study of Theology from 2001–2019\, Co-Chair the Anima
ls and Religion Group of the American Academy of Religion\, and am Visitin
g Professor at the Centre for Animal Welfare\, University of Winchester.\n
In 2015\, I launched the CreatureKind project\, which draws on my research
to engage churches in the UK and North America with farmed animal welfare
as a faith issue. In 2018 I launched the DefaultVeg project encouraging o
rganizations to make a simple change to events catering policy that benefi
ts humans\, animals\, and the planet. I am a Methodist Local Preacher and
have served on national ecumenical working groups on the ethics of modern
warfare and the theology of climate change.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsn
yc.edu/christian-animal-ethics.
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for a lecture on The Challenge of Christian Animal Ethicswith David L. Clough. Professor Clough is the Professor of Theological Ethics at The Uni
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p>\n
In this lecture\, David Clough makes the case that Christians have strong
faith-based reasons for urgent changes in their practice towards animals\,
particularly with respect to the ways they are now raised for food. He be
gins by arguing that despite the many important pressing questions of soci
al justice and environmental responsibility\, animal ethics is worth our t
ime both because it is urgent and because it intersects with these other a
reas of ethical concern. He next provides an outline of where animals figu
re in Christian understandings of God’s work in creation\, reconciliation\
, and redemption\, showing that Christians have faith-based reasons for be
ing concerned for the flourishing of fellow animal creatures. In the third
section of the lecture\, he provides a survey of how animals are currentl
y being raised for food\, which leads to the conclusion that there is a sc
andalous abyss between a Christian understanding of animals and our curren
t practice in using them for food. In the final part of the lecture\, he i
dentifies two clear practical responses to the challenge: to reduce overal
l consumption of animal products and move to higher welfare sourcing. He i
nvites individuals\, churches\, and other Christian organizations to take
action in relation to both goals\, and offers resources to guide and suppo
rt such action.
In 2015\, I launc
hed the CreatureKind project
\, which draws on my research to engage churches in the UK and North Ameri
ca with farmed animal welfare as a faith issue. In 2018 I launched the DefaultVeg project encouraging organizat
ions to make a simple change to events catering policy that benefits human
s\, animals\, and the planet. I am a Methodist Local Preacher and have ser
ved on national ecumenical working groups on the ethics of modern warfare
and the theology of climate change.
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DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 10 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she sp
eaks with the Rt. Rev. Diana D. Akiyama\, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of Oregon. They will discuss challenging white supremacist views in the Ch
urch\, particularly going beyond the black/white dichotomy in racial justi
ce conversations.\nGet a reminder\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Jus
t Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequitie
s intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a mo
re just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Unio
n Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thou
ght leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.\nTickets: h
ttps://www.facebook.com/events/339043310974777/.
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strong>\, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. They will discuss cha
llenging white supremacist views in the Church\, particularly going beyond
the black/white dichotomy in racial justice conversations.
EDS at Union’s
Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores
the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective respo
nsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversati
ons featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and r
eligious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being cha
mpions for justice.
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the birth into the world of Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed’
s new book\, “Pastoral Imagination: Bringing the Practice of Ministry to L
ife”\non Tuesday\, May 11 with two launches throughout the day.\n\nLunch H
our Launch: 1:30 ET // 12:30 CT // 11:30 MT // 10:30 PT\nHappy Hour Launch
: 5:30 ET // 4:30 CT // 3:30 MT // 2:30 PT\n\nPlease drop in either time!
Or both! The party will include interviews with special guests\, secret di
scounts\, drawings for giveaways\, and general celebration and fun!\nRSVP
HERE\nTickets: https://eileencampbellreed.org/2021/04/18/pastoral-imaginat
ion-book-launch-party/.
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11 with two launches throughout the day.
Please drop in e
ither time! Or both! The party will include interviews with special guests
\, secret discounts\, drawings for giveaways\, and general celebration and
fun!
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DESCRIPTION:Our So Help Me God: Faith and the Fight for a Progressive Futur
e series continues on Thursday\, May 13\, at 4:00 pm ET when we welcome Ne
w York’s newly elected Congressman Ritchie Torres\, the first openly gay A
fro-Latino to serve in Congress. Please join Rev. Dr. Serene Jones and Rep
. Torres for a conversation on why he and progressives are breaking with t
he White House and pushing the Biden administration to do more to reduce c
hild poverty.\nRSVP Today\nAs you know\, our series brings leading policym
akers together with Union leadership and faculty to discuss some of the mo
st pressing issues of our time. So far\, we’ve been joined by Congressman
Cleaver\, Senator Warnock\, and look forward to welcoming Congresswoman Te
resa Leger Fernandez in early May. Throughout the series\, we will discuss
the rise of the religious left and its power to shape policymaking going
forward. \nRep. Torres\, who represents much of the Bronx\, is already eme
rging as a leading Democratic figure in the fight for affordable housing a
nd more expansive LGBTQ rights. He is an ardent champion of equitable hous
ing\, and has consistently spearheaded legislation to advance progress on
this issue.\nRep. Torres’ political career and policy priorities reflect h
is roots. He grew up in public housing\, and his mother single-handedly ra
ised him and his siblings off of a minimum wage of a measly $4.25 an hour.
He served on the New York City Council\, chairing its Committee on Public
Housing\, before breaking through a crowded Democratic field — which incl
uded a homophobic pastor favored to win — to clinch the Democratic nominat
ion for the district’s U.S. House representative in June 2020. He then wen
t on to win the general election in November. \nWe look forward to welcom
ing the Congressman to Union Seminary this week and discussing all of this
and more. \nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/richie-torres.
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Help Me God: Faith and the Fight for a Progressive Future series cont
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e New York’s newly elected Congressman Ritchie Torres\, t
he first openly gay Afro-Latino to serve in Congress. Please join Rev. Dr.
Serene Jones and Rep. Torres for a conversation on why he and progressive
s are breaking with the White House and pushing the Biden administration t
o do more to reduce child poverty.
As yo
u know\, our series brings leading policymakers together with Union leader
ship and faculty to discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time.
So far\, we’ve been joined by Congressman Cleaver\, Senator Warnock\, and
look forward to welcoming Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez in early Ma
y. Throughout the series\, we will discuss the rise of the religious left
and its power to shape policymaking going forward.
\n
Rep. Torres\, who represents much of the Bronx\,
is already emerging as a leading Democratic figure in the fight for affor
dable housing and more expansive LGBTQ rights. He is an ardent champion of
equitable housing\, and has consistently spearheaded legislation to advan
ce progress on this issue.
\n
Rep. Torres’ political career and policy priorities reflect his roots. He
grew up in public housing\, and his mother single-handedly raised him and
his siblings off of a minimum wage of a measly $4.25 an hour. He served o
n the New York City Council\, chairing its Committee on Public Housing\, b
efore breaking through a crowded D
emocratic field — which included a homophobic pastor favored to win — to c
linch the Democratic nomination for the district’s U.S. House representati
ve in June 2020. He then went on to win the general election in November.
\n
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ming the Congressman to Union Seminary this week and discussing all of thi
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, May 27 at 7:00 PM EST for a book t
alk on The Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Model Theology. The evening’s conversa
tion will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Samual Cruz\, Professor of Religion & S
ociety\, and will feature the book’s author\, Rev. Dr. Juan Carmona\, and
Reverend Luis Barrios. Click here to register.\nRSVP Today!\n\nAbout the S
peakers\nThe Reverend Juan A. Carmona\, D.Min. is an ordained minister in
the Reformed Church in America. He was born and raised in New York City by
his Puerto Rican family. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Comparative
Religions from the State University of New York\, a Masters of Divinity f
rom New Brunswick Theological Seminary\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree i
n Liberation Theology from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. H
e is a retired prison chaplain with the New York State Department Correcti
onal Services and has taught at various institutions of higher education\,
including having served as a Visiting Scholar at the Tainan Theological C
ollege & Seminary in Taiwan. Dr. Carmona is the author of two books: “The
Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Model Theology\,” and “The Sovereignty of Taiwan:
A Theological Perspective.” He is married to Ruth Ayala-Carmona and has t
hree children\, Dr. Geoffrey Antonio Carmona-Baez\, Jennica Carmona-Arandi
a\, and Jessica Carmona-Baez.\nThe Reverend Luis Barrios\, Ph.D. is a Cert
ified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Professor (John Jay College of Cr
iminal Justice\, Graduate Center-City University of New York\, & Union The
ological Seminary). He is also a Consultant to the International Human Rig
hts Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM). Dr. Barrios co-editor and
co-authored “Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspective”\, “Almighty Lati
n King & Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New Yor
k City Gang”\, and “Otras Naciones: Jóvenes\, Transnacionalismo y Exclusió
n”. Fr. Luis Barrios is an Episcopal priest leading Holyrood Church / Igle
sia Santa Cruz in Upper Manhattan. His commitment to justice as has led hi
m to provide sanctuary harm-reduction for various people groups in the tra
dition of liberation theology. Rev. Dr. Luis Barrios was born and raised i
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g’s conversation will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Samual Cruz\, Professor of
Religion & Society\, and will feature the book’s author\, Rev. Dr. Juan Ca
rmona\, and Reverend Luis Barrios. Click here to register.
The Reverend Juan A. Carmona\, D.Min. is an ordained minister in
the Reformed Church in America. He was born and raised in New York City by
his Puerto Rican family. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Comparative
Religions from the State University of New York\, a Masters of Divinity f
rom New Brunswick Theological Seminary\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree i
n Liberation Theology from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. H
e is a retired prison chaplain with the New York State Department Correcti
onal Services and has taught at various institutions of higher education\,
including having served as a Visiting Scholar at the Tainan Theological C
ollege & Seminary in Taiwan. Dr. Carmona is the author of two books: “The
Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Model Theology\,” and “The Sovereignty of Taiwan:
A Theological Perspective.” He is married to Ruth Ayala-Carmona and has t
hree children\, Dr. Geoffrey Antonio Carmona-Baez\, Jennica Carmona-Arandi
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Ph.D. is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Professor
(John Jay College of Criminal Justice\, Graduate Center-City University o
f New York\, & Union Theological Seminary). He is also a Consultant to the
International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM). D
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nsformation of a New York City Gang”\, and “Otras Naciones: Jóvenes\, Tran
snacionalismo y Exclusión”. Fr. Luis Barrios is an Episcopal priest leadin
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people groups in the tradition of liberation theology. Rev. Dr. Luis Barri
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he newly elected\, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández\, the first woman
to represent New Mexico’s 3rd District. As we have with our previous gues
ts\, we will discuss hotly-contested issues including combating climate ch
ange and protecting the rights of Native Americans.\nRSVP Today\nPrior to
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and advocate fighting to support and uplift vulnerable communities by bols
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c tradition at Temple Beth Shalom\, a Reform synagogue in Santa Fe. The fo
ur-session course — taught by Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev\, Beth Shalom’s scholar
in residence — was instructive for the 60-year-old lawyer about to launch
her first political campaign.\nWe are excited to welcome the Congresswoma
n to Union and discuss the rise of the religious left and its power to sha
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at 6:00 pm ET when we welcome the newly elected\, Representative Teresa Le
ger Fernández\, the first woman to represent New Mexico’s 3rd District. As
we have with our previous guests\, we will discuss hotly-contested issues
including combating climate change and protecting the rights of Native Am
ericans.
Prior to being elected in 2020\, Rep. Leger Fernández spent decades as a
n attorney and advocate fighting to support and uplift vulnerable communit
ies by bolstering voting rights\, protecting the environment\, and promoti
ng tribal sovereignty — issues that remain a focus during her time in offi
ce.
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ed officials\, faith has played an integral role in Rep. Leger Fernández’s
journey to Congress. In April 2019\, prior to her candidacy\, Rep. Leger
Fernandez\, raised Catholic\, took a class on the prophetic tradition at T
emple Beth Shalom\, a Reform synagogue in Santa Fe. The four-session cours
e — taught by Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev\, Beth Shalom’s scholar in residence —
was instructive for the 60-year-old lawyer about to launch her first polit
ical campaign.
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We are exci
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a four-session\, online course that will explore th
e implications of the foundational biblical concept of the “Kingdom of God
” for the ongoing struggle for just and equitable laws\, policies\, social
structures\, and political institutions. It will be loosely based upon Pr
ofessor Obery M. Hendricks’ books The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the
True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corr
upted and The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bi
ble\, the Church and the Body Politic.\nTopics to be discussed will includ
e the biblical origins and meaning of the Kingdom of God\; the biblical co
ncept of egalitarian political justice\; the nature of political economy(s
)\; the foundational ethics of a just political economy\; capitalist versu
s socialist political economies\; the necessary elements for a Kingdom of
God political economy\; and what a political economy consistent with the n
otion of the Kingdom of God would look like in America today.\nCourse Regi
stration\nInstructor: Obery M. Hendricks\, Jr.\, Ph.D.\nFormat: This virtu
al workshop will take place over four 90-minute evening sessions. Each cla
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ne 8 –\n\n\n\nExploring the Meaning(s) of the Kingdom of God\nFoundational
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\n\n\nThe Biblical Meaning(s) of Justice\nWhat is a Political Economy?\n\n
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conomy\n\n\n\nSession Four: Tuesday\, June 29 – \n\n\n\nCapitalist Politic
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bout Obery M. Hendricks\n\nA life long social activist\, Obery Hendricks i
s one of the foremost commentators on the intersection of religion and pol
itical economy in America. He is the most widely read and perhaps the most
influential African American biblical scholar writing today. Cornel West
calls him “one of the last few grand prophetic intellectuals.”\nA widely s
ought lecturer and media spokesperson\, Dr. Hendricks’ appearances include
CNN\, MSNBC\, CBS\, Fox News\, Fox Business News\, the Discovery Channel\
, PBS\, BBC\, NHK Japan Television and the Bloomberg Network. He has provi
ded running event commentary for National Public Radio\, MSNBC\, and the a
l-Jazeera and Aspire international television networks. Dr. Hendricks has
been a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Democratic National Com
mittee\, for whom he delivered the closing benediction at the 2008 Democra
tic Convention\; served on the National Religious Leaders Advisory Committ
ee of the 2008 Democratic Presidential campaign and served in the Religion
and Foreign Policy Working Group at the U. S. Department of State under S
ecretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. He is a Distinguished
Senior Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative in Washington\, DC\; has been
an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for American Progress\; was a Senior
Fellow at The Opportunity Agenda social justice communications think tank\
; is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Christian Socialism\; and i
s a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Religion Research Insti
tute (PRRI). Dr. Hendricks has been a frequent contributor to the Huffingt
on Post and Salon.com\, a former editorial advisor to the award-winning Ti
kkun magazine\, and a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Politics
and Religion. The Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation has called his wor
k “the boldest post-colonial writing ever seen in Western biblical studies
.”\nHendricks’ bestselling book\, The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the
True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corr
upted (Doubleday\, 2006)\, was declared “essential reading for Americans”
by the Washington Post. Social commentator Michael Eric Dyson proclaimed i
t “an instant classic” that “immediately thrusts Hendricks into the front
ranks of American religious thinkers.” The Politics of Jesus was the featu
red subject of the 90-minute C-SPAN special hosted by the Center for Ameri
can Progress\, “Class\, Politics and Christianity.” The tenth anniversary
of its publication was acknowledged at a major 2016 panel at the American
Academy of Religion at its annual convention in San Antonio\, TX. Governor
Howard Dean\, former chair of the Democratic National Committee\, has cal
led his book\, The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on t
he Bible\, the Church and the Body Politic (Orbis\, 2011)\, a “tour de for
ce.” His forthcoming book\, Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Win
g Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith\, will be published
by Beacon Press in July 2021.\nA former Wall Street investment executive
and past president of Payne Theological Seminary\, the oldest African Amer
ican theological seminary in the United States\, he is currently a Visitin
g Scholar at Columbia University in the Department of Religion and the Dep
artment of African American and African Diasporic Studies\; a Visiting Pro
fessor at Union Theological Seminary\; and Emeritus Professor of Biblical
Interpretation at New York Theological Seminary. An Ordained Elder in the
African Methodist Episcopal Church\, Hendricks holds the Master of Divinit
y with academic honors from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and both the
M.A. and Ph.D. in Religions of Late Antiquity from Princeton University.\n
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the ongoing struggle for just and equitable laws\, policies\, social struc
tures\, and political institutions. It will be loosely based upon Professo
r Obery M. Hendricks’ books The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the T
rue Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corrup
ted and The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on
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political economy(s)\; the foundational ethics of a just political economy
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today.
Instructor: Obery M. Hendricks\, Jr.\, Ph.D. \n
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of religion and political economy in America. He is the most widely read
and perhaps the most influential African American biblical scholar writing
today. Cornel West calls him “one of the last few grand prophetic intelle
ctuals.”
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A widely sought lecturer and media spokesperson\, Dr. Hen
dricks’ appearances include CNN\, MSNBC\, CBS\, Fox News\, Fox Business Ne
ws\, the Discovery Channel\, PBS\, BBC\, NHK Japan Television and the Bloo
mberg Network. He has provided running event commentary for National Publi
c Radio\, MSNBC\, and the al-Jazeera and Aspire international television n
etworks. Dr. Hendricks has been a member of the Faith Advisory Council of
the Democratic National Committee\, for whom he delivered the closing bene
diction at the 2008 Democratic Convention\; served on the National Religio
us Leaders Advisory Committee of the 2008 Democratic Presidential campaign
and served in the Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group at the U. S.
Department of State under Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Ke
rry. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative in
Washington\, DC\; has been an Affiliated Scholar at the Center for Americ
an Progress\; was a Senior Fellow at The Opportunity Agenda social justice
communications think tank\; is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of
Christian Socialism\; and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pub
lic Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Dr. Hendricks has been a frequent
contributor to the Huffington Post and Salon.com\, a for
mer editorial advisor to the award-winning Tikkun magazine\, and
a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion.
em>The Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation has called his work
“the boldest post-colonial writing ever seen in Western biblical studies.”
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Hendricks’ bestselling book\, The Politics of Jesus:
Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How T
hey Have Been Corrupted (Doubleday\, 2006)\, was declared “essential
reading for Americans” by the Washington Post. Social commentator
Michael Eric Dyson proclaimed it “an instant classic” that “immediately t
hrusts Hendricks into the front ranks of American religious thinkers.” The Politics of Jesus was the featured subject of the 90-minute C-SP
AN special hosted by the Center for American Progress\, “Class\, Politics
and Christianity.” The tenth anniversary of its publication was acknowledg
ed at a major 2016 panel at the American Academy of Religion at its annual
convention in San Antonio\, TX. Governor Howard Dean\, former chair of th
e Democratic National Committee\, has called his book\, The Universe B
ends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bible\, the Church and the
Body Politic (Orbis\, 2011)\, a “tour de force.” His forthcoming boo
k\, Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are D
estroying Our Nation and Our Faith\, will be published by Beacon Pres
s in July 2021.
\n
A former Wall Street investment executive and past
president of Payne Theological Seminary\, the oldest African American the
ological seminary in the United States\, he is currently a Visiting Schola
r at Columbia University in the Department of Religion and the Department
of African American and African Diasporic Studies\; a Visiting Professor a
t Union Theological Seminary\; and Emeritus Professor of Biblical Interpre
tation at New York Theological Seminary. An Ordained Elder in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church\, Hendricks holds the Master of Divinity with a
cademic honors from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and both the M.A. and
Ph.D. in Religions of Late Antiquity from Princeton University.
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DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, June 14th at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she
speaks with Yance Ford\, an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director. Fo
rd directed Episode 5 – “1990s: The Culture Wars” of FX’s new series PRIDE
\, a six-part documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil
rights in America from the 1950s through the 2000s.\nGET A REMINDER\nEDS
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a six-part documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil ri
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These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Faceboo
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DESCRIPTION: \nPlease join us on Wednesday\, June 23 at 3:00 pm EST\, as we
bring together a panel of faith leaders\, legal experts\, and advocates t
o discuss the Supreme Court case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The Supre
me Court ruled on this case on Thursday\, June 17th. Our panel will help u
s understand this narrow ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services\, the
impact of their decision\, and reflect on this approach by organizations
to use religion as grounds for discrimination against same-sex couples. Re
gistration is required to receive Zoom details.\nThis case centered on Cat
holic Social Services\, a child welfare agency that sued the City of Phila
delphia to receive taxpayer dollars for its child welfare services\, despi
te the agency’s refusal to comply with the City’s nondiscrimination requir
ement. A broad ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services could have gran
ted religious agencies a broad license to discriminate against same-sex co
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because they do not meet an agency’s religious test.\nClick here to regist
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the Episcopal Divinity School at Union (Moderator)\nThe Rev. Stan J Sloan
\, Managing Director of Collegiate Church of New York\, and Trustee for Un
ion Theological Seminary\nDaniele Gerard\, Senior Staff Attorney at Childr
en’s Rights\nRev. Patrick Cheng\, Theologian in Residence at Saint Thomas
Church Fifth Avenue\n\nLast August\, Union Theological Seminary and EDS at
Union joined an amicus brief filed by Children’s Rights in the Supreme Co
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y of Philadelphia. The Supreme Court ruled on this case on Thursday\, June
17th. Our panel will help us understand this narrow ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services\
, the impact of their decision\, and reflect on this approach by organizat
ions to use religion as grounds for discrimination against same-sex couple
s. Registration is re
quired to receive Zoom details.
\n
This case centered on Catholic
Social Services\, a child welfare agency that sued the City of Philadelph
ia to receive taxpayer dollars for its child welfare services\, despite th
e agency’s refusal to comply with the City’s nondiscrimination requirement
. A broad ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services could have granted r
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\, people of minority faiths\, unmarried couples\, and others—simply becau
se they do not meet an agency’s religious test.
The Rev. Stan J Sloan\, Managing Director of Collegiate
Church of New York\, and Trustee for Union Theological Seminary
\n
Daniele
Gerard\, Senior Staff Attorney at Children’s Rights
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Rev. Patrick Cheng\, Theologian in Residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
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Last August\, Union Theological Seminary and EDS at Union joined
an amicus brief filed by Children’s Rights in the Supreme Court case Fult
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DESCRIPTION: \n\nOn Wednesday\, June 30th at 1:30 pm EST\, join Dean Dougla
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Lives. They will discuss the disproportionate impact COVID has had on peop
le of color\, how racism impacts health and mental health\, and the recent
reports for the decline of life expectancy in America.\nGET A REMINDER\nE
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llective responsibility to create a more just future.\n\nThese 30-minute c
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health\, and the recent reports for the decline of life expectancy in Amer
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Trevor Project. They will discuss how to best provide crisis intervention
and suicide prevention services to lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender
\, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.\nGET A REMINDER\nEDS
at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Dougl
as explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our coll
ective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conve
rsations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists
and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work bein
g champions for justice.
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On Wednesday\, July 21 at 2:30 pm EST\,
join Dean Douglas as she speaks with Dr. Tia Dole\, Chie
f Clinical Operations Officer of the Trevor Project. They will discuss how
to best provide crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to le
sbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young p
eople under 25.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series J
ust Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequit
ies intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a
more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the ED
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and thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.
\n
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DESCRIPTION:“Planting Seeds for Change”: Faith + Food Global Online Forum o
n July 27\nWhat are the impacts of our global food systems on people and t
he planet? What can we learn from Indigenous communities and traditional f
ood practices? How can a respect for faith and values make food systems mo
re healthy\, sustainable\, and equitable?\nTo help answer these questions\
, the Faith + Food Coalition will host “Faith + Food: Planting Seeds for C
hange” on July 27\, 2021 at 8 a.m. Central European Summer Time (2 a.m. Ea
stern Daylight Time in the US). The forum is open to all without charge\,
but registration is required.\nThis global online forum will present the C
oalition’s findings and recommendations to improve food security and acces
s in conjunction with the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome.
The Pre-Summit—which will engage policymakers\, advocates\, NGOs\, healthc
are leaders\, and others from around the world—is part of the lead up to t
he UN Food Systems Summit on September 24 in New York.\nRegister Today!\n“
Values and ethics must be included in the global policy-making conversatio
n about food\,” said Karenna Gore\, executive director of the Center for E
arth Ethics. “We are honored to convene this forum with people who bring r
eal insight about this essential dimension of human life.”\nSpeakers will
be Dr. Chris Elisara\, director of the World Evangelical Alliance’s Creati
on Care Task Force and a senior fellow at Duke Divinity School’s Ormond Ce
nter\; Dr. Marium Husain\, president of the Islamic Medical Association of
North America and a hematology/oncology fellow at Ohio State University’s
Wexner Medical Center\; Lina Mahy\, technical officer in the World Health
Organization’s Multisectoral Action in Food Systems Unit\; and Gopal Pate
l\, co-founder and director of Bhumi Global. Andrew Schwartz\, the directo
r of sustainability and global affairs at the Center for Earth Ethics\, wi
ll moderate the discussion.\n“Planting Seeds for Change” builds upon five
interfaith dialogues that CEE convened in May and June as part of a formal
UN process to engage diverse stakeholders in the Food Systems Summit. The
Food + Faith dialogues explored how faith communities—including Indigenou
s communities—could support the transformation of global food systems towa
rd something that was truly sustainable\, accessible\, equitable\, and reg
enerative. They engaged grassroots organizers\, farmers\, food advocates\,
and policymakers to gather insights and develop holistic\, inclusive reco
mmendations.\n“Engaging faith-based groups and Indigenous communities is e
ssential to shifting worldviews toward food and the natural world\,” says
Schwartz. “We’re delighted to have been invited to organize this forum alo
ngside the Pre-Summit.”\n“Planting Seeds for Change” will review key findi
ngs from the five Food + Faith Dialogues\, identify crucial topics for the
Summit to address\, and issue calls to action.\nThe Food + Faith Coalitio
n comprises seven groups—the Center for Earth Ethics\, Bhumi Global\, Budd
hist Tzu Chi Foundation\, Interfaith Public Health Network\, Islamic Medic
al Association of North America\, Parliament of the World’s Religions\, an
d the World Evangelical Alliance’s Creation Care Task Force –that came tog
ether to create a platform for faith groups and Indigenous communities aro
und the world to contribute to the UN Food Systems Summit.\nThe forum is o
pen to all without charge\, but registration is required.\nTickets: https:
//us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1xZAHtx3TfWmsFGv2waedA.
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t are the impacts of our global food systems on people and the planet? Wha
t can we learn from Indigenous communities and traditional food practices?
How can a respect for faith and values make food systems more healthy\, s
ustainable\, and equitable?
\n
To help answer these questions\, the F
aith + Food Coalition will host “Faith + Food: Planting Seeds for Change”
on July 27\, 2021 at 8 a.m. Central European Summer Time (2 a.m. E
astern Daylight Time in the US). The forum is open to all without
charge\, but registration is required.
\n
This global online
forum will present the Coalition’s findings and recommendations to improve
food security and access in conjunction with the United Nations Food Syst
ems Pre-Summit in Rome. The Pre-Summit—which will engage policymakers\, ad
vocates\, NGOs\, healthcare leaders\, and others from around the world—is
part of the lead up to the UN Food Systems Summit on September 24 in New Y
ork.
“Values and ethics m
ust be included in the global policy-making conversation about food\,” sai
d Karenna Gore\, executive director of the Center for Ear
th Ethics. “We are honored to convene this forum with people who bring rea
l insight about this essential dimension of human life.”
\n
Speakers
will be Dr. Chris Elisara\, director of the World Evangel
ical Alliance’s Creation Care Task Force and a senior fellow at Duke Divin
ity School’s Ormond Center\; Dr. Marium Husain\, presiden
t of the Islamic Medical Association of North America and a hematology/onc
ology fellow at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center\; Li
na Mahy\, technical officer in the World Health Organization’s Mu
ltisectoral Action in Food Systems Unit\; and Gopal Patel
\, co-founder and director of Bhumi Global. Andrew Schwartz\, the director of sustainability and global affairs at the Center for E
arth Ethics\, will moderate the discussion.
\n
“Planting Seeds for Ch
ange” builds upon five inte
rfaith dialogues that CEE convened in May and June as part of a formal
UN process to engage diverse stakeholders in the Food Systems Summit. The
Food + Faith dialogues explored how faith communities—including Indigenou
s communities—could support the transformation of global food systems towa
rd something that was truly sustainable\, accessible\, equitable\, and reg
enerative. They engaged grassroots organizers\, farmers\, food advocates\,
and policymakers to gather insights and develop holistic\, inclusive reco
mmendations.
\n
“Engaging faith-based groups and Indigenous communiti
es is essential to shifting worldviews toward food and the natural world\,
” says Schwartz. “We’re delighted to have been invited to organize this fo
rum alongside the Pre-Summit.”
\n
“Planting Seeds for Change” will re
view key findings from the five Food + Faith Dialogues\, identify crucial
topics for the Summit to address\, and issue calls to action.
\n
The
Food + Faith Coalition comprises seven groups—the Center for Earth Ethics\
, Bhumi Global\, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation\, Interfaith Public Health Ne
twork\, Islamic Medical Association of North America\, Parliament of the W
orld’s Religions\, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Creation Care Task
Force –that came together to create a platform for faith groups and Indig
enous communities around the world to contribute to the UN Food Systems Su
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DESCRIPTION: \n\nOn Thursday\, July 29 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas a
s she speaks with Dr. Sherry Molock\, a Senior Research Fellow at The Stev
e Fund. They will discuss how The Steve Fund works with colleges and unive
rsities\, non-profits\, researchers\, mental health experts\, families\, a
nd young people to promote programs and strategies that build understandin
g and assistance for the mental and emotional health of the nation’s young
people of color.\nGET A REMINDER\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Jus
t Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequitie
s intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a mo
re just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Unio
n Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thou
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July 29 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she speaks with Dr. Sherry Molock\, a Senior Research Fellow at The Steve F
und. They will discuss how The Steve Fund works with colleges and universi
ties\, non-profits\, researchers\, mental health experts\, families\, and
young people to promote programs and strategies that build understanding a
nd assistance for the mental and emotional health of the nation’s young pe
ople of color.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Ju
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es intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a m
ore just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS
at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\,
and thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.
\n
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION: \n\nYou can view this broadcast here\, or on the Diocese of Al
abama’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.\nFor over 20 years\, the life a
nd martyrdom of Jonathan Myrick Daniels has been remembered through a pilg
rimage to Hayneville\, Alabama\, co-sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of
Alabama with the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Due to the ongoing pan
demic precautions\, the 2021 event will be a virtual celebration of Jonath
an Daniels life and work combatting voter suppression\, and the Episcopal
Divinity School at Union Theological will join as a co-sponsor.\nThe virtu
al celebration will broadcast on Saturday\, August 14\, at 11 am. The cele
bration will be streamed on the Diocese of Alabama website and social medi
a. This is not only a momentous time in our country’s history for discussi
ons about race but also an opportunity to spread widely the story to those
who are unable to physically participate and to those who have yet to hea
r the account of Jonathan Daniels and others killed during the civil right
s movement. The virtual celebration will include prayers and the Roll Call
of the Martyrs offered from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, Selma\, the par
ish where Daniels worshipped and helped to integrate\, as well as contempo
rary remarks from the Episcopal bishops from the Dioceses of Alabama and t
he Central Gulf Coast\, community members\, and representatives of Virgini
a Military Institute.\nThe keynote speaker will be the Rev. Kim Jackson\,
who serves as a Senator for Georgia State Senate District 41\, representin
g portions of Dekalb and Gwinnett counties. Kim works every day to build a
safer\, fairer\, and more prosperous Georgia\, and bring the diverse voic
es of her district to the Capitol: immigrants\, refugees\, and people livi
ng on the margins.\nJonathan Myrick Daniels was an Episcopal seminarian ki
lled while working in the civil rights movement in Hayneville\, Alabama. I
n 1965\, in answer to Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s appeal\, Daniels came to
Selma. He returned to seminary to secure permission to return to Selma to
continue work sponsored by the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial U
nity (ESCRU). He was one of a group of protestors arrested on August 14. T
he group was held in the jail in Hayneville for 6 days\, and then unexpect
edly released. Daniels walked to a nearby store with a small group. The gr
oup was confronted by Tom Coleman\, an auxiliary deputy\, wielding a shotg
un. When Coleman pointed the shot gun at 17-year-old Ruby Sales\, Daniels
pushed Sales out of the way. He was killed instantly by the shot. Richard
Morrisroe\, a Roman Catholic priest\, was shot in the back as he and the o
thers tried to get away. Coleman was acquitted by an all-white jury.\nThe
offering from this virtual celebration is designated for the Lowndes Count
y Board of Education Scholarship Fund. To give to the offering\, please vi
sit bit.ly/DioAlaGive and select “Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage Offering” fr
om the drop down. For information on the celebration please contact the Re
v. Carolyn Foster (Diocese of Alabama)\, of Mr. Joe McDaniel\, Jr. (Dioces
e of the Central Gulf Coast).\n
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For over 20 years\, the life an
d martyrdom of Jonathan Myrick Daniels has been remembered through a pilgr
image to Hayneville\, Alabama\, co-sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of A
labama with the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Due to the ongoing pand
emic precautions\, the 2021 event will be a virtual celebration of Jonatha
n Daniels life and work combatting voter suppression\, and the Episcopal D
ivinity School at Union Theological will join as a co-sponsor.
\n
The
virtual celebration will broadcast on Saturday\, August 14\, at 11 am. Th
e celebration will be streamed on the Diocese of Alabama website and socia
l media. This is not only a momentous time in our country’s history for di
scussions about race but also an opportunity to spread widely the story to
those who are unable to physically participate and to those who have yet
to hear the account of Jonathan Daniels and others killed during the civil
rights movement. The virtual celebration will include prayers and the Rol
l Call of the Martyrs offered from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, Selma\, t
he parish where Daniels worshipped and helped to integrate\, as well as co
ntemporary remarks from the Episcopal bishops from the Dioceses of Alabama
and the Central Gulf Coast\, community members\, and representatives of V
irginia Military Institute.
\n
The keynote speaker will be the Rev. K
im Jackson\, who serves as a Senator for Georgia State Senate District 41\
, representing portions of Dekalb and Gwinnett counties. Kim works every d
ay to build a safer\, fairer\, and more prosperous Georgia\, and bring the
diverse voices of her district to the Capitol: immigrants\, refugees\, an
d people living on the margins.
\n
Jonathan Myrick Daniels was an Epi
scopal seminarian killed while working in the civil rights movement in Hay
neville\, Alabama. In 1965\, in answer to Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s appea
l\, Daniels came to Selma. He returned to seminary to secure permission to
return to Selma to continue work sponsored by the Episcopal Society for C
ultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU). He was one of a group of protestors arre
sted on August 14. The group was held in the jail in Hayneville for 6 days
\, and then unexpectedly released. Daniels walked to a nearby store with a
small group. The group was confronted by Tom Coleman\, an auxiliary deput
y\, wielding a shotgun. When Coleman pointed the shot gun at 17-year-old R
uby Sales\, Daniels pushed Sales out of the way. He was killed instantly b
y the shot. Richard Morrisroe\, a Roman Catholic priest\, was shot in the
back as he and the others tried to get away. Coleman was acquitted by an a
ll-white jury.
\n
The offering from this virtual celebration is desig
nated for the Lowndes County Board of Education Scholarship Fund. To give
to the offering\, please visit bit.ly/DioAlaGive and select “Jonathan Dani
els Pilgrimage Offering” from the drop down. For information on the celebr
ation please contact the Rev. Carolyn Foster (Diocese of Alabama)\, of Mr.
Joe McDaniel\, Jr. (Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast).
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DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE\nJoin the fourth HSP Exchange for an online event on
Wednesday\, September 1 at 7:00 PM EST\, as they welcome Union alum\, HSP
Faculty member and Director of Contextual Ministry and Assistant Professor
of Practical Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary\, The Rev. Canon A
ltagracia Pérez-Bullard\, Ph.D.\nSexism continues to plague society\, gene
rally\, and women in ministry\, specifically. To understand and combat thi
s reality\, Dr. Peréz-Bullard has worked with The Flourishing in Ministry
Project at the University of Notre Dame to gather data on issues facing cl
ergywomen that impact their ability to flourish and live fully into their
call. Building on this work\, Dr. Peréz-Bullard will share some of these i
ssues and suggest strategies for church leaders and seminaries committed t
o the full inclusion of all in the work of ministry.\nThe HSP Exchange pro
vides a special opportunity for alumni\, faculty\, and allies of the Hispa
nic Summer Program to engage directly with some of our country’s best thou
ght leaders on topics that are highly relevant to the Latinx community and
the issues we face. In addition to a leading presenter\, each Exchange ev
ent includes an opportunity for our community to dialogue together in a sm
all group setting. We know that many of our alums and friends are excited
about the opportunity to connect with each other\, to support each other i
n community\, and to continue the important conversations they began durin
g their HSP experience.\nTickets: https://hispanicsummerprogram.wufoo.com/
forms/zmdwguz0pzz3pw/.
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or of Practical Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary\, The Re
v. Canon Altagracia Pérez-Bullard\, Ph.D.
\n
Sexism continue
s to plague society\, generally\, and women in ministry\, specifically. To
understand and combat this reality\, Dr. Peréz-Bullard has worked with Th
e Flourishing in Ministry Project at the University of Notre Dame to gathe
r data on issues facing clergywomen that impact their ability to flourish
and live fully into their call. Building on this work\, Dr. Peréz-Bullard
will share some of these issues and suggest strategies for church leaders
and seminaries committed to the full inclusion of all in the work of minis
try.
\n
The HSP Exchange provides a special opport
unity for alumni\, faculty\, and allies of the Hispanic Summer Program to
engage directly with some of our country’s best thought leaders on topics
that are highly relevant to the Latinx community and the issues we face. I
n addition to a leading presenter\, each Exchange event includes an opport
unity for our community to dialogue together in a small group setting. We
know that many of our alums and friends are excited about the opportunity
to connect with each other\, to support each other in community\, and to c
ontinue the important conversations they began during their HSP experience
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DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, September 7th at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas a
s she speaks with Bishop Yvette A. Flunder\, founder of the City of Refuge
United Church of Christ. Just Conversations during the fall semester will
dive deeper into the essays and themes discussed in our fall community re
ad\, The 1619 Project from the New York Times. In this conversation\, Dean
Douglas and Bishop Flunder will explore the growing public debate around
Critical Race Theory and the church’s role in creating a more welcoming so
ciety for all people.\nGET A REMINDER\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series
Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequ
ities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create
a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at
Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and
thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.
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On Tuesday\, September 7th at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas
as she speaks with Bishop Yvette A. Flunder\, founder of the City of Refuge United C
hurch of Christ. Just Conversations during the fall semester will dive dee
per into the essays and themes discussed in our fall community read\, The
1619 Project from the New York Times. In this conversation\, Dean Douglas
and Bishop Flunder will explore the growing public debate around Critical
Race Theory and the church’s role in creating a more welcoming society for
all people.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations wi
th Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our
nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured
on the EDS at Union Facebook
page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought le
aders to discuss their work being champions for justice.
\n
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DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us on Sunday\, September 12 at 7:00 PM ET for Convocati
on\, as we welcome the incoming class to Union. Convocation can be view on
the Union Facebook page and Union YouTube Channel.\nCONVOCATION PROGRAM\n
Convocation Order of Service and Speakers:\n\nProcession | Hasan Bakr an
d Union Drummers\nSong | Siyahamba\, South African Traditional Hymn\nWel
come | The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones\nCall to Gather | The Rev. Dr. Andrea
White\nSong | Sweet\, Sweet Spirit\, Doris Akers\nPreamble | Calvin M
. Mew\nDeclaration of Intention | The Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White\nText
Isaiah 58:5-12 | Dr. Ki-Eun Jang\nAddress | Dr. Cornel West\nPrayers
| Dr. Sandra T. Montes\nSong | This Little Light of Mine\, Traditional
\nBenediction and Sending Forth | The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas
\n\nMusical guests conducted by Dr. Malcolm J. Merriweather\nJaninah Burne
tt\, soprano\nKarmesha Peake\, mezzo soprano\nMarkel Reed\, bass\nEdward W
ashington\, II\, tenor
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Join us
on Sunday\, September 12 at 7:00 PM ET for Convocation\,
as we welcome the incoming class to Union. Convocation can be view on the
Union Facebook page and Union YouTube Channel.
Procession | Hasan Bakr and Union Drummers \nSong | Siyahamba\, South African Traditional Hymn \nWelcome | The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones \nCall to G
ather | The Rev. Dr. Andrea White \nSong
| Sweet\, Sweet Spirit\, Doris Akers \nPreamble |
Calvin M. Mew \nDeclaration of Intention | The R
ev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White \nText Isaiah 58:5-12 |
Dr. Ki-Eun Jang \nAddress | Dr. Cornel West \nPrayers | Dr. Sandra T. Montes \nSong
strong> | This Little Light of Mine\, Traditional \nBenedic
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Musical guests condu
cted by Dr. Malcolm J. Merriweather
\n
Janinah Burnett\, soprano
\n
Karm
esha Peake\, mezzo soprano
\n
Markel
Reed\, bass
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Edward Washington\,
II\, tenor
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 17th at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas a
s she speaks with Justin J. Pearson\, co-founder of Memphis Community Agai
nst the Pipeline. Just Conversations during the fall semester will dive de
eper into the essays and themes discussed in our fall community read\, The
1619 Project from the New York Times. In this conversation\, Dean Douglas
and Pearson will explore housing segregation laws and how they have contr
ibuted to environmental racism and disproportionate health outcomes for pe
ople of color.\n RSVP Today! \nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Co
nversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities in
trinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more j
ust future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Fa
cebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought
leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.\nTickets: https
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On Friday\, September 17th at 2:30 pm EST\, join
Dean Douglas as she speaks with Justin J. Pearson\, co-founder of Memphis
Community Against the Pipeline. Just Conversations during the fall semeste
r will dive deeper into the essays and themes discussed in our fall commun
ity read\, The 1619 Project from the New York Times. In this conversation\
, Dean Douglas and Pearson will explore housing segregation laws and how t
hey have contributed to environmental racism and disproportionate health o
utcomes for people of color.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Convers
ations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrins
ic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just f
uture.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union
Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and though
t leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Programs
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr.\, acclaimed ethicist and Pre
sident Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York\, di
ed on July 28 at Mount Sinai Morningside. He was 93. Read more about the l
ife and work of Dr. Shriver.\nA public memorial service is being planned f
or Sunday\, September 19\, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST in the Nave at The Riversid
e Church in the City of New York. The service will also be a tribute to Pe
ggy\, Don’s beloved partner in life and wife of almost 68 years\, who will
be leaving New York soon to live near her family in Iowa. A reception wil
l follow the service. No RSVP is needed.\nThe family has asked that any me
morial donations be made to Union Theological Seminary in support of the D
ietrich Bonhoeffer Chair.
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The Rev. Dr.
Donald W. Shriver Jr.\, acclaimed ethicist and President Emeritus of Union
Theological Seminary in the City of New York\, died on July 28 at Mount S
inai Morningside. He was 93. Read more about the life and work of Dr. Shriver.
\n
A p
ublic memorial service is being planned for Sunday\, September 19\
, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST in the Nave at The Riverside Church in the
City of New York. The service will also be a tribute to Peggy\, Don’s belo
ved partner in life and wife of almost 68 years\, who will be leaving New
York soon to live near her family in Iowa. A reception will follow the ser
vice. No RSVP is needed.
\n
The family has asked that any memorial do
nations be made to Union Theological Seminary in support of the Dietrich B
onhoeffer Chair.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:TNHEB
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Dharma and Justice Dialogue for this acad
emic year with Tiokasin Ghosthorse\, Sensei Kritee Kanko\, PhD\, Cláudio C
arvalhaes ’07\, and Rev. Kosen Greg Snyder. This online event will take pl
ace on Thursday\, September 23 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm ET. Click here to regi
ster for the webinar. \nIn a time of climate crisis when we are grieving t
he mass extinction of species\, the suffering and relocation of peoples\,
and the increasing regularity of cataclysmic weather events everywhere\, m
any are questioning the very foundations of the dominant culture and its v
ery ill and confused relationship with our sacred Earth. Rather than recog
nizing Earth as the source of our being and the interwoven\, living presen
ce that is our life\, we continue to objectify the Earth as a dead heap of
resources to be extracted for our consumption\, comfort\, and pleasure. E
lders\, ancestors\, protectors\, and many practitioners of indigenous spir
itual traditions who treasure and champion the Earth’s guidance are asking
us to renounce these more destructive paths and find our way to wise and
sustaining ways of living together. In this conversation\, we hope to expl
ore what it might mean to leave behind the destruction and domination our
planet in favor of listening to the Earth\, regaining a genuine humility\,
respect\, balance\, and slow wisdom that can support us in transforming o
urselves into justly aligned\, effectual\, and intimate guardians of this
sacred Earth. \nREGISTER TODAY\nThis event is offered by the Thích Nhất Hạ
nh Program for Engaged Buddhism. \n**ASL interpretation will be provided
\nAbout The Speakers\nTiokasin Ghosthorse is host of First Voices Radio\,
which explores the cultures of Indigenous peoples and the threats they fac
e. Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota\, he has long been
involved in Indigenous rights and advocacy. As a musician he performs wor
ldwide on the ancient red cedar Lakota flute and other instruments. At the
website \, he says: “We have to stop with the idea of creating peace on e
arth and begin with creating peace with Mother Earth. We’ve tried the firs
t alternative for thousands of years\, but look where that has led us\; no
w is the time of the Original Ways\, the Native ways … We all must make pe
ace with Mother Earth.”\n \n \nSensei Kritee Kanko\, PhD\, is a climate sc
ientist\, educator-activist\, grief-ritual leader\, and a Zen priest. She
is a Sensei in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain\, a founding Dharma
teacher of Boundless in Motion\, and a co-founder of Rocky Mountain Ecodh
arma Retreat Center. She has served as an Ecodharma teacher for Earth-Love
-Go (Lama Foundation)\, One Earth Sangha\, Impermanent Sangha\, and Shogak
u Zen Institute. As a senior scientist in the Global Climate Program at En
vironmental Defense Fund she helps implement climate-smart farming at scal
e in India. She was trained as a microbiologist and isotope biogeochemist
at Rutgers and Princeton Universities. Kritee believes in identifying and
releasing our personal and ecological grief and bringing our gifts into st
rategic collective actions for societal healing. She is committed to learn
ing from and bringing dharma to young adults\, permaculture communities\,
LGBTQ\, black\, indigenous\, and other people of color. Her synthesis of m
yths surrounding climate crisis\, racism\, ethics\, and action is availabl
e as a Youtube video. Her other interviews and articles can be accessed he
re.\nCláudio Carvalhaes\, theologian\, liturgist and artist\, a native Bra
zilian\, completed his Ph.D. in Liturgy and Theology at Union Theological
Seminary in New York City in 2007. He earned a Master of Philosophy in The
ology\, Philosophy\, and History at the Methodist University of Sao Paulo
in 1997 and a Master of Divinity from the Independent Presbyterian Theolog
ical Seminary (Sao Paulo\, Brazil) in 1992. A much sought after speaker\,
writer\, performer\, and consultant\, Dr. Carvalhaes has preached at Wild
Goose Festival\, Festival of Homiletics\, Forum for Theological Education\
, Child Defense Fund – Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry\, Aca
demy of Homiletics and many other places. He has given lectures at the Lit
urgy Symposium Series at Yale Divinity School\, Princeton Theological Semi
nary\, the Buddhist-Christian Conference at Denison University\, the 7th A
asta Hansteen Lecture on Gender and Religion in Oslo\, Norway\, the Jubile
e 800 Order of Preachers of the Dominican Order at the Vatican\, Italy\, S
ocietas Liturgica in Belgium\, Liturgical Conference in Germany\, and the
International Academy of Practical Theology in Brazil.\nKosen Gregory Snyd
er is the Senior Director and Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at U
nion Theological Seminary\, where he oversees the Master of Divinity degre
e program in Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement as well as the Thích N
hất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism.\nProfessor Snyder is an ordained Ze
n Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted teacher in the lineage of Shunryu
Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the senior resident priest at the
Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in Millerton\, NY. H
e is one of the founders of the Buddhist Action Coalition\, whose mission
is to organize and inspire compassionate Buddhist initiatives in advancing
social\, economic\, and environmental justice through advocacy and nonvio
lent direct action.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/just-relationship
-with-the-earth.
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In a time of cl
imate crisis when we are grieving the mass extinction of species\, the suf
fering and relocation of peoples\, and the increasing regularity of catacl
ysmic weather events everywhere\, many are questioning the very foundation
s of the dominant culture and its very ill and confused relationship with
our sacred Earth. Rather than recognizing Earth as the source of our being
and the interwoven\, living presence that is our life\, we continue to ob
jectify the Earth as a dead heap of resources to be extracted for our cons
umption\, comfort\, and pleasure. Elders\, ancestors\, protectors\, and ma
ny practitioners of indigenous spiritual traditions who treasure and champ
ion the Earth’s guidance are asking us to renounce these more destructive
paths and find our way to wise and sustaining ways of living together. In
this conversation\, we hope to explore what it might mean to leave behind
the destruction and domination our planet in favor of listening to the Ear
th\, regaining a genuine humility\, respect\, balance\, and slow wisdom th
at can support us in transforming ourselves into justly aligned\, effectua
l\, and intimate guardians of this sacred Earth.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse is host of First Voices Radio\, w
hich explores the cultures of Indigenous peoples and the threats they face
. Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota\, he has long been
involved in Indigenous rights and advocacy. As a musician he performs worl
dwide on the ancient red cedar Lakota flute and other instruments. At the
website \, he says: “We have to stop with the idea of creating peace on ea
rth and begin with creating peace with Mother Earth. We’ve tried the first
alternative for thousands of years\, but look where that has led us\; now
is the time of the Original Ways\, the Native ways … We all must make pea
ce with Mother Earth.”
\n
\n
\n
Sensei Kritee Kanko\, PhD\, is a cl
imate scientist\, educator-activist\, grief-ritual leader\, and a Zen prie
st. She is a Sensei in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain\, a foundin
g Dharma teacher of Boundless in Motion\, and a co-founder of Rocky Mounta
in Ecodharma Retreat Center. She has served as an Ecodharma teacher for Ea
rth-Love-Go (Lama Foundation)\, One Earth Sangha\, Impermanent Sangha\, an
d Shogaku Zen Institute. As a senior scientist in the Global Climate Progr
am at Environmental Defense Fund she helps implement climate-smart farming
at scale in India. She was trained as a microbiologist and isotope biogeo
chemist at Rutgers and Princeton Universities. Kritee believes in identify
ing and releasing our personal and ecological grief and bringing our gifts
into strategic collective actions for societal healing. She is committed
to learning from and bringing dharma to young adults\, permaculture commun
ities\, LGBTQ\, black\, indigenous\, and other people of color. Her synthe
sis of myths surrounding climate crisis\, racism\, ethics\, and action is
available as a Youtube video. Her other interviews and articles can be acc
essed he
re.
\n
Cláudio Ca
rvalhaes\, theologian\, liturgist and artist\, a native Brazilian
\, completed his Ph.D. in Liturgy and Theology at Union Theological Semina
ry in New York City in 2007. He earned a Master of Philosophy in Theology\
, Philosophy\, and History at the Methodist University of Sao Paulo in 199
7 and a Master of Divinity from the Independent Presbyterian Theological S
eminary (Sao Paulo\, Brazil) in 1992. A much sought after speaker\, writer
\, performer\, and consultant\, Dr. Carvalhaes has preached at Wild Goose
Festival\, Festival of Homiletics\, Forum for Theological Education\, Chil
d Defense Fund – Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry\, Academy o
f Homiletics and many other places. He has given lectures at the Liturgy S
ymposium Series at Yale Divinity School\, Princeton Theological Seminary\,
the Buddhist-Christian Conference at Denison University\, the 7th Aasta H
ansteen Lecture on Gender and Religion in Oslo\, Norway\, the Jubilee 800
Order of Preachers of the Dominican Order at the Vatican\, Italy\, Societa
s Liturgica in Belgium\, Liturgical Conference in Germany\, and the Intern
ational Academy of Practical Theology in Brazil.
\n
Kosen Gregory Snyder is the Senior Director and
Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary\, w
here he oversees the Master of Divinity degree program in Buddhism and Int
erreligious Engagement as well as the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged
Buddhism.
\n
Professor Snyder is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and
dharma-transmitted teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded
and is currently the senior resident priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center an
d Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in Millerton\, NY. He is one of the founde
rs of the Buddhist Action Coalition\, whose mission is to organize and ins
pire compassionate Buddhist initiatives in advancing social\, economic\, a
nd environmental justice through advocacy and nonviolent direct action.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:This video can be viewed on the EDS at Union Facebook Page\, an
d the Union YouTube Channel.\nOn Monday\, September 27th at 3:30 pm EST\,
join Dean Douglas as she speaks with Lonnie G. Bunch III\, Secretary of th
e Smithsonian Institution. Just Conversations during the fall semester wil
l dive deeper into the essays and themes discussed in our fall community r
ead\, The 1619 Project from the New York Times. In this conversation\, Dea
n Douglas will explore Dr. Bunch’s former role as director of the Smithson
ian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the impo
rtance of telling an accurate and truthful account of American history. In
addition\, they will discuss criticisms the museum faced and some of the
parallels that The 1619 Project has seen since its publishing.\n\n\n\n \n
\n\nRSVP HERE\n\n\n \n\n\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Convers
ations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrins
ic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just f
uture. \n\n\n \n\n\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at U
nion Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and t
hought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos a
re also available on the Union YouTube Page. \n\nTickets: https://ssl.char
ityweb.net/eds/event/JC-bunch.htm.
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m EST\, join Dean Douglas as she speaks with Lonnie G. Bunch III\, Secreta
ry of the Smithsonian Institution. Just Conversations during the fall seme
ster will dive deeper into the essays and themes discussed in our fall com
munity read\, The 1619 Project from the New York Times. In this c
onversation\, Dean Douglas will explore Dr. Bunch’s former role as directo
r of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Cul
ture and the importance of telling an accurate and truthful account of Ame
rican history. In addition\, they will discuss criticisms the museum faced
and some of the parallels that The 1619 Project has seen since i
ts publishing.
These 30-m
inute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite
activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss thei
r work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union
YouTube Page.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 1st at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as s
he speaks with Richard Rothstein\, Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Po
licy Institute. Just Conversations during the fall semester will dive deep
er into the essays and themes discussed in our fall community read\, The 1
619 Project from the New York Times. Dean Douglas and Dr. Rothstein will d
iscuss his book\, The Color of Law\, which outlines America’s history of i
ntentional\, state-sanctioned segregation that produced unfair housing pra
ctices\, the racial wealth gap\, and continued discrimination against peop
le of color in our nation. \nRSVP Here\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live seri
es Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized ine
quities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to creat
e a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS a
t Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, an
d thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice. Video
s are also available on the Union YouTube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.char
ityweb.net/eds/event/JC-rothstein.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T150000
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all community read\, The 1619 Project from the New York Times. Dean Dougla
s and Dr. Rothstein will discuss his book\, The Color of Law\, which outlines America’s history of intentional\, state-sanctioned
segregation that produced unfair housing practices\, the racial wealth ga
p\, and continued discrimination against people of color in our nation. <
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These 30-minute conver
sations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists a
nd religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being
champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:EDS at Union has selected The 1619 Project as our Fall 2021 Com
munity Read. This ongoing project from The New York Times Magazine “aims t
o reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and
the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national n
arrative.” Please join us on Thursday\, October 7\, at 6:00 pm EST\, as we
welcome Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad.\nJoin us in reading The 1619 Project
at the New York Times Magazine here or for free through the Pulitzer Prize
Center here.\nDr. Muhammad will deliver a lecture on his The 1619 Project
essay on the barbaric history of sugar production in America. He will be
in conversation with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and available for an audienc
e Q&A after the lecture. Click here to RSVP for the Zoom Webinar.\nRSVP TO
DAY\nAs Harvard Kennedy School Professor of History\, Race\, and Public Po
licy\, he explains how “bias education”—race education—can help individual
s and institutions reconcile the past within the present\, and move toward
s greater equity\, together.\nWidely known as one of the most influential
authorities on racial justice in America\, Dr. Muhammad is redefining our
understanding of diversity\, with his work featured in the likes of the Ne
w York Times’ landmark 1619 Project\, and Ava DuVernay’s 13th.\nDr. Muhamm
ad is the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race\, Crime\, and the
Making of Modern Urban America\, which won the John Hope Franklin Best Boo
k Award in American Studies\, also the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at t
he Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies.\nTickets: https://ssl.charity
web.net/eds/event/fall1619.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T193000
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EDS at Union has selected The
1619 Project as our Fall 2021 Community Read. This ongoi
ng project from The New York Times Magazine “aims to reframe the country’s
history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of B
lack Americans at the very center of our national narrative.” Please join
us on Thursday\, October 7\, at 6:00 pm EST\, as we welco
me Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad.
Dr. Muhammad will deliver a
lecture on his The 1619 Project essay on the barbaric history of
sugar production in America. He will be in conversation with Dean
Kelly Brown Douglas and available for an audience Q&A after the
lecture. C
lick here to RSVP for the Zoom Webinar.
As Harvard Kennedy School Professor of History\, Race\, and
Public Policy\, he explains how “bias education”—race education—can help
individuals and institutions reconcile the past within the present\, and m
ove towards greater equity\, together.
\n
Widely known as one of the most influential authorities on racial justice
in America\, Dr. Muhammad is redefining our understanding of diversity\, w
ith his work featured in the likes of the New York Times’ landmark 1619 Pr
oject\, and Ava DuVernay’s 13th.
\n
Dr. Mu
hammad is the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race\, Crime\,
and the Making of Modern Urban America\, which won the John Hope Fran
klin Best Book Award in American Studies\, also the Suzanne Young Murray P
rofessor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Knowledge and Nourishment
CONTACT:Shana Kaplanov\; skaplanov@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Please join President Serene Jones for a Knowledge and Nourishm
ent webinar on Tuesday\, October 12th at 12:30 pm ET. President Jones will
lead a discussion with Charlene Visconti\, Dean of Students and Vanessa H
utchinson\, Vice President of Admissions & Financial Aid. They will talk a
bout the return of students to Union’s campus\, the newly renovated Hastin
gs Hall\, and the amazing incoming class.\nRSVP Today\nYou will get a chan
ce to learn about what it has been like to teach\, live\, and learn in our
reconvened community: both in-person and online. Come with questions for
President Jones\, Dean Visconti\, and VP Hutchinson\, and help add to the
discussion!\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/knowledge-and-nourishment
.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T131500
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Knowledge & Nourishment: Welcome Back!
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Please join President Serene Jones for a Knowledge and Nouri
shment webinar on Tuesday\, October 12th at 12:30 pm ET
. President Jones will lead a discussion with Charlene Vi
sconti\, Dean of Students and Vanessa Hutchinson
\, Vice President of Admissions & Financial Aid. They will talk about the
return of students to Union’s campus\, the newly renovated Hastings Hall\,
and the amazing incoming class.
You will get a chance to learn about what
it has been like to teach\, live\, and learn in our reconvened community:
both in-person and online. Come with questions for President Jones\, Dean
Visconti\, and VP Hutchinson\, and help add to the discussion!
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DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us for Dharma and Justice: Buddhism\, Ancestral Memory\
, and Healing with Duncan Ryūken Williams\, Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita
\, DaRa Williams\, and Kosen Gregory Snyder. This online event will take p
lace on Thursday\, October 14\, from 12:30 pm – 2 pm ET. Click here to reg
ister for the webinar. \nRSVP Today!\nFor some traditions of Buddhism\, an
cestral lineage offers a precious spiritual place for devotion\, wisdom\,
and a deep sense of origin. As Buddhism continues to unfold in the United
States within and beyond the Asian communities in which it came\, all comp
lex\, painful\, and cherished relationships to ancestry and ancestors unfo
ld with it.\nHistorically\, these same lineages have often been constructe
d for reasons of legitimacy\, authority\, power\, and attracting resources
. The legacy of white supremacist colonization has severed ancestries thro
ugh violent occupation\, relocation\, reeducation\, and enslavement. The l
ogic of whiteness itself is one that insists our cultural and ancestral bo
dies be stripped\, denounced\, and replaced by ahistorical and racialized
hierarchies of power. Ancestry\, then\, can for us bear a timeless love an
d encouragement or a deeply cutting domination and erasure. Our ancestors
can be as close to our bodies as our very breath and they can be rendered
the unnecessary\, cultural baggage of less reasonable peoples.\nHow then d
o we morally navigate the many intersections of our personal and Buddhist
ancestries so our views and actions cultivate healing and liberation for a
ll beings\, rather than furthering the harmful\, colonial\, supremacist le
gacies of our world and nation? As we unpack this question together\, we a
re excited to learn from three people who have devoted their lives to work
ing intimately at these very intersections.\n\nDuncan Ryūken Williams was
ordained as a Soto Zen Buddhist priest at Kotakuji Temple (Nagano\, Japan)
in 1993 and then served as a Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University\, wh
ere he received his Ph.D. in 2000. Currently\, he is the Chair of the Univ
ersity of Southern California’s School of Religion\, Professor of American
Studies & Ethnicity\, and Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japan
ese Religions and Culture. Previously\, he held the Ito Distinguished Chai
r of Japanese Buddhism at UC Berkeley and served as the Director of Berkel
ey’s Center for Japanese Studies. He is also the founder of Hapa Japan (a
mixed race/mixed roots Japanese community and festival). Williams is the a
uthor of the LA Times bestseller American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Free
dom in the Second World War (Harvard University Press\, 2019) about Buddhi
sm and the WWII Japanese American internment\; The Other Side of Zen (Prin
ceton University Press\, 2005)\, and editor of 7 books centered on Buddhis
m as well as race\, religion\, and American belonging. He is a co-organize
r of the “May We Gather” national Buddhist ceremony for Asian American anc
estors\, a gathering to heal the rising anti-Asian animus and violence of
recent times. Williams is currently writing a book about a Buddhist approa
ch to racial reparations and is the organizer of the USC Ito Center series
“Black+Japanese American Reparations”.\n \nVenerable Bhante Buddharakkit
a was born in Uganda\, Africa. He first encountered Buddhism in 1990 while
studying and living in India. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk by the l
ate Most Venerable U Silananda in 2002 at the Tathagata Meditation Center
in San Jose\, California. He then spent eight years under the guidance of
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana at the Bhavana Society\, West Virginia. He is
the founder and Abbot of the Uganda Buddhist Center in Uganda.\nBesides sp
ending time at the Uganda Buddhist Center\, he is a visiting professor at
Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the spiritual director of
Radiance Retreat Center in Magnolia\, Mississippi. He is long-time member
of Global Buddhist Relief’s advisory council in New Jersey.\nHe has been t
eaching mindfulness meditation in Africa\, the U.S.\, and worldwide since
2005\, and he is a much-loved teacher in many countries. His book\, Planti
ng Dhamma Seeds: The Emergence of Buddhism in Africa\, tells the story of
his religious and spiritual work in the continent of his birth.\nDaRa Will
iams is a meditation teacher\, psychotherapist and trainer. DaRa has been
a meditator for the past 25 years and is a practitioner of both Vipassana
and Ascension meditation. She is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/Insight Med
itation Society Teacher Training Program and is a Guiding Teacher at IMS.
This year she completed the role of program manager and was a core teache
r in the IMS Teacher Training Program. DaRa has been a clinician and admin
istrator in the field of mental health for over 25 years and currently mai
ntains a private teletherapy practice. She is a holder of Indigenous Focu
sing Oriented Therapy and Complex Trauma trainig in the USA and a certifie
d trainer and practitioner of IFOT. She is committed to liberation and fre
edom thru integrating liberatory voices and knowledge. DaRa incorporates
these practices\, skills\, understandings\, wisdom traditions and world vi
ews in her intention for contributing to the ending of suffering for all b
eings. \n\nKosen Gregory Snyder is the Senior Director and Assistant Profe
ssor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary.\nProfessor Snyder
is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted teacher in the l
ineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the senior reside
nt priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in
Millerton\, NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist Action Coalition
\, whose mission is to organize and inspire compassionate Buddhist initiat
ives in advancing social\, economic\, and environmental justice through ad
vocacy and nonviolent direct action.\nProfessor Snyder’s academic and prac
tice interests include socially engaged Buddhism\, the intersections of co
ntemplative interreligious dialogue and social action\, the relationship b
etween Buddhist liberatory practices and social transformation\, and the e
xploratory juxtaposition of Buddhism with liberation theology\, Earth-cent
ered cosmologies\, and Western continental theory\, particularly phenomeno
logy and post-structuralism. Professor Snyder is currently working on a bo
ok exploring expressions of social justice rooted in Buddhist dharma\, mor
al epistemology\, and praxis. He has been published in Buddhist and other
periodicals\, including Buddhadharma\, Lion’s Roar\, Shambhala Sun and the
New York Times.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/ancestral-memory-and
-healing.
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in us for Dharma and Justice: Buddhism\, Ancestral Memory\, and Healin
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a\, DaRa Williams\, and Kosen Gregory Snyder. This online event w
ill take place on Thursday\, October 14\, from 12:30 pm – 2 pm ET.
Click h
ere to register for the webinar.
For some traditions of B
uddhism\, ancestral lineage offers a precious spiritual place for devotion
\, wisdom\, and a deep sense of origin. As Buddhism continues to unfold in
the United States within and beyond the Asian communities in which it cam
e\, all complex\, painful\, and cherished relationships to ancestry and an
cestors unfold with it.
\n
Historically\, these same lineages have of
ten been constructed for reasons of legitimacy\, authority\, power\, and a
ttracting resources. The legacy of white supremacist colonization has seve
red ancestries through violent occupation\, relocation\, reeducation\, and
enslavement. The logic of whiteness itself is one that insists our cultur
al and ancestral bodies be stripped\, denounced\, and replaced by ahistori
cal and racialized hierarchies of power. Ancestry\, then\, can for us bear
a timeless love and encouragement or a deeply cutting domination and eras
ure. Our ancestors can be as close to our bodies as our very breath and th
ey can be rendered the unnecessary\, cultural baggage of less reasonable p
eoples.
\n
How then do we morally navigate the many intersections of
our personal and Buddhist ancestries so our views and actions cultivate he
aling and liberation for all beings\, rather than furthering the harmful\,
colonial\, supremacist legacies of our world and nation? As we unpack thi
s question together\, we are excited to learn from three people who have d
evoted their lives to working intimately at these very intersections.
\n\n
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Williams was ordained as a Soto Zen Buddhist priest at Kotakuji Temple (Nagano\, Japan) in 1993 and then
served as a Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University\, where he received hi
s Ph.D. in 2000. Currently\, he is the Chair of the University of Southern
California’s School of Religion\, Professor of American Studies & Ethnici
ty\, and Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. Previously\, he hel
d the Ito Distinguished Chair of Japanese Buddhism at UC Berkeley and serv
ed as the Director of Berkeley’s Center for Japanese Studies. He is also t
he founder of Hapa Japan (a
mixed race/mixed roots Japanese community and festival). Williams is the a
uthor of the LA Times bestseller American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Free
dom in the Second World War (Harvard University Press\, 2019) about Buddhi
sm and the WWII Japanese American internment\; The Other Side of Zen (Prin
ceton University Press\, 2005)\, and editor of 7 books centered on Buddhis
m as well as race\, religion\, and American belonging. He is a co-organize
r of the “May We Gather” national Buddhist ceremony for Asian American anc
estors\, a gathering to heal the rising anti-Asian animus and violence of
recent times. Williams is currently writing a book about a Buddhist approa
ch to racial reparations and is the organizer of the USC Ito Center series
“Black+Japanese American Re
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professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the spiritual
director of Radiance Retreat Center in Magnolia\, Mississippi. He is long
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ess meditation in Africa\, the U.S.\, and worldwide since 2005\, and he is
a much-loved teacher in many countries. His book\, Planting Dhamma Seeds: The Emergence of
Buddhism in Africa\, tells the story of his religious
and spiritual work in the continent of his birth.
\n
DaRa Williams is a meditation teacher\, psychotherapist
and trainer. DaRa has been a
meditator for the past 25 years and is a practitioner of both Vipassana and Ascension meditation. She
is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/Insight Meditation Society Teacher Train
ing Program and is a Guiding Teacher at IMS. This year she completed the
role of program manager and was a core teacher in the IMS Teacher Training
Program. DaRa has been a cl
inician and administrator in the field of mental health for over 25 years
and currently maintains a private teletherapy practice. She is a holder of Indigenous Focusing Orient
ed Therapy and Complex Trauma trainig in the USA and a certified trainer and practitioner of IFOT. She
is committed to liberation and freedom thru integrating liberatory voices and knowledge. DaRa incorporates these practices\, ski
lls\, understandings\, wisdom traditions and world views in her intention
for contributing to the ending of suffering for all beings.
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p>\n
Kosen Gregory Snyder is the Senior Director and Assistant
Professor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary.
\n
Professor Snyder is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted
teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the senior resident priest a
t the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in Millerton\,
NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist Action Coalition\, whose mi
ssion is to organize and inspire compassionate Buddhist initiatives in adv
ancing social\, economic\, and environmental justice through advocacy and
nonviolent direct action.
\n
Professor Snyder’s academic and practice interests include
socially engaged Buddhism\, the intersections of contemplative interrelig
ious dialogue and social action\, the relationship between Buddhist liberatory practices and social tr
ansformation\, and the exploratory juxtaposition of Buddhism with liberati
on theology\, Earth-centered cosmologies\, and Western continental theory\
, particularly phenomenology and post-structuralism. Professor Snyder is c
urrently working on a book exploring expressions of social justice rooted
in Buddhist dharma\, moral epistemology\, and praxis. He has been publishe
d in Buddhist and other periodicals\, including Bud
dhadharma\, Lion’s Roar\, Shambhala Sun and the New
York Times.
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DESCRIPTION:Join Political Scientist Rev. Andrew Wilkes\, co-pastor of the
Double Love Experience in Brooklyn for a conversation with sociall ethicis
t and political theologian Gary Dorrien\, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of So
cial Ethics to discuss his latest book\, American Democratic Socialism.\nW
hen: Monday\, October 25 at 7:30 PM EST\nWhere: Judson Memorial Church\, 5
5 Washinton Square South\nDorrien’s book American Democratic Socialism has
been called\, comprehensive\, deeply researched\, and highly original. T
his book offers a luminous synthesis of secular and religious socialisms\,
detailing both their intellectual and their organizational histories. Lea
rn more and purchase American Democratic Socialism: History\, Politics\, R
eligion\, and Theory (Yale University Press | Amazon).\nThis event is spon
sored by the Democratic Socialists of America working group on Religion an
d Socialism.\n
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in Brooklyn for a conversation with sociall ethicist and political theolog
ian Gary Dorrien
\, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics to discuss his latest book\
, American Democratic Socialism.
\n
When: Monday\, October 25 at 7:30 PM EST \nWhere: Judson Memorial Church\, 55 Washinton Square South
\n
Dorrien’s book American Democratic Socialism has been called\, compre
hensive\, deeply researched\, and highly original. This book offers a lumi
nous synthesis of secular and religious socialisms\, detailing both their
intellectual and their organizational histories. Learn more and purchase A
merican Democratic Socialism: History\, Politics\, Religion\, and Theory (
Yale University Press | Amazon).
\n
This event is sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America worki
ng group on Religion and Socialism.
\n
\n
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, October 26 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as s
he speaks with Dr. Brittney Cooper\, Associate Professor at Rutgers Unive
rsity and co-editor of The Crunk Feminist Collection (The Feminist Press 2
017). Dr. Cooper is the author of Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual
Thought of Race Women (University of Illinois Press\, May 2017) and Eloque
nt Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (St. Martin’s\, Februar
y 2018). As one of the key themes found throughout The 1619 Project is the
importance of telling an accurate and truthful account of American histor
y\, this conversation will focus on issues of identity and gender politics
\, specifically around issues facing Black women.\nRSVP Today!\nJust Conve
rsations during the fall semester will dive deeper into the essays and the
mes discussed in our fall community read\, The 1619 Project from the New Y
ork Times.\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Ke
lly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nati
on and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese
30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will in
vite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss
their work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the U
nion YouTube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/jc-coope
r.htm.
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On Tuesday\, October 26 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Dougla
s as she speaks with Dr. Brittney Cooper\, Associate Pro
fessor at Rutgers University and co-editor of The Crunk Feminist Collectio
n (The Feminist Press 2017). Dr. Cooper is the author of Beyond Respec
tability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women (University of Illin
ois Press\, May 2017) and Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers He
r Superpower (St. Martin’s\, February 2018). As one of the key themes
found throughout The 1619 Project is the importance of telling an accurat
e and truthful account of American history\, this conversation will focus
on issues of identity and gender politics\, specifically around issues fac
ing Black women.
Just Conversation
s during the fall semester will dive deeper into the essays and themes dis
cussed in our fall community read\, The 1619 Project from the New York Tim
es.
\n
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown
Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and
our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These
30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and reli
gious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being champi
ons for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, October 26th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm ET\, for
a screening of The Ants and The Grasshopper. This new film\, directed by R
aj Patel\, follows Anita Chitaya as she battles hunger\, sexism and climat
e change in her home in Malawi\, through the heartland of the US midwest\,
to communities of people of color in Detroit\, to the White House. Despit
e a language barrier\, she’s able to reach patriarchs\, climate skeptics\,
and deniers of equality through her fluency with the Bible.\nRSVP HERE\nB
efore the film screening\, there will be a welcome by the film’s co-direct
or\, Raj Patel. Immediately following the screening there will be a panel
discussion moderated by The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas\, Dean of the Ep
iscopal Divinity School at Union. The panel will feature The Rev. Dr. Liz
Theoharis\, Director of the Kairos Center\; Karenna Gore\, Director of The
Center for Earth Ethics\, and Francine Johnson\, Mississippi Poor People’
s Campaign and Mileston Co-operative.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu
/the-ants-and-the-grasshopper.
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a screening of The Ants and The Grasshopper. This ne
w film\, directed by Raj Patel\, follows Anita Chitaya as she battles hung
er\, sexism and climate change in her home in Malawi\, through the heartla
nd of the US midwest\, to communities of people of color in Detroit\, to t
he White House. Despite a language barrier\, she’s able to reach pa
triarchs\, climate skeptics\, and deniers of equality
through her fluency with the Bible.
Be
fore the film screening\, there will be a welcome by the film’s co-directo
r\, Raj Patel. Immediately following the screening there
will be a panel discussion moderated by The Very Rev. Kelly Brown
Douglas\, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union. The pan
el will feature The Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis\, Director of
the Kairos Center\; Karenna Gore\, Director of The Center
for Earth Ethics\, and Francine Johnson\, Mississippi Po
or People’s Campaign and Mileston Co-operative.
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, Oct 27\, 2021\; 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
for a Seminarians in Public Service Alumni/ae Panel. It might surprise yo
u to learn that public service has proven to be a meaningful career path f
or some Union Theological Seminary alums.\nOur panelists represent all lev
els of government service — local\, state\, and federal. Come and learn wh
at drew these alums to careers in the public sector and how seminary train
ing contributed to and prepared them for their careers. Following the pane
lists’ initial discussion\, there will be time for questions from attendee
s\, as well.\nRSVP TODAY\nPANELISTS:\nDominique Atchison\, MDiv ’06\nRecen
tly worked for the New York City Office of the Mayor\nFormer Executive Dir
ector of the Mayor’s Center for Faith and Community Partnerships\nFormer D
irector of Faith Engagement for First Lady Chirlane McCray\nElizabeth Edma
n (she/her/hers)\, MDiv ’91\nOffice of NY State Comptroller\nDirector of C
ommunity Engagement\nAuthor\, Queer Virtue\nDerrick Harkins\, MDiv ’87\nUS
Dept of Housing and Urban Development\nDirector\, Center of Faith-based a
nd Neighborhood Partnerships\nTommy Ross\, MDiv ’02\nUS Dept of the Navy\n
Chief of Staff\nTickets: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqduCg
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Oct 27\, 2021\; 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET for a Seminarians in Public Ser
vice Alumni/ae Panel. It might surprise you to learn that public service h
as proven to be a meaningful career path for some Union Theological Semina
ry alums.
\n
Our panelists represent all levels of government service
— local\, state\, and federal. Come and learn what drew these alums to ca
reers in the public sector and how seminary training contributed to and pr
epared them for their careers. Following the panelists’ initial discussion
\, there will be time for questions from attendees\, as well.
Dominique Atchison
\, MDiv ’06 \nRecently worked for the New York City Office o
f the Mayor \nFormer Executive Director of the Mayor’s Center for Fai
th and Community Partnerships \nFormer Director of Faith Engagement f
or First Lady Chirlane McCray
\n
Elizabeth Edman (she/her/her
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\n
De
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ips
\n
Tommy Ross\, MDiv ’02 \nUS Dept of the N
avy \nChief of Staff
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Admissions Events
CONTACT:Karmen Smith\; ksmith@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 27\, 2021\, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm\nJames Chape
l for current UTS students / online for non-UTS students\nfollowed by a st
udent-only meeting 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. \nThis event is designed as an open
discussion of various faculty members and PhD students with MA\, MDiv and
STM students who are interested in applying for PhD programs (at Union an
d elsewhere). Why would one want to pursue a PhD program\, and what does i
t take to get into one? How best to prepare for the application process? W
hat are some tips for a well-rounded course selection in one’s masters lev
el program? How to organize effective recommendations? How to build up co
nnections that are conducive to getting accepted?\nThe panel discussion is
followed by a student-only meeting. MA\, MDiv and STM students are invite
d to mingle with PhD students\, ask them all kinds of questions\, tap thei
r experiences and insights\, and enjoy the evening.\nRegistration Link: ht
tps://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/?id=e1eaba32-e21d-428a-bfaf-50385050fe79\n
Tickets: https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/?id=e1eaba32-e21d-428a-bfaf-503
85050fe79.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T190000
LOCATION:Virtual and James Chapel
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:CONSIDERING APPLYING FOR A PH.D PROGRAM?
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/considering-applying-for-a-ph-d-program-2/
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Wednesday\,October 27\, 2021\,6:
00 pm to 7:00 pm \nJames Chapel for current UTS students / online for
non-UTS students \nfollowed by a student-only meeting 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
span>
\n
This event is designed as an open discus
sion of various faculty members and PhD students with MA\, MDiv and STM
students who are interested in applying for PhD programs (at Union an
d elsewhere). Why would one want to pursue a PhD program\, and what does i
t take to get into one? How best to prepare for the application process? W
hat are some tips for a well-rounded course selection in one’s masters lev
el program? How to organize effective recommendations? How to build up co
nnections that are conducive to getting accepted?
\n
The panel discussion is followed by a student-only meeting. MA\, MDiv
and STM students are invited to mingle with PhD students\, ask them all ki
nds of questions\, tap their experiences and insights\, and enjoy the even
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Isaac Sharp\; isharp@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas\nDate: Friday\, October 29\, 1:
00 – 5:00 pm | Saturday\, October 30\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This t
wo-day intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions
. Registrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nStudents
explore one of the most provocative and award-winning books by Dr. James C
one on the relationship between the cross and the lynching tree. This book
looks at how “the cross and lynching tree interpret each other\,” through
out the black struggle for freedom—even today. This class will incorporate
short lectures\, panel discussions\, and one-on-one interviews with schol
ars across the field of Black Theology and African American history. \nCou
rse Registration\nStudents are expected to read Cone’s The Cross and the L
ynching Tree in advance of the course.\nThe Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown
Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theologic
al Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was
named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She a
lso serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral an
d Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.\n Prior to Union\
, Dean Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher College where sh
e held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now Professor
Emeritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howa
rd University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Re
ligion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987).\nOrdained as an Episcopal pri
est in 1983\, Dean Douglas holds a master’s degree in theology and a Ph.D.
in systematic theology from Union. \nDean Douglas is the author of many a
rticles and five books\, including Sexuality and the Black Church: A Woman
ist Perspective and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God
. Her academic work has focused on womanist theology\, sexuality and the b
lack church. \nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/cross-and-the-lynching-
tree.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211030T170000
LOCATION:Online Course
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:On James Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree
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Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas \nDate: Fr
iday\, October 29\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Saturday\, October 30\, 9:00 am – 5
:00 pm \nFormat: This two-day intensive course will
be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to
attend full-time\, for both days.
\n
Students explore one of the most provocative and award-winning books
by Dr. James Cone on the relationship between the cross and the lynching t
ree. This book looks at how “the cross and lynching tree interpret each ot
her\,” throughout the black struggle for freedom—even today. This class wi
ll incorporate short lectures\, panel discussions\, and one-on-one intervi
ews with scholars across the field of Black Theology and African American
history.
Students are expected to read Cone’s Th
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n of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Profe
ssor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bill and Ju
dith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves as the Can
on Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Resid
ence at Trinity Church Wall Street.
\n
Prior to Union\, Dean Douglas served as Professor of Religion
at Goucher College where she held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Re
ligion and is now Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate P
rofessor of Theology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2001) a
nd Assistant Professor of Religion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987).
span>
\n
Ordained as an Episcopal
priest in 1983\, Dean Douglas holds a master’s degree in theology and a Ph
.D. in systematic theology from Union.
\n
Dean Douglas is the author of many articles and five books
\, including Sexuality and t
he Black Church: A Womanist Perspective and Stand Your
Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. Her academic work has focused on womanist theology\, sex
uality and the black church.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Faculty
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, November 1\, at 8:00 pm EST\, in celebratio
n of Fèt Gede (Haitian Day of the Dead)\, Dr. Samuel Cruz and Nyya Flores
Toussaint ’19 will host a discussion about how Haiti’s social\, political\
, and spiritual context is wrongly contextualized as being a result of the
1791 Vodou ceremony at Bwa Kayiman that marked the beginning of the Slave
Rebellion and Haitian Revolution.\nSince Haiti’s successful establishment
of the second nation-state in the Americas\, Bwa Kayiman has been falsely
claimed as Haiti making a pact with the devil in order to be emancipated
and independent. This conversation will critically analyze the role imperi
alism\, Christianity\, and anti-Blackness have had on Haiti’s current poli
tics\, history\, and spirituality.\nRSVP Today!\nThis event will be availa
ble to be viewed on the Union Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.\nPanelist
s\nDr. Kyrah Malika Daniels\, Assistant Professor of Art History and Afric
an & African Diaspora Studies\, Boston College\nDr. Nathalie Frédéric Pier
re\, Assistant Professor of History of African Diaspora\, Howard Universit
y\nDr. Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper\, Assistant Professor School of Social Scienc
es\, University of California Irvine\nCo-sponsored by Haitian Studies Asso
ciation and In Cultured Company.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://myunion.uts
nyc.edu/the-character-assassination-of-haiti.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211101T213000
LOCATION:Facebook Live and YouTube Live
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:The Character Assassination of Haiti
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/haiti/
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Join us on Monday\, November 1\, at 8:00 pm EST\, in ce
lebration of Fèt Gede (Haitian Day of the Dead)\, Dr. Samue
l Cruz and Nyya Flores Toussaint ’19 will ho
st a discussion about how Haiti’s social\, political\, and spiritual conte
xt is wrongly contextualized as being a result of the 1791 Vodou ceremony
at Bwa Kayiman that marked the beginning of the Slave Rebellion and Haitia
n Revolution.
\n
Since Haiti’s successful establishment of
the second nation-state in the Americas\, Bwa Kayiman has been falsely cl
aimed as Haiti making a pact with the devil in order to be emancipated and
independent. This conversation will critically analyze the role imperiali
sm\, Christianity\, and anti-Blackness have had on Haiti’s current politic
s\, history\, and spirituality.
Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels\, Assistant Professor of Art History an
d African & African Diaspora Studies\, Boston College \nDr. N
athalie Frédéric Pierre\, Assistant Professor of History of Afric
an Diaspora\, Howard University \nDr. Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper\,
Assistant Professor School of Social Sciences\, University of Ca
lifornia Irvine
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Knowledge and Nourishment
CONTACT:Shana Kaplanov\; skaplanov@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Please join President Serene Jones for a Knowledge & Nourishmen
t webinar on Thursday\, November 4 at 12:30 pm ET. President Jones will le
ad a discussion with Nicole Mirando\, Assistant Dean of Academic Administr
ation\, and Karmen Smith\, Assistant Director of Recruitment & Enrollment.
They will share information about the exciting things happening with degr
ee programs and expanded educational opportunities being offered by Union
– including a concentration on Chaplaincy and Religion & the Black Experie
nce.\nRSVP Today!\nWe hope to see you there\, and look forward to answerin
g questions from the group!\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/knowledge
-and-nourishment.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T133000
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
SEQUENCE:0
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Please join President Serene Jones for a Knowledge & Nourishment webinar on Thursday\, November 4 at 12:30
pm ET. President Jones will lead a discussion with Nicole
Mirando\, Assistant Dean of Academic Administration\, and Karmen Smith\, Assistant Director of Recruitment & Enrollment. T
hey will share information about the exciting things happening with degree
programs and expanded educational opportunities being offered by Union –
including a concentration on Chaplaincy and Religion & the Black Experienc
e.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/knowledge-and-nourishment
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TODAY\nHow can we understand the Bible and other faith
teachings in the context of today’s ecological crisis? How can we restore
traditional practices that once directed a mutual relationship among God\
, humans\, and nature?\nThese are among the questions raised by Aliou Nian
g\, associate professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary\, i
n “A Poetics of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: God\, Human-Nature Relati
onship\, and Negritude” (2019). Niang will discuss these and other issues
raised in his book in a webinar on Friday\, November 5\, at noon Eastern T
ime.\nA native of Senegal and member of the region’s Diola people\, Niang
describes his book as “a humble reading of Scripture in conversation with
Diola faith traditions.” He integrates the work of Léopold Sédar Senghor\,
the architect of the concept of Négritude\, and other postcolonial theori
sts to “reposition the colonized” and learn from “people who have been neg
otiating life with nature since time immemorial and were aware of climate
change since its onset.”\nAt the discussion\, Columbia University Professo
r of French and of Philosophy Souleymane Diagne\, who also directs the Ins
titute of African Studies at Columbia\, will offer a response to Niang’s p
resentation. Rev. Petra Thombs\, executive director of the Ramapough Lenap
e Nation Community Center in Mahwah\, N.J.\, will provide a reflection.\n“
Postcolonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship” is co-
sponsored by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and
the Institute for African Studies at Columbia University.\nThis webinar i
s free\, but registration is required.\nREGISTER TODAY \n \nPARTICIPANT BI
OGRAPHIES\nAliou Cisse Niang is an associate professor of the New Testamen
t at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Before joining Union\, he ser
ved as assistant and associate professor of New Testament at Memphis Theol
ogical Seminary in Tennessee\, where he was named The Rev. Dr. James L. Ne
tters Associate Professor of New Testament and received The Paul R. Brown
Distinguished Teaching Award. His previous books include “Faith and Freedo
m in Galatia and Senegal” (2009) and “Text\, Image and Christians in the G
raeco-Roman World: A Festschrift in Honor of David Lee Balch” (2012)\, whi
ch he co-edited with Carolyn Osiek.\n \n \nSouleymane Bachir Diagne is a p
rofessor of French and of philosophy at Columbia University\, where he als
o directs the Institute for African Studies. Before joining Columbia\, he
taught philosophy for many years at Cheikh Anta Diop University\, Dakar (S
enegal)\, and at Northwestern University. He is the author of “African Art
as Philosophy: Senghor\, Bergson\, and the Idea of Negritude” (2011)\, “B
ergson postcolonial. L’élan vital dans la pensée de Senghor et de Mohamed
Iqbal” (2011)\, “The Ink of the Scholars: Reflections on Philosophy in Afr
ica” (2016)\, and “Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation wit
h Western Tradition” (2018).\n \n \n \nPetra Thombs is the executive direc
tor of the Ramapough Lenape Community Center in Mahwah\, N.J.\, operated b
y the Ramapough Mountain Indians. She is in preliminary fellowship with th
e Unitarian Universalist Association and was ordained in 2021. A graduate
from Union Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and a major in
church history\, she focuses on the Doctrine of Discovery as it has foster
ed racism and extreme marginalization for Indigenous communities globally.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T120000
LOCATION:Online
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Postcolonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship
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How can we understand the Bible and other faith teachings
in the context of today’s ecological crisis? How can we restore tradition
al practices that once directed a mutual relationship among God\, humans\,
and nature?
\n
These are among the questions raised by Aliou
Niang\, associate professor of New Testament at Union Theologica
l Seminary\, in “A Poetics of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: God\, Human
-Nature Relationship\, and Negritude” (2019). Niang will discuss these and
other issues raised in his book in a webinar on Friday\, November 5\, at
noon Eastern Time.
\n
A native of Senegal and member of the region’s
Diola people\, Niang describes his book as “a humble reading of Scripture
in conversation with Diola faith traditions.” He integrates the work of Lé
opold Sédar Senghor\, the architect of the concept of Négritude\, and othe
r postcolonial theorists to “reposition the colonized” and learn from “peo
ple who have been negotiating life with nature since time immemorial and w
ere aware of climate change since its onset.”
\n
At the discussion\,
Columbia University Professor of French and of Philosophy Souleyma
ne Diagne\, who also directs the Institute of African Studies at
Columbia\, will offer a response to Niang’s presentation. Rev. Pet
ra Thombs\, executive director of the Ramapough Lenape Nation Com
munity Center in Mahwah\, N.J.\, will provide a reflection.
\n
“Postc
olonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship” is co-spons
ored by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and the
Ins
titute for African Studies at Columbia University.
\n
This webina
r is free\, but registration is required.
Aliou
Cisse Niang is an associate professor of the New Testament at Un
ion Theological Seminary in New York. Before joining Union\, he served as
assistant and associate professor of New Testament at Memphis Theological
Seminary in Tennessee\, where he was named The Rev. Dr. James L. Netters A
ssociate Professor of New Testament and received The Paul R. Brown Disting
uished Teaching Award. His previous books include “Faith and Freedom in Ga
latia and Senegal” (2009) and “Text\, Image and Christians in the Graeco-R
oman World: A Festschrift in Honor of David Lee Balch” (2012)\, which he c
o-edited with Carolyn Osiek.
\n
\n
\n
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a professor of F
rench and of philosophy at Columbia University\, where he also directs the
Institute for African Studies. Before joining Columbia\, he taught philos
ophy for many years at Cheikh Anta Diop University\, Dakar (Senegal)\, and
at Northwestern University. He is the author of “African Art as Philosoph
y: Senghor\, Bergson\, and the Idea of Negritude” (2011)\, “Bergson postco
lonial. L’élan vital dans la pensée de Senghor et de Mohamed Iqbal” (2011)
\, “The Ink of the Scholars: Reflections on Philosophy in Africa” (2016)\,
and “Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with Western Tra
dition” (2018).
\n
\n
\n
\n
Petra Thombs is the executive
director of the Ramapough Lenape Community Center in Mahwah\, N.J.\, opera
ted by the Ramapough Mountain Indians. She is in preliminary fellowship wi
th the Unitarian Universalist Association and was ordained in 2021. A grad
uate from Union Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and a majo
r in church history\, she focuses on the Doctrine of Discovery as it has f
ostered racism and extreme marginalization for Indigenous communities glob
ally.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Lisa Simon\; lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor:Tara Bedeau\nDate: Friday\, November 4\, 1:00 – 6:00
pm | Saturday\, November 6\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This two-day in
tensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registr
ants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nRegistration: CLOS
ED\nJoin us for a two-day\, online course that will address elements of sy
stems change management and their practical applications in furtherance of
the increased effectivity\, impact\, and value add of Chaplaincy care. As
a profession whose purpose is to provide spiritual care\, inclusive of re
sponding to spiritual and emotional distress\, it is understandable that C
haplaincy has been considered a marginalized entity within the organizatio
nal systems it operates and serves. And yet\, as the constitution of “dist
ress” has been expanding to mirror and include the intersectional and pres
sing concerns of the day\, the Chaplaincy function has a renewed opportuni
ty to influence organizational frameworks and operations.\nAbout Tara Bede
au\nTARA BEDEAU\, ESQ.\, SPHR\, M.A.R\, has been a licensed Attorney for a
lmost 20 years. She is the Founder and Principal of The Alchemical Worksho
p\, a change management organization dedicated to the cultivation and opti
mization of individual and organizational health. Ms. Bedeau graduated cum
laude from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Jur
isprudence (J.D.). with a concentration in Public Law from Cornell Law Sch
ool\, and a Masters in Religion (honors earned) at Union Theological Semin
ary. Ms. Bedeau has been awarded a Senior Professional in Human Resources
(SPHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRC
I). She has completed certifications in Mediation and Conflict Resolution
and in Organizational Development and Change Management. She has completed
training in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and is certified by the Edgar Cayce
Center for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) in New York. She is currently
exploring Interfaith ordination.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T170000
LOCATION:Online course
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Chaplaincy and Systems Change
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uctor:Tara Bedeau \nDate: Friday\, November
4\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, November 6\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \n<
strong>Format: This two-day intensive course will be held online\
, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend full-ti
me\, for both days. \nRegistration: CLOSED
\n
Join us for a two-day\, online course that will addre
ss elements of systems change management and their practical applications
in furtherance of the increased effectivity\, impact\, and value add of Ch
aplaincy care. As a profession whose purpose is to provide spiritua
l care\, inclusive of responding to spiritual and emotional distress\, it
is understandable that Chaplaincy has been considered a marginalized entit
y within the organizational systems it operates and serves. And yet\, as t
he constitution of “distress” has been expanding to mirror and include the
intersectional and pressing concerns of the day\, the Chaplaincy function
has a renewed opportunity to influence organizational frameworks and oper
ations.
\n
About Tara Bedeau
\n
TARA BEDEAU\, ESQ.\, SPHR\, M.A
.R\, has been a licensed Attorney for almost 20 years. She is the Founder
and Principal of The Alchemical Workshop\, a change management organizatio
n dedicated to the cultivation and optimization of individual and
organizational health. Ms. Bedeau graduated cum laude from the U
niversity of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)
. with a concentration in Public Law from Cornell Law School\, and a Maste
rs in Religion (honors earned) at Union Theological Seminary. Ms. Bedeau h
as been awarded a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certificat
ion from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI). She has compl
eted certifications in Mediation and Conflict Resolution and in Organizati
onal Development and Change Management. She has completed training in Appr
eciative Inquiry (AI) and is certified by the Edgar Cayce Center for Resea
rch and Enlightenment (ARE) in New York. She is currently exploring Interf
aith ordination.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Isaac Sharp\; isharp@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Liz Theoharis\nDate: Friday\, November 12\, 1:00 –
6:00 pm | Saturday\, November 13\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This two-d
ay intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Re
gistrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nThe Bible is
often interpreted in ways that justify inaction in the face of poverty\, s
tate that poverty is eternal\, and claim that if God wanted to end poverty
\, God would do so. Rarely in our public discussion or our congregations i
s there reference to the truly radical economic teachings of the Bible and
the call for abundant life for absolutely all. Students explore what the
Bible really says about the poor\, prosperity\, and justice and what we ar
e called to do in this moment in history about it. Attention will be paid
to passages like “the poor will be with you always”\, “if you do not work\
, you shall not eat”\, “render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” and other bib
lical roadblocks for a more just society.\nCourse Registration\nThe Revere
nd Dr. Liz Theoharis is Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National
Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. She is the
Director of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Rights\, and Social Justice
at Union Theological Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyt
erian Church (USA) and teaches at Union Theological Seminary in New York C
ity.\nRev. Dr. Theoharis is the editor of We Cry Justice: Reading the Bibl
e with the Poor People’s Campaign (Broadleaf Press\, October 12\, 2021). S
he is the author of Always with Us?: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor
(Eerdmans\, 2017) and co-author of Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in
Moral Organizing (Beacon\, 2018). She has been published in The New York T
imes\, Time Magazine\, Newsweek\, The Guardian\, The Nation\, The Hill\, B
oston Review\, CNN\, Religion News Service\, Sojourners\, Religion Dispatc
hes\, the Grio\, La Jornada\, Salon\, Slate\, and elsewhere.\nTickets: htt
ps://myunion.utsnyc.edu/battle-for-the-bible.
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through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend full-time
\, for both days.
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The Bible is
often interpreted in ways that justify inaction in the face of poverty\,
state that poverty is eternal\, and claim that if God wanted to end povert
y\, God would do so. Rarely in our public discussion or our congregations
is there reference to the truly radical economic teachings of the Bible an
d the call for abundant life for absolutely all. Students explore what the
Bible really says about the poor\, prosperity\, and justice and what we a
re called to do in this moment in history about it. Attention will be paid
to passages like “the poor will be with you always”\, “if you do not work
\, you shall not eat”\, “render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” and other bi
blical roadblocks for a more just society.
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CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Our event scheduled for Monday\, November 15 at 4:15 pm EST has
been cancelled. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will update this s
ite is we are able to reschedule at any point.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae
CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, November 17 at 6:00 pm EST for a Union a
t Home webinar featuring Dr. Gary Dorrien ’78\, discussing his new book\,
American Democratic Socialism: History\, Politics\, Religion\, and Theory.
Dr. Dorrien will be in conversation with President Serene Jones and Dr. C
ornel West. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar details.
\nDemocratic socialism is ascending in the United States as a consequence
of a widespread recognition that global capitalism works only for a minori
ty and is harming the planet’s ecology. Dr. Dorrien’s book offers a histor
y of American democratic socialism from its beginning to the present day.
It interprets the efforts of American socialists to address and transform
multiple intersecting realities of injustice and harm. Join us as we explo
re secular and religious socialisms\, detailing both their intellectual an
d their organizational histories.\nRSVP Today!\nTickets: https://myunion.u
tsnyc.edu/american-democratic-socialism.
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s ecology. Dr. Dorrien’s book offers a history of American democratic soci
alism from its beginning to the present day. It interprets the efforts of
American socialists to address and transform multiple intersecting realiti
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alisms\, detailing both their intellectual and their organizational histor
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae
CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, November 18 at 7:00 pm EST for our Union
at Home webinar Pastoral Imagination: Cultivating Leadership and Shaping T
heological Education. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar
details.\nWhat is pastoral imagination and why do ministers and theologic
al educators need it right now? Pastoral imagination is an embodied\, rela
tional\, spiritual\, and integrative practical wisdom. It is a capacity ne
eded by religious leaders so they can see a situation in all its complexit
y and holy depths and make fitting and wise responses. The panel will addr
ess ways ministers can embody and educators can cultivate pastoral imagina
tion.\nPanelists:\n\nDr. Timothy Adkins-Jones\, Assistant Professor of Hom
iletics\, and Pastor of the historic Bethany Baptist Church in Newark\, Ne
w Jersey\nDr. Su Yon Pak\, Senior Director and Associate Professor of Inte
grative and Field-based Education\nDr. Christian Scharen\, Co-Director of
the Learning Pastoral Imagination Project and Pastor of St. Lydia’s Dinner
Church\, Brooklyn\, NY\nDr. Eileen Campbell-Reed\, Visiting Associate Pro
fessor of Pastoral Theology and Care\, Co-Director of the LPI Project\, an
d author of Pastoral Imagination: Bringing the Practice of Ministry to Lif
e\nDr. Pamela Cooper-White\, Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Dean\,
and Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology & Religion\, will m
oderate the panel\n\nRSVP Today\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/pasto
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SEQUENCE:0
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ation in all its complexity and holy depths and make fitting and wise resp
onses. The panel will address ways ministers can embody and educators can
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION: \nOn Monday\, December 6th at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas
as she speaks with Dr. Maulana Karenga\, the Creator of Kwanzaa and the au
thor of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family\, Community and Culture. Dr. Kare
nga is also a Professor and Chair for the Department of Africana Studies a
t California State University\, Long Beach. Dean Douglas and Dr. Maulana K
arenga will discuss how Kwanzaa brings a cultural message that speaks to t
he best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense.\nRS
VP HERE\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly
Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation
and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-
minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invit
e activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss the
ir work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Unio
n YouTube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/jckarenga.
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arenga is also a Professor and Chair for the Department of Africana Studie
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a Karenga will discuss how Kwanzaa brings a cultural message that speaks t
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of the Biden Administration’s December Summit for Democra
cy\, Union will host a virtual pre-summit event\, focusing on Global LGBTQ
IA+ Rights and International Faith Communities on Tuesday\, December 7\, f
rom 10:00 am to 12:30 pm EST. Our keynote address will be delivered by Kar
ine Jean-Pierre\, Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to t
he Press Secretary at The White House. Registration is required to receive
the Zoom details. \nClick here to RSVP\nThe rights of LGBTQIA+ persons ar
e an integral part of our collective work to advance democracy both at hom
e and abroad. This virtual event will contextualize the unfinished work of
fighting against the global increase in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments. We will
address crackdowns on human rights abuses and the criminalization of sexu
al and gender minority status. Following the keynote\, we will hear from l
ocal faith leaders as well as a panel from around the globe:\nSpeakers:\nS
erene Jones\, Union Theological Seminary\nRuth Messinger\, Global Ambassad
or\, American Jewish World Service\nFred Davie\, Union Theological Seminar
y\nBishop Yvette Flunder\, Fellowship of Affirming Ministries\nBishop Jose
ph Tolton\, Council for Global Equality\n\nPanelists:\nEssy Adhiambo\, Ini
tiative for Equality and Non Discrimination\nSteve Chalke\, Oasis Charitab
le Trust\, Former UN Special Advisor on Human Trafficking\nJulius Kaggwa\,
SIPD Uganda\nDr. L Ramakrishnan\, SAATHII\nThis pre-summit event will ens
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e democracy worldwide and call on our leaders to find creative and diploma
tic ways to transform the lives of the LGBTQIA+ community. The webinar is
hosted by Serene Jones\, Fred Davie\, and Ruth Messinger\, and co-sponsore
d by Union Theological Seminary and The Council for Global Equality. \n\nA
bout Karine Jean-Pierre\nKarine Jean-Pierre currently serves as the White
House Principal Deputy Press Secretary. She was the Senior Advisor to Pres
ident-Elect Joe Biden and Chief of Staff to Vice President-Elect Kamala Ha
rris on the Biden-Harris Campaign. Prior to her role on the campaign\, she
served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org and an NBC and MSNB
C Political Analyst. Jean-Pierre served as Regional Political Director for
the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama-Biden admini
stration and as Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama’s
2012 re-election campaign. She served as Southeast Regional Political Dire
ctor for President Obama’s 2008 campaign\, Deputy Campaign Manager for Mar
tin O’Malley for President\, Campaign Manager for the ACLU’s Reproductive
Freedom Initiative\, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Legislative
and Budget Affairs for two members in the New York City Council. Previous
ly\, she worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics\, pushing
major companies to change their business practices. Born in Martinique an
d raised in New York\, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Columbia University.\n
Tickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/global-lgbtqia-rights.
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7\, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm EST. Our keynote address will be d
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ceive the Zoom details.
The rights of LGBTQIA+ persons are an integral part of our collective
work to advance democracy both at home and abroad. This virtual event will
contextualize the unfinished work of fighting against the global increase
in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments. We will address crackdowns on human rights a
buses and the criminalization of sexual and gender minority status. Follow
ing the keynote\, we will hear from local faith leaders as well as a panel
from around the globe:
Essy Adhiambo\, Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimin
ation \nSteve Chalke\,
Oasis Charitable Trust\, Former UN Special Advisor on Human Trafficking\nJulius Kaggwa\, SIPD Uganda \nDr. L Ramakrishnan\, SAATHII
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l work to advance democracy worldwide and call on our leaders to find crea
tive and diplomatic ways to transform the lives of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The webinar is hosted by Serene J
ones\, Fred Davie\, and Ruth Messinger\, and co-sponsored by Union Theolog
ical Seminary and The Council for Global Equality.
\n\nAbout Karine Jean-Pierre\n
Karine Jean-Pierre cu
rrently serves as the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary. She wa
s the Senior Advisor to President-Elect Joe Biden and Chief of Staff to Vi
ce President-Elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris Campaign. Prior to he
r role on the campaign\, she served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for Mo
veOn.org and an NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst. Jean-Pierre served as Reg
ional Political Director for the White House Office of Political Affairs d
uring the Obama-Biden administration and as Deputy Battleground States Dir
ector for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. She served as South
east Regional Political Director for President Obama’s 2008 campaign\, Dep
uty Campaign Manager for Martin O’Malley for President\, Campaign Manager
for the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Initiative\, and Deputy Chief of Staff
and Director of Legislative and Budget Affairs for two members in the New
York City Council. Previously\, she worked at the Center for Community an
d Corporate Ethics\, pushing major companies to change their business prac
tices. Born in Martinique and raised in New York\, Jean-Pierre is a gradua
te of Columbia University.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Programs
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 8\, 2021\, from 9:00 – 11:45 am for Sacred
Priorities\, Faithful Action: A Social Justice Agenda for the Incoming NYC
Administration\, an event hosted by Union Theological Seminary through it
s Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice. It is designed to br
ing religious communities\, leaders\, and scholars into the critical socia
l justice policy conversations taking place amongst policymakers\, policy
analysts\, and political leaders. The event is being held in conjunction w
ith NYC 2025\, an initiative of NYU Wagner that convenes non-partisan expe
rts across a range of areas to hold an ongoing conversation about issues t
hat must be addressed for the city to become a stronger and more equitable
city. Registration is required to receive the Zoom details.\nRSVP TODAY!
\nSpeakers and panelists will include Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin as well
prominent NYC policymakers (past and present)\, academics and scholars\, a
nd leaders of faith-based nonprofit organizations and religious communitie
s. Part of NYC 2025’s Road to Recovery Series.\nAdditional Panelists Inclu
de:\nTimothy Adkins-Jones (Union Faculty Member & Senior Pastor at Bethany
Baptist Church)\nJennifer Jones Austin (CEO\, FPWA)\nChloe Breyer (Execut
ive Director\, The Interfaith Center of New York)\nSamuel Cruz (Union Facu
lty Member & Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church)\nFred Davie (Senior
Strategic Advisor to the President of Union\; Senior Advisor for Racial E
quity at IFYC)\nSherry Glied (Dean and Faculty Member\, NYU Wagner School
of Public Service)\nElizabeth Glazer (Former Director of the NYC Mayor’s O
ffice of Criminal Justice)\nColvin Grannum (CEO of Bedford Stuyvesant Rest
oration Corporation)\nSerene Jones (Union President and Faculty Member)\nK
halid Latif (Executive Director and Imam for the Islamic Center at NYU\; N
YPD Chaplain)\nMichael Livingston (Interim Senior Minister for The Riversi
de Church)\nFather Edward Mason (Pastor of St. Gabriel – St\, John Cantius
Catholic Church in East New York Brooklyn\, and a leader with the East Br
ooklyn Congregations and the Metro-IAF\, Industrial Areas Foundation)\nRut
h Messinger (Social Justice Fellow\, Jewish Theological Seminary)\nRay Riv
era (President of the Latino Pastoral Action Center)\nJames (Jamie) Rubin
(Co-Chair\, NYC 2025)\nLiz Theoharis (Director of Kairos Center\; Co-Chair
of Poor People’s Campaign)\nDamarias Whitaker (Senior Pastor\, Fort Washi
ngton Collegiate Church)\nAndrea C. White (Union Faculty)\nIn-person atten
dance will be limited to promote the safety of the Union community and the
well-being of attendees. If you would like to attend as an in-person atte
ndee\, please contact dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu. All attendees will be r
equired to submit proof of vaccination prior to the event. Read Union’s vi
sitor policy here.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/sacred-priorities-
faithful-action.
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Faithful Action: A Social Justice Agenda for the Incoming NYC Administrat
ion\, an event hosted by Union Theological Seminary through its Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice.
It is designed to bring religious communities\, leaders\, and scholars in
to the critical social justice policy conversations taking place amongst p
olicymakers\, policy analysts\, and political leaders. The event is being
held in conjunction with NYC 2025\, an initiative of NYU Wagner that convenes non-part
isan experts across a range of areas to hold an ongoing conversation about
issues that must be addressed for the city to become a stronger and more
equitable city. Registration is required to receive the Zoom details.
Speakers and panelists will include Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin as well prominent NYC policymak
ers (past and present)\, academics and scholars\, and leaders of faith-bas
ed nonprofit organizations and religious communities. Part of NYC 2025’s R
oad to Recovery Series.
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Timothy Adkins-Jones
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hloe Breyer (Executive Director\, The Interfaith Center of New Yo
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tor of Trinity Lutheran Church) \nFred Davie (Senior
Strategic Advisor to the President of Union\; Senior Advisor for Racial E
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nd Imam for the Islamic Center at NYU\; NYPD Chaplain) \nMich
ael Livingston (Interim Senior Minister for The Riverside Church)
\nFather Edward Mason (Pastor of St. Gabriel – St\,
John Cantius Catholic Church in East New York Brooklyn\, and a leader wit
h the East Brooklyn Congregations and the Metro-IAF\, Industrial Areas Fou
ndation) \nRuth Messinger (Social Justice Fellow\, J
ewish Theological Seminary) \nRay Rivera (President
of the Latino Pastoral Action Center) \nJames (Jamie) Rubin
strong> (Co-Chair\, NYC 2025) \nLiz Theoharis (Direc
tor of Kairos Center\; Co-Chair of Poor People’s Campaign) \n
Damarias Whitaker (Senior Pastor\, Fort Washington Collegiate Chu
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munity and the well-being of attendees. If you would like to attend as an
in-person attendee\, please contact dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu. All attendees will be required to
submit proof of vaccination prior to the event. Read Union’s vi
sitor policy here.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Alumni/ae\,EDS at Union
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; 2158699064
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, December 8 at 6:00 pm EST for a webinar
Book Launch for the newly released book by Dean Kelly Brown Douglas\, Resu
rrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Dean Douglas will be joi
ned by President Serene Jones\, Dr. Gary Dorrien\, Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jon
es\, and joined virtually by Dean Emilie Townes from Vanderbilt University
Divinity School. Click here to register for the zoom details. \nregister
TODAY\nAbout the Book\nHow do we really know that God cares when Black peo
ple are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice
of God? I get it\, that Christ is Black\, but that doesn’t seem to be help
ing us right now. These questions from her son prompted theologian Kelly B
rown Douglas to undertake this soul-searching reflection. The killing of G
eorge Floyd and the ongoing litany of Black victims raised questions about
the persistence of white supremacy in this nation\, leading her to reflec
t on how a “white way of knowing” has come to dominate American identity a
nd even to shape the consciousness of Christians. In exploring the message
of Confederate monuments and the “Make America Great Again” slogan\, she
examines the failures of even “good white Christians” and struggles with t
he hope that “Black Lives Matter\,” before reaching deep into her own expe
rience and the faith of Black folks to find her way back to Resurrection H
ope. Purchase the book.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/resurrection-
hope-book-launch.
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LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/resurrection-hope-book-launch-with-kelly-brown
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we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed?
How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it\, that Christ
is Black\, but that doesn’t seem to be helping us right now. These questi
ons from her son prompted theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to undertake this
soul-searching reflection. The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing li
tany of Black victims raised questions about the persistence of white supr
emacy in this nation\, leading her to reflect on how a “white way of knowi
ng” has come to dominate American identity and even to shape the conscious
ness of Christians. In exploring the message of Confederate monuments and
the “Make America Great Again” slogan\, she examines the failures of even
“good white Christians” and struggles with the hope that “Black Lives Matt
er\,” before reaching deep into her own experience and the faith of Black
folks to find her way back to Resurrection Hope. Purchase the b
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should never give up.”\n-Bernard King\, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Famer\, four-time NBA All-Star\nJoin Union and The Library of Jewish Th
eological Seminary on Monday\, December 13 at 7:30 pm ET for a virtual boo
k talk and Q&A with Dan Grunfeld. Grunfeld will discuss his new book\, By
the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust\, a Basketball Legacy\, and an Unprec
edented American Dream with Professor Mary Boys\, Skinner & McAlpin Profes
sor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary\, and Professor Da
vid Kraemer\, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud
and Rabbinics at Jewish Theological Seminary. Registration is required to
receive the Zoom webinar details.\nRSVP Today\nAbout the Book\nFrom the g
rips of the Nazis to the top of the Olympic podium\, from the cheap seats
to center stage at Madison Square Garden\, from yellow stars to silver spo
ons\, this complex tale traverses the spectrum of the human experience to
detail how perseverance\, love\, and legacy can survive through generation
s\, carried on the shoulders of a simple and beautiful game. By the Grace
of the Game is a multi-generational family epic detailing history’s only k
nown journey from Auschwitz to the NBA.\nWritten by Dan Grunfeld\, son of
University of Tennessee basketball legend Ernie Grunfeld. Foreword by Ray
Allen\, NBA Champion and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council M
ember. Purchase the book today.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/grace
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, January 6th at 11:30 am EST\, join Dean Douglas a
s she speaks with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis\, the Co-Chair Poor People’s Camp
aign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Rev. Theoharis is also the Direct
or of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Rights\, and Social Justice at Uni
on. Dean Douglas and Rev. Theoharis will reflect on the one-year anniversa
ry of the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol and discuss the on
going threats to our democracy. They will also examine the progress and se
tbacks from the first twelve months of the Biden administration.\nRSVP Tod
ay!\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Bro
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our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minu
te conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite ac
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d Social Justice at Union. Dean Douglas and Rev. Theoharis will reflect on
the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the United States Cap
itol and discuss the ongoing threats to our democracy. They will also exam
ine the progress and setbacks from the first twelve months of the Biden ad
ministration.\n
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown
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our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
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DESCRIPTION: \nOn Friday\, January 21 at 1:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as
she speaks with Danté Stewart\, writer and speaker on the topics of race\
, religion\, and politics. His 2021 book Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American
Epistle is a meditation on being Black and learning to love in a loveless
\, anti-Black world. Dean Douglas and Danté Stewart will discuss his book
and his New York Times op-ed How I Learned That Jesus Is Black. \nRSVP To
day\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Bro
wn Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and
our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minu
te conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite ac
tivists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their w
ork being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union Yo
uTube Page.\nAbout Danté Stewart\nDanté Stewart is a speaker and a writer
whose work has been featured in The New York Times\, CNN\, in The Washingt
on Post\, ESPN’s The Undefeated\, Sojourners\, Religion News Service\, an
d elsewhere. He received his BA in sociology from Clemson University and i
s currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University
in Atlanta\, Georgia. He is the author of Shoutin’ In The Fire: An Americ
an Epistle.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/dstewart.htm.
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as and Danté Stewart will discuss his book and his New York Times op-ed How I Learned That Jesus Is Black.
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ponsibility to create a more just future.
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These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Fac
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being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.
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s\, CNN\, in The Washington Post\, ESPN’s The Undefeated\, Sojourners\
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION: \nOn Thursday\, January 27th at 3:00 pm EST\, join Dean Dougla
s as she speaks with the Rev. Sarah Monroe\, priest in charge and cofounde
r of Chaplains on the Harbor. Chaplains on the Harbor seeks to build a fre
edom church of the poor by pastoring\, organizing\, and empowering the lea
dership of poor people in Grays Harbor County\, in Washington State. Dean
Douglas and Rev. Monroe will discuss the ways that faith leaders can respo
nd to housing insecurity\, evictions\, and homelessness in their communiti
es. \nRSVP Today\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations w
ith Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to ou
r nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page w
ill invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to di
scuss their work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on
the Union YouTube Page.\nAbout the Rev. Sarah Monroe\nSarah Monroe is the
priest in charge and cofounder of Chaplains on the Harbor\, a parish of o
ver 500 homeless\, incarcerated\, and poor people in rural Grays Harbor Co
unty\, Washington State. Sarah grew up on the Harbor\, attended Episcopal
Divinity School\, and planted Chaplains on the Harbor in 2013. Now employi
ng eleven staff members\, most of whom are formerly homeless\, Chaplains o
n the Harbor operates a 23-acre farm\, hosts six feeding programs a week\,
runs a community center and low-barrier shelter\, does human rights organ
izing\, and offers pastoral care to people on the streets and behind bars.
Harbor Roots Farm\, their supportive employment program\, was started in
2016 to provide living-wage jobs for local people getting off the street\,
out of jail\, graduating from drug treatment\, and otherwise stabilizing
in their lives. Sarah\, and the entire staff\, have been deeply involved i
n the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival since it
s inception. She is passionate about bringing poor communities together ac
ross lines of difference and division.\nSarah has written about her experi
ence working in a majority white\, very poor community\, and on anti-racis
m and movement building in that context\, and is currently working on her
first book about this groundbreaking ministry.\nShe lives with her wife\,
two dogs\, and two cats on a tiny farm between her favorite forest and fav
orite river. In her spare time\, she grows herbs\, makes cheese\, and is a
n avid reader of historical fantasy.\n \nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.n
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g the leadership of poor people in Grays Harbor County\, in Washington Sta
te. Dean Douglas and Rev. Monroe will discuss the ways that faith leaders
can respond to housing insecurity\, evictions\, and homelessness in their
communities.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live
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to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just futu
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These 30-minute conv
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drug treatment\, and otherwise stabilizing in their lives. Sarah\, and the
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National Call for a Moral Revival since its inception. She is passionate
about bringing poor communities together across lines of difference and di
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DESCRIPTION: \nOn Friday\, February 4 at 2:00 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as
she speaks with Darren Sands\, reporter who has covered race\, identity\,
and politics for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News. Dean Douglas and
Sands will discuss the fragility of democracy and the role of race at this
moment.\nRSVP Today\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversatio
ns with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic t
o our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just futur
e.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook pa
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race\, identity\, and politics for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News.
Dean Douglas and Sands will discuss the fragility of democracy and the ro
le of race at this moment.
EDS at Union’s Fa
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intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a mor
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 9 at 3:00 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as
she speaks with Julian E. Zelizer\, professor of history and public affai
rs at Princeton University\, and the Co-Host\, Politics and Polls podcast.
In this conversation\, they will discuss the state of democracy\, civil r
ights and Dr. Zelizer recently released book Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Lif
e of Radical Amazement.\nRSVP Today\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series J
ust Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequit
ies intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a
more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Un
ion Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and th
ought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos ar
e also available on the Union YouTube Page.\n \nTickets: https://ssl.chari
tyweb.net/eds/event/zelizer.htm.
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recently released book Abraham Joshua Hes
chel: A Life of Radical Amazement.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, February 10th from 6:30 – 7:30 PM ET\, as
we celebrate Black History Month and honor the life of Absalom Jones\, wh
ose feast day is February 13th. Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will host a panel
discussion with Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown\, Episcopal Diocese of Vermo
nt\; Bishop Kevin Nichols\, The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem\; and Bisho
p Robert Wright\, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. \nAs the Episcopal Church’
s first African American priest\, the Rev. Absalom Jones’ story is one of
resilience\, struggle\, and powerful witness. Our panel will reflect on th
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hurch and nation today. RSVP for this virtual event here. \nRSVP Today\nAb
out Absalom Jones\nBorn into slavery in Delaware in 1746\, Absalom Jones b
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olutionary period. Both Jones and Richard Allen served as lay preachers an
d evangelists at St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia\,
PA. When white congregants protested the tenfold increase in black member
ship\, Jones and Allen led a historic walk out from St. George’s in 1786 w
hich ultimately led to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal den
omination and the first black priest and black congregation of the Episcop
al Church. Bishop William White ordained Absalom Jones as the first black
Episcopal priest in 1804 whereupon he denounced slavery and warned slaveho
lders to “clean their hands of slaves.”\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.n
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the significance of his witness for our Church and nation today. RSVP for this virtual e
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White ordained Absalom Jones as the first black Episcopal priest in 1804
whereupon he denounced slavery and warned slaveholders to “clean their han
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Programs
CONTACT:'Dr. Elizabeth 'Liz' Rios\; drlizrios@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, February 19 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm\, fo
r the Inaugural Mama Leo Latinx Lecture. This online celebration of the li
fe and ministry of Mama Leo will feature a full day of worship\, workshops
and a keynote lecture by Dr. Daisy Machado\, Professor of Church History.
Other speakers will include Dr. Sam Cruz\, President Serene Jones\, Kat A
rmas\, Rev. R.l. Ortiz Jr (Sito)\, Dr. Elzabeth Rios\, Bishop Raymond Rive
ra\, Dr. Robert Chao Romero\, Rev. Jonathan Roque\, and Rev. Sonia Warren.
\nCheck out the full list of speakers and the schedule of the day on the r
egistration page here. \nRegister Today!\nUnion Theological Seminary\, in
partnership with Dr. Samuel Cruz\, Associate Professor of Religion and Soc
iety\, is establishing The Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series to honor the Pue
rto Rican spiritual leader\, the Reverend Leoncia Rosado Rousseau\, known
to many as Mama Leo. This lecture series will celebrate her legacy as a La
tinx pioneer in the New York City faith community for those like her\, who
seek to dedicate their lives to transforming and liberating the oppressed
on the margins of society. Through this Latina\, a movement in the urban
center flourished to plant holistic churches that served the poor and addi
cted. Many still exist today.\nThis lecture series will be held annually t
o recognize the unconventional and pragmatic leader’s dedication and years
of service. Learn more about the Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series here.\nT
ickets: https://hopin.com/events/mama-leo-latinx-lecture/registration.
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Join us on Saturday\, F
ebruary 19 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm\, for the Inaugural Mama Leo Latinx Lect
ure. This online celebration of the life and ministry of Mama Leo will
feature a full day of worship\, workshops and a keynote lecture by Dr. Daisy Machado\,
Professor of Church History. Other speakers will include Dr. Sam Cruz\, P
resident Serene Jones\, Kat Armas\, Rev. R.l. Ortiz Jr (Sito)\, Dr. Elzabe
th Rios\, Bishop Raymond Rivera\, Dr. Robert Chao Romero\, Rev. Jonathan R
oque\, and Rev. Sonia Warren.
\n
Check out the full list of s
peakers and the schedule of the day on the registration page here.
Union Theological Seminary\, in partnership with Dr. Sam
uel Cruz\, Associate Professor of Religion and Society\, is establishing T
he Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series to honor the Puerto Rican spiritual lead
er\, the Reverend Leoncia Rosado Rousseau\, known to many as Mama Leo. Thi
s lecture series will celebrate her legacy as a Latinx pioneer in the New
York City faith community for those like her\, who seek to dedicate their
lives to transforming and liberating the oppressed on the margins of socie
ty. Through this Latina\, a movement in the urban center flourished to pla
nt holistic churches that served the poor and addicted. Many still exist t
oday.
\n
This lecture series will be held annually to recognize the u
nconventional and pragmatic leader’s dedication and years of service. Lea
rn more about the Mama L
eo Latinx Lecture Series here.
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CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Dharma and Justice: Abolition with guest panelists
Jasmine Syedullah\, Justin von Bujdoss\, and Rima Vesely-Flad. This online
event will take place on Tuesday\, February 22\, from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm E
T. Click here to register for the webinar. \nRSVP Today!\n*ASL Interpretat
ion will be provided.\nWith nearly 2.3 million people locked up behind bar
s\, the United States incarcerates more people than any other country in t
he world. Moreover\, Black\, Indigenous\, and other communities of color a
re disproportionately targeted for criminalization and incarceration. With
the Bodhisattva vow calling for the liberation of all beings\, how should
American Buddhists contend with the present reality of mass incarceration
and its origins in the 13th Amendment? Are Buddhist notions of liberation
aligned with the movement to abolish jails and prisons? Are there alterna
tive ways of thinking about the current retributive justice system that ar
e rooted in the dharma?\nTo engage with these challenging issues\, Union T
heological Seminary’s Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism present
s the Dharma and Justice Dialogues Series on Abolition. Please join guest
panelists Jasmine Syedullah\, Justin von Bujdoss\, and Rima Vesely-Flad as
they explore this important topic. Union students Weishin Huang and Grego
ry Smith will serve as facilitators for this rich conversation.\n\n\nDr. R
ima Vesely-Flad is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Social Justice
\, and the Director of Peace and Justice Studies\, at Warren Wilson Colleg
e. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition:
The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press \,2022
) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\,
and the Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press\, 2017).\n\n \nJasmine Syedu
llah is a queer black feminist political theorist of abolition\, as well a
s co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race\, Love\, and Liberation (North
Atlantic Books\, 2016). She joined the Program of Africana Studies to tea
ch prison studies at Vassar College in 2019 and holds the first Assistant
Professor line there. Her current book\, Stay Truant: The Loophole Matrix
of Ms. Harriet Jacobs’s Anyday Abolition\, reads the fugitive writings of
formerly enslaved mother Harriet Jacobs’s and her abolitionist spirit of f
reedom as a protofeminist foundation for contemporary carceral race and ge
nder studies.\nBefore joining the faculty at Vassar\, Syedullah taught at
the University of San Francisco and the University of California Santa Cru
z where she completed her PhD in Politics with a designated emphasis in Fe
minist Studies and History of Consciousness. Her research is published in
Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Politics\, The Journal of Contemporary P
olitical Theory\, Society and Space\, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review\, and
Truthout.\nOut in the world\, Dr Sy\, as she is affectionately called\, is
a certified yoga teacher and mindfulness facilitator. She also supports t
he continued work of the Radical Dharma Movement Project by bringing embod
ied practices of liberation to spaces of social justice\, community organi
zing\, and institutional change across occupied Turtle Island.\n\n\nLama J
ustin von Bujdoss (Repa Dorje Odzer) is an American vajrayana Buddhist tea
cher\, writer\, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha an experimental Bu
ddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantri
c Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by No
rth Atlantic Books\, contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Refle
ctions published by Lexington Books. From 2018 through 2021 Lama Justin se
rved as the Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for NYC De
partment of Correction where he also served as Staff Chaplain from 2016 th
rough 2021. He also has experience as a hospice and hospital chaplain as w
ell. He was ordained as a repa\, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of M
ilarepa\, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche. Lama Justin has presented on
Buddhist practice at Harvard\, Princeton\, Yale\, University of Chicago\,
Wellesley\, Columbia and has led retreats at a variety of dharma centers a
nd is passionate about helping to create the conditions for authentic embo
died tantric Buddhist spiritual practice in the West. \nMore of his work c
an be seen at: justinvonbujdoss.com and https://bhumisparsha.org.\n\n\nWei
shin Huang (he/they) is a first-generation Chinese American\, having immig
rated to the U.S. with his family after the pro-democracy demonstrations i
n Tiananmen Square. They are dedicated to the work of healing and transfor
ming the intergenerational impact of state violence\, particularly for tho
se involved in the criminal legal system. He is pursuing a dual degree in
Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement at Union Theological Seminary and a
n MSW at Columbia School of Social Work. Previously\, Weishin was a theate
r artist and worked in the NYC non-profit cultural and civic sector for ne
arly two decades. He is a sangha member of the Brooklyn Zen Center\, where
he also serves as the Board Chair.\n\nGregory Smith worked in the youth d
evelopment field for 7 years before coming to Union Theological Seminary t
o pursue a Masters in Divinity studying Buddhism and Interreligious Engage
ment. While serving as a counselor and teacher within NYC public high scho
ols\, he received the Zen precepts from his Dharma teacher\, Nancy Mujo Ba
ker\, in 2019. As a way to integrate spiritual practice with his professio
nal life\, Gregory enrolled at Union and presently serves as a chaplain in
tern at Rikers Island. He is currently interested in developing abolitioni
st informed systems of care.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/dharma-a
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Join us for Dharma and Just
ice: Abolition with guest panelists Jasmine Syedullah\, Justi
n von Bujdoss\, and Rima Vesely-Flad. This online event will take
place on Tuesday\, February 22\, from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET. Click here to
register for the webinar.
With nearly
2.3 million people locked up behind bars\, the United States incarcerates
more people than any other country in the world. Moreover\, Black\, Indig
enous\, and other communities of color are disproportionately targeted for
criminalization and incarceration. With the Bodhisattva vow calling for t
he liberation of all beings\, how should American Buddhists contend with t
he present reality of mass incarceration and its origins in the 13th Amend
ment? Are Buddhist notions of liberation aligned with the movement to abol
ish jails and prisons? Are there alternative ways of thinking about the cu
rrent retributive justice system that are rooted in the dharma?
\n
To
engage with these challenging issues\, Union Theological Seminary’s Thích
Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism presents the Dharma and Justice Di
alogues Series on Abolition. Please join guest panelists Jasmine Syedullah
\, Justin von Bujdoss\, and Rima Vesely-Flad as they explore this importan
t topic. Union students Weishin Huang and Gregory Smith will serve as faci
litators for this rich conversation.
\n\n\n
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is an
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Social Justice\, and the Director of
Peace and Justice Studies\, at Warren Wilson College.She is the author of Black Buddhists and the B
lack Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Libe
ration (NYU Press \,2022) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: M
oral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and the Struggle for Justice (Fortress
Press\, 2017).
\n\n
\n
Jasmine Sy
edullah is a queer black feminist political theorist of abolition\, as
well as co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race\, Love\, and Liberation
(North Atlantic Books\, 2016). She joined the Program of Africana Studies
to teach prison studies at Vassar College in 2019 and holds the first Ass
istant Professor line there. Her current book\, Stay Truant: The Loophole
Matrix of Ms. Harriet Jacobs’s Anyday Abolition\, reads the fugitive writi
ngs of formerly enslaved mother Harriet Jacobs’s and her abolitionist spir
it of freedom as a protofeminist foundation for contemporary carceral race
and gender studies.
\n
Before joining the fa
culty at Vassar\, Syedullah taught at the University of San Francisco and
the University of California Santa Cruz where she completed her PhD in Pol
itics with a designated emphasis in Feminist Studies and History of Consci
ousness. Her research is published in Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Po
litics\, The Journal of Contemporary Political Theory\, Society and Space\
, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review\, and Truthout.
\n
Out in the world\, Dr Sy\, as she is affectionately called\, is a ce
rtified yoga teacher and mindfulness facilitator. She also supports the co
ntinued work of the Radical Dharma Movement Project by bringing embodied p
ractices of liberation to spaces of social justice\, community organizing\
, and institutional change across occupied Turtle Island.
\n\n\n
Lam
a Justin von Bujdoss (Repa Dorje Odzer) is an American vajrayana Buddh
ist teacher\, writer\, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha an e
xperimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of
Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma
Practice published by North Atlantic Books\, contributor to Buddhis
m and Whiteness:Critical Reflections published by Lexington Bo
oks. From 2018 through 2021 Lama Justin served as the Executive Director o
f Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for NYC Department of Correction where he
also served as Staff Chaplain from 2016 through 2021. He also has experien
ce as a hospice and hospital chaplain as well. He was ordained as a rep
a\, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa\, by His Eminence
Gyaltsab Rinpoche. Lama Justin has presented on Buddhist practice at Harv
ard\, Princeton\, Yale\, University of Chicago\, Wellesley\, Columbia and
has led retreats at a variety of dharma centers and is passionate about he
lping to create the conditions for authentic embodied tantric Buddhist spi
ritual practice in the West.
p>\n
Weishin Huang (he/they) is a first-generation Chinese American\, having immigrated to
the U.S. with his family after the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananm
en Square. They are dedicated to the work of healing and transforming the
intergenerational impact of state violence\, particularly for those involv
ed in the criminal legal system. He is pursuing a dual degree in Buddhism
and Interreligious Engagement at Union Theological Seminary and an MSW at
Columbia School of Social Work. Previously\, Weishin was a theater artist
and worked in the NYC non-profit cultural and civic sector for nearly two
decades. He is a sangha member of the Brooklyn Zen Center\, where he also
serves as the Board Chair.
\n\n
Gregory Smith worked
in the youth development field for 7 years before
coming to Union Theological Seminary to pursue a Masters in Divinity study
ing Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement. While serving as a counselor a
nd teacher within NYC public high schools\, he received the Zen precepts f
rom his Dharma teacher\, Nancy Mujo Baker\, in 2019. As a way to integrate
spiritual practice with his professional life\, Gregory enrolled at Union
and presently serves as a chaplain intern at Rikers Island. He is current
ly interested in developing abolitionist informed systems of care.<
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Faculty
CONTACT:Aliou Niang\; (646) 964-5774\; aniang@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, 25 February 2022\, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm\, visiting
New Testament professor\, Dr. David L. Balch\, will present a fascinating
paper entitled “Greek Tragedy\, Pompeian Amphitheater Art\, and Christian
Martyrs in Nero’s Gardens (1 Clem. 6.2 and Tacitus\, Ann. 15.44). 14 Figs.
”\nJoin Here\n\nDavid L Balch\nEmeritus Prof. New Testament and Early Chri
stian Literature PLTS/GTU\nformer Staff Chaplain\, V.A.\nfather\, grandfat
her\nnow Portland\, OR 97206\nI was born in a part of the USA that keeps e
arning its reputation as segregationist and misogynist. As we read the Bib
le\, my brilliant mother was not allowed to speak in worship for all her 9
0+ years! I earned a doctorate at Yale investigating the New Testament hou
sehold codes that silence women and found that a white man in Greece\, Ari
stotle\, gave them form and content\; they did not drop from heaven! Once
liberated from an original\, rural enclosed culture\, I traveled to study
diverse cultural values\, first to the intellectuals in Germany\, where I
was fascinated by Ernst Käsemann\, who had been imprisoned by the Nazis\,
then to Israel\, later to the artists in Italy\; I have spent the last 25
years studying the Roman art of Pompeii. My son\, Justin\, who loves Latin
jazz\, introduced me to Argentina\, Puerto Rico\, and Ecuador. I also stu
died briefly at the Catholic university in San Salvador\, where I visited
the chapel in which Oscar Romero was assassinated. The social\, political\
, and spiritual meaning and context of Jesus\, Paul\, and Luke intrigue me
\, as well as the visual Greco-Roman culture in which they lived.
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m\, visiting New Testament professor\, Dr. David L. Balch\, will
present a fascinating paper entitled “Greek Tragedy\, Pompeian Amphitheate
r Art\, and Christian Martyrs in Nero’s Gardens (1 Clem. 6.2 and Tacitus\,
Ann. 15.44). 14 Figs.”
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and misogynist. As we read the Bible\, my brilliant mother was not allowe
d to speak in worship for all her 90+ years! I earned a doctorate at Yale
investigating the New Testament household codes that silence women and fou
nd that a white man in Greece\, Aristotle\, gave them form and content\; t
hey did not drop from heaven! Once liberated from an original\, rural encl
osed culture\, I traveled to study diverse cultural values\, first to the
intellectuals in Germany\, where I was fascinated by Ernst Käsemann\, who
had been imprisoned by the Nazis\, then to Israel\, later to the artists i
n Italy\; I have spent the last 25 years studying the Roman art of Pompeii
. My son\, Justin\, who loves Latin jazz\, introduced me to Argentina\, Pu
erto Rico\, and Ecuador. I also studied briefly at the Catholic university
in San Salvador\, where I visited the chapel in which Oscar Romero was as
sassinated. The social\, political\, and spiritual meaning and context of
Jesus\, Paul\, and Luke intrigue me\, as well as the visual Greco-Roman cu
lture in which they lived.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Center of Community Engagement and Social Justice
\,EDS at Union\,Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Kelly Brown Douglas \nDate: Friday\, March 4\, 1:0
0 pm – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, March 5\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This
two-day intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous session
s. Registrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nStudents
explore Audre Lorde’s landmark book addressing the intersecting and inter
active realities of oppression with special concern with issues surroundin
g race\, gender and sexuality. Audre Lorde’s work continues to speak to to
day as a people as we still struggle to create a world where all of God’s
people can thrive and be whole. Heeding Lorde’s words\, “Our silence won’t
protect us\,” this class will include short lectures\, panel discussions\
, and one-on-one interviews with scholars across the field of Womanist The
ology and African American history to discuss some of the most pressing is
sues of injustice. Students are expected to read Lorde’s Sister Outsider:
Essays and Speeches.\nRegistration Is Closed: We are no longer excepting s
tudents for this course. \nAbout Kelly Brown Douglas\nThe Very Reverend Dr
. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at U
nion Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in September
2017. She was named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in Novemb
er 2019. She also serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington Nationa
l Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.\nPr
ior to Union\, Dean Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher Col
lege where she held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is n
ow Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of The
ology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Pr
ofessor of Religion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987).\nOrdained as an
Episcopal priest in 1983\, Dean Douglas holds a master’s degree in theolog
y and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Union.\nDean Douglas is the auth
or of many articles and five books\, including Sexuality and the Black Chu
rch: A Womanist Perspective and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Ju
stice of God. Her academic work has focused on womanist theology\, sexuali
ty and the black church.
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This two-day intensive course will be held online\, through synchronous se
ssions. Registrants are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.
\n
Students explore Audre Lorde’s landmark book addressing the intersect
ing and interactive realities of oppression with special concern with issu
es surrounding race\, gender and sexuality. Audre Lorde’s work continues t
o speak to today as a people as we still struggle to create a world where
all of God’s people can thrive and be whole. Heeding Lorde’s words\, “Our
silence won’t protect us\,” this class will include short lectures\, panel
discussions\, and one-on-one interviews with scholars across the field of
Womanist Theology and African American history to discuss some of the mos
t pressing issues of injustice. Students are expec
ted to read Lorde’s Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches.
\n
Registration Is Closed: We are no longer excepting students
for this course.
\n
About Kelly Brown Douglas
\n
The Very Reverend Dr. Kel
ly Brown Douglas was na
med Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary an
d Professor of Theology at Union in September 2017. She was named the Bill
and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology in November 2019. She also serves as
the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian i
n Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.
\n
Prior to Union\,
Dean Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher College where she
held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now Professor E
meritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of Theology at Howar
d University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant Professor of Rel
igion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987).
\n
Ordained as an Episcop
al priest in 1983\, Dean Douglas holds a master’s degree in theology and a
Ph.D. in systematic theology from Union.
\n
Dean Douglas is the author of many articles and five books\, in
cluding Sexuality and the Bl
ack Church: A Womanist Perspective and Stand Your Groun
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DESCRIPTION:EDS at Union has selected the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond as ou
r Spring 2022 Community Read. This landmark work of scholarship and report
age takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story
of eight families on the edge. Please join us on Thursday\, March 10\, at
6:00 pm EST\, as we welcome Dr. Matthew Desmond\, the Maurice P. During P
rofessor of Sociology at Princeton University for the Spring 2022 Communit
y Read Lecture and Interview. An RSVP is required to attend this virtual e
vent. Union students are invited to attend in person. \nRSVP TODAY\nFollow
ing a lecture by Dr. Desmond\, he will be joined in conversation with Dean
Kelly Brown Douglas and available for an audience Q&A. Join us in reading
Evicted by purchasing a copy or borrowing one from your local library. As
a tie-in to last semester’s Community Read\, check out Matthew Desmond’s
article in The 1619 Project “In order to understand the brutality of Ameri
can capitalism\, you have to start at the plantation.”\nIn 2015\, Matthew
Desmond was awarded the MacArthur “Genius” Grant for “revealing the impact
of eviction on the lives of the urban poor and its role in perpetuating r
acial and economic inequality.” He is the principal investigator of The Ev
iction Lab at Princeton University\, which creates data\, interactive tool
s\, and research to help neighbors and policymakers understand the evictio
n crisis.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/evicted.htm.
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r Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
as our Spring 2022 Community Read. This landmark work of scholarship
and reportage takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell
the story of eight families on the edge. Please join us on Thursd
ay\, March 10\, at 6:00 pm EST\, as we welcome Dr. Matthew Desmon
d\, the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University f
or the Spring 2022 Community Read Lecture and Interview. An RSVP is required to a
ttend this virtual event.Union students are invited to a
ttend in person.
In 2015\, Matthew Desmond was awarded
the MacArthur “Genius” Grant for “revealing the impact of eviction on the
lives of the urban poor and its role in perpetuating racial and economic i
nequality.” He is the principal investigator of The Eviction Lab at Prince
ton University\, which creates data\, interactive tools\, and research to
help neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis.
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:For almost 50 years\, Roe v. Wade has been settled case law\, p
rotecting reproductive rights by guaranteeing access to abortion. That may
soon change: In just a few months\, the Supreme Court will likely weaken
or entirely overturn Roe — robbing tens of millions of American women of t
he right to choose. \nIt’s no secret that right-wing Christian leaders and
organizations have long been at the forefront of this anti-choice crusade
\, using a warped vision of Christian theology to justify eliminating a wo
man’s right to control her reproductive future. \nAt Union Theological Sem
inary\, we wholeheartedly reject this contortion of Christianity – and are
speaking out to fight it. On March 23rd from 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET\, we
will host a moderated discussion with prominent Christian leaders about wh
y we must protect the right to choose. We will explore the faith-based deb
ate over abortion\, how it has become such a motivating force for the evan
gelical right\, and detail the many ways that religion should be used to e
xpand people’s dignity and freedom — not diminish it. \nThis urgent conver
sation will explore how progressive faith leaders can rise up and combat t
he state laws chipping away at the reproductive freedoms guaranteed by Roe
and decades of settled law.\nThe following panelists will participate in
this moderated event:\n\nRev. Dr. Serene Jones – President of Union Theolo
gical Seminary \nJamie Manson – President of Catholics for Choice\nDr. Tod
die Peters – Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Poverty an
d Social Justice Program at Elon University\nDr. Monica Coleman – Professo
r of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware\n\nTickets: https://my
union.utsnyc.edu/womens-right-to-choose.
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For almost 50 years\, Roe v. Wade has been set
tled case law\, protecting reproductive rights by guaranteeing access to a
bortion. That may soon change: In just a few months\, the Supreme Court wi
ll likely weaken or entirely overturn Roe — robbing tens of millions of Am
erican women of the right to choose.
\n
It’s no secret that right-wing Christian leaders and organizat
ions have long been at the forefront of this anti-choice crusade\, using a
warped vision of Christian theology to justify eliminating a woman’s righ
t to control her reproductive future.
\n
At Union Theological Seminary\, we wholeheartedly reject this
contortion of Christianity – and are speaking out to fight it. On March 23rd from 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET\, we will host a moderated discussion with prominent Christian leader
s about why we must protect the right to choose. We will explore the faith
-based debate over abortion\, how it has become such a motivating force fo
r the evangelical right\, and detail the many ways that religion should be
used to expand people’s dignity and freedom — not diminish it.
\n
This urgent conversation will explo
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pping away at the reproductive freedoms guaranteed by Roe and decades of s
ettled law.
\n
The following panelists will participat
e in this moderated event:
Dr. Toddie Peters – Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Pove
rty and Social Justice Program at Elon University
\n
Dr. Monica
Coleman – Professor of African
a Studies at the University of Delaware
\n
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Tickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/womens-right-to-choose.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Jutta Koslowski on Wednesday\, March 23 2022\, from 6:
30 to 8:00 pm EST for a lecture titled\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Saint for
Our Time?. Students are invited to attend in person\, guests can join virt
ually. Students are invited to attend in person\, guests can join virtual
ly.\nRSVP Today\nDietrich Bonhoeffer is widely known as a kind of “modern
saint” in contemporary Protestantism. He is one of the most influential th
eologians of the 20th century and his popularity is still growing\, both i
n Germany and the USA. He was the author of famous works such as Disciples
hip and Letters and Papers from Prison and he was affiliated to Union Theo
logical Seminary where he visited twice – as a postgraduate student and as
visiting professor. However\, he was also a complex personality: pastor\,
double agent and actively engaged in the resistance movement against the
totalitarian regime in Nazi-Germany. What inspiration can we get from him
to face the challenges of our time? This lecture will present research on
new primary source material\, pointing out the difference between hagiogra
phy vs. biography.\n\nDr. Jutta Koslowski (born 1968 in Germany)\, has gra
duated in Protestant\, Catholic and Orthodox theology as well as in social
work and philosophy. She has earned a Ph.D. in theology at the University
of Munich. She is an ordained Lutheran pastor in the Protestant Church in
Germany and lecturer for ecumenism and Jewish-Christian dialogue. Besides
\, she is doing research on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his family background.
She has published a substantial number of books and articles in renowned
academic periodicals. Currently\, she is serving as Dietrich Bonhoeffer Vi
siting Professor of Church History at the Union Theological Seminary in Ne
w York.\nTickets: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdeCvrjsvGN3
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer is widely known as a kind of “modern sai
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ermany and the USA. He was the author of famous works such as Disciple
ship and Letters and Papers from Prison and he was affiliate
d to Union Theological Seminary where he visited twice – as a postgraduate
student and as visiting professor. However\, he was also a complex person
ality: pastor\, double agent and actively engaged in the resistance moveme
nt against the totalitarian regime in Nazi-Germany. What inspiration can w
e get from him to face the challenges of our time? This lecture will prese
nt research on new primary source material\, pointing out the difference b
etween hagiography vs. biography.
\n\n
Dr.
Jutta Koslowski (born 1968 in Germany)\, has graduated in Protestant\,
Catholic and Orthodox theology as well as in social work and philosophy.
She has earned a Ph.D. in theology at the University of Munich. She is an
ordained Lutheran pastor in the Protestant Church in Germany and lecturer
for ecumenism and Jewish-Christian dialogue. Besides\, she is doing resear
ch on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his family background. She has published a s
ubstantial number of books and articles in renowned academic periodicals.
Currently\, she is serving as Dietrich Bonhoeffer Visiting Professor of Ch
urch History at the Union Theological Seminary in New York.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Miguel Escobar\; mescobar@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, March 24\, at 6:00 pm EST for an i
nterview with Julio O. Torres about his newest book\, Oscar Romero: A Man
for Our Times. This event will take place on the feast day for the celebra
ted Archbishop and martyr.\nRSVP Today\nWinner of a Silver Medal at the 20
22 Illumination Book Awards\, a unique perspective on one of the greatest
religious figures of recent history.\nAn in-depth portrait of Oscar Romero
\, the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador\, based on research of his diarie
s and sermons and on interviews with most of his surviving relatives\, fri
ends\, and co-workers. This biography provides a unique insider/outsider p
erspective on both Romero and the plight and struggle of Central American
immigrants and other migrant and impoverished populations.\nTorres takes r
eaders into Romero’s early life\, his seminary formation\, and his active
ministry\, including conflicts with the ruling elites and hierarchy that l
ed to his ultimate martyrdom. The book concludes with his canonization and
the pursuit of justice against his murderers.\n\nJulio O. Torres is a Sal
vadoran Episcopal priest who lived and worked in El Salvador with Archbish
op Oscar Romero during the turbulent years leading to the country’s bloody
civil war. He ministered to Salvadoran refugees in Nicaragua during the 1
980s. He lives in El Salvador.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/ev
ent/romero.htm.
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for an interview with Julio O. Torres about his newest book\, Oscar Rome
ro: A Man for Our Times. This event will take place on t
he feast day for the celebrated Archbishop and martyr.
Winner of a Silve
r Medal at the 2022 Illumination Book Awards\, a unique p
erspective on one of the greatest religious figures of recent history.
\n
An in-depth portrait of Oscar Romero\, the fourth Archbishop
of San Salvador\, based on research of his diaries and sermons and on int
erviews with most of his surviving relatives\, friends\, and co-workers. T
his biography provides a unique insider/outsider perspective on both Romer
o and the plight and struggle of Central American immigrants and other mig
rant and impoverished populations.
\n
Torres takes readers into Romer
o’s early life\, his seminary formation\, and his active ministry\, includ
ing conflicts with the ruling elites and hierarchy that led to his ultimat
e martyrdom. The book concludes with his canonization and the pursuit of j
ustice against his murderers.
\n\n
Julio O. Torres is a Salv
adoran Episcopal priest who lived and worked in El Salvador with Archbisho
p Oscar Romero during the turbulent years leading to the country’s bloody
civil war. He ministered to Salvadoran refugees in Nicaragua during the 19
80s. He lives in El Salvador.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Aliou Niang\; (646) 964-5774\; aniang@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, 25 March 2022\, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm\, please join
us for a conversation with Dr. Brigitte Kahl and Dr. Aliou C. Niang on the
ir co-authored paper in production for a Festschrift honoring the work of
Dr. Paul Jewett entitled “Reading Galatians with Barbarians: West African
and East European Perspectives.” Union Students are invited to attend in p
erson\, guests can join online.\nRSVP Today\nTriumphantly reined in by the
civilizing mission of Roman colonialism\, Paul’s Galatians are the most n
otorious (ex-)barbarians of the ancient world. Reading the letter before t
he backdrop of 19th/20th century French and German imperialism and the Chr
istian-occidental mission civilisatrice among “barbarians” like the Senega
lese Diola people\, offers striking cross-contextual insights into the elu
sive context and subversive texture of Paul’s radical text.\nTickets: http
s://myunion.utsnyc.edu/reading-galatians.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T140000
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SEQUENCE:0
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On Friday\, 25 March 2022\, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm\, please join us for a
conversation with Dr.
Brigitte Kahl and Dr. Aliou C. Niang on their co-authored paper in production for a Fes
tschrift honoring the work of Dr. Paul Jewett entitled “Reading Galatians
with Barbarians: West African and East European Perspectives.” Union Stude
nts are invited to attend in person\, guests can join online.
Triumphantly reined in by the civili
zing mission of Roman colonialism\, Paul’s Galatians are the most notoriou
s (ex-)barbarians of the ancient world. Reading the letter before the back
drop of 19th/20th century French and German imperialism and the Christian-
occidental mission civilisatrice among “barbarians” like the Senegalese Di
ola people\, offers striking cross-contextual insights into the elusive co
ntext and subversive texture of Paul’s radical text.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Center of Community Engagement and Social Justice
\,EDS at Union\,Life Long Learning
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Jeremy Hultin\nDate: Friday\, March 25\, 1:00 – 6:0
0 pm | Saturday\, March 26\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm\nFormat: This two-day int
ensive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registra
nts are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nThis course explore
s the Gospel of Luke\, focusing on the themes it sets forth programmatical
ly in Jesus’ inaugural sermon: “good news for the poor”\; “release for the
captives”\; “freedom for the oppressed”\; and “the Favorable Year of the
Lord.” Students examine how these topics recur throughout Luke’s narrative
\, looking closely at the complexities of Jesus’ teachings on economic and
societal injustices. The goal is to gain a fuller understanding of what c
ategories like “poor\,” “oppressed\,” and “captive” meant in Jesus’ time\,
and how he and his followers envisioned the reversal\, renewal\, and revo
lution that might usher in the kingdom of God. This historical and literar
y analysis can enrich the ways we draw on Luke to inform and inspire our c
ontemporary application and activism.\nCourse Registration\nAbout Jeremy H
ultin\nProfessor Jeremy Hultin comes to Union from Perth\, Australia\, whe
re he was Lecturer in New Testament at Murdoch University\, and where he w
orked with Anglican ordinands at Wollaston Theological College\, from 2012
-2016. Before that\, he taught New Testament at Yale Divinity School from
2003-2012.\nDr. Hultin is interested broadly in the history\, language\, a
nd literature of ancient Judaism and Christianity\, as well as in the broa
der study of philosophy and religion in the Mediterranean.\nDr. Hultin’s f
irst book\, The Ethics of Obscene Speech in Early Christianity and Its Env
ironment (Brill 2008)\, examined early Christian rhetoric about foul langu
age in the broader context of ancient discussions about the nature and pro
priety of speech. Work on that book prompted an ongoing interest in the w
ays that gender\, status\, and ethnicity figure in ancient discussions of
speech\, and the way that social realities are revealed—and shaped—by disc
ourse about how to talk. In 2010\, Dr. Hultin co-founded a new Society of
Biblical Literature Unit called “Speech and Talk in the Ancient Mediterra
nean World\,” which has brought together scholars from various disciplines
.\nDr. Hultin has also completed a translation (with notes) for a bi-lingu
al edition of Hippolytus’s Commentary on Daniel\, which will be published
in SBL’s Writings from the Greco-Roman World series. Hippolytus’s Commenta
ry is of special interest\, as it is the earliest surviving Christian comm
entary on a book of the Hebrew Bible\; furthermore\, it is valuable source
of information about Christian practice and belief at the turn of the thi
rd century.\n\nDr. Hultin is currently working on several projects\, the l
argest of which is a commentary for the Hermeneia series on Jude and 2 Pet
er.\n\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/gospel-of-luke.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T170000
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tructor: Jeremy Hultin \nDate: Friday\, Mar
ch 25\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, March 26\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \n
Format: This two-day intensive course will be held online
\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to attend full-t
ime\, for both days.
\n
This course explores the Gospel of Luke\, fo
cusing on the themes it sets forth programmatically in Jesus’ inaugural se
rmon: “good news for the poor”\; “release for the captives”\; “freedom for
the oppressed”\; and “the Favorable Year of the Lord.” Students examine h
ow these topics recur throughout Luke’s narrative\, looking closely at the
complexities of Jesus’ teachings on economic and societal injustices. The
goal is to gain a fuller understanding of what categories like “poor\,” “
oppressed\,” and “captive” meant in Jesus’ time\, and how he and his follo
wers envisioned the reversal\, renewal\, and revolution that might usher i
n the kingdom of God. This historical and literary analysis can enrich the
ways we draw on Luke to inform and inspire our contemporary application a
nd activism.
Professor J
eremy Hultin comes to Union from Perth\, Australia\, where he was Lecturer
in New Testament at Murdoch University\, and where he worked with Anglica
n ordinands at Wollaston Theological College\, from 2012-2016. Before that
\, he taught New Testament at Yale Divinity School from 2003-2012.<
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Dr. Hultin is interested broadly in the history\,
language\, and literature of ancient Judaism and Christianity\, as well a
s in the broader study of philosophy and religion in the Mediterranean.
\n
Dr. Hultin’s first book\, The Ethics of O
bscene Speech in Early Christianity and Its Environment (Brill 2008)\,
examined early Christian rhetoric about foul language in the broader cont
ext of ancient discussions about the nature and propriety of speech.Work on that book prompted an ongoi
ng interest in the ways that gender\, status\, and ethnicity figure in anc
ient discussions of speech\, and the way that social realities are reveale
d—and shaped—by discourse about how to talk.In 2010\, Dr. Hultin co-founded a new
Society of Biblical Literature Unit called “Speech and Talk in the Ancien
t Mediterranean World\,” which has brought together scholars from various
disciplines.
\n
Dr. Hultin hasalso completed <
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reco-Roman World series. Hippolytus’s Commentary is of special
interest\, as it is the ea
rliest surviving Christian commentary on a book of the Hebrew Bible\; furthermore\, it is valuable s
ource of information about Christian practice and belief at the turn of th
e third century. \n \nDr. Hultin is curr
ently working on several projects\, the largest of
which is a commentary for the Hermeneia series on Jude and 2 Peter.
\n
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Faculty\,Public Programs
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, March 28\, at 6:00 pm as Dr. Mona Siddiqui
(University of Edinburgh) hosts a discussion with Dr. Cornel West (Union T
heological Seminary) and Dr. Russell Moore (Christianity Today) about the
complicated role of religious\, political\, institutional\, and personal l
oyalties in contemporary American life.\nRegister Now!\nLoyalty is essenti
al to expressions of faith\, family\, and friendship but can come into con
flict with other identities. The panelists will reflect on their experienc
es of loyalty and assess the place of loyalty in the current political and
religious landscape.\nPanelists\nDr. Cornel West\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pr
ofessor of Philosophy & Christian Practice\, Union Theological Seminary\nD
r. Russell Moore\, Public Theologian at Christianity Today and Director of
Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project\nDr. Mona Siddiqui\, Profess
or of Islamic and Interreligious Studies\, University of Edinburgh\nThe ev
ent is sponsored by the Issachar Fund.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.ed
u/loyalty-and-faith.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220328T180000
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a discussion with Dr. Cornel West (Union Theological Semi
nary) and Dr. Russell Moore (Christianity Today) about th
e complicated role of religious\, political\, institutional\, and personal
loyalties in contemporary American life.
Loyalty is essential
to expressions of faith\, family\, and friendship but can come into confli
ct with other identities. The panelists will reflect on their experiences
of loyalty and assess the place of loyalty in the current political and re
ligious landscape.
\n
Panelists
\n
Dr
. Cornel West\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy & Chr
istian Practice\, Union Theological Seminary \nDr. Russell Mo
ore\, Public Theologian at Christianity Today and Director of Chr
istianity Today’s Public Theology Project \nDr. Mona Siddiqui
\, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies\, University o
f Edinburgh
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Admissions Events
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:As spring weather arrives\, we wanted to let you know about sev
eral exciting opportunities to learn more about the fully online\, part-ti
me Master of Arts (MA) in Social Justice launching in Fall 2022. Our onlin
e information sessions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more a
bout the program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as
well as ask questions about admissions and financial aid.\n\n\nRegister N
ow!\n\nTickets: https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/masjmarch.
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rmation sessions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more about t
he program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as well
as ask questions about admissions and financial aid.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Center of Community Engagement and Social Justice
\,Life Long Learning
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Dr. Josef Sorett\, Visiting Professor of African Am
erican History (Union) and Professor of Religion and African American and
African Diaspora Studies (Columbia)\nDate: Friday\, April 1\, 12:00 pm – 6
:00 pm | Saturday\, April 2\, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm\nFormat: This two-day inte
nsive course will be held online\, through synchronous sessions. Registran
ts are expected to attend full-time\, for both days.\nRegister Today! \nRe
ligion has been a complicated and contested\, yet central\, organizing for
ce in the making of black life in America. At the same time\, African Amer
ican religious life has been the subject of much scrutiny throughout the h
istory of the United States\, serving arguments that advocated abolition\,
emancipation and full enfranchisement\, but also functioning as evidence
to justify enslavement and second-class citizenship. To better understand
such phenomena\, this 2-day public/intensive course provides a chronologic
al survey that introduces students to a range of ideas and practices\, ind
ividuals and institutions\, as well as important themes and topics in Afri
can American (thus American) religious history. Primary attention is given
to Afro-Protestantism in the United States\; however\, throughout the cou
rse attention is directed to religious diversity and varying religious tra
ditions/practices in different diasporic locales. Guest speakers will incl
ude The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Dean of Episcopal Divinity
School at Union and Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology\, Union) and
Dr. Lerone A. Martin (Director\, Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Research and E
ducation Institute and Associate Professor of Religious Studies\, Stanford
).\nThe required course reading is Raboteau\, Albert. Canaan Land: A Relig
ious History of African Americans (OUP\, 2001). Students are also encourag
ed\, but not required\, to read Sernett\, Milton. African American Religio
us History: A Documentary Witness (Duke\, 2000).\n\nAbout Dr. Josef Sorett
\nJosef Sorett is Professor of Religion and African American and African D
iaspora Studies at Columbia University\, where he is also chair of the Dep
artment of Religion and directs the Center on African-American Religion\,
Sexual Politics and Social Justice. As an interdisciplinary scholar of rel
igion and race in the Americas\, Josef employs primarily historical and li
terary approaches to the study of religion in black communities and cultur
es in the United States. His first book\, Spirit in the Dark: A Religious
History of Racial Aesthetics (Oxford University Press\, 2016) illumines ho
w religion has figured in debates about black art and culture across the 2
0th century. A second book\, The Holy Holy Black: The Ironies of an Americ
an Secular\, is forthcoming with Oxford UP. Additionally\, Josef is editin
g an anthology\, The Sexual Politics of Black Churches\, which will be pub
lished by Columbia University Press.\n\n\n\nJosef’s scholarly work has bee
n supported with grants from the Henry Luce Foundation\, the Woodrow Wilso
n Foundation\, the E. Rhodes and Leone B. Carpenter Foundation\, the Arcus
Foundation\, the Ford Foundation\, the Louisville Institute\, the Forum f
or Theological Exploration\, and Yale University’s Institute for Sacred Mu
sic. His research has been published in academic journals and anthologies\
; and his writing and commentary have also appeared in a range of popular
media outlets\, including ABC News\, the New York Times\, and the Washingt
on Post\, as well as on the BBC and NPR.\n\n\nTickets: https://myunion.uts
nyc.edu/religious-history.
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Instructor: Dr. Josef Sorett\, Visiting Professor of Africa
n American History (Union) and Professor of Religion and African American
and African Diaspora Studies (Columbia) \nDate: Frid
ay\, April 1\, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Saturday\, April 2\, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
\nFormat: This two-day intensive course will be hel
d online\, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are expected to atten
d full-time\, for both days.
Religion has been a complicated and
contested\, yet central\, organizing force in the making of black life in
America. At the same time\, African American religious life has been the s
ubject of much scrutiny throughout the history of the United States\, serv
ing arguments that advocated abolition\, emancipation and full enfranchise
ment\, but also functioning as evidence to justify enslavement and second-
class citizenship. To better understand such phenomena\, this 2-day public
/intensive course provides a chronological survey that introduces students
to a range of ideas and practices\, individuals and institutions\, as wel
l as important themes and topics in African American (thus American) relig
ious history. Primary attention is given to Afro-Protestantism in the Unit
ed States\; however\, throughout the course attention is directed to relig
ious diversity and varying religious traditions/practices in different dia
sporic locales. Guest speakers will include The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union and Bill and Judith Moy
ers Chair in Theology\, Union) and Dr. L
erone A. Martin (Director\, Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Resear
ch and Education Institute and Associate Professor of Religious Studies\,
Stanford).
Josef Sorett is Professor of Religion
and African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University\,
where he is also chair of the Department of Religion and directs the Cent
er on African-American Religion\, Sexual Politics and Social Justice. As a
n interdisciplinary scholar of religion and race in the Americas\, Josef e
mploys primarily historical and literary approaches to the study of religi
on in black communities and cultures in the United States. His first book\
, Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics (Oxf
ord University Press\, 2016) illumines how religion has figured in debates
about black art and culture across the 20th century. A second book\, T
he Holy Holy Black: The Ironies of an American Secular\, is forthcomin
g with Oxford UP. Additionally\, Josef is editing an anthology\, The Se
xual Politics of Black Churches\, which will be published by Columbia
University Press.
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\n\n
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Josef’s scholarly wo
rk has been supported with grants from the Henry Luce Foundation\, the Woo
drow Wilson Foundation\, the E. Rhodes and Leone B. Carpenter Foundation\,
the Arcus Foundation\, the Ford Foundation\, the Louisville Institute\, t
he Forum for Theological Exploration\, and Yale University’s Institute for
Sacred Music. His research has been published in academic journals and an
thologies\; and his writing and commentary have also appeared in a range o
f popular media outlets\, including ABC News\, the New York Time
s\, and the Washington Post\, as well as on the BBC and NPR.
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 4 April 2022\, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm\, please join u
s for a presentation and Q&A with Dr. Klara Naszkowska for a presentation
titled “Jewish Identities of Women Psychoanalysts Who Fled Nazi Europe to
the United States\,” which will focus on Dr. Naszkowska’s work researching
Jewish women pioneers in psychoanalysis\, and how their Jewish identities
influenced their work and circumstances. Attendees are invited to join in
person or virtually. This event is sponsored by Union’s Psychology and Re
ligion Program and the Program in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies at Jew
ish Theological Seminary.\nRSVP Today\nThe forced migration of the Jewish
people from Europe to the United States in 1933-1941 is one of the most si
gnificant phenomena in twentieth–century intellectual history. However\, c
lose to nothing has been written on Jewish female psychoanalysts swept in
that immigration wave. In the first part of the lecture\, I will introduce
this understudied diaspora of almost eighty Jewish women analysts who fle
d Hitler to the US\, where they became “essential workers” in mental-healt
h care when America joined World War II. I will discuss their personal and
professional biographies including family and religious backgrounds\, edu
cation and career patterns\, experiences of exile and (non)belonging\, the
ir relationships with the past\, and the construction of national\, spirit
ual and cultural identities\, with a special attention to Jewish identity.
The second part of the lecture will be devoted to the unique case of Judi
th S. Kestenberg\, who\, differently from her colleagues\, tried to work t
hrough the losses and traumas caused by the emigration\, war\, and the Sho
ah. I will examine her complex\, multilayered identity of a Jewish women r
aised in an Orthodox home\, Pole\, Galitzianer\, a New Woman\, refuge\, tr
auma survivor\, daughter of Holocaust victims\, non-citizen in the US\, “e
ssential worker”\, wife\, mother\, and more. The lecture is based on a res
earch project that prioritizes personal accounts\, with a special focus on
Oral History.\nKlara Naszkowska\, PhD. is a Cultural and Personal Histori
an with research interests in Jewish Women and Gender Studies\, Immigratio
n Studies\, Memory Studies\, and Oral Histories. Most currently\, in her p
osition of a Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar at Union Theological Seminary (
UTS) and at the Center for Jewish History (CJH)\, she has been researching
and writing a book devoted to Jewish women who fled the Nazis to the Unit
ed States in 1933-1941 where they served as “essential workers” in mental-
health care. In an effort to reclaim and reconstruct their personal and pr
ofessional biographies\, and of permitting their voices be heard\, she has
given the priority to personal accounts of said women\, with a special fo
cus on oral histories. \nDr. Naszkowska holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Liter
ature from the University of Edinburgh\, and an M.A. in Polish Literary St
udies from the University of Warsaw. As a 2019/2020 Fulbright Visiting Sch
olar at UTS she worked on a research project devoted to an oppressed and u
nderstudied Jewish psychoanalyst\, Sabina Spielrein. She is also the Found
ing Director of the International Association for Spielrein Studies. As th
e head of the scientific and organizational committee\, she is putting tog
ether an international conference “Sabina Spielrein and the Early Female P
ioneers of Psychoanalysis\,” on April 10\, 2022.\nTickets: https://myunion
.utsnyc.edu/jewish-identities-.
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On Monday\, 4 April 2022\, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm\, please join us for a p
resentation and Q&A with Dr. Klara Naszkowska for a presentation titled “J
ewish Identities of Women Psychoanalysts Who Fled Nazi Europe to the Unite
d States\,” which will focus on Dr. Naszkowska’s work researching Jewish w
omen pioneers in psychoanalysis\, and how their Jewish identities influenc
ed their work and circumstances. Attendees are invited to join in person or virtuall
y. This event is sponsored by Union’s Psychology and Religion
Program and the Program in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies at Jewish Th
eological Seminary.
The forced migration
of the Jewish people from Europe to the United States in 1933-1941 is one
of the most significant phenomena in twentieth–century intellectual histo
ry. However\, close to nothing has been written on Jewish female psychoana
lysts swept in that immigration wave. In the first part of the lecture\, I
will introduce this understudied diaspora of almost eighty Jewish women a
nalysts who fled Hitler to the US\, where they became “essential workers”
in mental-health care when America joined World War II. I will discuss the
ir personal and professional biographies including family and religious ba
ckgrounds\, education and career patterns\, experiences of exile and (non)
belonging\, their relationships with the past\, and the construction of na
tional\, spiritual and cultural identities\, with a special attention to J
ewish identity. The second part of the lecture will be devoted to the uniq
ue case of Judith S. Kestenberg\, who\, differently from her colleagues\,
tried to work through the losses and traumas caused by the emigration\, wa
r\, and the Shoah. I will examine her complex\, multilayered identity of a
Jewish women raised in an Orthodox home\, Pole\, Galitzianer\, a New Woma
n\, refuge\, trauma survivor\, daughter of Holocaust victims\, non-citizen
in the US\, “essential worker”\, wife\, mother\, and more. The lecture is
based on a research project that prioritizes personal accounts\, with a s
pecial focus on Oral History.
\n
Klara Naszkowska\, PhD. is a Cu
ltural and Personal Historian with research interests in Jewish Women and
Gender Studies\, Immigration Studies\, Memory Studies\, and Oral Histories
. Most currently\, in her position of a Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar at U
nion Theological Seminary (UTS) and at the Center for Jewish History (CJH)
\, she has been researching and writing a book devoted to Jewish women who
fled the Nazis to the United States in 1933-1941 where they served as “es
sential workers” in mental-health care. In an effort to reclaim and recons
truct their personal and professional biographies\, and of permitting thei
r voices be heard\, she has given the priority to personal accounts of sai
d women\, with a special focus on oral histories.
\n
Dr. Naszkowska holds a Ph.D. in Com
parative Literature from the University of Edinburgh\, and an M.A. in Poli
sh Literary Studies from the University of Warsaw. As a 2019/2020 Fulbrigh
t Visiting Scholar at UTS she worked on a research project devoted to an o
ppressed and understudied Jewish psychoanalyst\, Sabina Spielrein. She is
also the Founding Director of the International Association for Spielrein Studies. As the head of
the scientific and organizational committee\, she is putting together an i
nternational conference “Sabina Spielrein and the Early Female Pioneers of Psychoanalysis
\,” on April 10\, 2022.
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CONTACT:Kevin Bentley\; kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:The Troubles in Mind Nobody Knows: James Cone’s Enduring Witnes
s and the Spirituals\, Sacred and Secular\nUnion is pleased to announce th
e Second Annual James H. Cone Lecture will be presented by Dr. Cheryl Town
send Gilkes. In honor of Dr. James H. Cone\, the father of Black Liberatio
n Theology\, this annual lecture will continue forth his legacy of prophet
ic Black theological and religious thought that pricks the conscience of A
merica.\nJoin us Wednesday\, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. EST\, as Dr. Cheryl Town
send Gilkes\, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of African-Amer
ican Studies and Sociology and director of the African American Studies Pr
ogram at Colby College will deliver a lecture titled The Troubles in Mind
Nobody Knows: James Cone’s Enduring Witness and the Spirituals\, Sacred an
d Secular.\nThe lecture will focus on the impact and the importance of Jam
es Cones’ 1972 publication\, The Spirituals and the Blues\, which is marki
ng its 50th anniversary this year. It’s an important component to understa
nd the current struggle over the knowledge about slavery and the experienc
e of the people who were enslaved. RSVP to attend in-person or virtually.
\nThere will be a moderated conversation and Q&A with Dr. Gilkes after the
lecture.\nRSVP Today\nAbout Cheryl Townsend Gilkes\nDr. Cheryl Townsend G
ilkes (Pronounced “Jillks”) is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Prof
essor of African-American Studies and Sociology and director of the Africa
n American Studies Program at Colby College in Waterville\, Maine. An orda
ined Baptist minister\, she is an assistant pastor for special projects at
the Union Baptist Church in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, and holds degrees
in sociology from Northeastern University (B.A.\,M.A.\, Ph.D.). Her speci
alties focus on African American women\, religion\, social change\, and th
e legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois for sociology\, African American studies\, an
d religious studies\, and her research\, teaching\, and writing have speci
fically focused on the role of African American women in generating social
change and on the diverse roles of black Christian women in the twentieth
century. She is currently at work on a book titled\, That Blessed Book: T
he Bible and the African American Cultural Imagination\, and some of her e
ssays and articles are gathered in her 2001 book\, If It Wasn’t for the Wo
men: Black Women’s Experience and Womanist Culture in Church and Community
. READ MORE\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/cone-lecture.
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The Troubles in Mind Nobody Knows: James Cone’s Enduring Witness
and the Spirituals\, Sacred and Secular
\n
Union is p
leased to announce the Second Annual James H. Cone Lecture will be present
ed by Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes. In honor of Dr. James H
. Cone\, the father of Black Liberation Theology\, this annual lecture wil
l continue forth his legacy of prophetic Black theological and religious t
hought that pricks the conscience of America.
\n
Join us Wedn
esday\, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. EST\, as Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes\
, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of African-American Studies
and Sociology and director of the African American Studies Program at Col
by College will deliver a lecture titled The Troubles in Mind Nobody K
nows: James Cone’s Enduring Witness and the Spirituals\, Sacred and Secula
r.
\n
The lecture will focus on the impact and the importance of
James Cones’ 1972 publication\, The Spirituals and the Blues\, w
hich is marking its 50th anniversary this year. It’s an important componen
t to understand the current struggle over the knowledge about slavery and
the experience of the people who were enslaved. RSVP to attend in-person or virtually.
\n
There will be a moderated conversation and Q&A with Dr.
Gilkes after the lecture.
Dr. Ch
eryl Townsend Gilkes (Pronounced “Jillks”) is the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Professor of African-American Studies and Sociology and directo
r of the African American Studies Program at Colby College in Waterville\,
Maine. An ordained Baptist minister\, she is an assistant pastor for spec
ial projects at the Union Baptist Church in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, an
d holds degrees in sociology from Northeastern University (B.A.\,M.A.\, Ph
.D.). Her specialties focus on African American women\, religion\, social
change\, and the legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois for sociology\, African Americ
an studies\, and religious studies\, and her research\, teaching\, and wri
ting have specifically focused on the role of African American women in ge
nerating social change and on the diverse roles of black Christian women i
n the twentieth century. She is currently at work on a book titled\, That
Blessed Book: The Bible and the African American Cultural Imagination\, an
d some of her essays and articles are gathered in her 2001 book\, If It Wa
sn’t for the Women: Black Women’s Experience and Womanist Culture in Churc
h and Community. READ MORE<
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, April 11 at 7:00 pm ET for our final Dharma
and Justice Dialogues of the Spring semester. Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad and Dr
. Toni Pressley-Sanon will gather virtually to discuss Dr. Vesely-Flad’s n
ewly released publication\, Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Traditio
n: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation.\nRSVP Today\n
They will also explore themes of Blackness\, gender\, and sexuality within
Dharma practice and communities. Engaging the work of Black Buddhist tea
chers\, they will together examine the distinct contributions of contempor
ary writers\, as well as luminaries such as James Baldwin and Audre Lorde\
, whose essays clarify historical teachings on suffering\, impermanence\,
compassion\, and sensuality.\nThis program is offered from the Thích Nhất
Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism. ASL Interpretation provided!\nAbout Dr.
Rima Vesely-Flad\nDr. Rima Vesely-Flad is an Associate Professor of Philo
sophy and Social Justice\, and the Director of Peace and Justice Studies\,
at Warren Wilson College. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Bl
ack Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liber
ation (NYU Press\, 2022) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pol
lution\, Black Lives\, and the Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press\, 2017
).\n\n\nAbout Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon\nDr. Toni Pressley-Sanon is Associat
e professor of Africology and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan
University. She is the co-editor of Raoul Peck: Power\, Politics and the
Cinematic Imagination (Lexington Books\, 2015) and author of Istwa Across
the Water: Haitian History\, Memory\, and the Cultural Imagination (Gaines
ville\, FL: University Press of Florida\, 2017). You can find her blogging
at www.alligatorwoods.blog.\n \nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/black
-radical-tradition.
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They will also explore themes of Blackness\, ge
nder\, and sexuality within Dharma practice and communities. Engaging the
work of Black Buddhist teachers\, they will together examine the distinct
contributions of contemporary writers\, as well as luminaries such as Jam
es Baldwin and Audre Lorde\, whose essays clarify historical teachings on
suffering\, impermanence\, compassion\, and sensuality.
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is an Asso
ciate Professor of Philosophy and Social Justice\, and the Director of Pea
ce and Justice Studies\, at Warren Wilson College. She is the author of Bl
ack Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness i
n the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press\, 2022) and Racial Purity and Dan
gerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and the Struggle for Justic
e (Fortress Press\, 2017).
\n\n\n
About Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon
\n
Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon is Associate professor of Africology
and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University. She is the c
o-editor of Raoul Peck: Power\, Politics and the Cinematic Imagination (Le
xington Books\, 2015) and author of Istwa Across the Water: Haitian Histor
y\, Memory\, and the Cultural Imagination (Gainesville\, FL: University Pr
ess of Florida\, 2017). You can find her blogging at www.alligatorwoods.blog.
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CONTACT:Tim Cross\; tcross@centerforearthethics.org
DESCRIPTION:We are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create the f
uture.\nWe live immersed in a sea of energy beyond all comprehension.\nBut
this energy\, in an ultimate sense\,\nis ours not by domination but by in
vocation.\n— Thomas Berry\nJoin the Center for Earth Ethics on Friday\, Ap
ril 22\, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm for Earth Day 2022: Life Force. This Earth D
ay\, we are thinking about untapped creative power: the ways of thinking\,
doing and being that our commodified\, globalized\, fossil-fueled society
tends to dominate and devour. Life Force is an opportunity for people to
regenerate creativity while working toward a climate-safe future.\nRegiste
r Today\nWe live in the time of climate emergency\, but it is also a time
when we are more equipped than ever to work together. We can foster commun
ities that celebrate our differences\, yet never lose sight of our common
humanity. We can dispel the illusion of our separateness from nature. We c
an look to our roots\, the Earth\, the elements\, and all the interconnect
ed life around us that ultimately make our own lives possible. We can reim
agine the economy away from relentless extractivism and exploitation. We m
ust become an unstoppable counterforce to the stunted thinking that has ha
mpered efforts to avert ecological breakdown.\nLet’s spend an afternoon te
nding to the best of the human spirit\, which is part and parcel of the li
fe force that animates our planet.\nEarth Day 2022 is an opportunity for t
apping into the creative energy that flows through each of us\, a counterp
oint to the overload of information and analysis that can leave us deplete
d and exhausted—and a boost to get us to the other side. Join us as we gat
her with artists\, poets\, thought leaders and climate scientists who are
reimagining and recasting how we experience the greatest challenge of our
time.\nConvened by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Semina
ry\, in collaboration with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky and The Climate Mu
seum\, Earth Day 2022 will bridge the gaps to foster ecological thought an
d action.\nScheduled participants include:\nBill McKibben | Gavin Schmidt
| Jacqui Patterson\nJody Sperling | Karenna Gore | Kate Marvel | Rev. Lenn
ox Yearwood\nLyla June | Mike Massimino | Miranda Massie | Mitchell Joachi
m\nPádraig Ó Tuama | Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky | Rev. Dr. Serene Jones\nTh
e New York City Labor Chorus\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-
day-2022-life-force-registration-313804235917.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T190000
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SEQUENCE:0
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\nWe are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create th
e future. \nWe live immersed in a sea of energy beyond all comprehens
ion. \nBut this energy\, in an ultimate sense\, \nis ours not by
domination but by invocation. \n— Thomas Berry
\n
Join the Center for
Earth Ethics on Friday\, April 22\, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm for Earth Day 2022: Life Force. This Earth Day\,
we are thinking about untapped creative power: the ways of thinking\, doin
g and being that our commodified\, globalized\, fossil-fueled society tend
s to dominate and devour. Life Force is an opportunity for people to regen
erate creativity while working toward a climate-safe future.
We live i
n the time of climate emergency\, but it is also a time when we are more e
quipped than ever to work together. We can foster communities that celebra
te our differences\, yet never lose sight of our common humanity. We can d
ispel the illusion of our separateness from nature. We can look to our roo
ts\, the Earth\, the elements\, and all the interconnected life around us
that ultimately make our own lives possible. We can reimagine the economy
away from relentless extractivism and exploitation. We must become an unst
oppable counterforce to the stunted thinking that has hampered efforts to
avert ecological breakdown.
\n
Let’s spend an afternoon tending to th
e best of the human spirit\, which is part and parcel of the life force th
at animates our planet.
\n
Earth Day 2022 is an opportunity for tappi
ng into the creative energy that flows through each of us\, a counterpoint
to the overload of information and analysis that can leave us depleted an
d exhausted—and a boost to get us to the other side. Join us as we gather
with artists\, poets\, thought leaders and climate scientists who are reim
agining and recasting how we experience the greatest challenge of our time
.
\n
Convened by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Sem
inary\, in collaboration with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky and The Climate Museum\, Earth Day 2022 will bridge the gaps to foster ecological thought and a
ction.
\n
Scheduled participants include:<
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Bill McKibben | Gavin Schmidt | Jacqui Patterson
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Jody Sperling | Karenn
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, April 27 at 7:00 pm ET for a book launch
for the forthcoming book The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why Peo
ple are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide\, by Dean Pamela Cooper
-White. In this powerful book\, Dean Cooper-White uncovers the troubling e
xtent of Christian nationalism\, explores its deep psychological roots\, a
nd discusses ways in which advocates for justice can safely and effectivel
y attempt to talk across the deep divides in our society.\nGuests can atte
nd in-person while space allows\, or join via Zoom webinar. \nRSVP TODAY\n
Following a lecture from Dean Cooper-White\, a panel of Union professors m
oderated by President Serene Jones will discuss the book and respond to th
e lecture.\nPanelists will include\nKelly Brown Douglas\, Dean of EDS at U
nion\nGary Dorrien\, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics.\nCornel
West\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy & Christian Practice\nC
lick here to pre-order The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People
are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide\nTickets: https://myunion.
utsnyc.edu/psychology-of-christian-nationalism.
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\nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 27 at 7:00 pm ET for a book launch for the
forthcoming book The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People are Drawn
in and How to Talk Across the Divide\, by Dean Pamela Cooper-White. In this
powerful book\, Dean Cooper-White uncovers the troubling extent of Christi
an nationalism\, explores its deep psychological roots\, and discusses way
s in which advocates for justice can safely and effectively attempt to tal
k across the deep divides in our society.
\n
Guests can atten
d in-person while space allows\, or join via Zoom webinar.
Following a lecture from Dean Cooper-White\, a panel of Union profess
ors moderated by President Serene Jones will discuss the book and respond to
the lecture.
\n
Panelists will include
\n
Kelly Brown Douglas\, Dean of EDS at U
nion \n
Gary Dorrien\, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics.\nCornel Wes
t\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy & Christian P
ractice
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Faculty
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join the International Association for Spiritual Care for their
annual conference on Thursday\, April 28 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm ET. T
his year’s conference will focus on the theme of Climate Crisis and Spirit
ual Care. This conference is free\, registration is required to receive th
e webinar link.\nRegister Today\nConference Schedule\nKeynote Address |
12:00 1:00 pm\nMelanie L. Harris\, PhD\nDr. Melanie L. Harris\, PhD (Union
) is Professor of Black Feminist Thought and Womanist Theology jointly app
ointed with Wake Forest School of Divinity and the African American Studie
s program at Wake Forest University\; and Director of the Food\, Health an
d Ecological Well-Being Program. A graduate of the Harvard Leadership Pro
gram\, Dr. Harris is a former American Council of Education Fellow and Fou
nding Director of Texas Christian University’s African American and Africa
na Studies program. Her research and scholarship critically examines inter
sections bxetween race\, religion\, gender and environmental ethics. She
is the author of Gifts of Virtue: Alice Walker and Womanist Ethics (Palgra
ve)\, Ecowomanism: Earth Honoring Faiths (Orbis) and co-editor of Faith\,
Feminism\, and Scholarship: The Next Generation (Palgrave)\, as well as ma
ny scholarly articles and book chapters.\nWisdom from Afro-Brazilian Relig
ious Tradition for Spiritual Care | 1:15 – 2:15 pm\nDonna Carole Robert
s\, MS & Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz\nDonna Roberts\, MS\, is a longtime environm
ental educator\, activist\, non-profit leader\, and filmmaker with an MS i
n Environmental Sciences. She is Coordinator of Vermont Interfaith Power
& Light\, and is producer/director and co-writer of the documentary\, “Yem
anja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil”\, narrated by Alice Walker.
Nearly two decades in the making\, the film has won six best documentary
awards and screened internationally. Donna’s graduate field research focu
sed on the work of Brazilian women socio-environmental educators and activ
ists\, including the esteemed Candomblé leader Makota Valdina Pinto who is
also featured in the documentary film.” www.yemanjathefilm.com\nRev. Samu
el Cruz\, PhD\, is Associate Professor of Religion and Society at Union Th
eological Seminary\, and author of Masked Africanisms: Puerto Rican Pentec
ostalism\; and Christianity and Culture in the City: A Post Colonial Appro
ach. He has an extensive background in the field of Sociology of Religion
\, focusing on ethnographic research on Afro-Latinx spiritualities\, Pente
costalism and African spiritualities of the Caribbean. Pastor Cruz is know
n in New York City and Puerto Rico for advocating for Afro-Latinx rights\,
and is a frequent guest on MSNBC\, the Melissa Harris-Perry Show\, and a
guest host on WBAI-FM. He is an ordained Pastor in the Evangelical Luther
an Church in America and Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church\, Brookl
yn.\nRitual and Ecojustice for Spiritual Care | 2:30 – 3:30 pm ET\nRev.
Cláudio Carvalhaes\, PhD\, Aiping Cao & Jing Lin\nRev. Cláudio Carvalhaes\
, PhD (Union) is Associate Professor of Worship\, Union Theological Semina
ry\, and a regular instructor in the Hispanic Summer Program (HSP). He is
author most recently of Ritual at World’s End\, and Liturgies from Below\
, among many publications in both English and Portuguese. He is a much so
ught after speaker\, writer\, performer\, and consultant\, Dr. Carvalhaes
has held a number of leadership positions in the American Academy of Relig
ion and has presented frequently to the North American Academy of Liturgy\
, the Academy of Homiletics\, and the International Academy of Practical T
heology Academy of Homiletics\, and has preached and lectured widely in th
e U.S.\, Oslo\, the Vatican\, Mozambique\, and his native country Brazil.
He is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA.\nXian’ai (Aiping
Cao) and Xian’an (Jing Lin) are Buddhist nuns from China of the Mahayana t
radition. Currently\, they are STM students at Union Theological Seminary
and will join the Ph.D. program at Union this Fall to study Buddhist ritua
l and climate crisis. During the past eight years\, they practiced mindful
ness and studied Buddhist philosophy in the temple located in Manhattan\,
and they completed the Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement MDiv program
at Union Theological Seminary.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/iasc-
webinar.
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on to 4:00 pm ET. This year’s conference will focus on the theme
of Climate Crisis and Spiritual Care. This conference is free\, <
a href='https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/iasc-webinar'>registration is required
to receive the webinar link.
Keynote Address | 12:00 1:00
pm \nMelanie L. Harris\, PhD
\n
Dr.
Melanie L. Harris\, PhD (Union) is Professor of Black Feminist Th
ought and Womanist Theology jointly appointed with Wake Forest School of D
ivinity and the African American Studies program at Wake Forest University
\; and Director of the Food\, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program. A
graduate of the Harvard Leadership Program\, Dr. Harris is a former Ameri
can Council of Education Fellow and Founding Director of Texas Christian U
niversity’s African American and Africana Studies program. Her research an
d scholarship critically examines intersections bxetween race\, religion\,
gender and environmental ethics. She is the author of Gifts of Virtu
e: Alice Walker and Womanist Ethics (Palgrave)\, Ecowomanism: Ear
th Honoring Faiths (Orbis) andco-editor of Faith\, Femi
nism\, and Scholarship: The Next Generation (Palgrave)\, as well as m
any scholarly articles and book chapters.
\n
Wisdom from Afr
o-Brazilian Religious Tradition for Spiritual Care | 1:15 – 2:15 pm \nDonna Carole Roberts\, MS & Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz
\n
Donna Roberts\, MS\, is a longtime env
ironmental educator\, activist\, non-profit leader\, and filmmaker with an
MS in Environmental Sciences. She is Coordinator of Vermont Interfaith P
ower & Light\, and is producer/director and co-writer of the documentary\,
“Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil”\, narrated by Alice Wa
lker. Nearly two decades in the making\, the film has won six best docume
ntary awards and screened internationally. Donna’s graduate field research
focused on the work of Brazilian women socio-environmental educators and
activists\, including the esteemed Candomblé leader Makota Valdina Pinto w
ho is also featured in the documentary film.” www.yemanjathefilm.com
\n
Rev. Samuel Cruz\, PhD\, i
s Associate Professor of Religion and Society at Union Theological Seminar
y\, and author of Masked Africanisms: Puerto Rican Pentecostalism
\; and Christianity and Culture in the City: A Post Colonial Approach<
/em>. He has an extensive background in the field of Sociology of Religio
n\, focusing on ethnographic research on Afro-Latinx spiritualities\, Pent
ecostalism and African spiritualities of the Caribbean. Pastor Cruz is kno
wn in New York City and Puerto Rico for advocating for Afro-Latinx rights\
, and is a frequent guest on MSNBC\, the Melissa Harris-Perry Show\, and a
guest host on WBAI-FM. He is an ordained Pastor in the Evangelical Luthe
ran Church in America and Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church\, Brook
lyn.
\n
Ritual and Ecojustice for Spiritual Care | 2:30 –
3:30 pm ET \nRev. Cláudio Carvalhaes\, PhD\, Aiping Cao & Ji
ng Lin
\n
Rev. Cláu
dio Carvalhaes\, PhD (Union) is Associate Professor of Worship\,
Union Theological Seminary\, and a regular instructor in the Hispanic Summ
er Program (HSP). He is author most recently of Ritual at World’s End
\, and Liturgies from Below\, among many publications in bot
h English and Portuguese. He is a much sought after speaker\, writer\, pe
rformer\, and consultant\, Dr. Carvalhaes has held a number of leadership
positions in the American Academy of Religion and has presented frequently
to the North American Academy of Liturgy\, the Academy of Homiletics\, an
d the International Academy of Practical Theology Academy of Homiletics\,
and has preached and lectured widely in the U.S.\, Oslo\, the Vatican\, Mo
zambique\, and his native country Brazil. He is an ordained elder in the
Presbyterian Church USA.
\n
Xian’ai (Aiping Cao) and Xian’an
(Jing Lin) are Buddhist nuns from China of the Mahayana tradition
. Currently\, they are STM students at Union Theological Seminary and will
join the Ph.D. program at Union this Fall to study Buddhist ritual and cl
imate crisis. During the past eight years\, they practiced mindfulness and
studied Buddhist philosophy in the temple located in Manhattan\, and they
completed the Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement MDiv program at Unio
n Theological Seminary.
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DESCRIPTION:Opening Session and Ceremony\n\nArtist Talk and Discussion\n \n
\nJoin us on Friday\, April 29 from 12 noon to 6:00 pm ET for Vibrant\, V
isible\, Vocal\, an arts showcase is an expression of AAPI presence\, resi
lience\, and joy in the midst of anti-Asian racism in all its various form
s. We consider the arts—both new and old\, inherited and original—as a pot
ent way to stand up against anti-Asian violence\, and welcome all mediums
of expression.\nRegister Today\nSponsored by the AAPI Caucus at Union\, th
is event will be an arts exhibition and an in-person live presentation\, p
erformance\, and workshop featuring artists of Asian descent primarily fro
m Union’s community. Vibrant\, Visible\, Vocal is generously supported by
the Interfaith Youth Core “Healing and Belonging” Grant.\nGuests are invit
ed to join for all or part of the event. Below is a tentative schedule for
the day.\nSchedule\n12:00 pm ET | Opening Address and Ceremony\n1:00
pm ET | Bhangra Dance Workshop\n2:00 pm ET | Film and Music Sc
reening and Discussion\n3:00 pm ET | Poetry & Singing\n4:00 pm ET
| Artist Talk and Discussion\n5:00 pm ET | Dinner & Exploration
\n5:30 pm ET | Closing Remarks and Ceremony\nTickets: https://myunio
n.utsnyc.edu/arts-showcase.
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Join us on Friday\, April 29 from 12 noon to 6:00 pm ET for Vibrant\,
Visible\, Vocal\, an arts showcase is an expression of AAPI presence\
, resilience\, and joy in the midst of anti-Asian racism in all its variou
s forms. We consider the arts—both new and old\, inherited and original—as
a potent way to stand up against anti-Asian violence\, and welcome all me
diums of expression.
Sponsored by the AAPI Caucus at Union\, th
is event will be an arts exhibition and an in-person live presentation\, p
erformance\, and workshop featuring artists of Asian descent primarily fro
m Union’s community. Vibrant\, Visible\, Vocal is generously suppor
ted by the Interfaith Youth Core “Healing
and Belonging” Grant.
\n
Guests are invited to jo
in for all or part of the event. Below is a tentative schedule for the day
.
\n
Schedule
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12:00 pm ET | Opening Address and Ceremo
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Admissions Events
CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:As spring weather arrives\, we wanted to let you know about sev
eral exciting opportunities to learn more about the fully online\, part-ti
me Master of Arts (MA) in Social Justice launching in Fall 2022. Our onlin
e information sessions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more a
bout the program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as
well as ask questions about admissions and financial aid.\n\n\nRegister N
ow!\n\nTickets: https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/masjmay.
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art-time Master of Arts (MA) in
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s will provide you with an opportunity to hear more about the program’s un
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 10 at 2:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she s
peaks with an investigative reporter and author Katherine Stewart. In Stew
art’s book\, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious
Nationalism\, she reveals the disturbing truth that America’s Religious R
ight has evolved into a Christian nationalist movement waging a political
war on the norms and institutions of American democracy. \nRSVP Today\nEDS
at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Dougl
as explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our coll
ective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conve
rsations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists
and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work bein
g champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Pa
ge.\nAbout The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious N
ationalism\nFor too long the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social m
ovement preoccupied with a number of cultural issues\, such as abortion an
d same-sex marriage. In her deeply reported investigation\, Katherine Stew
art reveals a disturbing truth: this is a political movement that seeks to
gain power and to impose its vision on all of society. America’s religiou
s nationalists aren’t just fighting a culture war\, they are waging a poli
tical war on the norms and institutions of American democracy.\nStewart pu
lls back the curtain on the inner workings and leading personalities of a
movement that has turned religion into a tool for domination. She exposes
a dense network of think tanks\, advocacy groups\, and pastoral organizati
ons embedded in a rapidly expanding community of international alliances a
nd united not by any central command but by a shared\, anti-democratic vis
ion and a common will to power. She follows the money that fuels this move
ment\, tracing much of it to a cadre of super-wealthy\, ultraconservative
donors and family foundations. She shows that today’s Christian nationalis
m is the fruit of a longstanding antidemocratic\, reactionary strain of Am
erican thought that draws on some of the most troubling episodes in Americ
a’s past. It forms common cause with a globe-spanning movement that seeks
to destroy liberal democracy and replace it with nationalist\, theocratic
and autocratic forms of government around the world. Religious nationalism
is far more organized and better funded than most people realize. It seek
s to control all aspects of government and society. Its successes have bee
n stunning\, and its influence now extends to every aspect of American lif
e\, from the White House to state capitols\, from our schools to our hospi
tals.\nThe Power Worshippers is a brilliantly reported book of warning and
a wake-up call. Stewart’s probing examination demands that Christian nati
onalism be taken seriously as a significant threat to the American republi
c and our democratic freedoms.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/ev
ent/k-stewart.htm.
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e of Religious Nationalism
\n
For too long the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social movement
preoccupied with a number of cultural issues\, such as abortion and same-
sex marriage. In her deeply reported investigation\, Katherine Stewart rev
eals a disturbing truth: this is a political movement that seeks to gain p
ower and to impose its vision on all of society. America’s religious natio
nalists aren’t just fighting a culture war\, they are waging a political w
ar on the norms and institutions of American democracy.
\n
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d leading personalities of a movement that has turned religion into a tool
for domination. She exposes a dense network of think tanks\, advocacy gro
ups\, and pastoral organizations embedded in a rapidly expanding community
of international alliances and united not by any central command but by a
shared\, anti-democratic vision and a common will to power. She follows t
he money that fuels this movement\, tracing much of it to a cadre of super
-wealthy\, ultraconservative donors and family foundations. She shows that
today’s Christian nationalism is the fruit of a longstanding antidemocrat
ic\, reactionary strain of American thought that draws on some of the most
troubling episodes in America’s past. It forms common cause with a globe-
spanning movement that seeks to destroy liberal democracy and replace it w
ith nationalist\, theocratic and autocratic forms of government around the
world. Religious nationalism is far more organized and better funded than
most people realize. It seeks to control all aspects of government and so
ciety. Its successes have been stunning\, and its influence now extends to
every aspect of American life\, from the White House to state capitols\,
from our schools to our hospitals.
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The Power Worshippers is a brilliantly reported book of warning and a
wake-up call. Stewart’s probing examination demands that Christian nation
alism be taken seriously as a significant threat to the American republic
and our democratic freedoms.
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CONTACT:David Gastwirth\; dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 23rd from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM for an informati
on session to learn more about Union’s fully online\, part-time Master of
Arts MA in Social Justice launching in Fall 2022. Our online information s
essions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more about the progra
m’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as well as ask qu
estions about admissions and financial aid.\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\nTickets:
https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/may23.
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2022. Our online information sessions will provide you with an opportunit
y to hear more about the program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and stude
nt experience–as well as ask questions about admissions and financial aid.
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DESCRIPTION:As spring weather arrives\, we wanted to let you know about sev
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me Master of Arts MA in Social Justice launching in Fall 2022. Our online
information sessions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more abo
ut the program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as w
ell as ask questions about admissions and financial aid.\n\n\nRegister Now
!\n\nTickets: https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/masjjune.
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mation sessions will provide you with an opportunity to hear more about th
e program’s unique curriculum\, faculty\, and student experience–as well a
s ask questions about admissions and financial aid.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, July 6 at 3:30 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she
speaks with Katherine M. Franke\, James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Colum
bia Law School. Dean Douglas and Professor Franke will discuss the supreme
court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. They will
explore the implications and future of Roe v Wade and the upcoming fights
against state legislation and policy that use religious freedom to deny r
ights to same-sex couples and religious minorities.\nRSVP Today\nEDS at Un
ion’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas exp
lores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective
responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversatio
ns featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and re
ligious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being cham
pions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.\nT
ickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/franke.htm.
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On Wednesday\, July 6 at 3:30 pm EST\, join Dean
Douglas as she speaks with Katherine M. Franke\, James L. Dohr Professor
of Law at Columbia Law School. Dean Douglas and Professor Franke will disc
uss the supreme court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organiza
tion. They will explore the implications and future of Roe v Wade and the
upcoming fights against state legislation and policy that use religious fr
eedom to deny rights to same-sex couples and religious minorities.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conver
sations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our co
llective responsibility to create a more just future.
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These 30-minute conversations featured on th
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DESCRIPTION:As future faith leaders how can we create spaces of true belong
ing and real connection?\nRegister to attend the Annual Summer Interfaith
Forum: Together for a Beloved Community on Friday\, July 8 from 10:00 am t
o 3:00 pm ET. This Forum is co-sponsored by Union’s Thích Nhất Hạnh Progra
m for Engaged Buddhism.\nWe live in a country that is rich in diversity an
d intersectionality\, necessitating a dialogue about how to establish spac
es of faith where people can believe in and belong to themselves\, as well
as have a sense of connection to a larger humanity. We believe religious
communities\, faith leaders and those on a spiritual journey can play a ce
ntral role by embodying their spiritual values in creating a more just\, h
armonious\, and peaceful world.\nRSVP Today\nOn July 8th\, 2022\, we will
host future leaders in their twenties and thirties to explore ways we can
cultivate spaces where people feel seen\, heard\, and valued. How might we
as people of faith\, support individuals and communities connected to the
ir religious and spiritual identities\, to amplify their voice\, vision\,
and public leadership?\nWe are seeking a diversity of participants in thei
r twenties and thirties. Individuals may define as those who lead publicly
through a religious or spiritual voice or those who lead publicly with a
secular voice and have a strong private religious and/or spiritual practic
e.\nFor the safety of everyone\, we require that you be fully vaccinated\,
symptom-free in order to attend the service in person. \nTickets: https:/
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We live in a country that is rich in diversity and intersectiona
lity\, necessitating a dialogue about how to establish spaces of faith whe
re people can believe in and belong to themselves\, as well as have a sens
e of connection to a larger humanity. We believe religious communities\, f
aith leaders and those on a spiritual journey can play a central role by e
mbodying their spiritual values in creating a more just\, harmonious\, and
peaceful world.
On July 8th\, 2022\, we will
host future leaders in their twenties and thirties to explore ways we can
cultivate spaces where people feel seen\, heard\, and valued. How
might we as people of faith\, support individuals and communities connect
ed to their religious and spiritual identities\, to amplify their voice\,
vision\, and public leadership?
\n
We are
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duals may define as those who lead publicly through a religious or spiritu
al voice or those who lead publicly with a secular voice and have a strong
private religious and/or spiritual practice.
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For the safety of everyone\, we require that you be fully vacci
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DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, July 19 at 4:45 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas as she
speaks with historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. They
will discuss Meacham’s book\, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Bett
er Angels. They will frame the issues of today\, such as the growing threa
ts to our democracy\, the rolling back of reproductive justice rights\, an
d the ongoing dangers of white supremacy\, by examining leaders from our p
ast.\nRSVP Today \nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations
with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to o
ur nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page
will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to
discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos are also available
on the Union YouTube Page\n \nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/even
t/jm.htm.
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Meacham. They will discuss Meacham’s book\, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels. They will frame the issues of today\, such as the growing threats
to our democracy\, the rolling back of reproductive justice rights\, and
the ongoing dangers of white supremacy\, by examining leaders from our pas
t.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just
Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and
our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
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These 30-minute conversations featured
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CONTACT:Nyya Toussaint\; nt2480@utsnyc.edu
DESCRIPTION:Clergy Against immoral Evangelical Politics\n& Supreme Court Ru
lings\nJoin us on Wednesday\, August 31 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET for an onli
ne event\, Prophetic Proclamation. To honor the continued struggle for Bla
ck freedom\, we will hear a prophetic proclamation from clergy against imm
oral evangelical politics and supreme court rulings. Participants can view
this video live on the Union Facebook page and Youtube Channel.\nThis eve
nt is hosted by Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz and Nyya Flores Toussant. Panelists w
ill include Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder\, Father Luis Barrios\, Bishop-elect V
anessa M. Brown\, and Reverend Dr. Juan A. Carmona. Panelist bios are belo
w.\nRSVP TODAY\nRev. Dr. Yvette Flunder\nRev. Dr. Yvette Flunder\, a San F
rancisco native\, has served her call through prophetic action and ministr
y for justice for over thirty years. The call to “blend proclamation\, wor
ship\, service\, and advocacy on behalf of those most marginalized in chur
ch and in society” led to the founding of the City of Refuge United Church
of Christ in 1991. In 2003\, Rev. Dr. Flunder has consecrated Presiding B
ishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries\, a multi-denominational c
oalition of over 100 primarily African American Christian leaders and lait
y. She is a graduate of the Certificate of Ministry and Master of Arts pro
grams at Pacific School of Religion and received her Doctor of Ministry fr
om San Francisco Theological Seminary. Bishop Flunder is a DEMOS board mem
ber and Senior Fellow at Auburn Theological Seminary and Andover Newton Se
minary. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor and speaker at Pacific
School of Religion and numerous seminaries and universities including Aub
urn\, Brite Divinity\, Chicago Theological\, Columbia University\, Drew\,
Duke\, Eden\, Howard\, Lancaster\, New York Theological\, and Yale. She is
also an award-winning gospel music artist and author of Where the Edge Ga
thers: A Theology of Homiletic and Radical Inclusion.\nRev. Dr. Luis Barri
os\nRev. Dr. Luis Barrios is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and
a Professor\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice & Member of Ph.D. Facul
ty in Critical Social/Personality Psychology\; & the Social Welfare\, Ph.D
. Program\, Graduate Center-City University of New York. He is a Consultan
t to the International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IH
RAAM). He is also a professor of Latinx theology at the Episcopal Divinity
School / Union Theological Seminary. Dr. Barrios is the co-editor with Lo
uis Kontos and David C. Brotherton of Gangs and Society: Alternative Persp
ective (2003-Columbia University)\; co-author with David C. Brotherton of
Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation
of a New York City Gang (2004-Columbia University)\; and co-editor with D
r. Mauro Cerbino of Otras naciones: Jóvenes\, transnacionalismo y exclusió
n. Quito: Ecuador: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. Dr. Barr
ios is also the author of Josconiando: Dimensiones Sociales y políticas de
la espiritualidad (2000-Editorial Aguiar)\, Pitirreando: De la desesperan
za a la esperanza (2004-Editorial Edil) and Coquiando: Meditaciones subver
sivas para un mundo mejor (2008-Editorial Búho). Fr. Luis Barrios is an Ep
iscopal priest in charge of Holyrood Church / Iglesia Santa Cruz in Upper
Manhattan. He is a community priest and faculty activist.\nRev. Dr. Vaness
a M. Brown\nRev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown is a licensed and ordained minister
currently\nserving as the Senior Pastor of Rivers of Living Water Ministri
es UCC\, a radically inclusive ministry located in Harlem and Newark\, NJ.
Rev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown is a part of The Fellowship of Affirming Minist
ries (TFAM) where the presiding prelate is Bishop Yvette A. Flunder. In Ju
ly 2013\, she was elevated to Episcopal Liaison of the North East Region o
f TFAM and in 2019 she was made the Bishop-Elect of the North East Region
serving faith-based institutions and community-based organizations from th
e DMV to Maine. Dr. Brown received her Certificate of Theological Educatio
n for Leadership from Pacific School of Religion (Berkley\, CA) and is a g
raduate of New York Theological Seminary with her Masters of Divinity and
most recently her Doctors of Ministry in May of 2020. Ministry is at the f
orefront of her life as her heart and passion are in spreading the inclusi
ve message of God’s love for all.\nRev. Dr. Juan A. Carmona\nReverend Dr.
Juan A. Carmona\, D.Min. is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in
America. He was born and raised in New York City by his Puerto Rican fami
ly. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Comparative Religions from the St
ate University of New York\, a Masters of Divinity from New Brunswick Theo
logical Seminary\, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Liberation Theology
from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. He is a retired prison
chaplain with the New York State Department Correctional Services and has
taught at various institutions of higher education\, including having serv
ed as a Visiting Scholar at the Tainan Theological College & Seminary in T
aiwan. Dr. Carmona is the author of two books: “The Puerto Rican Diaspora:
A Model Theology\,” and “The Sovereignty of Taiwan: A Theological Perspec
tive.” He is married to Ruth Ayala-Carmona and has three children\, Dr. Ge
offrey Antonio Carmona-Baez\, Jennica Carmona-Arandia\, and Jessica Carmon
a-Baez.\nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/black-august.
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reme Court Rulings
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Join us on Wednesday\, August
31 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET for an online event\, Prophetic Procla
mation. To honor the continued struggle for Black freedom\, we will hear a
prophetic proclamation from clergy against immoral evangelical politics a
nd supreme court rulings. Participants can view this video live on the Union Facebook page and
Youtube
Channel.
\n
This event is hosted by Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz and Nyya Flores Toussant. Panelists will include Rev. Dr. Y
vette Flunder\, Father Luis Barrios\, Bi
shop-elect Vanessa M. Brown\, and Reverend Dr. Juan A. Ca
rmona. Panelist bios are below.
Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder\, a San Francisco nati
ve\, has served her call through prophetic action and ministry for justice
for over thirty years. The call to “blend proclamation\, worship\, servic
e\, and advocacy on behalf of those most marginalized in church and in soc
iety” led to the founding of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in
1991. In 2003\, Rev. Dr. Flunder has consecrated Presiding Bishop of The
Fellowship of Affirming Ministries\, a multi-denominational coalition of o
ver 100 primarily African American Christian leaders and laity. She is a g
raduate of the Certificate of Ministry and Master of Arts programs at Paci
fic School of Religion and received her Doctor of Ministry from San Franci
sco Theological Seminary. Bishop Flunder is a DEMOS board member and Senio
r Fellow at Auburn Theological Seminary and Andover Newton Seminary. She h
as also served as an Adjunct Professor and speaker at Pacific School of Re
ligion and numerous seminaries and universities including Auburn\, Brite D
ivinity\, Chicago Theological\, Columbia University\, Drew\, Duke\, Eden\,
Howard\, Lancaster\, New York Theological\, and Yale. She is also an awar
d-winning gospel music artist and author of Where the Edge Gathers: A Theo
logy of Homiletic and Radical Inclusion.
\n
Rev. Dr. Luis
Barrios
\n
Rev. Dr. Luis Barrios is a Certified Clinical T
rauma Professional and a Professor\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
& Member of Ph.D. Faculty in Critical Social/Personality Psychology\; & th
e Social Welfare\, Ph.D. Program\, Graduate Center-City University of New
York. He is a Consultant to the International Human Rights Association of
American Minorities (IHRAAM). He is also a professor of Latinx theology at
the Episcopal Divinity School / Union Theological Seminary. Dr. Barrios i
s the co-editor with Louis Kontos and David C. Brotherton of Gangs and Soc
iety: Alternative Perspective (2003-Columbia University)\; co-author with
David C. Brotherton of Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation: Street Politics
and the Transformation of a New York City Gang (2004-Columbia University)
\; and co-editor with Dr. Mauro Cerbino of Otras naciones: Jóvenes\, trans
nacionalismo y exclusión. Quito: Ecuador: Facultad Latinoamericana de Cien
cias Sociales. Dr. Barrios is also the author of Josconiando: Dimensiones
Sociales y políticas de la espiritualidad (2000-Editorial Aguiar)\, Pitirr
eando: De la desesperanza a la esperanza (2004-Editorial Edil) and Coquian
do: Meditaciones subversivas para un mundo mejor (2008-Editorial Búho). Fr
. Luis Barrios is an Episcopal priest in charge of Holyrood Church / Igles
ia Santa Cruz in Upper Manhattan. He is a community priest and faculty act
ivist.
\n
Rev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown
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Rev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown is a licensed and ordained mini
ster currently \nserving as the Senior Pastor of Rivers of Living Wat
er Ministries UCC\, a radically inclusive ministry located in Harlem and N
ewark\, NJ. Rev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown is a part of The Fellowship of Affir
ming Ministries (TFAM) where the presiding prelate is Bishop Yvette A. Flu
nder. In July 2013\, she was elevated to Episcopal Liaison of the North Ea
st Region of TFAM and in 2019 she was made the Bishop-Elect of the North E
ast Region serving faith-based institutions and community-based organizati
ons from the DMV to Maine. Dr. Brown received her Certificate of Theologic
al Education for Leadership from Pacific School of Religion (Berkley\, CA)
and is a graduate of New York Theological Seminary with her Masters of Di
vinity and most recently her Doctors of Ministry in May of 2020. Ministry
is at the forefront of her life as her heart and passion are in spreading
the inclusive message of God’s love for all.
\n
Rev. Dr. Juan A. Carmona
\n
Reverend Dr. Juan A. Carmona\,
D.Min. is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. He was
born and raised in New York City by his Puerto Rican family. He received h
is Bachelors of Arts in Comparative Religions from the State University of
New York\, a Masters of Divinity from New Brunswick Theological Seminary\
, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Liberation Theology from the Colgate
Rochester Crozer Divinity School. He is a retired prison chaplain with the
New York State Department Correctional Services and has taught at various
institutions of higher education\, including having served as a Visiting
Scholar at the Tainan Theological College & Seminary in Taiwan. Dr. Carmon
a is the author of two books: “The Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Model Theology
\,” and “The Sovereignty of Taiwan: A Theological Perspective.” He is marr
ied to Ruth Ayala-Carmona and has three children\, Dr. Geoffrey Antonio Ca
rmona-Baez\, Jennica Carmona-Arandia\, and Jessica Carmona-Baez.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed\; hello@eileencampbellreed.org\; http
s://eileencampbellreed.org/2022/08/18/pandemicpastoring-report-2022/
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 1\, (1pm ET // 12pm CT)\, visiting asso
ciate professor Eileen Campbell-Reed will join with Good Faith Media in a
webinar to release the #PandemicPastoring Report. The report includes key
findings from Campbell-Reed’s 22 month qualitative study of over 100 Chris
tian pastors and lay leaders. The webinar will be hosted by Mitch Randall\
, CEO of Good Faith Media\, and Campbell-Reed will share data and insights
from surveys and interviews that comprised the research. Ministers who af
filiate with Baptist\, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)\, African Me
thodist Episcopal\, and Presbyterian churches will share brief and unique
stories of pastoring in context of the report findings. The webinar will c
onclude with a time of Q&A.\n“Leading U.S. churches through multiple pande
mics has been both challenging and bewildering\, demoralizing and encourag
ing\, marked by grace and grief\,” Campbell-Reed shared. “Pastors and lay
leaders alike are experiencing suffering as well as resilience as they nav
igate changes to church life that are here to stay.”\nTo register for the
#PandemicPastoring webinar\, visit here: https://3mmm.us/PandemicPastoring
Webinar\nTo receive notification of the report’s release\, sign up here: h
ttps://3mmm.us/PandemicPastoringSignUp
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visiting associate professor Eileen Campbell-Reed will join with Good Fait
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includes key findings from Campbell-Reed’s 22 month qualitat
ive study of over 100 Christian pastors and lay leaders. The webinar w
ill be hosted by Mitch Randall\, CEO of Good Faith Media\, and Campbell-Re
ed will share data and insights from surveys and interviews that comprised
the research. Ministers who affiliate with Baptist\, Christian Church (Di
sciples of Christ)\, African Methodist Episcopal\, and Presbyterian church
es will share brief and unique stories of pastoring in context of the repo
rt findings. The webinar will conclude with a time of Q&A.
\n
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g U.S. churches through multiple pandemics has been both challenging and b
ewildering\, demoralizing and encouraging\, marked by grace and grief\,” C
ampbell-Reed shared. “Pastors and lay leaders alike are experiencing suffe
ring as well as resilience as they navigate changes to church life that ar
e here to stay.”
\n
To register for the #PandemicPastoring w
ebinar\, visit here: https://3mmm.us/PandemicPastoringWeb
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Timothy P. Cross\; tcross@centerforearthethics.org\; https://center
forearthethics.org/
DESCRIPTION:What are the social\, ethical\, and religious implications of a
rtificial intelligence for the environment and the climate crisis? How can
faith leaders apply their ethical insights of religious traditions to und
erstand the nature\, possibilities\, and limitations of A.I.? What are the
moral implications of this new technology\, which holds the possibility o
f impacting nearly every aspect of human life?\nTo suggest how we can go a
bout answering these fundamental questions\, the Center for Earth Ethics a
t Union Theological Seminary will host a forum\, “A.I.\, Ecology & Earth E
thics\,” on Wednesday\, September 28\, at 5:00 p.m.\nThis salon will be he
ld in-person in the gathering space at “A Species Between Worlds\,” an int
eractive exhibit organized by artist/photographer John Mack at 537 West 27
th Street in Manhattan. This exhibit\, which focuses on how A.I. can shape
our perceptions of reality\, will provide a fascinating backdrop for a di
scussion of artificial intelligence\, ecology and earth ethics.\nThis even
t is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.\nThis even
t will not be livestreamed\, but a recording will be available after the e
vent.\nScheduled participants at the salon-style discussion include:\nRev.
Fred Davie\, Senior Strategic Advisor\, Union Theological Seminary & Comm
issioner\, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom\n \n \n \n
\nKarenna Gore\, Founder & Executive Director\, Center for Earth Ethics\n
\n \n \n \nKen Kitatani\, Director General\, International Council on Envi
ronmental Economics and Development\n \n \n \n \nIsaac Sharp MDiv\, PhD ‘1
9\, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theological Studies and Director of Ce
rtificate Programming\, Union Theological Seminary
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What are the social\, ethical\, and religious implicat
ions of artificial intelligence for the environment and the climate crisis
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ns to understand the nature\, possibilities\, and limitations of A.I.? Wha
t are the moral implications of this new technology\, which holds the poss
ibility of impacting nearly every aspect of human life?
\n
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or Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary will host a forum\, “A.I.\, Ecolog
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g space at “A Species Between Worlds\,” an interactive exhibit o
rganized by artist/photographer John Mack at 537 West 27th Street in Manha
ttan. This exhibit\, which focuses on how A.I. can shape our perceptions o
f reality\, will provide a fascinating backdrop for a discussion of artifi
cial intelligence\, ecology and earth ethics.
This event will not
be livestreamed\, but a recording will be available after the event.
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Rev. Fr
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& Commissioner\, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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Karenna Gore\, Founder & Executive Director\, Center
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Ken Kitatani\, D
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\n
Isaac Sharp
MDiv\, PhD ‘19\, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theological Studies and D
irector of Certificate Programming\, Union Theological Seminary
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:EDS at Union has selected The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dan
gerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart as our Fall 2022
Community Read. In this revelatory investigation of the Religious Right’s
rise to political power\, Stewart demands that Christian nationalism be t
aken seriously as a significant threat to the American republic and our de
mocratic freedoms. Please join us on Tuesday\, October 4 at 6:00 pm ET\, a
s we welcome Katherine Stewart for the 2022 Community Read Lecture and Int
erview. An RSVP is required for this virtual event. Union students are inv
ited to attend in person. \nRSVP Today\nFollowing a lecture by Stewart\, s
he will be joined in conversation with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas\, and avai
lable for an audience Q&A. Join us in reading The Power Worshipers by purc
hasing a copy or borrowing one from your local library.\nKatherine Stewart
is an investigative reporter and author who has covered religious liberty
\, politics\, policy\, and education for over a decade. Her latest book\,
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism\
, is a rare look inside the machinery of the movement that brought Donald
Trump to power. Stewart’s journalism appears in the New York Times oped\,
NBC\, the New Republic\, and the New York Review of Books.\nTickets: https
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EDS at Union has selected The Power Worshippers: Inside the
Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Ste
wart as our Fall 2022 Community Read. In this revelatory investig
ation of the Religious Right’s rise to political power\, Stewart demands t
hat Christian nationalism be taken seriously as a significant threat to th
e American republic and our democratic freedoms. Please join us on
Tuesday\, October 4 at 6:00 pm ET\, as we welcome Katherine Stew
art for the 2022 Community Read Lecture and Interview. An RSVP is required for this virtual e
vent. Union students are invited to attend in person.
Following a lec
ture by Stewart\, she will be joined in conversation with Dean Kel
ly Brown Douglas\, and available for an audience Q&A. Join us in
reading The Power Worshipers by purchasing a copy or borrowing one f
rom your local library.
\n
Katherine Stewart is an investigative reporter and author who
has covered religious liberty\, politics\, policy\, and education for ove
r a decade. Her latest book\, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Danger
ous Rise of Religious Nationalism\, is a rare look inside the machine
ry of the movement that brought Donald Trump to power. Stewart’s journalis
m appears in the New York Times oped\, NBC\, the New Republic\, and the Ne
w York Review of Books.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Miguel Escobar\; mescobar@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:“Clearly\, Gerima intends for Sankofa to expand the boundaries
of Black representation in ways that include more diverse\, realistic\, an
d\nempowering images and\, in turn\, enable Black audiences to see themsel
ves in new ways that are divorced from dominant images.”\n–E. Assata Wrigh
t\, Black Film Review\n \nJoin us on Wednesday\, October 12 from 2:00 – 4:
25 pm ET in AD 30 for a screening of the film Sankofa. Produced by the cel
ebrated Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima\, the film centers on the Atlanti
c slave trade and features Oyafunmike Ogunlano\, Kofi Ghanaba\, Mutabaruka
\, Alexandra Duah\, and Afemo Omilami. This is an in-person event at Union
Theological Seminary. We are no longer accepting RSVPs for this event. \n
This rich film illustrates slavery from the view that many Blacks have bee
n denied\, their history. It explores the themes of loss of identity and r
acial consciousness\; respecting and returning to our ancestral roots\; an
d recognizing the connections that exist between people of African descent
who live throughout the world.”\n–Michelle McClure in Black Camera\nFollo
wing the screening\, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas\, Dean of EDS at Union\, wil
l facilitate a short discussion with the audience. This screening is part
of EDS at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film project. Coho
rt members will be on campus for a day of events including the screening.
\nRead More about Sankofa\nDelving Into the Languages of Haile Gerima’s R
evered ‘Sankofa’ | Its significance in movie history and the director’s in
fluence on Black filmmaking cannot be overstated\, for the film\, an epic
narrative of a slave revolt\, was conceived and birthed under challenging
circumstances. These conditions included the long shadow cast by coloniali
sm\, a racist industry hostile to meaningful stories about Black people\,
and the particular struggles an independent Black filmmaker faced in secur
ing funding (money\, of course\, is always a problem) and distribution.\nM
y streaming gem: why you should watch Sankofa: While it is often as distur
bing as you’d expect a film about the African holocaust and chattel slaver
y to be\, its narrative arc is simply too thrilling\, its mystical and emo
tional force too enrapturing\, for it to ever devolve into what we today l
ike to call “trauma porn”.
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realistic\, and \nempowering images and\, in turn\, enable Black audi
ences to see themselves in new ways that are divorced from dominant images
.” \n–E. Assata Wright
\, Black Film Review
\n
\n
Join us on Wednesday\, October 12 from 2:00 – 4:25 pm ET in AD 30 for a screening of the film Sankofa. Produce
d by the celebrated Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima\, the film centers on
the Atlantic slave trade and features Oyafunmike Ogunlano\, Kofi Ghanaba\
, Mutabaruka\, Alexandra Duah\, and Afemo Omilami. This is an in-person ev
ent at Union Theological Seminary. We are no longer accepting RSVPs for th
is event.
\n
This rich film illustrates slavery from the view that
many Blacks have been denied\, their history. It explores the themes of l
oss of identity and racial consciousness\; respecting and returning to our
ancestral roots\; and recognizing the connections that exist between peop
le of African descent who live throughout the world.” \n–Michelle McClure in Black Camera
\n
Following the screening\, Dean Kelly
Brown Douglas\, Dean of EDS at Union\, will facilitate a short d
iscussion with the audience. This screening is part of EDS at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary Th
rough Film project. Cohort members will be on campus for a day of even
ts including the screening.
\n
Read More about Sank
ofa
\n
Delving Into the L
anguages of Haile Gerima’s Revered ‘Sankofa’ | Its significance
in movie history and the director’s influence on Black filmmaking cannot
be overstated\, for the film\, an epic narrative of a slave revolt\, was c
onceived and birthed under challenging circumstances. These conditions inc
luded the long shadow cast by colonialism\, a racist industry hostile to m
eaningful stories about Black people\, and the particular struggles an ind
ependent Black filmmaker faced in securing funding (money\, of course\, is
always a problem) and distribution.
\n
My streaming
gem: why you should watch Sankofa: While it is often as distur
bing as you’d expect a film about the African holocaust and chattel slaver
y to be\, its narrative arc is simply too thrilling\, its mystical and emo
tional force too enrapturing\, for it to ever devolve into what we today l
ike to call “trauma porn”.
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CONTACT:https://hispanicsummerprogram.org/programs/hsp-exchange/
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to co-host Hispanic Summer Program’s October Exc
hange\, “God Gave Me My Money”: The Prosperity Gospel and the Latinx Conte
xt with Rev. Dr. Daisy Machado on Wednesday\, October 12\, 2022 from 7:00
pm – 8:15 pm EST. This event will take place via Zoom.\nIf you would like
to be part of this event\, please RSVP by Monday\, October 10\, 2022.\nREG
ISTER TODAY\nDr. Machado’s Exchange presentation will begin with the words
of John D. Rockefeller: “God gave me my money.” This phrase characterized
how this figure understood his wealth was amassed. But even more interest
ing is the sentence that followed this one where he says\, “I believe the
power to make money is a gift from God…” Mr. Rockefeller was not inventing
any of these ideas\, instead\, he was giving voice to ways of thinking ab
out wealth that were already present in U.S. society. With each passing de
cade of the early 1900s\, these ideas become more solidified becoming what
we know today as the “prosperity gospel” in which a person’s relationship
with God is transactional. This lecture will provide a short history of t
he beginnings of the prosperity gospel in the U.S.\, focusing on the rise
of prosperity leaders in Latin America beginning in the 1980s.\nRev. Daisy
L. Machado\, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Hispanic Summer Progr
am and Professor Emerita of American Religious History at Union Theologica
l Seminary.\nREGISTER TODAY
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LOCATION:Zoom\, Register at: https://hispanicsummerprogram.org/programs/hsp
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SEQUENCE:0
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t with Rev. Daisy L. Machado\, Ph.D.
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We are excited to co-host Hispanic Summer Program’s October Exch
ange\, “God Gave Me My
Money”: The Prosperity Gospel and the Latinx Context with Re
v. Dr. Daisy Machado on Wednesday\, October 12\, 2022 from 7:00 pm
– 8:15 pm EST. This event will take place via Zoom.
D
r. Machado’s Exchange presentation will begin with the words of John D. Ro
ckefeller: “God gave me my money.” This phrase characterized how this figu
re understood his wealth was amassed. But even more interesting is the sen
tence that followed this one where he says\, “I believe the power to make
money is a gift from God…” Mr. Rockefeller was not inventing any of these
ideas\, instead\, he was giving voice to ways of thinking about wealth tha
t were already present in U.S. society. With each passing decade of the ea
rly 1900s\, these ideas become more solidified becoming what we know today
as the “prosperity gospel” in which a person’s relationship with God is t
ransactional. This lecture will provide a short history of the beginnings
of the prosperity gospel in the U.S.\, focusing on the rise of prosperity
leaders in Latin America beginning in the 1980s.
\n
Rev. Daisy L. Machado\, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the H
ispanic Summer Program and Professor Emerita of American Religious History
at Union Theological Seminary.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, October 18\, 2022 at 7pm in James Chapel f
or this in-person event. During this evening talk\, Khentrul Rinpoché will
explore how we can cultivate inner stability while navigating the respons
ibilities of our daily lives when meditation doesn’t feel like enough.\nTh
is event is hosted by the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism.\n
\nKhentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of
Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth\, The Grea
t Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness\, A Happier Li
fe\, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path.\n\nRinpoche spent the f
irst 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus
of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas\, he left his family to study in a
variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in
all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach\, h
e earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as
the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso.
While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great
value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world\; h
e focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) te
achings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment wit
h the inner world of body and mind\, ultimately bringing about the golden
age of peace and harmony (dzokden).\n\n\n\nRSVP TODAY\nTickets: https://my
union.utsnyc.edu/cultivating-peace-and-inner-stability.
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is evening talk\, Khentrul Rinpoché will explore how we can cultivate inne
r stability while navigating the responsibilities of our daily lives when
meditation doesn’t feel like enough.
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Khentrul Ri
npoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rin
poche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth\, The Grea
t Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness\, A H
appier Life\, and TheHidden Treasure of the Profound Pa
th.
\n\n
Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his
life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired
by the bodhisattvas\, he left his family to study in a variety of monaster
ies under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Budd
hist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach\, he earned himself the
title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation o
f the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of
his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversi
ty of all spiritual traditions found in this world\; he focuses on the Jon
ang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain prof
ound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of
body and mind\, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and har
mony (dzokden).
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:Interested in divinity school? Curious about which divinity sch
ool would be the best match for you? Thinking about non-profit leadership\
, parish ministry\, the academic study of religion\, teaching\, movement l
eadership\, or chaplaincy?\nJoin seven top divinity schools for an on-camp
us event at Union Theological Seminary in James Chapel. Hear about what to
expect at divinity school\, learn what makes each school distinct\, and h
ave small group conversations with admissions officers at each school. Reg
ister for the event here.\nPlease review our COVID-19 Visitor Policy here.
\nSchools represented will include:\n\nUnion Theological Seminary\nCandler
School of Theology at Emory University\nDuke Divinity School\nHarvard Div
inity School\nUniversity of Chicago Divinity School\nVanderbilt Divinity S
chool\nYale Divinity School\n\nRSVP TODAY\nTickets: https://apply.utsnyc.e
du/register/aads.
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haplaincy?
X-TICKETS-URL:https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/aads
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 26 at 11:15 am EST\, join Dean Douglas f
or a Just Conversation with Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones\, Assistant Profess
or of Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies at Boston College.
Dr. Amey is also a member of EDS at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary
Through Film cohort. In this conversation\, they will discuss Dr. Adkins-
Jones’ upcoming monograph project\, Immaculate Misconceptions: Black Mario
logy\, Freedom\, Fugitivity\, a theological account of the rise of the glo
bal sex trade. They will also talk about race and film\, specifically how
Black pain\, tragedy\, and trauma are depicted in film. \nRSVP Today\nEDS
at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Dougla
s explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our colle
ctive responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conver
sations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists a
nd religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being
champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Pag
e.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/jc-jones.htm.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T114500
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Just Conversations | Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones
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On Wednesday\, October 26 at 11:15 am EST\, joi
n Dean Douglas for a Just Conversation with Amey Victoria Adkins-J
ones\, Assistant Professor of Theology and African and African Di
aspora Studies at Boston College. Dr. Amey is also a member of EDS at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imag
inary Through Film cohort. In this conversation\, they will discuss Dr
. Adkins-Jones’ upcoming monograph project\, Immaculate Misconceptions
: Black Mariology\, Freedom\, Fugitivity\, a theological account of t
he rise of the global sex trade. They will also talk about race and film\,
specifically how Black pain\, tragedy\, and trauma are depicted in film.
These 30-m
inute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, politic
al\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Programs
CONTACT:Tim Cross\; tcross@centerforearthethics.org
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 26\, the Center for Earth Ethics at Unio
n Theological Seminary will host “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indige
nous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report.” This high-level forum will discuss the
report about Indigenous peoples that the United Nations Special Rapporteur
for Freedom of Religion or Belief will present to the 77th session of the
UN General Assembly in New York earlier that week. Registration is requir
ed.\nRSVP Today\nThis forum will feature a keynote address from Professor
Ahmed Shaheed\, the former special rapporteur who supervised the report’s
drafting. The current special rapporteur\, Nazila Ghanea\, will participat
e as well. The forum also will feature respondents from North American Ind
igenous communities\, who will reflect on the report\, offer insights\, an
d discuss how protecting Indigenous rights\, including the right to freedo
m of religion or belief\, relates to global environmental issues.\nThe for
um\, which is free and open to the public\, will take place in James Memor
ial Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York f
rom 5 – 7 p.m.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-of-religion-
or-belief-for-indigenous-peoples-the-2022-un-report-tickets-439379906127.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T190000
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN R
eport
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/un-report/
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On W
ednesday\, October 26\, the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological S
eminary will host “Freedom
of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report.” Th
is high-level forum will discuss the report about Indigenous peoples that
the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief wi
ll present to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York earl
ier that week. R
egistration is required.
This forum will feature a keynote
address from Professor Ahmed Shaheed\, the former special rapporteur who s
upervised the report’s drafting. The current special rapporteur\, Nazila G
hanea\, will participate as well. The forum also will feature respondents
from North American Indigenous communities\, who will reflect on the repor
t\, offer insights\, and discuss how protecting Indigenous rights\, includ
ing the right to freedom of religion or belief\, relates to global environ
mental issues.
\n
The forum\, which is free and open to the public\,
will take place in James Memorial Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary\, 90
Claremont Avenue\, New York from 5 – 7 p.m.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian M Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION: \nOn Friday\, October 28 at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas fo
r a Just Conversation with William Barber II\, co-chair of the Poor People
’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They will discuss the upco
ming election on Tuesday\, November 8\, and the key racial and economic is
sues uniting poor and impacted communities across the country. \nRSVP Toda
y\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown
Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and ou
r collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute
conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite acti
vists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their wor
k being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouT
ube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/jc-barber.htm.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T141500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T144500
LOCATION:Facebook Live and YouTube Live
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Just Conversations | William Barber II
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/jc-barber/
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On Friday\, October 28 at 2:15 pm EST\, join Dean Douglas f
or a Just Conversation with William Barber II\, co-chair of the Poor Peopl
e’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They will discuss the upc
oming election on Tuesday\, November 8\, and the key racial and economic i
ssues uniting poor and impacted communities across the country.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series <
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d our collective responsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featur
ed on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders t
o discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos are also availabl
e on the Union YouTube Page.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:TNHEB
CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, November 1 at 6:30 pm ET as we part
ner with Parallax Press\, Blue Cliff Monastery\, and the Thich Nhat Hanh F
oundation to celebrate the new edition of Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.
Originally published in 1967\, and one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s first books w
ritten in English\, this insightful text offers the perspective of the Vie
tnamese people on what they often refer to as “the American War.” Guests a
re invited to attend in person (guests must show proof of vaccination and
wear masks during the event- read Union’s visitor policy) or online via Zo
om. Please RSVP here.\nRSVP TODAY\nThis book remains as relevant today as
it was when it was first published\, as the United States and Europe conti
nue to grapple with their roles as global powers and the human effects of
their military policies. The event will include a reading from the book\,
meditation\, Dharma Reflections and more! We look forward to coming togeth
er as a community with Blue Cliff Monastery monastics to commemorate and d
iscuss this remarkable book. \nA group walking meditation from Thich Nhat
Hanh’s former home at 306 W. 109 St to James Chapel will start at 5:45 pm.
This is optional – you’re welcome to meet us at the Chapel around 6:15 in
stead. In case of inclement weather\, silent meditation will be offered in
James Chapel at 6:00 pm.\n \nFrequently Asked Questions\nWill food and be
verages be served?\nLight refreshments will be offered. All food will be v
egan. There will not be alcohol at the event.\nWhat should I wear?\nPlease
wear modest clothing that is comfortable for sitting (i.e. shirt covering
shoulders\, long pants below the knees). Order of Interbeing members are
invited to wear their OI jackets in celebration of the Order of Interbeing
\, which Thich Nhat Hanh founded while writing Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of
Fire.\nWhat parking options are available? \nStreet parking and local park
ing garages may be available. The Central Parking System garage is on West
114th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue\; Riverside Church Par
king Garage is on West 120th Street between Claremont Avenue and Riverside
Drive\; GGMC Parking is at 512-520 West 112th Street between Broadway and
Amsterdam Avenue.\nWhen should I arrive?\nPlease arrive at James Chapel b
y 6:15 PM to allow time for checking in. If you would like to participate
in the optional walking meditation\, please arrive at 306 W. 109 St by 5:4
5 PM. \nWhere can I find information about the event schedule?\nThe schedu
le includes a gathering meditation\, welcome and introduction\, reading fr
om the book\, Dharma reflections\, and silent contemplation. A reception w
ill follow. Event programs will be provided at the event.\nTickets: https:
//myunion.utsnyc.edu/lotus-in-a-sea-of-fire.
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Please join us on Tuesday\, November 1 at 6:30 pm ET as we partner with Parallax Press\, Blue Cli
ff Monastery\, and the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation to celebrate the new edi
tion of Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea
of Fire. Originally published
in 1967\, and one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s first books written in English\, t
his insightful text offers the perspective of the Vietnamese people on wha
t they often refer to as “the American War.” Guests are invited to
attend in person (guests must show proof of vaccination and wear masks dur
ing the event- read Union’s visitor policy) or online via Z
oom. Please RSVP here.
This book remains as relevant today as it wa
s when it was first published\, as the United States and Europe continue t
o grapple with their roles as global powers and the human effects of their
military policies. The event will include a reading from the book\, medit
ation\, Dharma Reflections and more! We look forward to coming together as
a community with Blue Cliff Monastery monastics to commemorate and discus
s this remarkable book.
\n
A
group walking meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh’s former home at 306 W. 109
St to James Chapel will start at 5:45 pm. This is optional – you’re welco
me to meet us at the Chapel around 6:15 instead. In case of inclement weat
her\, silent meditation will be offered in James Chapel at 6:00 pm.
\n
\n
Frequently Asked Questi
ons
\n
Will food and bev
erages be served? \n
Light refreshments will be offered. All food will be vegan. There will not
be alcohol at the event.
\n
What should I wear?
\nPlease wear modest clothing th
at is comfortable for sitting (i.e. shirt covering shoulders\, long pants
below the knees). Order of Interbeing members are invited to wear their OI
jackets in celebration of the Order of Interbeing\, which Thich Nhat Hanh
founded while writing Vietnam:
Lotus in a Sea of Fire.
\n
What parking options ar
e available? \nStre
et parking and local parking garages may be available. The Central Parking
System garage is on West 114t
h Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue\; Riverside Church Parking
Garage is on West 120th Street between Claremont Avenue and Riverside Driv
e\; GGMC Parking is at 512
-520 West 112th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
\n
When should I arrive? \nPlease arrive at James Cha
pel by 6:15 PM to allow time for checking in. If you would like to partici
pate in the optional walking meditation\, please arrive at 306 W. 109 St by 5:45 PM.
\n
Where can I find information about the e
vent schedule? \nThe
schedule includes a gathering meditation\, welcome and introduction\, rea
ding from the book\, Dharma reflections\, and silent contemplation. A rece
ption will follow. Event programs will be provided at the event.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 10 at 1:15 pm ET\, join Dean Kelly Brown
Douglas for a Just Conversation with comic writer and author Gabby Rivera
. They will discuss Rivera’s commitment to prioritizing joy in QTPOC commu
nities\, her forthcoming novel on navigating a Pentecostal faith tradition
\, and the significance of Marvel films such as Black Panther: Wakanda For
ever.\nRSVP Today\nGabby Rivera is the first Latina to write for Marvel Co
mics\, penning the solo series America about America Chavez. She is the au
thor of the acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath. Currently\, she i
s the writer and creator of b.b. free\, a new original comic series with B
OOM!\, and host of the Joy podcast. Rivera is also a member of EDS at Unio
n’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film cohort.\nEDS at Union’s Fac
ebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the
racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsi
bility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations featur
ed on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\,
political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for
justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.\nTickets: h
ttps://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/jcgr.htm.
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On Thursday\, November 10 at 1:15 pm ET\, join Dean Kelly Brown Douglas for a Just Conversation with comic writer
and author Gabby Rivera. They will discuss Rivera’s comm
itment to prioritizing joy in QTPOC communities\, her forthcoming novel on
navigating a Pentecostal faith tradition\, and the significance of Marvel
films such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.\n
Gabby Rivera is the first Latina to write for Marvel Comics\, penni
ng the solo series America about America Chavez. She is the autho
r of the acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath. Currently\,
she is the writer and creator of b.b. free\, a new original comi
c series with BOOM!\, and host of the Joy podcast. Rivera is also a member
of EDS at Union’s Expanding
the Moral Imaginary Through Film cohort.
\n
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conver
sations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our co
llective responsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on th
e EDS
at Union Facebook page will
invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discus
s their work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the
Union YouTube Page
.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Ian M Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the Rotunda on Wednesday\, November 30\, fro
m 4:00 to 5:00 pm for an unveiling of the portrait of the Reverend Leoncia
Rosado Rousseau\, known to many as Mama Leo. We will also celebrate her a
rchives being available at the Burke Library. A reception will follow the
unveiling. After the reception\, a panel discussion entitled Mama Leo: Con
tributions of Latinx Pentecostalism to New York City will take place\, fea
turing:\n\nRev. Olga Torres-Simpson: President and Founder of Angels Unawa
re\nBishop Raymond Rivera: Founder and President of Latino Pastoral Action
Center\, Inc. and Sanctuary Church\, Senior Pastor\nRev. Dr. Kittin Silva
: Bishop of the International Council of Pentecostal Churches of Jesus Chr
ist\, member and Founder of Radio Vision Cristiana.\nRev. Ofa Rivera: Exec
utive Director of Way Out Ministries\n\nRSVP to attend\nMama Leo’s ministr
y was groundbreaking in many ways. She was a pioneer in advocating for sex
workers and those addicted to drugs. She established a drug and alcohol r
ehabilitation program\, the Damascus Christian Youth Crusade. This program
became a state-wide model and Mama Leo’s ministry garnered recognition fo
r the many followers whose lives were transformed. \nLaunched in 2022\, Un
ion is the home of The Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series to honor the Puerto
Rican spiritual leader. Held annually\, this lecture series recognizes the
unconventional and pragmatic leader’s dedication and years of service by
inviting speakers to focus on Latinx ministry and social justice. The 2023
lecture will be announced soon. \nTickets: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/mam
a-leo-portrait.
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rom 4:00 to 5:00 pm for an unveiling of the portrait of the Rever
end Leoncia Rosado Rousseau\, known to many as Mama Leo. We will also cele
brate her archives being available at the Burke Library.A reception will follow the unveiling. After the reception\, a panel di
scussion entitled Mama Leo: Contributions of Latinx Pentecostalism
to New York City will take place\, featuring:
\n
\n
Rev. Olga Torres-Simpson: President and Found
er of Angels Unaware
\n
Bishop Raymond Rivera: Fou
nder and President of Latino Pastoral Action Center\, Inc. and Sanctuary C
hurch\, Senior Pastor
\n
Rev. Dr. Kittin Silva: Bi
shop of the International Council of Pentecostal Churches of Jesus Christ\
, member and Founder of Radio Vision Cristiana.
\n
Rev. Ofa
Rivera: Executive Director of Way Out Ministries
Mama Leo’s mini
stry was groundbreaking in many ways. She was a pioneer in advocating for
sex workers and those addicted to drugs. She established a drug and alcoho
l rehabilitation program\, the Damascus Christian Youth Crusade. This prog
ram became a state-wide model and Mama Leo’s ministry garnered recognition
for the many followers whose lives were transformed.
\n
Launched in 2022\, Union is the home of The Mama Leo Latin
x Lecture Series to honor the Puerto Rican spiritual leader. Held annu
ally\, this lecture series recognizes the unconventional and pragmatic lea
der’s dedication and years of service by inviting speakers to focus on Lat
inx ministry and social justice. The 2023 lecture will be announced soon.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:Brittini Palmer\; bpalmer@utsnyc.edu
DESCRIPTION:In 2022 RISE published a devotional for women of color ministry
leaders. This dynamic devotional tells the varied truth and complexity of
Sacred Sistering. Devotions and prayers consist of hopeful and inspiring
testimonies reflecting women’s experiences\, Sistering moments\, and misse
d opportunities. Sistering moments have assisted women through difficult t
ransitions\, relationships\, and growing pains. Seasons in which joys\, bl
essings\, and accomplishments have been celebrated\; and loneliness\, invi
sibility\, and the wounds of disempowerment have been comforted. \nIntende
d to Renew\, Inspire\, Support\, and Empower the souls of women in ministr
y\, Sacred Sistering devotions are for all who care about the ministry\, l
eadership\, the spiritual life journey\, and legacy of women of color.\nJo
in us for our first Sacred Sistering Literary Cafe & Sunday Brunch! This e
vent will feature food\, music\, live readings of devotions and prayers\,
networking\, and fellowship! Books will be available for purchase! \nRSVP
to attend\nAddress: Auburn Seminary – 475 Riverside Drive\, New York\, NY
10115\nDate: December 11\, 2022\nTime: 2:00PM (EST) – 5:00PM (EST)\nRegist
er No Later Than December 6\, 2022! \nSpaces Are Limited\n$10.00 Admission
Fee\nCOVID Precautions:\n\n 24 hours prior to your visit you will be aske
d to submit a completed Auburn COVID-19 Self-Screening questionnaire\nAdmi
nister a COVID test to confirm negative status. No proof required\, please
take the necessary precautions to keep the community safe\n\nTickets: htt
ps://myunion.utsnyc.edu/sacred-sistering.
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In 2022 RISE published a devotion
al for women of color ministry leaders. This dynamic devotional tells the varied truth and complexity of Sac
red Sistering. Devotions and prayers consist of hopeful and inspiring test
imonies reflecting women’s experiences\, Sistering moments\, and missed op
portunities. Sistering moments have assisted women through difficult trans
itions\, relationships\, and growing pains. Seasons in which joys\, blessi
ngs\, and accomplishments have been celebrated\; and loneliness\, invisibi
lity\, and the wounds of disempowerment have been comforted.
\n
Intended to Renew\, Inspire\, Support\, and <
/span>Empower the souls of women i
n ministry\, Sacred Sistering devotions are for all who care about the min
istry\, leadership\, the spiritual life journey\, and legacy of women of c
olor.
\n
Join us for our firs
t Sacred Sistering Literary Cafe & Sunday Brunch! This event will feature food\, music\, live reading
s of devotions and prayers\, networking\, and fellowship! Books will be av
ailable for purchase!
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 30 at 12:15 pm EST\, join Dean Kelly Brown
Douglas for a Just Conversation with Starsky Wilson\, President & CEO of t
he Children’s Defense Fund and Savannah Wood\, Executive Director of AFRO
Charities. Wilson and Wood are also member of EDS at Union’s Expanding the
Moral Imaginary Through Film cohort.\nIn this conversation\, they will di
scuss the attacks on critical race theory and the implications of bans on
Black history and the story of race from schools. They will discuss the hi
storical and contemporary role of the Black press and Black church in supp
lementing education for young people in Black communities. Additionally\,
the conversation will reflect on representation today in film and popular
culture and its impact on shaping racial perceptions and attitudes.\nRSVP
Here\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Br
own Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and
our collective responsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-min
ute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite a
ctivists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their
work being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union Y
ouTube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/woodwilson.htm
.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230130T130000
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SEQUENCE:0
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ST\, join Dean Kelly Br
own Douglas for a Just Conversation with Starsky Wilson\, President & CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund and Savannah Wood\, Executive Director of AFRO Charities. Wilson and Wood are also member of
span>EDS at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary T
hrough Film cohort.
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\n
In this conversation\, they will discuss the attac
ks on critical race theory and the implications of bans on Black history a
nd the story of race from schools. They will discuss the historical and co
ntemporary role of the Black press and Black church in supplementing educa
tion for young people in Black communities. Additionally\, the conversatio
n will reflect on representation today in film and popular culture and its
impact on shaping racial perceptions and attitudes.
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations wit
h Kelly Brown Douglas explor
es the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective re
sponsibility to create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Fa
cebook page will invite acti
vists and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their wor
k being champions for justice. Videos are also available on the U
nion YouTube Page.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian M Rees\; Irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, February 6 at 1:15 pm EST\, join Dean Kelly Brown D
ouglas for a Just Conversation with Ashon Crawley\, Artist and Author of B
lackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility\, and Danté Stewart\
, Cultural Critic and Author of Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle.
Crawley and Stewart are also a member of EDS at Union’s Expanding the Mor
al Imaginary Through Film cohort. \nIn this conversation\, they will discu
ss the implications of white Christian nationalism within the Black church
and community. They will also discuss the role of Black writers and artis
ts in inspiring the next generation of leaders and the ways that their wor
k can shape the cultural landscape. Additionally\, the conversation will r
eflect on representation today in film and popular culture and its impact
on shaping racial perceptions and attitudes\,\nRSVP Today\nEDS at Union’s
Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores
the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective respo
nsibility to create a more just future.\nThese 30-minute conversations fea
tured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religiou
s\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being champions
for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube Page.\nTickets
: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/crawley-stewart.htm.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230206T140000
LOCATION:Facebook Live and YouTube Live
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Just Conversation with Kelly Brown Douglas | Ashon Crawley & Dante
Stewart
URL:https://utsnyc.edu/event/crawley-stewart/
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strong>Monday\, February 6 at 1:15 pm E
ST\, join Dean Kelly Br
own Douglas for a Just Conversation with Ashon Crawley\, Artist and Author of Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics
of Possibility\, and Danté Stewart\, Cultural Critic an
d Author ofShoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle. Crawley and Stewart are also a member of EDS at Union’s Expanding
the Moral Imaginary Through Film cohort.
\n
In this co
nversation\, they will discuss the implications of white Christian nationa
lism within the Black church and community. They will also discuss the rol
e of Black writers and artists in inspiring the next generation of leaders
and the ways that their work can shape the cultural landscape. Additional
ly\, the conversation will reflect on representation today in film and pop
ular culture and its impact on shaping racial perceptions and attitudes\,<
/span>
EDS at Union’s Facebook Live
series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrinsic t
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e.
\n
These 30-minute conve
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ought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos ar
e also available on the Union YouTube Page.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 8 from 2:00 – 4:25 pm ET in Cla
ssroom AD 30 for a screening of the film A Separation. This Iranian drama
was written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and became the first Iranian fi
lm to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012. The fi
lm tells the story of a couple\, Nader and Simin\, and explores themes of
family\, morality\, and the Iranian legal system. This is an in-person eve
nt at Union Theological Seminary. An RSVP is required to attend. \nRSVP To
day\nFollowing the screening\, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas\, Dean of EDS at U
nion and Prof. Golbarg Rekabtalaei\, Assistant Professor at Seton Hall Uni
versity\, will reflect on the film and facilitate a discussion with the au
dience. Professor Rekabtalaei is a cultural and social historian of modern
Iran. Her research focuses on the relationships between culture and cultu
ral production\, modernity\, cosmopolitanism\, urbanization\, nationalism\
, and revolutions.\n This screening is part of EDS at Union’s Expanding th
e Moral Imaginary Through Film project. Cohort members will be on campus f
or a day of events including the screening.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityw
eb.net/eds/event/separation.htm.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T163000
GEO:+40.811238;-73.9619
LOCATION:Union Theological Seminary @ 3041 Broadway\, New York\, NY 10027\,
USA
SEQUENCE:0
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\nJoin us on Wednesday\, February 8 from 2:00 – 4:25 pm ET in Classroom AD 30 for a screening of the film A Separation. This Iranian drama was written and dire
cted by Asghar Farhadi and became the first Iranian film to win the Academ
y Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012. The film tells the story o
f a couple\, Nader and Simin\, and explores themes of family\, morality\,
and the Iranian legal system. This is an in-person event at Union Theologi
cal Seminary. An RSVP is required to attend. \n
Following the screening\, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas\, Dean o
f EDS at Union and Prof. Golbarg Rekabtalaei\, Assistant Professo
r at Seton Hall University\, will reflect on the film and facilitate a dis
cussion with the audience. Professor Rekabtalaei is a cultural and social
historian of modern Iran. Her research focuses on the relationships betwee
n culture and cultural production\, modernity\, cosmopolitanism\, urbaniza
tion\, nationalism\, and revolutions.
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DESCRIPTION:Join U.S. Senator and Union alum Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\,
’06 and Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones on Friday\, February 17th\,
2023 from 6:30-7:30 pm ET for a virtual celebration of Raphael Warnock’s
election as Georgia Senator. Senator Warnock and President Jones will disc
uss Warnock’s victory\, his efforts in the U.S. Senate\, and how his time
as a student at Union informs the work he is doing now.\nRegister Here\n
\n\nTHE HONORABLE REVEREND RAPHAEL G. WARNOCK\, PH.D.\nThe Honorable Rever
end Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock serves as the Senior Pastor of the Histor
ic Ebenezer Baptist Church\, spiritual home of the Reverend Dr. Martin Lut
her King\, Jr.\, and the junior United States Senator from Georgia. The so
n of two Pentecostal pastors\, Dr. Warnock responded to the call of minist
ry at a very early age\, and at age 35\, became the fifth and the youngest
person ever called to the senior pastorate of Ebenezer Baptist Church\, f
ounded in 1886. Before coming to EBC\, “America’s Freedom Church\,” Dr. Wa
rnock was blessed to study and serve within the pastoral ranks of leading
congregations also known for their deep spiritual roots and strong public
witness. Under Dr. Warnock’s leadership\, the church continues its legacy
of social activism with both spiritual and numerical growth.\nDr. Warnock
graduated from Morehouse College cum laude in 1991\, receiving a Bachelor
of Arts degree in psychology. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree fr
om Union Theological Seminary in New York City\, from which he graduated w
ith honors and distinctions. Seeing his pastoral work as tied to the minis
try of scholarship and the life of the mind\, Dr. Warnock continued his gr
aduate studies at Union\, receiving a Master of Philosophy degree and a Do
ctor of Philosophy degree in the field of systematic theology. He has also
received honorary degrees from The Morehouse School of Medicine\, Fisk Un
iversity and the University of the Virgin Islands. Dr. Warnock is an Ascen
d Fellow at The Aspen Institute\, a Senior Fellow at Auburn Theological Se
minary and a graduate of the Summer Leadership Institute of Harvard Univer
sity and Leadership Atlanta.\nDr. Warnock is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha F
raternity\, Inc.\, the 100 Black Men of Atlanta\, Inc.\, and a Lifetime Me
mber of the NAACP. While his activism was honored in 2016\, as his footpri
nts were placed on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame\, his activ
ism did not stop there. Dr. Warnock continues to be a passionate advocate
for criminal justice reform\, voting rights\, ending poverty and climate c
hange.\nAmong other honors\, Dr. Warnock has been recognized as one of “At
lanta’s 55 Most Powerful” by Atlanta magazine\, one of “God’s Trombones” b
y the Rainbow Push Coalition\, a “Good Shepherd” by Associated Black Chari
ties\, “A Man of Influence” by the Atlanta Business League\, one of The Ro
ot 100 in 2010\, 2011\, 2012\, and 2013 (TheRoot.com a division of the Was
hington Post)\, one of the “20 Top African American Church Leaders” by The
Root.com. He is a National TRIO Achiever Award recipient and has been hono
red by induction into Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King\, Jr. Board o
f Preachers. Dr. Warnock is also the recipient of Morehouse College’s pres
tigious Bennie Trailblazer award and Union Theological Seminary’s distingu
ished Union Medal. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution has hailed him “a
leader among Atlanta and national clergy\, a fitting heir to the mantle on
ce worn by The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.”\nOn January 6\, 2021
\, Dr. Warnock made history by becoming the first African American elected
to the United States Senate from the state of Georgia and\, on December 6
\, 2022\, he made history again by becoming the first African American ele
cted to a full 6-year term in the United States Senate from the state of G
eorgia. Only the second African American to represent a southern state in
the Senate since Reconstruction\, Dr. Warnock is honored to have been appo
inted to the Agriculture\, Nutrition\, and Forestry\; Banking\, Housing an
d Urban Affairs\; and Commerce\, Science and Transportation committees. He
also serves on the bicameral Joint Economic Committee and the U.S.\nSenat
e Special Committee on Aging. Whether preaching in the pulpit or speaking
on the Senate floor\, Dr. Warnock is committed to working tirelessly on be
half of the nation and all Georgians.\nHis first book is entitled\, The Di
vided Mind of the Black Church: Theology\, Piety & Public Witness (NYU Pre
ss\, 2014). His memoir\, A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth\, Transfor
mation\, and the New American Story (Penguin Press) was released in June 2
022 and his children’s book\, Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready! (Penguin Pres
s) was released in January 2023. Senator Reverend Warnock is the proud fat
her of one daughter\, Chloé\, and one son\, Caleb.\nTickets: https://myuni
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Join U.S. Se
nator and Union alum Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 and Union Presiden
t Rev. Dr. Serene Jones on Fr
iday\, February 17th\, 2023 from 6:30-7:30 pm ET for a virtual celebra
tion of Raphael Warnock’s election as Georgia Senator. Senator Warnock and
President Jones will discuss Warnock’s victory\, his efforts in the U.S.
Senate\, and how his time as a student at Union informs the work he is doi
ng now.
The Honorable Reverend Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock serves as the Sen
ior Pastor of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church\, spiritual home of the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, and the junior United States Sena
tor from Georgia. The son of two Pentecostal pastors\, Dr. Warnock respond
ed to the call of ministry at a very early age\, and at age 35\, became th
e fifth and the youngest person ever called to the senior pastorate of Ebe
nezer Baptist Church\, founded in 1886. Before coming to EBC\, “America’s
Freedom Church\,” Dr. Warnock was blessed to study and serve within the pa
storal ranks of leading congregations also known for their deep spiritual
roots and strong public witness. Under Dr. Warnock’s leadership\, the chur
ch continues its legacy of social activism with both spiritual and numeric
al growth.
\n
Dr. Warnock graduated from Morehouse College cum laude
in 1991\, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He also holds
a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York C
ity\, from which he graduated with honors and distinctions. Seeing his pas
toral work as tied to the ministry of scholarship and the life of the mind
\, Dr. Warnock continued his graduate studies at Union\, receiving a Maste
r of Philosophy degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the field of s
ystematic theology. He has also received honorary degrees from The Morehou
se School of Medicine\, Fisk University and the University of the Virgin I
slands. Dr. Warnock is an Ascend Fellow at The Aspen Institute\, a Senior
Fellow at Auburn Theological Seminary and a graduate of the Summer Leaders
hip Institute of Harvard University and Leadership Atlanta.
\n
Dr. Wa
rnock is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\, Inc.\, the 100 Black Men
of Atlanta\, Inc.\, and a Lifetime Member of the NAACP. While his activis
m was honored in 2016\, as his footprints were placed on the International
Civil Rights Walk of Fame\, his activism did not stop there. Dr. Warnock
continues to be a passionate advocate for criminal justice reform\, voting
rights\, ending poverty and climate change.
\n
Among other honors\,
Dr. Warnock has been recognized as one of “Atlanta’s 55 Most Powerful” by
Atlanta magazine\, one of “God’s Trombones” by the Rainbow Push Coalition\
, a “Good Shepherd” by Associated Black Charities\, “A Man of Influence” b
y the Atlanta Business League\, one of The Root 100 in 2010\, 2011\, 2012\
, and 2013 (TheRoot.com a division of the Washington Post)\, one of the “2
0 Top African American Church Leaders” by TheRoot.com. He is a National TR
IO Achiever Award recipient and has been honored by induction into Morehou
se College’s Martin Luther King\, Jr. Board of Preachers. Dr. Warnock is a
lso the recipient of Morehouse College’s prestigious Bennie Trailblazer aw
ard and Union Theological Seminary’s distinguished Union Medal. The Atlant
a Journal and Constitution has hailed him “a leader among Atlanta and nati
onal clergy\, a fitting heir to the mantle once worn by The Reverend Dr. M
artin Luther King\, Jr.”
\n
On January 6\, 2021\, Dr. Warnock made hi
story by becoming the first African American elected to the United States
Senate from the state of Georgia and\, on December 6\, 2022\, he made hist
ory again by becoming the first African American elected to a full 6-year
term in the United States Senate from the state of Georgia. Only the secon
d African American to represent a southern state in the Senate since Recon
struction\, Dr. Warnock is honored to have been appointed to the Agricultu
re\, Nutrition\, and Forestry\; Banking\, Housing and Urban Affairs\; and
Commerce\, Science and Transportation committees. He also serves on the bi
cameral Joint Economic Committee and the U.S.
\n
Senate Special Commi
ttee on Aging. Whether preaching in the pulpit or speaking on the Senate f
loor\, Dr. Warnock is committed to working tirelessly on behalf of the nat
ion and all Georgians.
\n
His first book is entitled\, The Divide
d Mind of the Black Church: Theology\, Piety & Public Witness (NYU Pr
ess\, 2014). His memoir\, A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth\, Tra
nsformation\, and the New American Story (Penguin Press) was released
in June 2022 and his children’s book\, Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready!
(Penguin Press) was released in January 2023. Senator Reverend Warno
ck is the proud father of one daughter\, Chloé\, and one son\, Caleb.
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DESCRIPTION:Union Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustee\, Winnie Varghese
`99\, invites you on Sunday\, February 19\, 2023 to St. Luke’s Church at
435 Peachtree Street NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30308.\n\nPlease join us for 11:15
AM Worship Service and a 12:30 PM hors d’oeuvres reception. Your response
is for the reception.\n\nWe want to thank our host\, the Rev. Winnie Vargh
ese `99!\n\n\n\nRegister Here\nTickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/reg
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Union Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustee\, Winnie Varghese `99\
, invites you on Sunday\, February 19\, 2023 to St. Lu
ke’s Church at 435 Peachtree Street NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30308
.
\n
\n
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0 PM hors d’oeuvres reception. Your response is for the reception.\n\n
We want to thank our host\, the Rev. Winnie Varghese
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CONTACT:Rita Walters\; 443-610-3403
DESCRIPTION:Join Union Theological Seminary for a reception after Evening W
orship at the 2023 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference on Tuesday\, February
21\, 2023.\nWhen: February 21\, 2023\, 9 PM\nWhere: Hilton Atlanta Rooms 3
13 and 314\, 255 Courtland Street NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30303\n\n\nWe look for
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DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Union Theological Seminary’s Center for Com
munity Engagement & Social Justice\, Pride in the Pews will host The State
of the Black Church: Reconciling Communities and Reimagining Inclusion on
e-day\, in-person symposium in New York\, New York. This convening will ga
ther Black faith-leaders\, churchgoers\, activists\, and academics to enum
erate effective tools\, strategies\, and frameworks to bridge the gapping
gap between the Black Church and LGBTQ+ Community. With an emphasis on sto
rytelling\, truth-telling\, and courageous conversations\, The State of th
e Black Church: Reconciling Communities and Reimagining Inclusion seeks to
spur collective action and to create pathways for healing that leads to m
ore inclusive Black faith-based spaces.\nREGISTER HERE\nTickets: https://w
ww.prideinthepews.com/.
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\, Pride in the Pews will ho
st The State of the Black Church: Reconciling Communities and Reimagin
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his convening will gather Black faith-leaders\, churchgoers\, activists\,
and academics to enumerate effective tools\, strategies\, and frameworks t
o bridge the gapping gap between the Black Church and LGBTQ+ Community. Wi
th an emphasis on storytelling\, truth-telling\, and courageous conversati
ons\, The State of the Black Church: Reconciling Communities and Reima
gining Inclusion seeks to spur collective action and to create pathwa
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CONTACT:Pamela Cooper-White\; pcooperwhite@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:The Psychology & Religion program of Union Theological Seminary
invites you to its annual public event:\n\n\nLORETTA ROSS ON “CALLING IN\
, CALLING OUT\, AND CALLING UP”\nWednesday\, March 1 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
ET\nDr. Hellena Moon\, Respondent\nDr. Pamela Cooper-White\, Moderator\nRe
gistration is FREE – please register to receive the zoom link.\n(How) is i
t ever possible to dialogue across the painful divisions of racism and gen
der violence in America today? MacArthur (“genius grant”) Fellow and long
time activist Loretta Ross will describe when and how “calling in” or “cal
ling out” is an appropriate tool to confront privilege and oppressive spee
ch (unintended and intended)\, and when “calling up” is the right activist
response to oppressive systems and institutions. Dr. Hellena Moon will re
spond from a theological and postcolonialist perspective\, followed by a t
ime for discussion.\nRSVP Today\nLoretta J. Ross\nLoretta J. Ross is a Pro
fessor at Smith College in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender w
here she teaches courses on white supremacy\, human rights\, and Calling I
n the Call Out culture. Loretta also is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellow\
, Class of 2022\, for her work as an advocate of Reproductive Justice and
Human Rights.\nLoretta was the National Coordinator of the SisterSong Wome
n of Color Reproductive Justice Collective (2005-2012) and co-created the
theory of Reproductive Justice. Loretta was National Co-Director of April
25\, 2004\, March for Women’s Lives in Washington D.C.\, the largest prote
st march in U.S. history at that time. She founded the National Center for
Human Rights Education (NCHRE) in Atlanta\, Georgia\, launched the Women
of Color Program for the National Organization for Women (NOW)\, and was t
he national program director of the National Black Women’s Health Project.
One of the first African American women to direct a rape crisis center\,
Loretta was the third Executive Director of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center. L
oretta has co-written three books on reproductive justice: Undivided Right
s: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice (2004)\; Reproductive
Justice: An Introduction (2017)\; and Radical Reproductive Justice: Founda
tions\, Theory\, Practice\, Critique (2017). Her newest book\, Calling In
the Calling Out Culture is forthcoming later in 2023.\n\nHellena Moon\nHel
lena Moon(she/her) is a part-time assistant professor at Kennesaw State Un
iversity in the Interdisciplinary Studies department. She has degrees from
Boston College\, a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies from Harvard Univ
ersity\, a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School\, and a PhD fro
m Emory University. She was a hospital chaplain at the University of Chica
go Hospital. She is the author of the monograph Liberalism and Colonial Vi
olence: Charting a New Genealogy of Spiritual Care. She also co-edited 2 b
ooks with Dr. Bishop Emmanuel Y. Lartey: Postcolonial Images of Spiritual
Care: Challenges of Care in a Neoliberal Age\; and Postcolonial Practices
of Care: A Project of Togetherness during COVID-19 and Racial Violence. Sh
e also edited an anthology for high school students: Power of Our Stories
Won’t Stop: Intergenerational Truth-Telling as Civic Democratic Practice.
Foreword: Andrea Young (Executive Director\, ACLU of Georgia).\n\nPamela C
ooper-White\nThe Rev. Pamela Cooper-White\, PhD is the Christiane Brooks J
ohnson Professor of Psychology and Religion at Union\, and author of 10 bo
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(How) is it ever possible to dialogue
across the painful divisions of racism and gender violence in America toda
y? MacArthur (“genius grant”) Fellow and longtime activist Loretta Ross w
ill describe when and how “calling in” or “calling out” is an appropriate
tool to confront privilege and oppressive speech (unintended and intended)
\, and when “calling up” is the right activist response to oppressive syst
ems and institutions. Dr. Hellena Moon will respond from a theological and
postcolonialist perspective\, followed by a time for discussion.
Loretta J. Ross
is a Professor at Smith College in the Program for the Study of Women and
Gender where she teaches courses on white supremacy\, human rights\, and C
alling In the Call Out culture. Loretta also is a recipient of a MacArthur
Fellow\, Class of 2022\, for her work as an advocate of Reproductive Just
ice and Human Rights.
\n
Loretta was the National Coordinator of the
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective (2005-2012) and
co-created the theory of Reproductive Justice. Loretta was National Co-Dir
ector of April 25\, 2004\, March for Women’s Lives in Washington D.C.\, th
e largest protest march in U.S. history at that time. She founded the Nati
onal Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE) in Atlanta\, Georgia\, laun
ched the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women (N
OW)\, and was the national program director of the National Black Women’s
Health Project. One of the first African American women to direct a rape c
risis center\, Loretta was the third Executive Director of the D.C. Rape C
risis Center. Loretta has co-written three books on reproductive justice:
Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice (2004)\
; Reproductive Justice: An Introduction (2017)\; and Radical Reproductive
Justice: Foundations\, Theory\, Practice\, Critique (2017). Her newest boo
k\, Calling In the Calling Out Culture is forthcoming later in 2023.
\n
\n
Hellena Moon
\n
Hellena Moon(she
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ster of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School\, and a PhD from Emory Unive
rsity. She was a hospital chaplain at the University of Chicago Hospital.
She is the author of the monograph Liberalism and Colonial Violence: Ch
arting a New Genealogy of Spiritual Care. She also co-edited 2 books w
ith Dr. Bishop Emmanuel Y. Lartey: Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Car
e: Challenges of Care in a Neoliberal Age\; and Postcolonial Practi
ces of Care: A Project of Togetherness during COVID-19 and Racial Violence
. She also edited an anthology for high school students: Power of O
ur Stories Won’t Stop: Intergenerational Truth-Telling as Civic Democratic
Practice. Foreword: Andrea Young (Executive Director\, ACLU of Georgi
a).
\n\n
Pamela Cooper-White
\n
The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White\, PhD is the Chris
tiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion at Union\, and a
uthor of 10 books including most recently The Psychology of Christian
Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn in and How to Talk across the Divide.
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CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, March 2 at 7:00 PM for Dharma and Justice
: Integrating Grief as Social Justice Work\, featuring Paula Arai\, Sarah
Dōjin Emerson\, and Jefre Cantu.\nThe pain of loss is a key feature of the
Buddha’s teaching of dukkha\, one of the three marks of existence\, an un
avoidable truth of life. Loss\, and the attendant grief are therefore not
something to get over or through\, but gateways into compassion and our sh
ared existence. Even while grief is a universal truth\, dominant culture i
n the US has historically and increasingly suppressed and cut off traditio
nal ways of collectively processing grief. In this conversation we will ex
plore the centrality of grief on the path of liberation\, and how individu
al and collective practices and rituals in the Buddhist tradition can supp
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be a part of reforming systems of oppression that depend on the denial and
suppression of the vast histories of what we need to collectively grieve.
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neo\, Women Living Zen: Japanese Buddhist Nuns\, and Bringing Zen Home: Th
e Healing Heart of Japanese Buddhist Women’s Rituals. She is co-editor of
The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice. Steeped in ethnographic research
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torytelling a potent medium for conveying the experiences of transformativ
e healing she researches. Specializing in Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist women
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mon Nisōdō nunnery in Nagoya and maintains decades-long relationships with
her laywomen consociates in Japan. An active public speaker\, Arai also l
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ply supportive to inquiring into\, challenging and transforming systems of
oppression\, particularly racial inequities and the harm they cause withi
n convert Buddhist sanghas\, and in U.S. society generally. Sarah has also
worked for many years in grief support- clinically\, ritually and in comm
unity- specializing in child loss. Sarah’s formal practice in Soto Zen beg
an in 1996. She lived and trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain center and oth
er sites of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1997-2007. She received Dhar
ma Transmission from Abbott Konjin Gaelyn Godwin of the Houston Zen Center
in 2015. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Californi
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The pain of loss i
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s of existence\, an unavoidable truth of life. Loss\, and the attendant gr
ief are therefore not something to get over or through\, but gateways into
compassion and our shared existence. Even while grief is a universal trut
h\, dominant culture in the US has historically and increasingly suppresse
d and cut off traditional ways of collectively processing grief. In this c
onversation we will explore the centrality of grief on the path of liberat
ion\, and how individual and collective practices and rituals in the Buddh
ist tradition can support\, make space for and help reclaim how we integra
te loss\; and in turn be a part of reforming systems of oppression that de
pend on the denial and suppression of the vast histories of what we need t
o collectively grieve.
Paula Arai (Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies\, Harvard University)
is author of Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra––
The Buddhist Art of Iwasaki Tsuneo\, Women Living Zen: Japanese Buddhist N
uns\, and Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Buddhist Women’
s Rituals. She is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice. S
teeped in ethnographic research\, she takes an embodied approach to her wo
rk and finds poetic immersive storytelling a potent medium for conveying t
he experiences of transformative healing she researches. Specializing in J
apanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist women\, Arai trained under the tutelage of Aoyam
a Shundō Rōshi at the Aichi Senmon Nisōdō nunnery in Nagoya and maintains
decades-long relationships with her laywomen consociates in Japan. An acti
ve public speaker\, Arai also leads workshops on healing rituals. She hold
s the Eshinni & Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the
Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley.
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\n\n
Sarah Dōjin Emerson is a Zen Priest and Dharma teacher at the Br
ooklyn Zen Center. She experiences Bodhisattva Zen practice as deeply supp
ortive to inquiring into\, challenging and transforming systems of oppress
ion\, particularly racial inequities and the harm they cause within conver
t Buddhist sanghas\, and in U.S. society generally. Sarah has also worked
for many years in grief support- clinically\, ritually and in community- s
pecializing in child loss. Sarah’s formal practice in Soto Zen began in 19
96. She lived and trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain center and other sites
of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1997-2007. She received Dharma Trans
mission from Abbott Konjin Gaelyn Godwin of the Houston Zen Center in 2015
. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from California Instit
ute of Integral Studies\, and has worked in the fields of mental health an
d pastoral care with children and adults. She lives with her partner\, Cha
rlie Pokorny (who is also a Soto Zen Buddhist priest)\, their children (wh
o are her most profound and constant teachers) and numerous pets in Brookl
yn\, NY.
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in the lineage of Shunryū Suzuki Roshi\, and is a member of the Brooklyn Z
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Union community on Saturday\, March 4 at 10:00 am ET f
or a webinar celebrating the publication of Virgin Territory: Configuring
Female Virginity in Early Christianity by Julie Kelto Lillis\, Assistant P
rofessor of Early Church History. Panelists Maia Kotrosits\, Saadia Yacoob
\, Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones\, and moderator Shola Adegbite will join Dr.
Kelto Lillis in discussing the book and the ways historical work informs
the work of justice. Register to receive Zoom webinar login information.\n
Register Today \n Drawing from their own analysis of gender and sexuality
in ancient or medieval texts\, the guest speakers will connect academic a
nd social justice-oriented contributions of Virgin Territory with their pr
ojects in diverse areas of religious and theological studies. The discussi
on will highlight the necessity of historicizing concepts that circulate i
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the present and reimagine the future.\nAbout the Book \nWomen’s virginity
held tremendous significance in early Christianity and the Mediterranean w
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and understood its bodily aspects in surprising\, often nonanatomical ways
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virginity as something that could be perceived in women’s sex organs. Tre
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this change and situating it in the larger landscape of ancient thought\,
Virgin Territory illuminates unrecognized differences among early Christi
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ill persist today. Purchase Virgin Territory: Configuring Female Virginity
in Early Christianity today.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\nJulia Kelto Lil
lis\nJulia Kelto Lillis is the Assistant Professor of Early Church History
at Union Theological Seminary. Her primary research interests concern anc
ient constructions of social difference\, especially in areas we today cal
l gender and sexuality\, and the ways they are discussed in early Christia
n texts. Her teaching areas span multiple periods of Christians’ history a
nd literature\, ancient genders and sexualities\, early Christian theologi
ans and saints\, and diverse ancient perspectives on the body\, healing\,
and disabilities. Read more.\n\n\nShola Adegbite\nI would identify as an Y
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der\, embodied\, and earth-centered approaches with a goal of liberation\,
justice\, healing\, and diversity.\n\nMaia Kotrosits\nMaia Kotrosits rece
ived her PhD in New Testament from Union in 2013. Since then she has taugh
t at Amherst College and Denison University. She is currently serving as a
Research Associate at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Hellenis
tic Studies under a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research
Council of Canada. She has co-authored two books\, and is the sole author
of four others. Her most recent books are The Lives of Objects: Material C
ulture\, Experience\, and the Real in the History of Early Christianity (U
niversity of Chicago Press\, 2020) and Theory\, History\, and the Study of
Religion in Late Antiquity (Cambridge University Press\, 2023).\n\nAmey V
ictoria Adkins-Jones\nAmey Victoria Adkins-Jones is Assistant Professor of
Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies at Boston College. Her
scholarship specializes in Mariology and black feminist and womanist thoug
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theological account of the rise of the global sex trade. Centering the ic
on of the black madonna\, the book holds accountable theological notions o
f purity and rape at the site of black flesh. Her second project (See No E
vil\, in progress) names how technology has changed the way we visualize v
iolence and black death\, and offers a theology of black protest.\n\nSaadi
a Yacoob\nSaadia Yacoob is Assistant Professor of Religion at Williams Col
lege. She holds a PhD in Islamic studies from Duke University and an MA fr
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n Hanafi law. More broadly\, her research interests include Islamic legal
history\, Muslim feminist studies\, history of sexuality\, and slavery stu
dies. Her research has been published in The Oxford Handbook of Islamic La
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story. Panelists Maia Kotrosits\, Saadia Yacoob\, Amey Victoria Adkins-Jon
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investigating the past to reconsider the present and reimagine the future.
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early Christianity and the Mediterranean world. Early Christian thinkers d
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s in surprising\, often nonanatomical ways. Eventually Christians took par
t in a cross-cultural shift toward viewing virginity as something that cou
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ought both benefits and costs. By charting this change and situating it in
the larger landscape of ancient thought\, Virgin Territory illumin
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About the Speakers
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Julia Kelto Lillis
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Julia Kelto Lillis is the
Assistant Professor of Early Church History at Union Theological Seminary.
Her primary research interests concern ancient constructions of social di
fference\, especially in areas we today call gender and sexuality\, and th
e ways they are discussed in early Christian texts. Her teaching areas spa
n multiple periods of Christians’ history and literature\, ancient genders
and sexualities\, early Christian theologians and saints\, and diverse an
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Maia Kotrosits
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Maia Kotrosits received her PhD in New Testament from Union
in 2013. Since then she has taught at Amherst College and Denison Universi
ty. She is currently serving as a Research Associate at the University of
Waterloo’s Institute for Hellenistic Studies under a grant from the Social
Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She has co-authored tw
o books\, and is the sole author of four others. Her most recent books are
The Lives of Objects: Mater
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story\, and the Study of Religion in Late Antiquity (Cambridge University Press\, 2023).
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Amey Victoria Adkins-Jon
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Amey Victoria Adki
ns-Jones is Assistant Professor of Theology and African and African Diaspo
ra Studies at Boston College. Her scholarship specializes in Mariology and
black feminist and womanist thought. Her first monograph (Immaculate Misconceptions\, in progress) offers a theological account
of the rise of the global sex trade. Centering the icon of the black madon
na\, the book holds accountable theological notions of purity and rape at
the site of black flesh. Her second project (See No Evil\, in progress) names how technology has changed the way we visualize vio
lence and black death\, and offers a theology of black protest.
\n\n
Saadia Yacoob
\n
Saadia Yacoob is Assistant Professor of Religion at Williams College. She
holds a PhD in Islamic studies from Duke University and an MA from the Ins
titute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. She has also studied Islam
ic law in Egypt and Jordan. Her research focuses on gender\, childhood\, a
nd enslavement in Islamic law. Her forthcoming book manuscript titled
Reading Gender in Early Islamic Law investigates the intersections of
gender\, age\, and enslavement in the construction of legal personhood in
Hanafi law. More broadly\, her research interests include Islamic legal h
istory\, Muslim feminist studies\, history of sexuality\, and slavery stud
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and several academic blogs such as The Immanent Frame and Contending Mode
rnities. She is also curator-host of the “History Speaks” stream at the Ma
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DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQ Religious Archives Network is collaborating with Unio
n Theological Seminary on this in-person gathering to present the 2022-23
Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award to Wallace D. Best\, Ph.D on Wednesday\, M
arch 8\, 2023 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm ET. This is the first year that LGBTQ-RA
N’s annual award for papers has been named in memory of Virginia Ramey Mol
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witness and scholarship of this ground-breaking lesbian-feminist-trans the
ologian. \nREGISTER HERE\nWallace D. Best\, Ph.D\nWallce D. Best\, Ph.D.
is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of Religion and African American Studies an
d the Director of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton
University. His paper\, “Everybody Knew He Was ‘That Way\;’ Chicago’s Cla
rence H. Cobbs\, American Religion & Sexuality During the Post World War I
I Period\,” was selected by the review jury to receive this unique award f
or outstanding research and scholarship in LGBTQ religious history. Read m
ore about Best’s research and the Mollenkott Award in this press release.
\n \n \n \nOther speakers at this event will include: \nKeegan Osinski\nKe
egan Osinski\, the librarian for Theology and Ethics at Vanderbilt Univers
ity’s Divinity Library. She has a B.A. degree in Philosophy & Theology\, a
Master’s of Library Science\, and a Master’s of Theological Studies with
a certificate in Religion\, Gender\, and Sexuality. Osinki is the author o
f Queering Wesley\, Queering the Church.\n \n \n \n \nThe Rev. Dr. Patrick
S. Cheng\nThe Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng\, Visiting Professor of Anglican
Studies at Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New
York City. An Episcopal priest\, Fr. Cheng is the author of three books on
queer theology\, including Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theolog
y (2011). One of the first books on LGBTQ+ theology that he read was Is th
e Homosexual My Neighbor?\, which was co-authored by Virginia Ramey Mollen
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d for papers has been named in memory of Virginia Ramey Mollenkott. This e
vent will also include memorial tributes to the courageous witness and sch
olarship of this ground-breaking lesbian-feminist-trans theologian.
Wallce D. Best\, Ph.D. is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of Reli
gion and African American Studies and the Director of the Program in Gende
r and Sexuality Studies at Princeton University. His paper\, “Everybody Kn
ew He Was ‘That Way\;’ Chicago’s Clarence H. Cobbs\, American Religion & S
exuality During the Post World War II Period\,” was selected by the review
jury to receive this unique award for outstanding research and scholarshi
p in LGBTQ religious history. Read more about Best’s research and the Moll
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Anglican Studies at Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Semina
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Queer Theology (2011). One of the first books on LGBTQ+ theology tha
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 21 at 7:00 PM for Dharma and Justice
: Investigating Caste and Racial Oppression through a Buddhist Lens\, feat
uring Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Rima Vesely-Flad.\nThenmozhi Soundararaj
an\, author of The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivo
rship\, Healing\, and Abolition (North Atlantic Books\, 2022) and co-found
er of the grassroots organization Equality Labs\, investigates how caste o
ppression functions in India and within the Indian diaspora residing in th
e United States. Rima Vesely-Flad\, author of Black Buddhists and the Bla
ck Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Libera
tion (New York University Press\, 2022)\, explores distinctive interpretat
ions and practices of Black Buddhist teachers. In this virtual conversatio
n\, they will discuss Buddhism\, intergenerational trauma\, how the experi
ences of caste and racial oppression mirror one another\, and their indebt
edness to the Black Feminist and abolitionist traditions.\nASL interpretat
ion will be provided.\nRegister Today\nThenmozhi Soundararajan\nThenmozhi
Soundararajan is a Dalit American artist\, community organizer\, technolog
ist\, and theorist. Currently\, Thenmozhi is the Executive Director of Equ
ality Labs\, which she co-founded. Equality Labs is the largest Dalit civi
l rights organization working to empower caste-oppressed people in the US
and globally. Through her work at Equality Labs\, Thenmozhi has mobilized
South Asian Americans towards dismantling eons-long systems of oppression\
, with the goal of ending caste apartheid\, gender-based violence\, white
supremacy\, and religious intolerance. Thenmozhi previously co-founded Thi
rd World Majority\, an international media training organization and colle
ctive that supported people from disenfranchised groups in telling their o
wn stories\, in their own way.\nHer intersectional\, cross-pollinating wor
k—research\, education\, art\, activism\, and digital security—helps to cr
eate a more generous\, global\, expansive\, and inclusive definition of So
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s of these communities. Thenmozhi’s work has been recognized by the U.S. C
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ild of America Diversity Program\, The Museum of Contemporary Art\, The So
rbonne\, Source Magazine\, Utne Reader\, The National Center for the Human
ities\, The National Science Foundation\, The Ford Foundation\, and The Al
fred P. Sloan Foundation. She is a frequent contributor on issues related
to South Asia\, caste\, gender\, and racial Equity\, as well interfaith is
sues and peacebuilding\, and has been featured in the New York Times\, Was
hington Post\, BBC\, Guardian\, ABC\, and NBC news. She was also an inaug
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outh Asian Studies. You can order her new book The Trauma of Caste from N
orth Atlantic Books to learn more about her work around caste equity\, abo
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y. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition:
The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press\, 2022
) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\,
and the Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press\, 2017). She leads retreats
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21 at 7:00 PM for Dharma and Justice: Investigating Cast
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Thenmozhi Soundararajan\, author of The Trauma of Caste: A Dal
it Feminist Meditation on Survivorship\, Healing\, and Abolition (Nort
h Atlantic Books\, 2022) and co-founder of the grassroots organization Equ
ality Labs\, investigates how caste oppression functions in India and with
in the Indian diaspora residing in the United States. Rima Vesely-Flad\,
author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice
of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (New York University Pres
s\, 2022)\, explores distinctive interpretations and practices of B
lack Buddhist teachers. In this virtual conversation\, they will discuss B
uddhism\, intergenerational trauma\, how the experiences of caste and raci
al oppression mirror one another\, and their indebtedness to the Black Fem
inist and abolitionist traditions.
Thenmozhi Soundararajan is a Dalit America
n artist\, community organizer\, technologist\, and theorist. Currently\,
Thenmozhi is the Executive Director of Equality Labs\, which she co-founde
d. Equality Labs is the largest Dalit civil rights organization working to
empower caste-oppressed people in the US and globally. Through her work a
t Equality Labs\, Thenmozhi has mobilized South Asian Americans towards di
smantling eons-long systems of oppression\, with the goal of ending caste
apartheid\, gender-based violence\, white supremacy\, and religious intole
rance. Thenmozhi previously co-founded Third World Majority\, an internati
onal media training organization and collective that supported people from
disenfranchised groups in telling their own stories\, in their own way.
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Her intersectional\, cross-pollinating work—research\, education\,
art\, activism\, and digital security—helps to create a more generous\, gl
obal\, expansive\, and inclusive definition of South Asian identity\, alon
g with safe spaces from which to honor the stories of these communities. T
henmozhi’s work has been recognized by the U.S. Congress\, The Smithsonian
Asian Pacific American Center\, The Producers Guild of America Diversity
Program\, The Museum of Contemporary Art\, The Sorbonne\, Source Magazine\
, Utne Reader\, The National Center for the Humanities\, The National Scie
nce Foundation\, The Ford Foundation\, and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
She is a frequent contributor on issues related to South Asia\, caste\, g
ender\, and racial Equity\, as well interfaith issues and peacebuilding\,
and has been featured in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, BBC\,
Guardian\, ABC\, and NBC news. She was also an inaugural fe
llow of the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist\, Atlantic Foundation f
or Racial Equity\, and is a current fellow at Stanford Center for South As
ian Studies. You can order her new book The Trauma of Caste from
No
rth Atlantic Books to learn more about her work around caste equity\,
abolition\, and healing.
Dr. Rima Vese
ly-Flad is a Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union The
ological Seminary. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black
Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberatio
n (NYU Press\, 2022)and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies:
Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and the Struggle for Justice (Fortres
s Press\, 2017). She leads retreats and classes for dharma centers throug
hout the U.S. Learn more about Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad here.
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, March 23 from 6 – 7:30 pm ET for our Spri
ng Community Read Lecture featuring Alicia Garza. Each semester\, Episcopa
l Divinity School at Union selects a book that serves as a guiding focus f
or discussion on justice issues that are critical for faith communities. F
or Spring 2023\, EDS at Union has selected Garza’s book\, The Purpose of P
ower: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart. \nAlicia Garza will join us
on campus for a public address\, and interview with Dean Kelly Brown Doug
las. Members of the Union student body can attend in person. We also have
limited space for external guests to join us on-site. For those unable to
attend in person\, join us virtually via Zoom. \nRSVP Today\nAlicia Garza
is an organizer\, political strategist\, and co-creator of #BlackLivesMatt
er and the Black Lives Matter Global Network. She is Principal at the Blac
k Futures Lab and the host of the Lady Don’t Take No podcast. Garza’s book
\, The Purpose of Power is an essential guide to building the type of move
ments that can address the challenges of our time\, from one of the countr
y’s leading organizers — one of the creators of #BlackLivesMatter. \nThe P
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on the power dynamics of race\, gender\, and class in the United States. T
he book explores the ways in which marginalized communities can come toget
her to build collective power and create change\, and how individuals can
use their own power to advocate for social justice. It is a call to action
for individuals and communities to use their power to create a more just
and equitable society.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/event/sp23
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ts a book that serves as a guiding focus for discussion on justice issues
that are critical for faith communities. For Spring 2023\, EDS at Union ha
s selected Garza’s book\,The Purpose of Power: How We
Come Together When We Fall Apart
.
\n
Alicia Garza wil
l join us on campus for a public a
ddress\, and interview with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas. Members of the Union
student body can attend in person. We also have limited space for externa
l guests to join us on-site. For those unable to attend in person\, join u
s virtually via Zoom.
Alicia Garza is an organizer\, political strategist\, and
co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network
. She is Principal at the Black Futures Lab and the host of the Lady Don’t
Take No podcast. Garza’s book\, The Purpose of Power is an <
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stice. It is a call to action for individuals and communities to use their
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:EDS at Union\,Facebook Live
CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, March 27 at 1:15 pm EST\, join Dean Kelly Brown Dou
glas for a Just Conversation with Rima Vesely-Flad\, Visiting Professor of
Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary\, and John J. Th
atamanil\, Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological
Seminary. Professors Vesely-Flad and Thatamanil are also a member of EDS
at Union’s Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film cohort. \nIn this co
nversation\, they will discuss the role of interfaith and interreligious w
itness and dialogue in a nation facing a dangerous resurgence of white Chr
istian nationalism. They will share their perspectives on the challenges a
nd opportunities for working together in today’s society and reflect on th
e role of religious leaders in combatting religious and cultural intoleran
ce. Additionally\, the conversation will reflect on representation today i
n film and popular culture and its impact on shaping racial perceptions an
d attitudes.\nRSVP Today\nEDS at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Convers
ations with Kelly Brown Douglas explores the racialized inequities intrins
ic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just f
uture.\nThese 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Faceboo
k page will invite activists and religious\, political\, and thought leade
rs to discuss their work being champions for justice. Videos are also avai
lable on the Union YouTube Page.\nTickets: https://ssl.charityweb.net/eds/
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at Union Theological Seminary\, and John J. Th
atamanil\, Professor of Theology and World Religions <
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\n
In this conversation\, they will discuss the role of interfaith and int
erreligious witness and dialogue in a nation facing a dangerous resurgence
of white Christian nationalism. They will share their perspectives on the
challenges and opportunities for working together in today’s society and
reflect on the role of religious leaders in combatting religious and cultu
ral intolerance. Additionally\, the conversation will reflect on represent
ation today in film and popular culture and its impact on shaping racial p
erceptions and attitudes.
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at Union’s Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown D
ouglas explores the racializ
ed inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to
create a more just future.
\n
These 30-minute conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and relig
ious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work being champio
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Insight Project
CONTACT:John Thatamanil\; jthatamanil@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, March 28 from 6:00-7:30pm ET\, Join Professor of T
heology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary the Rev. Dr. Joh
n Thatamanil and Tim Lilburn for a virtual conversation entitled “Faith\,
Contemplation and the Land.”\nA growing realization is emerging in a varie
ty of fields that human beings have become profoundly inattentive to and d
isconnected from place and the land. The consequences for human and natura
l life are profound. What might be some of the causes of this separation\,
and what are the upshots? On the other hand\, there has been considerable
resurgence of attention to contemplation. Only this resurgence has had li
ttle impact on the former problem. What might contemplation and place/the
land have to do with each other? What might Evagrius say about this questi
on? How might contemplative life reconnect us once more to place and the l
and? Join the distinguished Canadian Poet and Essayist for a conversation
on these vital themes for an age of ecological peril.\nRegister here\nTim
Lilburn lives in the Bowker Creek watershed in W̱SÁNEĆterritory on Vancouv
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a Mundi\, The House of Charlemagne\, Assiniboia\, Orphic Politics\, Kill-s
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ome\, Going Home and The Larger Conversation: Contemplation and Place\, an
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\, Numinous Seditions: Interiority and Climate Change\, will appear from t
he University of Alberta Press in September\, 2023. He has taught at the U
niversity of Victoria\, the University of Saskatchewan and Middlebury Coll
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Tuesday\, March 28 from 6:00-7:30pm ET\, Join Professor of Theol
ogy and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary the Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil and T
im Lilburn for a virtual conversation entitled “Faith\, Contemplation and
the Land.”
\n
A growing realization is emerging in a variety of field
s that human beings have become profoundly inattentive to and disconnected
from place and the land. The consequences for human and natural life are
profound. What might be some of the causes of this separation\, and what a
re the upshots? On the other hand\, there has been considerable resurgence
of attention to contemplation. Only this resurgence has had little impact
on the former problem. What might contemplation and place/the land have t
o do with each other? What might Evagrius say about this question? How mig
ht contemplative life reconnect us once more to place and the land? Join t
he distinguished Canadian Poet and Essayist for a conversation on these vi
tal themes for an age of ecological peril.
Tim Lilburn li
ves in the Bowker Creek watershed in W̱SÁNEĆterritory on Vancouver Island. He is the author of
twelve books of poetry\, including Harmonia Mundi\, The House o
f Charlemagne\, Assiniboia\, Orphic Politics\, Kill-s
ite\, and To the River. His work has received the Governor Gene
ral’s Award\, The Canadian Authors’ Association Award\, the European Medal
of Poetry and Art (the Homer Prize) and the Saskatchewan Book of the Year
Award\, among other prizes. His poetry has been translated widely. Lilbur
n is also the author of three essay collections\, Living in the World a
s if It Were Home\, Going Home and The Larger Conversation: Contemp
lation and Place\, and editor of two other influential books on poetic
s. A new essay collection\, Numinous Seditions: Interiority and Climate
Change\, will appear from the University of Alberta Press in Septembe
r\, 2023. He has taught at the University of Victoria\, the University of
Saskatchewan and Middlebury College and worked with the dance troupe New D
ance Horizons as a writer and performer.
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:(504) 826-7783\; info@artspotproductions.org
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 31 and Saturday\, April 1 for The Roa
d to Damascus\, a new solo performance piece written and performed by Kath
y Randels and directed by Odile Del Giudice that uses the story of Saul/Pa
ul’s conversion experience as described in Acts 9 of the New Testament as
a call for an awakening to the role the church has played in creating and
sanctifying the United States’ inequitable criminal legal system.\nTickets
are required. All tickets for the general public are at a suggested pric
e of $25 but you may choose your own pay-what-you-can price during the tic
keting process. Both performances are free to active members of the UTS c
ommunity. Click here to reserve your tickets.\nRSVP Today\nThe Road to Dam
ascus runs 75 minutes with no intermission and is appropriate for audience
s 12-years-old and up.\n\nThe Road to Damascus is produced by ArtSpot Prod
uctions\, a 25-year-old New Orleans-based company equally dedicated to soc
ial justice and original theater\, and was built\, in part\, on decades of
experience teaching theater and performance at the Louisiana Correctional
Institute for Women (LCIW) in St. Gabriel\, Louisiana.\nIn The Road to Da
mascus (as told by Grandmother to Little Red)\, Grandmother is an incarcer
ated woman who tells the story of Saul/Paul’s conversion experience to her
granddaughter during prison visits as a way to illuminate the persecutori
al nature of the system in which they live. They acknowledge one another’s
sexual traumas\, and share stories of encounters with the Wolf and the Hu
ntsman that leave questions as to which of these two figures is predator a
nd which is savior. Grandmother casts her prison guard\, who happens to be
named Saul\, as the Huntsman in the tale she weaves for Little Red. Throu
gh the telling of the tale\, we examine the perpetrator/victim/savior dyna
mic that is present in both stories\, in ourselves\, and in our national c
onsciousness.\nAt a time when Christianity is increasingly polarized by po
litical interests and parties\, this performance calls on Christ’s deepest
teachings to help us look at the role we have each played in crime and pu
nishment\, harm and healing\, and invites us to deepen our collective abil
ity to look at and begin to heal the harm that has been done to our nation
and its citizens in the name of Christianity.\nThe Road to Damascus is wr
itten and performed by Kathy Randels and directed and co-created with Odil
e Del Giudice\; designers Diane Baas (lighting)\, Kevin Griffith (set)\, S
teve Gilliland (sound and music) and Shawn Hall (costumes)\, along with st
age manager Tricia Anderson weave their unique art forms into this multidi
sciplinary performance. The piece draws upon: Randels’ upbringing in the c
hurch as the offspring of two generations of Southern Baptist preachers\;
teaching theater to and learning from the currently and formerly incarcera
ted women at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women for 24 years\;
a decade of dialogue and action with St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church an
d its Center for Faith + Action around the ways in which faith communities
can participate in long-needed criminal legal system reform in our state\
; and Del Giudice’s years of deep work identifying and addressing collecti
ve trauma.\nThe piece draws upon: Randels’ upbringing in the church as the
offspring of two generations of Southern Baptist preachers\; teaching the
ater to and learning from the currently and formerly incarcerated women at
the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women for 24 years\; a decade of
dialogue and action with St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church and its Center
for Faith + Action around the ways in which faith communities can partici
pate in long-needed criminal legal system reform in our state\; and Del Gi
udice’s years of deep work identifying and addressing collective trauma.\n
The Road to Damascus began as a prayer for the release of Gloria “Mama Glo
” Williams\, a longtime member of the LCIW Drama Club whose 52 years behin
d bars was the longest sentence served at LCIW. The Union performances wil
l be Mama Glo’s first chance to see the piece in person. She will speak af
terwards with her sister\, Mary Smith-Moore. From 2019-2022\, PDMNOLA led
a “Free Mama Glo” campaign with The Graduates\, VOTE\, Kumbuka African Dan
ce and Drum Collective\, The Washitaw Nation\, ArtSpot Productions\, St. C
harles Ave. Baptist Church and its Center for Faith + Action to encourage
Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards to grant her pardon\, which he final
ly did on January 25\, 2022.\nWe invite you to come witness this “Damascus
experience” – and perhaps share your own – as a way to initiate or deepen
the conversation around identifying the harm that has led to our current\
, dysfunctional legal system\; and to collectively find ways to actively r
epair and end that harm.\nPlease send questions to (504) 826-7783 or info@
artspotproductions.org.\nReserve Your Tickets\nTickets: https://artspot.ti
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Join us on Friday\
, March 31 and Saturday\, April 1 for The Road to Damascu
s\, a new solo performance piece written and performed by Kathy R
andels and directed by Odile Del Giudice that uses the story of Saul/Paul’
s conversion experience as described in Acts 9 of the New Testament as a c
all for an awakening to the role the church has played in creating and san
ctifying the United States’ inequitable criminal legal system.
\n
Tickets are required. All tickets for the general public ar
e at a suggested price of $25 but you may choose your own pay-what-you-can
price during the ticketing process. Both performances are free to active
members of the UTS community. Click here to reserve your tickets.
The Road to Da
mascus runs 75 minutes with no intermission and is appropriate for audienc
es 12-years-old and up.
\n\n
The Road to Damascus is produced by ArtSpot Productions\, a 25-year-old Ne
w Orleans-based company equally dedicated to social justice and original t
heater\, and was built\, in part\, on decades of experience teaching theat
er and performance at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW
) in St. Gabriel\, Louisiana.
\n
In The Road to Damascus (as
told by Grandmother to Little Red)\, Grandmother is an incarcerat
ed woman who tells the story of Saul/Paul’s conversion experience to her g
randdaughter during prison visits as a way to illuminate the persecutorial
nature of the system in which they live. They acknowledge one another’s s
exual traumas\, and share stories of encounters with the Wolf and the Hunt
sman that leave questions as to which of these two figures is predator and
which is savior. Grandmother casts her prison guard\, who happens to be n
amed Saul\, as the Huntsman in the tale she weaves for Little Red. Through
the telling of the tale\, we examine the perpetrator/victim/savior dynami
c that is present in both stories\, in ourselves\, and in our national con
sciousness.
\n
At a time when Christianity is increasingly polarized
by political interests and parties\, this performance calls on Christ’s de
epest teachings to help us look at the role we have each played in crime a
nd punishment\, harm and healing\, and invites us to deepen our collective
ability to look at and begin to heal the harm that has been done to our n
ation and its citizens in the name of Christianity.
\n
The Ro
ad to Damascus is written and performed by Kathy Randels<
/strong> and directed and co-created with Odile Del Giudice\; designers Diane Baas (lighting)\, Kevin Grif
fith (set)\, Steve Gilliland (sound and music) a
nd Shawn Hall (costumes)\, along with stage manager Tricia Anderson weave their unique art forms into this multidi
sciplinary performance. The piece draws upon: Randels’ upbringing in the c
hurch as the offspring of two generations of Southern Baptist preachers\;
teaching theater to and learning from the currently and formerly incarcera
ted women at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women for 24 years\;
a decade of dialogue and action with St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church an
d its Center for Faith + Action around the ways in which faith communities
can participate in long-needed criminal legal system reform in our state\
; and Del Giudice’s years of deep work identifying and addressing collecti
ve trauma.
\n
The piece draws upon: Randels’ upbringing in the church
as the offspring of two generations of Southern Baptist preachers\; teach
ing theater to and learning from the currently and formerly incarcerated w
omen at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women for 24 years\; a de
cade of dialogue and action with St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church and its
Center for Faith + Action around the ways in which faith communities can
participate in long-needed criminal legal system reform in our state\; and
Del Giudice’s years of deep work identifying and addressing collective tr
auma.
\n
The Road to Damascus began as a prayer for
the release of Gloria “Mama Glo” Williams\, a longtime me
mber of the LCIW Drama Club whose 52 years behind bars was the longest sen
tence served at LCIW. The Union performances will be Mama Glo’s first chan
ce to see the piece in person. She will speak afterwards with her sister\,
Mary Smith-Moore. From 2019-2022\, PDMNOLA led a “Free Mama Glo” campaign
with The Graduates\, VOTE\, Kumbuka African Dance and Drum Collective\, T
he Washitaw Nation\, ArtSpot Productions\, St. Charles Ave. Baptist Church
and its Center for Faith + Action to encourage Louisiana’s Governor John
Bel Edwards to grant her pardon\, which he finally did on January 25\, 202
2.
\n
We invite you to come witness this “Damascus experience” – and
perhaps share your own – as a way to initiate or deepen the conversation a
round identifying the harm that has led to our current\, dysfunctional leg
al system\; and to collectively find ways to actively repair and end that
harm.
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Thatamanil and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana St
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a virtual conversation entitled “Why the Body is the Land and the Land is
the Body: Thoughts and Conversation.”\nWhile much has been made of the int
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very little attention has been given to the troublingly intimate relation
between racial reasoning and the denial and destruction of place centered
identity. Dr. Willie James Jennings has been a pioneer in thinking through
this neglected topic. Join Dr. Jennings in conversation with John J. That
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topic.\nRegister here\nDr. Willie James Jennings is currently Associate P
rofessor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale University Di
vinity School.\nDr. Jennings was born and raised in Grand Rapids\, Michiga
n. Dr. Jennings received his B.A. in Religion and Theological Studies from
Calvin College (1984)\, his M.Div. (Master of Divinity degree) from Fulle
r Theological Seminary in Pasadena California\, and his Ph.D. degree from
Duke University. Dr. Jennings who is a systematic theologian teaches in th
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colonial and race theory. Dr. Jennings is the author of The Christian Imag
ination: Theology and the Origins of Race published by Yale University Pre
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25 years and is now a standard text read in colleges\, seminaries\, and un
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d in Religion for his groundbreaking work on race and Christianity. Dr. Je
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Book of the Year Award\, from The Academy of Parish Clergy. He is also the
author of After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging\, which is the inaug
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20 book of the year award from Publisher’s Weekly\, and being selected as
a finalist for the 2021 American Academy of Religion Book of the Year in t
he Constructive- Reflective Studies category. And now Dr. Jennings is hard
at work on a book on the doctrine of creation\, tentatively entitled\, “R
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d Joanne L. Browne Jennings as associate ministers at the Mount Level Bapt
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entitled “Why the Body is the Land and the Land is the Body: Thoughts and
Conversation.”
\n
While much has been made of the intimate connectio
n between inattention to place and the ecological crisis\, very little att
ention has been given to the troublingly intimate relation between racial
reasoning and the denial and destruction of place centered identity. Dr. W
illie James Jennings has been a pioneer in thinking through this neglected
topic. Join Dr. Jennings in conversation with John J. Thatamanil\, Direct
or of Union’s Insight Project\, as they take up this urgent topic.
Dr. Wil
lie James Jennings is currently Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
and Africana Studies at Yale University Divinity School.
\n
Dr. Jenn
ings was born and raised in Grand Rapids\, Michigan. Dr. Jennings received
his B.A. in Religion and Theological Studies from Calvin College (1984)\,
his M.Div. (Master of Divinity degree) from Fuller Theological Seminary i
n Pasadena California\, and his Ph.D. degree from Duke University. Dr. Jen
nings who is a systematic theologian teaches in the areas of theology\, bl
ack church and Africana studies\, as well as post-colonial and race theory
. Dr. Jennings is the author of The Christian Imagination: Theology an
d the Origins of Race published by Yale University Press. It is one o
f the most important books in theology written in the last 25 years and is
now a standard text read in colleges\, seminaries\, and universities. Dr.
Jennings is also the recipient of the 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Religion f
or his groundbreaking work on race and Christianity. Dr. Jennings recently
authored commentary on the Book of Acts won the Reference Book of the Yea
r Award\, from The Academy of Parish Clergy. He is also the author of
After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging\, which is the inaugural b
ook in the much anticipated book series\, Theological Education between th
e Times\, and has already become an instant classic\, winning the 2020 boo
k of the year award from Publisher’s Weekly\, and being selected as a fina
list for the 2021 American Academy of Religion Book of the Year in the Con
structive- Reflective Studies category. And now Dr. Jennings is hard at wo
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\n
In addition to being a frequent lecturer at college
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ter for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion\, and for the Assoc
iation of Theological Schools.
\n
He served along with his wife\, the
Reverend Joanne L. Browne Jennings as associate ministers at the Mount Le
vel Baptist Church in Durham\, North Carolina\, and for many years\, they
served together as interim pastors for several Presbyterian and Baptist ch
urches in North Carolina. They are the parents of two wonderful daughters\
, Njeri and Safiya Jennings.
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as the distinctive ways in which Black people have been racialized\, how c
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t least\, as violence continues to be disproportionately inflicted upon Bl
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te further avenues for solidarity?\nASL interpretation will be provided.
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spiritual strength needed to lead in today’s challenging world. Learn mor
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ly-Flad is a Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union The
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YU Press\, 2022) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\,
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has? Not least\, as violence continues to be disproportionately inflicted
upon Black and Asian community members\, how can Black and Asian communiti
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After a career in human rights and social change organizing\, and
graduating from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business\, Cri
stina embarked on three years of monastic training at Daihonzan Chozen-ji
in Honolulu. While still in residence as a priest\, she continues to train
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d organizations to develop the sensitivity and spiritual strength needed t
o lead in today’s challenging world. Learn more about Cristina’s work here.
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is a Visiting Professor of Buddhism and B
lack Studies at Union Theological Seminary. She is the author of Black Bud
dhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the M
ovement for Liberation (NYU Press\, 2022) and Racial Purity and Dangerous
Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and the Struggle for Justice (Fort
ress Press\, 2017). She leads retreats and classes for dharma centers thro
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CONTACT:Ian Rees\; irees@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to announce the third annual James Cone Lecture in
honor of Dr. James H. Cone\, the father of Black Liberation Theology. Thi
s annual lecture continues forth his legacy of prophetic Black theological
and religious thought that pricks the conscience of America.\nThis year’s
lecture will be on Wednesday\, April 12\, and will be given by Dr. Jacque
lyn Grant\, a renowned theologian and The Fuller E. Callaway Distinguished
Professor of Systematic Theology at the Interdenominational Theological C
enter in Atlanta. Her lecture titled\, The Anti-Sexism Work of James Hal C
one\, promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of Cone
’s contributions to theology\, his anti-sexism work\, and how it continues
to shape our understanding of the Black experience.\nThe program will beg
in at 6:00 pm ET and will take place on Zoom.\n RSVP TO ATTEND ONLINE\nDr
. Grant is an expert in womanist theology and has written extensively on t
he intersections of race\, gender\, and religion. An MA and Ph.D. alum\, D
r. Grant was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Systemati
c Theology.\nWe are excited to continue this lecture series in honor of Ja
mes Hal Cone and to bring together scholars\, theologians\, and the Union
community to engage in critical dialogue about the ongoing struggle for ju
stice and equality in America. Join us in celebrating Cone’s legacy and th
e impact of his work.\nAbout Dr. Jacquelyn Grant\nDr. Jacquelyn Grant is a
graduate of Bennett College (BA)\, Turner Theological Seminary at the Int
erdenominational Theological Center (M.DIV) and Union Theological Seminary
(MA & Ph.D.). She was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. i
n Systematic Theology. Dr. Grant holds honorary doctorate degrees from Tu
rner Theological Seminary at ITC\, Payne Theological Seminary\, Bennett Co
llege and Chicago Theological Seminary.\nDr. Grant is The Fuller E. Callaw
ay Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at the ITC. Dr. Grant’s
teaching resume\, which covers some forty-six years\, (forty-two of which
have been spent at the ITC)\, includes several institutions. At various po
ints of her career\, Dr. Grant has served as a Dubois Scholar at Harvard U
niversity and a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School (Women and R
eligion Program)\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, Princeton University\,
Candler School of Theology and The Laney Graduate School at Emory Univers
ity\, Christian Theological Seminary\, United Theological Seminary\, New Y
ork Theological Seminary\, Bennett College\, Berea College and Vidyajoyti
Institute of Religious Studies\, Delhi\, India. At Bennett College\, she
was the first holder of the Willa B. Player Chair in the Humanities\, and
she was the Eli Lilly Professor in Religion at Berea College.\nBeing one o
f the three founders of Womanist Theology/Ethics\, Dr. Grant authored the
best-seller book\, White Women’s Christ and Black Women’s Jesus: Feminist
Christology and Womanist Response\, edited two volumes\, Perspectives on
Womanist Theology and Recovery of Black Presence (with Dr. Randall Bailey)
\, and she has written scores of articles that bring attention to theologi
cal/religious/social issues that affect women\, in general and black women
\, in particular. This includes the 1979 groundbreaking article\, “Black
Theology and The Black Woman.” Her work is used in educational institutio
ns internationally.\nIn 1981\, Dr. Grant founded the Black Women in Church
and Society (BWCS) program\, which advocates the inclusion and full parti
cipation of women in the life and work of the church and the society. Thro
ugh the work of this office\, Dr. Grant has brought together interdenomina
tional\, intergenerational\, interdisciplinary and international groups of
women in dialogues\, seminars\, forums\, conferences\, and classes\, sett
ing Black women’s agenda in the church and society.\nUnder the auspices of
BWCS\, Dr. Grant created mentoring\, community/social service\, research\
, leadership and scholarly development and enhancement programs for women.
Two Programs are The Womanist Scholars Program (WSP) which supported the
sabbatical/research/writing work of Black women scholars nationally/inter
nationally\, and Black Women in Ministerial Leadership Program (BWML) whic
h provided leadership training/education for Black women practicing minist
ry.\nOrdained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1974\, Dr. Gran
t continues to work locally and connectionally/internationally. Dr. Grant
wrote and presented a position paper at the 1976 General Conference calli
ng for the full participation of women at all levels of the church. This
paper\, “The Status of Women in the AME Church\,” was followed by another
paper\, “The AME Church and Women\,” written for the 1980 General Conferen
ce. In 1976\, at the General Conference of the AME Church\, Dr. Grant call
ed Women in Ministry together for organizing. This became the Women in Min
istry organization (AME/WIM) which led to the creation of the Commission o
n Women in Ministry\, an official organ in the AME Church. Among other ser
vices\, AME/WIM provided advocacy work leading to the increase of women pa
stors and presiding elders\, and to the election of women general officers
and bishops in this historic Black Church. Dr. Grant continues to serve
as consultant with its executive board. In both the academic program (BWCS
) and the church program (AMEC/WIM)\, Grant has persistently challenged ra
cism\, sexism\, classism and other forms of oppression in the church and l
arger society.\nDr. Grant has worked with the World Council of Churches (W
CC)\, the National Council of Churches (NCC)\, the Commission on Church Un
ion (COCU)\, and Partners in Ecumenism (PIE). She is a member of the Ecum
enical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT)\, the American Acad
emy of Religion (AAR)\, and the Society for the Study of Black Religion (S
SBR). Her work with WCC and EATWOT kept her on the international stage fo
r many years. Dr. Grant has traveled to more than thirty-five (35) countri
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ide of the academy and the church for her work. She has been featured in s
everal popular cultural magazines\, including in seven editions of Ebony M
agazines\, with three of them focusing on the following: she was a nominee
for Johnson Publishing Company’s Black Achievement Award in the area of r
eligion\; she received an honorable mention among outstanding women preach
ers\; and she was listed in a select group of “Women to Watch.”\nDr. Grant
is one of nine children born in Georgetown\, SC to the late Rev. Joseph J
. and the late Mrs. Lillie Mae Grant (pastor and cosmetologist\, respectiv
ely). She was married to the late Rev. Dr. John W.P. Collier\, Jr.\, reti
red Executive Secretary for The Department of Missions of the AME Church.
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We are proud to announce the third a
nnual James Cone Lecture in honor of Dr. James H. Cone\, the fath
er of Black Liberation Theology. This annual lecture continues forth his l
egacy of prophetic Black theological and religious thought that pricks the
conscience of America.
\n
This year’s lecture will be on Wed
nesday\, April 12\, and will be given by Dr. Jacquelyn Gr
ant\, a renowned theologian and The Fuller E. Callaway Distinguis
hed Professor of Systematic Theology at the Interdenominational Theologica
l Center in Atlanta. Her lecture titled\, The Anti-Sexism Work of Jame
s Hal Cone\, promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking explora
tion of Cone’s contributions to theology\, his anti-sexism work\, and how
it continues to shape our understanding of the Black experience.
\n
T
he program will begin at 6:00 pm ET and will take place on Zoom.
Dr. Grant is an expert in womanist theolog
y and has written extensively on the intersections of race\, gender\, and
religion. An MA and Ph.D. alum\, Dr. Grant was the first African American
woman to earn a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology.
\n
We are excited to co
ntinue this lecture series in honor of James Hal Cone and to bring togethe
r scholars\, theologians\, and the Union community to engage in critical d
ialogue about the ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America. Jo
in us in celebrating Cone’s legacy and the impact of his work.
\n
About Dr. Jacquelyn Grant
\n
Dr
. Jacquelyn Grant is a graduate of Bennett College (BA)\, Turner Theologic
al Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (M.DIV) and Unio
n Theological Seminary (MA & Ph.D.). She was the first African American w
oman to earn a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology. Dr. Grant holds honorary doc
torate degrees from Turner Theological Seminary at ITC\, Payne Theological
Seminary\, Bennett College and Chicago Theological Seminary.
\n
Dr.
Grant is The Fuller E. Callaway Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theo
logy at the ITC. Dr. Grant’s teaching resume\, which covers some forty-six
years\, (forty-two of which have been spent at the ITC)\, includes severa
l institutions. At various points of her career\, Dr. Grant has served as
a Dubois Scholar at Harvard University and a visiting professor at Harvard
Divinity School (Women and Religion Program)\, Princeton Theological Semi
nary\, Princeton University\, Candler School of Theology and The Laney Gra
duate School at Emory University\, Christian Theological Seminary\, United
Theological Seminary\, New York Theological Seminary\, Bennett College\,
Berea College and Vidyajoyti Institute of Religious Studies\, Delhi\, Indi
a. At Bennett College\, she was the first holder of the Willa B. Player C
hair in the Humanities\, and she was the Eli Lilly Professor in Religion a
t Berea College.
\n
Being one of the three founders of Womanist Theol
ogy/Ethics\, Dr. Grant authored the best-seller book\, White Women’s C
hrist and Black Women’s Jesus: Feminist Christology and Womanist
Response\, edited two volumes\, Perspectives on Womanist Theolog
y and Recovery of Black Presence (with Dr. Randall Bailey)\,
and she has written scores of articles that bring attention to theologica
l/religious/social issues that affect women\, in general and black women\,
in particular. This includes the 1979 groundbreaking article\, “Black Th
eology and The Black Woman.” Her work is used in educational institutions
internationally.
\n
In 1981\, Dr. Grant founded the Black Women in C
hurch and Society (BWCS) program\, which advocates the inclusion and full
participation of women in the life and work of the church and the society.
Through the work of this office\, Dr. Grant has brought together interden
ominational\, intergenerational\, interdisciplinary and international grou
ps of women in dialogues\, seminars\, forums\, conferences\, and classes\,
setting Black women’s agenda in the church and society.
\n
Under the
auspices of BWCS\, Dr. Grant created mentoring\, community/social service
\, research\, leadership and scholarly development and enhancement program
s for women. Two Programs are The Womanist Scholars Program (WSP
) which supported the sabbatical/research/writing work of Black women scho
lars nationally/internationally\, and Black Women in Ministerial Leade
rship Program (BWML) which provided leadership training/education for
Black women practicing ministry.
\n
Ordained in the African Methodis
t Episcopal Church in 1974\, Dr. Grant continues to work locally and conne
ctionally/internationally. Dr. Grant wrote and presented a position paper
at the 1976 General Conference calling for the full participation of wome
n at all levels of the church. This paper\, “The Status of Women in the A
ME Church\,” was followed by another paper\, “The AME Church and Women\,”
written for the 1980 General Conference. In 1976\, at the General Conferen
ce of the AME Church\, Dr. Grant called Women in Ministry together for org
anizing. This became the Women in Ministry organization (AME/WIM) which le
d to the creation of the Commission on Women in Ministry\, an official org
an in the AME Church. Among other services\, AME/WIM provided advocacy wor
k leading to the increase of women pastors and presiding elders\, and to t
he election of women general officers and bishops in this historic Black C
hurch. Dr. Grant continues to serve as consultant with its executive boar
d. In both the academic program (BWCS) and the church program (AMEC/WIM)\,
Grant has persistently challenged racism\, sexism\, classism and other fo
rms of oppression in the church and larger society.
\n
Dr. Grant has
worked with the World Council of Churches (WCC)\, the National Council of
Churches (NCC)\, the Commission on Church Union (COCU)\, and Partners in E
cumenism (PIE). She is a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third Wo
rld Theologians (EATWOT)\, the American Academy of Religion (AAR)\, and th
e Society for the Study of Black Religion (SSBR). Her work with WCC and E
ATWOT kept her on the international stage for many years. Dr. Grant has tr
aveled to more than thirty-five (35) countries on six (6) of the seven Con
tinents.
\n
Dr. Grant has been recognized outside of the academy and
the church for her work. She has been featured in several popular cultural
magazines\, including in seven editions of Ebony Magazines\, with three o
f them focusing on the following: she was a nominee for Johnson Publishing
Company’s Black Achievement Award in the area of religion\; she received
an honorable mention among outstanding women preachers\; and she was liste
d in a select group of “Women to Watch.”
\n
Dr. Grant is one of nine
children born in Georgetown\, SC to the late Rev. Joseph J. and the late M
rs. Lillie Mae Grant (pastor and cosmetologist\, respectively). She was m
arried to the late Rev. Dr. John W.P. Collier\, Jr.\, retired Executive Se
cretary for The Department of Missions of the AME Church.
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Friday\, April 14\, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
ET for Re-forming the history of the Reformation?. In this one-day colloqu
ium\, we will consider the recent achievements in the discipline of Reform
ation studies and explore pathways for future research. This event is bein
g held in honor of the retirement of The Revd. Dr. Euan K Cameron\, Henry
Luce III Chair of Reformation Church History. Professor Cameron is the fir
st and so far only holder of the Henry Luce III Chair of Reformation Churc
h History\, and will retire at the end of this academic year. RSVP to join
in person. \nRSVP TODAY\nFeatured guest speakers include Kenneth G. Appo
ld\, James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformation History at Princeton
Theological Seminary\; Bruce Gordon\, Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiast
ical History at Yale Divinity School\, and Kirsten Macfarlane\, Associate
Professor in Early Modern Christianities at the University of Oxford. \n\n
Rev. Euan K. Cameron\nEuan Cameron was educated at Eton and Oxford\, where
he graduated BA in History in the First Class in 1979 and received the D.
Phil. in 1982. From 1979 to 1985 he was a junior research fellow at All So
uls College\, Oxford. In 1985 he moved to the University of Newcastle upon
Tyne\, where he worked in the Department of History for 17 years\, receiv
ing promotions to Reader (1992) and full Professor (1997) and serving as H
ead of Department. He was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in 1996
/7. In 2002 he was appointed as the first Henry Luce III Professor of Refo
rmation Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York\, with a
concurrent appointment in the Department of Religion in Columbia Universit
y. From 2004 to 2010 he also served as Academic Vice-President in the semi
nary. During 2010/11\, while on sabbatical leave\, he held a fellowship at
All Souls College\, Oxford.\nCameron’s scholarly work analyses the role a
nd transformations of religion in European society in the later Middle Age
s and Reformation periods. His academic research first began in the area o
f religious dissent\, especially the Waldensian heresy: he has published t
hree books on that subject\, The Reformation of the Heretics (1984)\, Wald
enses: Rejections of Holy Church in Medieval Europe (2000) and A Companion
to the Waldenses in the Middle Ages (2022) in collaboration with Professo
r Marina Benedetti of the University of Milan. Read more.\nKenneth G. Appo
ld\nKenneth G. Appold is the James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformati
on History at Princeton Theological Seminary. Appold earned his BA\, MA\,
MPhil\, and PhD from Yale University\, and his Dr.theol.habil. from the Ma
rtin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Prior to coming to Pr
inceton\, he served as a research professor at the Institute for Ecumenica
l Research in Strasbourg\, France\, and taught church history at the Johan
nes-Gutenberg University of Mainz\, Germany. His areas of interest include
the history and legacy of the Reformation\, the global history of Christi
anization\, and the history of Christian ecumenism. He teaches courses on
the Reformation in Europe\, with particular focus on early Lutheranism\, t
he Radical Reformation and the Catholic Reformation\, the history of churc
h-state relations\, and the history of Christianization in the New World a
nd East Asia. A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America\, App
old has served as co-chair of the Lutheran-Pentecostal International Study
Group and is a member of the Lutheran World Federation’s ecumenical dialo
gue with the Orthodox churches. His ongoing projects include co-editing (w
ith Nelson H. Minnich) the Cambridge History of Reformation Theology\, and
writing a book on Luther and the Peasants. Read more.\nBruce Gordon\nA na
tive of Canada\, Bruce Gordon taught at the University of St. Andrews in S
cotland\, where he was professor of modern history and deputy director of
the St Andrews Reformation Studies Institute. He came to Yale in 2008. His
research and teaching focus on European religious cultures of the late-me
dieval and early modern periods\, with a particular interest in the Reform
ation and its reception. In 2021 he published The Oxford Handbook of Calvi
n and Calvinism (Oxford) and Huldrych Zwingli. God’s Armed Prophet (Yale).
The biography of Zwingli explores the roots of the Reformation and the pr
oblematic relationship between religion and violence. His John Calvin’s In
stitutes of the Christian Religion (Princeton 2016) looks at the reception
from the sixteenth century to the age of YouTube of one of the defining w
orks of the Reformation. He is the author of Calvin (Yale\, 2009)\, a biog
raphy of the Genevan reformer\, and the Swiss Reformation (Manchester\, 20
02)\, a Choice Magazine “Outstanding Publication” (2003). Read more.\nProf
essor Kirsten Macfarlane\nI gained my BA\, MSt and DPhil at the University
of Oxford\, Lincoln College\, before taking up a Title A Research Fellows
hip at Trinity College\, Cambridge University in October 2017. In 2019 I r
eturned to Oxford\, where I am currently Associate Professor of Early Mode
rn Christianities and Tutorial Fellow at Keble College. I have also held V
isiting Fellowships at the Houghton Library\, Harvard\; the Massachusetts
Historical Society\; the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies\; and
the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social
Sciences. Read more.\n \n \n\nSCHEDULE\n \n9.30 a.m. Coffee and pastries
available in the Chapel\n10.00 a.m. Welcome\nRevd. Dr. Serene Jones\, Pres
ident\, Union Theological Seminary\n10.10 a.m. Introductions\nRevd. Dr. Eu
an Cameron\, Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation Church History\, Unio
n Theological Seminary\n10.20 a.m. “The Many Lives of the Early Modern Bib
le: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.”\nDr Bruce Gordon\, Titus St
reet Professor of Ecclesiastical History\, Yale University\n11.35 a.m. Bre
ak\n11.45 a.m. “Grocer\, Draper\, Skinner\, Divine: Towards an Intellectua
l History of Lay Believers in Post-Reformation England and New England.”\n
Dr Kirsten Macfarlane\, Associate Professor of Early Modern Christianities
in the Faculty of Theology and Religion\, University of Oxford\n1.00 p.m.
Lunch\n2.00 p.m. Panel Discussion with Graduate Students and Postdoctoral
Scholars in Reformation Studies\nHost: Euan Cameron\nParticipants:\nAndre
as Berger\, University of Basel\nElizabeth Buckheit\, Yale University\nMic
hael Hammett\, Columbia University\nColin Hoch\, Yale University\nSerena S
trecker\, Yale University\n3.00 p.m. Break\n3.30 p.m. “Is the Reformation
Over?”\nDr Kenneth Appold\, James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformatio
n History\, Princeton Theological Seminary\n4.45 p.m. Concluding Reflectio
ns and Looking Forward\nEuan Cameron\n5.20 p.m. Reception for all attendee
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history of the Reformation?. In this one-day colloquium\, we will co
nsider the recent achievements in the discipline of Reformation studies an
d explore pathways for future research. This event is being held in honor
of the retirement of Th
e Revd. Dr. Euan K Cameron\, Henry Luce III Chair of Reformation Churc
h History. Professor Cameron is the first and so far only holder of the He
nry Luce III Chair of Reformation Church History\, and will retire at the
end of this academic year. RSVP to join in person. <
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Featured
guest speakers include Kenneth G. Appold\, James Hastings
Nichols Professor of Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminar
y\; Bruce Gordon\, Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastic
al History at Yale Divinity School\, and Kirsten Macfarlane\, Associate Professor in Early Modern Christianities at the University
of Oxford.
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Euan C
ameron was educated at Eton and Oxford\, where he graduated BA in History
in the First Class in 1979 and received the D.Phil. in 1982. From 1979 to
1985 he was a junior research fellow at All Souls College\, Oxford. In 198
5 he moved to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne\, where he worked in t
he Department of History for 17 years\, receiving promotions to Reader (19
92) and full Professor (1997) and serving as Head of Department. He was aw
arded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in 1996/7. In 2002 he was appointed
as the first Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation Church History at Un
ion Theological Seminary in New York\, with a concurrent appointment in th
e Department of Religion in Columbia University. From 2004 to 2010 he also
served as Academic Vice-President in the seminary. During 2010/11\, while
on sabbatical leave\, he held a fellowship at All Souls College\, Oxford.
\n
Cameron’s scholarly work analyses the role and transformations of
religion in European society in the later Middle Ages and Reformation per
iods. His academic research first began in the area of religious dissent\,
especially the Waldensian heresy: he has published three books on that su
bject\, The Reformation of the Heretics (1984)\, Waldenses: Reje
ctions of Holy Church in Medieval Europe (2000) and A Companion to
the Waldenses in the Middle Ages (2022) in collaboration with Profes
sor Marina Benedetti of the University of Milan. Read more.
\n
Kenneth G. Appold
\n
Kenneth G. Appold is the James Hastings Nichols Professor o
f Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminary. Appold earned his
BA\, MA\, MPhil\, and PhD from Yale University\, and his Dr.theol.habil.
from the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Prior to c
oming to Princeton\, he served as a research professor at the Institute fo
r Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg\, France\, and taught church history a
t the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz\, Germany. His areas of inter
est include the history and legacy of the Reformation\, the global history
of Christianization\, and the history of Christian ecumenism. He teaches
courses on the Reformation in Europe\, with particular focus on early Luth
eranism\, the Radical Reformation and the Catholic Reformation\, the histo
ry of church-state relations\, and the history of Christianization in the
New World and East Asia. A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Am
erica\, Appold has served as co-chair of the Lutheran-Pentecostal Internat
ional Study Group and is a member of the Lutheran World Federation’s ecume
nical dialogue with the Orthodox churches. His ongoing projects include co
-editing (with Nelson H. Minnich) the Cambridge History of Reformation
Theology\, and writing a book on Luther and the Peasants. Read more.
\n
Bruce Gordon
\n
A native of Canada\, Bruce Gordon taught at the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland\, where he was professor of modern
history and deputy director of the St Andrews Reformation Studies Institut
e. He came to Yale in 2008. His research and teaching focus on European re
ligious cultures of the late-medieval and early modern periods\, with a pa
rticular interest in the Reformation and its reception. In 2021 he publish
ed The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism (Oxford) and H
uldrych Zwingli. God’s Armed Prophet (Yale). The biography of Zwingli
explores the roots of the Reformation and the problematic relationship be
tween religion and violence. His John Calvin’s Institutes of the Chris
tian Religion (Princeton 2016) looks at the reception from the sixtee
nth century to the age of YouTube of one of the defining works of the Refo
rmation. He is the author of Calvin (Yale\, 2009)\, a biography o
f the Genevan reformer\, and the Swiss Reformation (Manchester\,
2002)\, a Choice Magazine “Outstanding Publication” (2003). Read more.
\n
Professo
r Kirsten Macfarlane
\n
I gained my BA\, MSt and DPhil at the University of Oxford\, Lincoln Coll
ege\, before taking up a Title A Research Fellowship at Trinity College\,
Cambridge University in October 2017. In 2019 I returned to Oxford\, where
I am currently Associate Professor of Early Modern Christianities and Tut
orial Fellow at Keble College. I have also held Visiting Fellowships at th
e Houghton Library\, Harvard\; the Massachusetts Historical Society\; the
Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies\; and the Netherlands Institut
e for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Read more.
\n
\n
\n\n
SCHEDULE
\n
\n
9.30 a.m.Coffee and pastries available in the Chap
el
\n
10.00 a.m. Welcome \nRevd. Dr. Serene Jones\, President\, Union Theological Seminary
\n
10.10 a.m. Introductions \nRevd. Dr. Euan Cameron\, Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation
Church History\, Union Theological Seminary
\n
10.
20 a.m. “The Many Lives
of the Early Modern Bible: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.” \nDr Bruce Gordon\, T
itus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History\, Yale University
i>
\n
11.35 a.m. Break
\n
11.45 a.m.
strong>“Grocer\, Draper\, Skinner
\, Divine: Towards an Intellectual History of Lay Believers in Post-Reform
ation England and New England.” \nDr Kirsten Macfarlane\, Associate Professor of Early Mode
rn Christianities in the Faculty of Theology and Religion\, University of
Oxford
\n
1.00 p.m. Lunch
\n
2.00 p.m. Panel Discussion with Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Schola
rs in Reformation Studies
\n
Host: Euan Cameron
\n
Participants
: \nAndreas Berger\, Unive
rsity of Basel \nEliza
beth Buckheit\, Yale University \nMichael Hammett\, Columbia University \nColin Hoch\, Yale University \n<
/i>Serena Strecker\, Yale University
span>
\n
3.00 p.m. Break
\n
3.30 p.
m. “Is the Reformation O
ver?” \nDr Kennet
h Appold\, James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformation History\, Princ
eton Theological Seminary
\n
4.45 p.m. Concluding Reflections and Looking
Forward \nEuan Ca
meron
\n
5.20 p.m. Reception for all attendees in
the Chapel
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CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join Union Theological Seminary and Blue Cliff Monastery on Tue
sday\, April 18\, 2023 at 6:00pm for Compassion in Action with the Venerab
le Singing Nun of Plum Village Tradition: Sister Chan Khong. Guests are in
vited to attend in-person in James Chapel or online via Zoom. Registration
is required.\nIf you are planning to attend in-person\, please note that
you will need to show your ID at the door. Also\, masks are required for p
eople who are not vaccinated for COVID\, and optional for everyone else.\n
Venerable Sister Chan Khong is one of the first monastic disciples of Zen
Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She continues her more than 55-year service as Thi
ch Nhat Hanh’s main assistant and director of his humanitarian projects. T
he eldest nun of the International Plum Village Sangha\, she is known as t
he compassionate\, persistent\, and brave singing nun who has devoted her
life to working for peace and engaged Buddhism.\nYou are invited to attend
a special evening to inherit the insight and listen to the sweet voice of
the Singing Nun with the support of the Plum Village Monastics in a music
al dharma expression as a way of cultivating and bringing peace and harmon
y to our body and mind.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nATTEND IN-PERSON ATTE
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3 at 6:00pm for Compassion in Action with the Venerable S
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re invited to attend in-person in James Chapel or online via Zoom. Registration is required.
\n
If you are planning to attend in-person\, please note that you will need to show your ID at the door. Also\, masks
are required for people who are not vaccinated for COVID\, and o
ptional for everyone else.
\n
Venerable Sister Chan Khong is one of the first monastic dis
ciples of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She continues her more than 55-year
service as Thich Nhat Hanh’s main assistant and director of his humanitari
an projects. The eldest nun of the International Plum Village Sangha\, she
is known as the compassionate\, persistent\, and brave singing nun who ha
s devoted her life to working for peace and engaged Buddhism.
\n
You
are invited to attend a special evening to inherit the insight and listen
to the sweet voice of the Singing Nun with the support of the Plum Village
Monastics in a musical dharma expression as a way of cultivating and brin
ging peace and harmony to our body and mind.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Insight Project
CONTACT:John Thatamanil\; jthatamanil@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday April 19 from 7:30-9:00pm ET\, Join Professor of T
heology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary the Rev. Dr. Joh
n Thatamanil and Christiana Zenner for an in-person conversation entitled
“Swipe Left? The Anthropocene in Anti-Colonial Feminist Perspective”.\nFro
m the New York Times to the Economist and the Journal of Quaternary Strati
graphy\, the “Anthropocene” has been proposed as the current geological ep
och\, in which humans are named as a decisive planetary force. Geology\, t
his lecture argues\, has quite a bit to do with theology. Unfortunately\,
in most iterations the deployment of the “Anthropocene” idea and its proxy
of “climate crisis” does little to name the racialized\, political econom
ic\, and theological imaginaries and colonial histories that have generate
d the massive eco-social degradations that are said to characterize this e
poch. This talk both deconstructs the conceits of scientific modernity (ge
ology\, in particular) and its colonial knowledge-making apparatus\, while
pointing an anti-colonial\, anti-racist way forward.\nRegister Here\nChri
stiana Zenner\, Ph.D.\, is Associate Professor of Theology\, Science\, and
Ethics and affiliated faculty in Environmental Studies at Fordham Univers
ity-Lincoln Center. An anti-colonial feminist and scholar of modernity’s c
onceits in ecological science and religious ethics\, Dr. Zenner is the aut
hor of the book\, Just Water: Theology\, Ethics\, and Global Fresh Water C
rises (2014\, rev. ed. 2018). She is an expert on the Catholic Church’s tu
rn to ecological justice\; co-editor of two scholarly books on bioethics a
nd sustainability\; and the author of more than a dozen peer-reviewed arti
cles on fresh water values\, climate justice\, and religious ethics. A pro
minent interpreter of Laudato Si’ (2015) for scholarly and public audience
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and Christiana Zenner for an in-person conversation entitled “Swipe L
eft? The Anthropocene in Anti-Colonial Feminist Perspective”.
\n
From
the New York Times to the Economist and the Journal of Q
uaternary Stratigraphy\, the “Anthropocene” has been proposed as the c
urrent geological epoch\, in which humans are named as a decisive planetar
y force. Geology\, this lecture argues\, has quite a bit to do with theolo
gy. Unfortunately\, in most iterations the deployment of the “Anthropocene
” idea and its proxy of “climate crisis” does little to name the racialize
d\, political economic\, and theological imaginaries and colonial historie
s that have generated the massive eco-social degradations that are said to
characterize this epoch. This talk both deconstructs the conceits of scie
ntific modernity (geology\, in particular) and its colonial knowledge-maki
ng apparatus\, while pointing an anti-colonial\, anti-racist way forward.<
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Christiana Zenner\, Ph.D.\, is Associate Professor of Theology\, Sc
ience\, and Ethics and affiliated faculty in Environmental Studies at Ford
ham University-Lincoln Center. An anti-colonial feminist and scholar of mo
dernity’s conceits in ecological science and religious ethics\, Dr. Zenner
is the author of the book\, Just Water: Theology\, Ethics\, and Global
Fresh Water Crises (2014\, rev. ed. 2018)
. She is an expert on the Catholic Church’s turn to ecological just
ice\; co-editor of two scholarly books on bioethics and sustainability\; a
nd the author of more than a dozen peer-reviewed articles on fresh water v
alues\, climate justice\, and religious ethics. A prominent interpreter of
Laudato Si’ (2015) for scholarly and public audiences\, she has be
en published or quoted in the Washington Post\, the New York Tim
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CONTACT:Liam Myers\; wm2442@utsnyc.edu
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Eco-Justice Caucus on April 20th from 5-7 PM in
James Chapel to highlight Union Theological Seminary’s work within the Cl
imate Mobilization Action Plan (CMAP) and beyond! At this event we will sh
are the history Union’s decision to declare a Climate Emergency\, speak ab
out the progress we have made towards goals outlined in the CMAP document\
, hear from a panel discussion of community experts to consider our unique
roles in responding to the climate crisis\, and showcase student artists
who will share art that engages earth.\n\nSnacks and refreshments will be
provided. This event will also be livestreamed on Union’s Facebook and You
Tube. No RSVP is needed. \n\n\n\nTo learn more about the work of CMAP plea
se read the following resources:\n\nhttps://utsnyc.edu/democratic-process-
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Biblical Interpretation–New Testament at Brite Divinity School (TCU) in Fo
rt Worth\, TX\; M.A. TH. From Logsdon School of Theology (HSU) in Abilene\
, TX: B.A. in Religious Studies with a Minor in History at Williams Baptis
t College in Walnut Ridge\, Arkansas)\, is Associate Professor of New Test
ament at Union Theological Seminary in New York.\n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Rev
erend Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian\, pastor\, author\, and anti-pover
ty activist. She is the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Righ
ts\, and Social Justice and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A Nati
onal Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Rev. D
r. Liz Theoharis has been organizing in poor and low-income communities fo
r the past 30 years.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nKarenna Gore is the founder and Ex
ecutive Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Semin
ary. She has also worked and served as a lawyer\, writer\, advocate\, teac
her\, and climate activist.
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Climat
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are the history Union’s decision to declare a Climate Emergency\, speak ab
out the progress we have made towards goals outlined in the CMAP document\, hear from a panel discussion of community experts t
o consider our unique roles in responding to the climate crisis\, and show
case student artists who will share art that engages earth.
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Snacks and refreshments will be provided. This event will also
be livestreamed on Union’s Facebook and YouTube. No RSVP is needed.
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To learn more about the work of CMAP please rea
d the following resources:
Aliou Cissé Niang (PH.
D.\, Biblical Interpretation–New Testament at Brite Divinity School (TCU)
in Fort Worth\, TX\; M.A. TH. From Logsdon School of Theology (HSU) in Abi
lene\, TX: B.A. in Religious Studies with a Minor in History at Williams B
aptist College in Walnut Ridge\, Arkansas)\, is Associate Professor of New
Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
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nd Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian\, pastor\, author\, and anti-poverty
activist. She is the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Rights\
, and Social Justice and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A Nationa
l Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Rev. Dr.
Liz Theoharis has been organizing in poor and low-income communities for t
he past 30 years.
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Karenna Gore is
the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Unio
n Theological Seminary. She has also worked and served as a lawyer\, write
r\, advocate\, teacher\, and climate activist.
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DESCRIPTION:In this conversation\, they will discuss the role of interfaith
and interreligious witness and dialogue in a nation facing a dangerous re
surgence of white Christian nationalism. They will share their perspective
s on the on the role of religious leaders in combatting religious and cult
ural intolerance. Additionally\, the conversation will explore the role of
film in expanding the moral imaginary especially in a time of book bannin
g and racialized history.\nJeremy V. Cruz is Associate Professor of Theolo
gy and Religious Studies at St. John’s University in Queens\, NY. A social
ethicist\, his research investigates relationships between morality\, pub
lic theology\, and social movements. He has published in academic journals
such as American Catholic Studies and the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theo
logy\, and popular venues like America Magazine and the National Catholic
Reporter. His forthcoming book\, titled Equality and Catholic Social Teach
ing: Advancing an Emerging Tradition\, deepens the integration of Catholic
social thought with moral theories of equality. Dr. Cruz earned his Ph.D.
in theological ethics from Boston College and has served as a board membe
r of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (AC
HTUS) and as co-chair of the Latinx Religion\, Culture & Society Group of
the American Academy of Religion.\nSimran Jeet Singh\, Ph.D.\, is the Exec
utive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute an
d national bestselling author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Tr
ansform Your Life. Simran is a Visiting Professor of history and religion
at Union Theological Seminary\, a Senior Adviser on Equity and Inclusion f
or YSC Consulting\, and a Soros Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foun
dations. He is a regular contributor to major news outlets on topics relat
ed to religious pluralism\, religious freedom\, diversity and equity\, and
in addition to his monthly column for Religion News Service\, his work ha
s been featured in The Washington Post\, CNN\, and TIME Magazine. In 2018\
, Simran received the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Award from Harvard Universit
y for his work in religious pluralism. He lives in New York City with his
family.\nBoth guests in this Just Conversation are members of EDS at Union
’s “Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film” cohort. More information a
bout the program and cohort members can be found here.\nThese 30-minute co
nversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activis
ts and religious\, political\, and thought leaders to discuss their work b
eing champions for justice. Videos are also available on the Union YouTube
Page.
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In this conversation\, they will discuss the role of interfaith and
interreligious witness and dialogue in a nation facing a dangerous resurg
ence of white Christian nationalism. They will share their perspectives on
the on the role of religious leaders in combatting religious and cultural
intolerance. Additionally\, the conversation will explore the role of fil
m in expanding the moral imaginary especially in a time of book banning an
d racialized history.
\n
Jeremy V.
Cruz is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at
St. John’s University in Queens\, NY. A social ethicist\, his research in
vestigates relationships between morality\, public theology\, and social m
ovements. He has published in academic journals such as American Catholic
Studies and the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology\, and popular venues l
ike America Magazine and the National Catholic Reporter. His forthcoming b
ook\, titled Equality and Catholic Social Teaching: Advancing an Emerging
Tradition\, deepens the integration of Catholic social thought with moral
theories of equality. Dr. Cruz earned his Ph.D. in theological ethics from
Boston College and has served as a board member of the Academy of Catholi
c Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) and as co-chair of th
e Latinx Religion\, Culture & Society Group of the American Academy of Rel
igion.
\n
Simran Jeet Singh\, Ph.D
.\, is the Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program a
t the Aspen Institute and national bestselling author of The Light We Give
: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life. Simran is a Visiting Professor
of history and religion at Union Theological Seminary\, a Senior Adviser o
n Equity and Inclusion for YSC Consulting\, and a Soros Equality Fellow wi
th the Open Society Foundations. He is a regular contributor to major news
outlets on topics related to religious pluralism\, religious freedom\, di
versity and equity\, and in addition to his monthly column for Religion Ne
ws Service\, his work has been featured in The Washington Post\, CNN\, and
TIME Magazine. In 2018\, Simran received the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Awar
d from Harvard University for his work in religious pluralism. He lives in
New York City with his family.
\n
Both gu
ests in this Just Conversation are members of EDS at Union’s “Expanding th
e Moral Imaginary Through Film” cohort. More information about the program
and cohort members can be found here.
\n
These 30-minute
conversations featured on the EDS at Union Facebook page will invite activists and religious\, political\, a
nd thought leaders to discuss their work being champions for justice. Vide
os are also available on the Union YouTube Page.
\n
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DESCRIPTION:Join Union’s Center for Earth Ethics Monday\, April 24th from 6
:00 pm-8:00 pm in AD 30 for the Book Launch of “The Planet You Inherit” by
Professor Emeritus Larry Rasmussen.\nOur children’s and grandchildren’s g
eneration will face a different world\, one affected by climate instabilit
y\, mass uncertainty\, and breathtaking extinction. In fact\, the next gen
eration will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet f
rom one geological epoch to another. From this vantage point\, renowned Ch
ristian environmental ethicist Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren
in “The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandchildren when Uncertainty’
s a Sure Thing” (Broadleaf Books\, 2022).\n“There’s real wisdom in this bo
ok\, not just for the next generation but for those of us making the decis
ions right now. Those of us of a certain age have a very real responsibili
ty to do everything we can to pass on a working planet to those who come a
fter!” — Bill McKibben\, Schumann Distinguished Scholar\, Middlebury Colle
ge\, and author of “Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?”
\nDr. Rasmussen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethic
s at Union Theological Seminary. He is the author of “Earth Honoring Faith
: Religious Ethics in a New Key” (2013) and “Earth Community\, Earth Ethic
s” (1996).\nThis event is free and open to the public.
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:00 pm-8:00 pm in AD 30 for the Book Launch of “The Planet You In
herit” by Professor Emeritus Larry Rasmussen.
\n
Our children’s and g
randchildren’s generation will face a different world\, one affected by cl
imate instability\, mass uncertainty\, and breathtaking extinction. In fac
t\, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is chang
ing the planet from one geological epoch to another. From this vantage poi
nt\, renowned Christian environmental ethicist Larry Rasmussen writes to h
is grandchildren in “The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandch
ildren when Uncertainty’s a Sure Thing” (Broadleaf Books\, 2022).
\n
“There’s real wisdom in this book\, not just for the next generat
ion but for those of us making the decisions right now. Those of us of a c
ertain age have a very real responsibility to do everything we can to pass
on a working planet to those who come after!” —Bill McK
ibben\, Schumann Distinguished Scholar\, Middlebury College\, and author o
f “Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?”
\n
Dr. Rasmu
ssen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union
Theological Seminary. He is the author of “Earth Honoring Faith: Religious
Ethics in a New Key” (2013) and “Earth Community\, Earth Ethics” (1996).<
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DESCRIPTION: \nJoin us for special evening co-hosted with The Riverside Chu
rch when U.S. Senator & Union alum Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 sits
down for a conversation with Rev. Adriene Thorne\, the new senior ministe
r at The Riverside Church and Union’s Assistant Professor of Homiletics\,
Rev. Dr. Timothy Adkins-Jones. In the beautiful setting of Union’s James C
hapel\, the panel will discuss Senator Warnock’s latest book\, A Way Out o
f No Way: A Memoir of Truth\, Transformation\, and the New American Story\
, how the Senator’s time as a Union student informs his faith\, the work h
e is doing now\, and more!\nFor more information on Reunion 2023\, click h
ere.\nTickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=4c
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oin us for special evening co-hosted with The Riverside Church when U.S. S
enator & Union alum Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock ’94\, ’06 sits down for a con
versation with Rev. Adriene Thorne\, the new senior minister at The Rivers
ide Church and Union’s Assistant Professor of Homiletics\, Rev. Dr. Timoth
y Adkins-Jones. In the beautiful setting of Union’s James Chapel\, the pan
el will discuss Senator Warnock’s latest book\, A Way Out of No Way: A
Memoir of Truth\, Transformation\, and the New American Story\, how th
e Senator’s time as a Union student informs his faith\, the work he is doi
ng now\, and more!
\n
For more information on Reunion 2023\, click here.
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CONTACT:Yarilynne Regalado\; yr2409@utsnyc.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join us in-person at Union Theological Seminary on Saturday\, M
ay 13 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm\, for the Second Annual Mama Leo Lecture Ser
ies. The Puerto Rican spiritual leader Reverend Leoncia Rosado Rousseau\,
known to many as Mama Leo\, is best described as a pioneer within the Pent
ecostal church. Her work and legacy to transform and liberate the oppresse
d on the margins of society has inspired many to plant holistic churches t
hat serve the poor and marginalized within the urban center of New York Ci
ty faith communities.\nThis lecture series will follow this pioneering spi
rit and dive into the roots of Latinx Preaching by hosting a range of work
shops from Holistic Preaching to Preaching to the Outcast. Join us as we i
nvoke Mama Leo’s spirit and continue her work and legacy.\nThis in-person
event will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Kittim Silva. This celebration
and exploration of Latinx Preaching will be a full day of workshops from
speakers such as Rev. Dr. Ray Rivera\, Rev. Dr. David Anglada\, Rev. Olga
Simpson\, Rev. Rev. Orfa Rivera\, Franklin Simpson\, Rev. Dr. Jose Martine
z\, Rev. David Ramos\, Rev. Enid Almanzar\, Rev. Dr. Liz Ríos\, Rev. Dr. L
uis Alvarez and Rev. Vicente Martínez. Learn more about the Mama Leo Latin
x Lecture Series here.\nRegistration has closed for this event. \n\nTicket
s: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=2c385739-e2a9-
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Join us in-person at Union T
heological Seminary on Saturday\, May 13 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
strong>\, for the Second Annual Mama Leo Lecture Series. The Puerto
Rican spiritual leader Reverend Leoncia Rosado Rousseau\, known to many a
s Mama Leo\, is best described as a pioneer within the Pentecostal church.
Her work and legacy to transform and liberate the oppressed on the margin
s of society has inspired many to plant holistic churches that serve the p
oor and marginalized within the urban center of New York City faith commun
ities.
\n
This lecture series will follow this pioneering s
pirit and dive into the roots of Latinx Preaching by hosting a range of wo
rkshops from Holistic Preaching to Preaching to the Outcast. Join us as we
invoke Mama Leo’s spirit and continue her work and legacy.
\n
This i
n-person event will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Kittim Silva. This ce
lebration and exploration of Latinx Preaching will be a full day of worksh
ops from speakers such as Rev. Dr. Ray Rivera\, Rev. Dr. David Anglada\, R
ev. Olga Simpson\, Rev. Rev. Orfa Rivera\, Franklin Simpson\, Rev. Dr. Jos
e Martinez\, Rev. David Ramos\, Rev. Enid Almanzar\, Rev. Dr. Liz Ríos\, R
ev. Dr. Luis Alvarez and Rev. Vicente Martínez. Learn more about the Mama Leo L
atinx Lecture Series here.
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DESCRIPTION:Interested in divinity school? Curious about which divinity sch
ool would be the best match for you? Thinking about non-profit leadership\
, parish ministry\, the academic study of religion\, teaching\, movement l
eadership\, or chaplaincy?\nJoin seven top divinity schools for an on-camp
us event at Union Theological Seminary James Chapel in New York City. Hear
about what to expect at divinity school\, learn what makes each school di
stinct\, and have small group conversations with admissions officers at ea
ch school. Register for the event here.\nSchools represented will include:
\nUnion Theological Seminary\nCandler School of Theology at Emory Universi
ty\nDuke Divinity School\nHarvard Divinity School\nUniversity of Chicago D
ivinity School\nVanderbilt Divinity School\nYale Divinity School\nRSVP TOD
AY\nTickets: https://apply.utsnyc.edu/register/aads2023.
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e Call to Divinity School
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bout which divinity school would be the best match for you? Thinking about
non-profit leadership\, parish ministry\, the academic study of religion\
, teaching\, movement leadership\, or chaplaincy?
Schoo
ls represented will include: \nUnion Theological Seminary \nCandler School of Theology at Emory University \nDuke Divinity S
chool \nHarvard Divinity School \nUniversity of Chicago Divinity
School \nVanderbilt Divinity School \nYale Divinity School
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CONTACT:Jacob Clay and Anna Sardar\; jac2465@columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join revered meditation teacher and Columbia graduate Joseph Go
ldstein (CC ’65) in James Chapel for an afternoon of peace and quiet in th
e heart of New York City. This gathering marks Joseph’s first return to th
e Columbia community as a teacher. Together we will practice mindful breat
hing\, walking\, and listening as Joseph shares the insight he has gleaned
over decades of practice. Tea will be provided during the retreat.\nThis
event is free of charge and is open to Columbia University and Union Theol
ogical Seminary students\, faculty\, and staff.\nThis is a free event\, bu
t\, in lieu of payment we are inviting participants to make an optional $2
5 donation to the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.\nPart of the audio fr
om this event will be recorded.\n \nRegister Here if you are a Union Stude
nt Register Here if you are a Columbia (or affiliated) Student\nReg
ister Here if you are Staff/Faculty\n*To cancel your registration\, please
email jac2465@columbia.edu and cc online@uts.columbia.edu to let them kno
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Join revered meditation
teacher and Columbia graduate Joseph Goldstein (CC ’65) in James Chapel f
or an afternoon of peace and quiet in the heart of New York City. This gat
hering marks Joseph’s first return to the Columbia community as a teacher.
Together we will practice mindful breathing\, walking\, and listening as
Joseph shares the insight he has gleaned over decades of practice. Tea wil
l be provided during the retreat.
\n
This event is free of charge and
is open to Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary students\,
faculty\, and staff.
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CONTACT:Peace Twesigye\; ptwesigye@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 11 at 7:00 PM: Dharma and Justice: Embodime
nt and Sensuality in Buddhist Traditions\, featuring Rima Vesely-Flad\, Ka
rla Jackson-Brewer\, and Leslie Booker. Watch below:\nIn Buddhism\, the bo
dy is the seat of practice\, sometimes known as the “vehicle for liberatio
n” on the path of Dharma. What does this mean in a tradition that emphasiz
es liberating the mind? What do Buddhist lineages teach with regards to se
nsual and sexual energies? In conversation with Leslie Booker\, an authori
zed dharma teacher in the Insight (Theravada) tradition and Karla Jackson-
Brewer\, a Tara Mandala authorized teacher in the Vajrayana tradition\, we
will explore questions of Buddhist doctrine and practices on liberation a
nd the body.\nDr. Rima Vesely-Flad MDiv `02\, MIA\, PhD `13 is a Visiting
Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary. Sh
e is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Pr
actice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press\, 2022) and
Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and th
e Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press\, 2017). She leads retreats and cl
asses for dharma centers throughout the U.S.\nLearn more about Dr. Rima Ve
sely-Flad here.\n \n \nKarla Jackson-Brewer MS is a Lecturer in the Women’
s & Gender Studies Department and the Africana Studies Department at Rutge
rs\, The State University where she teaches courses on the dynamics of rac
e\, gender and class\, the African diasporic experience\, and how gender o
ccurs in numerous spiritual systems.She is a Co- founder of Sine Qua Non:
Allies in Healing\, an Integrative Therapy Practice in New York City. She
has developed and offered many workshops and trainings for organizations t
hat focus on\, race\, gender\, class\, equity and structural oppression\,
Emotional Intelligence\, meditation\, spirituality and the Sacred Feminine
.\nKarla is the Co-Chair of the Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion Council a
nd is a senior teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism at Tara Mandala Buddhist Retr
eat Center. She is an initiated priest in the West African spiritual syste
m of Ifa.\n \n \nLeslie Booker brings her heart and wisdom to the intersec
tion of Dharma\, Embodied Wisdom\, and Liberation. Using this framework\,
she supports folks in creating a culture of belonging through her teaching
and writing on changing the paradigm of self and community care. She shar
es her offering widely as a university lecturer\, public speaker\, and Bud
dhist philosophy and meditation teacher. In 2020 she was a Sojourner Truth
Leadership Fellow through Auburn Seminary\, and was voted by her peers as
one of the 12 Powerful Women in the Mindfulness Movement. She currently l
ives in Philadelphia with her partner and pup\, and serves as the Guiding
Teacher of New York Insight.\nMore of her teachings can be found at https:
//www.lesliebooker.com/.\n\n\n
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mbodiment and Sensuality in Buddhist Traditions\, featuring Rima Vesely-Flad\, Karla Jackson-Brewer\, and
Leslie Booker. Watch below:
\n
In Buddhism\, the body is t
he seat of practice\, sometimes known as the “vehicle for liberation” on t
he path of Dharma. What does this mean in a tradition that emphasizes libe
rating the mind? What do Buddhist lineages teach with regards to sensual a
nd sexual energies? In conversation with Leslie Booker\, an authorized dha
rma teacher in the Insight (Theravada) tradition and Karla Jackson-Brewer\
, a Tara Mandala authorized teacher in the Vajrayana tradition\, we will e
xplore questions of Buddhist doctrine and practices on liberation and the
body.\n
Dr. Rima Ves
ely-Flad MDiv `02\, MIA\, PhD `13 is a Visiting Professor of Budd
hism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary. She is the author o
f Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stil
lness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press\, 2022)and
Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution\, Black Lives\, and th
e Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press\, 2017). She leads retreats an
d classes for dharma centers throughout the U.S.
Karla Jackson-Brewer MS is a Lecture
r in the Women’s & Gender Studies Department and the Africana Studies Depa
rtment at Rutgers\, The State University where she teaches courses on the
dynamics of race\, gender and class\, the African diasporic experience\, a
nd how gender occurs in numerous spiritual systems.She is a Co- founder of
Sine Qua Non: Allies in Healing\, an Integrative Therapy Practice in New
York City. She has developed and offered many workshops and trainings for
organizations that focus on\, race\, gender\, class\, equity and structura
l oppression\, Emotional Intelligence\, meditation\, spirituality and the
Sacred Feminine.
\n
Karla is the Co-Chair of the Equity\, Diversity a
nd Inclusion Council and is a senior teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism at Tara
Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center. She is an initiated priest in the West A
frican spiritual system of Ifa.
\n
\n
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d Wisdom\, and Liberation. Using this framework\, she supports folks in cr
eating a culture of belonging through her teaching and writing on changing
the paradigm of self and community care. She shares her offering widely a
s a university lecturer\, public speaker\, and Buddhist philosophy and med
itation teacher. In 2020 she was a Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellow throu
gh Auburn Seminary\, and was voted by her peers as one of the 12 Powerful
Women in the Mindfulness Movement. She currently lives in Philadelphia wit
h her partner and pup\, and serves as the Guiding Teacher of New York Insi
ght. \nMore of her teachings can be found at https://www.lesliebooker.com/.
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DESCRIPTION:Join the UTS community for an event honoring the legacy of Dr.
Delores Seneva Williams ’91\, where a portrait commissioned by the Class o
f 2019 will be blessed by the community and permanently placed in a promin
ent academic hallway. We also have a very special announcement to make at
the Chapel service.\nPlease feel free to participate in any or all activit
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Special Announcement (livestreamed on Union’s Chapel Facebook)\n12:30 PM L
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lores S. Williams\n4:30 PM Drum Procession and Installation of Portrait\n5
:00 PM Celebration in James Memorial Chapel\nWe look forward to connecting
with you\, students\, alums\, and friends to remember and recount the inn
umerable ways in which Dr. Delores Williams made an impact on Womanist The
ological Thought\, the community at Union\, and\, in turn\, our own person
al lives.\nDr. Williams earned her PhD from Union and later became the fir
st Black woman to hold a named chair at the seminary as the Paul Tillich P
rofessor of Theology and Culture. Her groundbreaking book\, Sisters in the
Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk\, remains a crucial and in
fluential text in womanist theological thought. Her profound legacy as an
author\, teacher\, and revolutionary trailblazer of womanist theology will
be reflected at this celebration.\nEmail Nayeli Garcia Mowbray at ngmowbr
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the main Administration hallway at Union Theological Seminary.\nA special
thanks to the planning committee\, all of you have been instrumental in m
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event honoring the legacy of Dr. Delores Seneva Williams ’91\, where a po
rtrait commissioned by the Class of 2019 will be blessed by the community
and permanently placed in a prominent academic hallway. We also have a ver
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\n
Please feel free to participate in any or all activitie
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\n
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Arrive
\n
12:00 PM U
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\n
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\n
We look forward to connecting with you\, stude
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which Dr. Delores Williams made an impact on Womanist Theological Thought\
, the community at Union\, and\, in turn\, our own personal lives.
\n<
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woman to hold a named chair at the seminary as the Paul Tillich Professor
of Theology and Culture. Her groundbreaking book\, Sisters in the Wil
derness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk\, remains a crucial and i
nfluential text in womanist theological thought. Her profound legacy as an
author\, teacher\, and revolutionary trailblazer of womanist theology wil
l be reflected at this celebration.\n
Thank you to Union’s Class of 2019 and the
donors who made commissioning the portrait possible\, and as a result\, is
allowing us to permanently place this artwork in the main Administration
hallway at Union Theological Seminary.
\n
A special thanks to the planning committee\,
all of you have been instrumental in making this event so special\; and t
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ers `90\, for financially supporting this event.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, November 19th from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm CT\,
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ion\, connection\, and celebration at Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk\
, 123 Losoya Street\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78205. Click below to RSVP.\nR
VSP TODAY\nAt this reception\, you will hear Union updates by Rev. Dr. Ser
ene Jones\, MDiv\, PhD\, President of Union Theological Seminary & Johnsto
n Family Professor for Religion and Democracy\, and Dr. Su Yon Pak\, MA\,
EdD ’99\, Vice-President of Academic Affairs & Dean and Associate Professo
r of Integrative and Field-Based Education\, and celebrate the faculty\, s
tudents\, alums\, and friends who attend and present at the annual meeting
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nd alums are participating in during the conferences.\nIf you have any que
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my of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). We will
gather for an evening of conversation\, connection\, and celebration at <
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et\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78205. Click below to RSVP.
At th
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\, PhD\, President of Union Theological Seminary & Johnston Family Profess
or for Religion and Democracy\, and Dr. Su Yon Pak\, MA\, EdD ’99\, Vice-P
resident of Academic Affairs & Dean and Associate Professor of Integrative
and Field-Based Education\, and celebrate the faculty\, students\, alums\
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Samuel Cruz of Union Theological Seminary will host politic
al activist\, poet\, and journalist Felipe Luciano to discuss his new memo
ir Flesh & Spirit (Fordham University Press 2023). The evening will includ
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nandez (Lehman College)\, Raymond Rivera (LAC)\, and Gary Dorrien (Union T
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ter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.\nRegister Below\n\nThis even
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Dr. Samuel
Cruz of Union Theological Seminary will host political activist\, poet\,
and journalist Felipe Luciano to discuss his new memoir Flesh & Spirit (Fo
rdham University Press 2023). The evening will include distinguished panel
ists Jamal Joseph (Columbia University)\, Johanna Fernandez (Lehman Colleg
e)\, Raymond Rivera (LAC)\, and Gary Dorrien (Union Theological Seminary)
who will discuss Luciano’s publication and life’s work.
\n
This event is hosted by Union Theological Seminary’s Rel
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and NYU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
\n
Register Below
\n\n
This event has reached In-Person Capacity\, and is no longer tak
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, December 6 at 3 p.m. EST\, join the Center for E
arth Ethics for Freedom to Be\, a conversation about the intersection of I
ndigenous issues\, the concept of freedom of religion or belief\, and the
climate crisis. This virtual discussion will feature Indigenous voices who
will explore how international Indigenous communities are affected by the
same extractionist industries\, domination mindset\, and land removal pol
icies that drive climate change.\nConfirmed speakers include Pavel Sulyand
ziga of the Udege people in Russia\, Laulani Teale of the Kanaka Maoli peo
ple in Hawai’i\, and Åsa Larsson Blind of the Sámi Peoples in Sweden. Robe
rto Múkaro Borrero\, strategic advisor to CEE\, will moderate. CEE Executi
ve Director Karenna Gore will introduce and close the program.\nThe conver
sation will investigate how Indigenous spirituality’s intrinsic connection
to the environment and earth can support an ecologically balanced future.
\nThis conversation is another in a series of CEE events that build off th
e 2022 report on Indigenous communities by the United Nations Special Rapp
orteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.\nRSVP Here\n \nTickets: https://u
s06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LGD-kpPjTpyaCZGCM2hHqA#/registration.
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On Wednesday\, December 6 at 3 p.m. EST\, join the C
enter for Earth Ethics for Freedom to Be\, a conversation about the inters
ection of Indigenous issues\, the concept of freedom of religion or belief
\, and the climate crisis. This virtual discussion will feature Indigenous
voices who will explore how international Indigenous communities are affe
cted by the same extractionist industries\, domination mindset\, and land
removal policies that drive climate change.
\n
Confirmed speakers inc
lude Pavel Sulyandziga of the Udege people in Russia\, Laulani T
eale of the Kanaka Maoli people in Hawai’i\, and Åsa Larsson Blind<
/b> of the Sámi Peoples in Sweden. Roberto Múkaro Borrero
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\n
The
conversation will investigate how Indigenous spirituality’s intrinsic conn
ection to the environment and earth can support an ecologically balanced f
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\n
This conversation is another in a series of CEE events that
build off the 2022 report on Indigenous communities by the United Nations
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
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DESCRIPTION:PLEASE Join us for a brief overview of upcoming course: Studies
in Jewish-Christian Relations\, and some Q&A via Zoom on Wednesday\, Dece
mber 20 at 5:30 pm.\nRegister Here \nThe complex and largely contentious h
istory between Jews and Christians constitutes a significant dimension of
current crises and conflicts—both abroad and here at home. Yet this diffic
ult history isn’t the full story. Remarkable advances in understanding and
collaboration reveal new hope in the possibilities of repairing and stren
gthening the bonds that link both traditions. In response to the relevance
of the topic\, Union is featuring a course offered in the 2024 spring te
rm\, Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations\, taught by Professor Mary Boys
\nThis in-person course\, offered to religiously diverse students from sch
ools in the NY Metro area\, will be offered weekly on Mondays (January 29-
May 6 2024) from 9-11:50am on Union’s campus. The deadline to sign up for
the course is January 11.\nThe standard audit fee is $600\, but a reduced
fee ($150) will be available by request to those for whom the higher fee w
ould be a financial hardship. Please email David Gastwirth (dgastwirth@uts
.columbia.edu) no later than January 4 with a reduced fee request (and pri
or to completing the sign up form) or any other questions about the course
. Learners from all religious and spiritual backgrounds are encouraged to
join.\nCourse Information:\nIE/RE 344 STUDIES IN JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATION
S\nJews and Christians have a long and complex relationship requiring us t
o grapple with what has been termed a “tormented” history. As “two nations
in [one] womb” (Israel Jacob Yuval)\, our traditions experienced a protra
cted\, complicated and often fractious process by which they ultimately em
erged in relation to one another. Grappling with this history is essential
to reimagining a relation in the present characterized by mutual respect
and commitment to a peaceful and just world.\nThis course on Jewish-Christ
ian relations engages us in two cases in interreligious/intercultural conf
lict and reconciliation. The first reveals how cultural and religious diff
erences gave rise to disparagement of the other\, and how power imbalances
and societal tensions fueled binary oppositional identity\, often with tr
agic consequences. This case involves delving into the origins and develop
ment of anti-Jewish teachings that became embedded in church life and cont
ributed significantly to antisemitism. The second case\, still very much i
n process\, documents the developing—and somewhat marginal—transformation
of relations between Jews and Christians in the past 60 years\, not simply
through the many instances of scholarly collaboration but also among thos
e committed to interreligious/intercultural dialogue.\nA course such as th
is would be inconceivable for most of the two millennia of relations betwe
en our traditions\, so it is a sign of hope that Jews and Christians today
can engage in learning in the presence of the other.\nCourse Goals:\n\nTo
analyze key developments in Jewish-Christian relations\, with emphasis on
scholarship that presents an alternative to conventional understandings o
f the first centuries of the Common Era that serve as a resource to reorie
nt thinking.\nTo draw upon the wealth of resources by Jewish and Christian
scholars\, including books\, articles\, open-access journals\, encycloped
ias\, films\, and lectures.\nTo engage participants in the issues involvin
g Jews and Christians relevant to their own religious and cultural context
s\, including the current war between Israel and Hamas.\nTo provide opport
unities for participants to interact with one another and to collaborate s
o as to foster greater knowledge and understanding.\n\nTickets: https://us
06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfuyupzouGtblkg_hUaieNI_JgTMNocQ5#/regis
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PLEASE Join u
s for a brief overview of upcoming course: Studies in Jewish-Christian
Relations\, and some Q&A via Zoom on Wednesday\, December 20 at 5:30
pm.
The complex and largely con
tentious history between Jews and Christians constitutes a significant dim
ension of current crises and conflicts—both abroad and here at home. Yet t
his difficult history isn’t the full story. Remarkable advances in underst
anding and collaboration reveal new hope in the possibilities of repairing
and strengthening the bonds that link both traditions. In response to the
relevance of the topic\, Union is featuring a course offered in the 2024
spring term\, Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations\, taught by Professor Mary Boys
\n
This in-person cours
e\, offered to religiously diverse students from schools in the NY Metro a
rea\, will be offered weekly on Mondays (January 29-May 6 2024) from 9-11:
50am on Union’s campus. The deadline to sign up for the course is January 11.
\n
The standard au
dit fee is $600\, but a reduced fee ($150) will be available by request to
those for whom the higher fee would be a financial hardship. Please email
David Gastwirth (dgastwirth@
uts.columbia.edu) no later than January 4 with a reduced fee request (
and prior to completing the sign up form) or any other questions about the
course. Learners from all religious and spiritual backgrounds are encoura
ged to join.
\n
Course Information:
\n
IE/RE 34
4 STUDIES IN JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS
\n
Jews and Christians have a
long and complex relationship requiring us to grapple with what has been
termed a “tormented” history. As “two nations in [one] womb” (Israel Jacob
Yuval)\, our traditions experienced a protracted\, complicated and often
fractious process by which they ultimately emerged in relation to one anot
her. Grappling with this history is essential to reimagining a relation in
the present characterized by mutual respect and commitment to a peaceful
and just world.
\n
This course on Jewish-Christian relations engages
us in two cases in interreligious/intercultural conflict and reconciliatio
n. The first reveals how cultural and religious differences gave rise to d
isparagement of the other\, and how power imbalances and societal tensions
fueled binary oppositional identity\, often with tragic consequences. Thi
s case involves delving into the origins and development of anti-Jewish te
achings that became embedded in church life and contributed significantly
to antisemitism. The second case\, still very much in process\, documents
the developing—and somewhat marginal—transformation of relations between J
ews and Christians in the past 60 years\, not simply through the many inst
ances of scholarly collaboration but also among those committed to interre
ligious/intercultural dialogue.
\n
A course such as this would be inc
onceivable for most of the two millennia of relations between our traditio
ns\, so it is a sign of hope that Jews and Christians today can engage in
learning in the presence of the other.
\n
Course Goals:
\n
\nTo analyze key developments in Jewish-Christian relations\, with emphasi
s on scholarship that presents an alternative to conventional understandin
gs of the first centuries of the Common Era that serve as a resource to re
orient thinking.\n
To draw upon the wealth of resources by Jewish
and Christian scholars\, including books\, articles\, open-access journals
\, encyclopedias\, films\, and lectures.
\n
To engage participants
in the issues involving Jews and Christians relevant to their own religiou
s and cultural contexts\, including the current war between Israel and Ham
as.
\n
To provide opportunities for participants to interact with o
ne another and to collaborate so as to foster greater knowledge and unders
tanding.
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DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ Award Winning Play\, “When Wajcha
Meets Pachamama\,” is coming to Union!\nFebruary 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2
@ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM\nJames Chapel at Union Theological Semina
ry\n\nThis award-winning play\, written by Rev. Dr. Carvalhaes\, Union’s P
rofessor of Worship\, wrestles with the future of our planet. The idea was
to create a play that could expose climate disasters in a way that would
be received without anxiety or the heaviness of scientific analysis. A clo
wn named Wajcha\, orphan in Quechua\, goes around the earth/Pachamama with
a rat\, experiencing several climate disasters. After a journey\, Wajcha
discovers he is hurting as much as Pachamama.\nProduction Team\nDirector –
Luis Louis | Director Assistant – Airen Wormhoudt | Director of Music – M
arco Scarassatti\nMusician – Lucas Cypriano | Video Manager – Moses Bollam
\nActors/Actresses\nAiping Cao\, (Xian’ai) | Andrew Michael Laro | Helena
Theis | Jing Lin\, (Xian’an)\nLeslie Martinez | Michael Soaries | Victoria
Bastos\nClick Here to Learn More | Click Here to Reserve Your Seat \nTick
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” is coming to Union!
\n
February 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2 @ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM
\n
James Chapel at Union
Theological Seminary
\n\n
This award-winning play\, written by Rev.
Dr. Carvalhaes\, Union’s Professor of Worship\, wrestles with the future o
f our planet. The idea was to create a play that could expose climate disa
sters in a way that would be received without anxiety or the heaviness of
scientific analysis. A clown named Wajcha\, orphan in Quechua\, goes aroun
d the earth/Pachamama with a rat\, experiencing several climate disasters.
After a journey\, Wajcha discovers he is hurting as much as Pachamama.
\n
Production Team
\nDirector – Luis Louis | Director Assistant – Airen Wor
mhoudt | Director of Music – Marco Scarassatti \nMusicia
n – Lucas Cypriano | Video Manager – Moses Bollam
\n
Actors/Actresses \nAiping
Cao\, (Xian’ai) | Andrew Michael Laro | Helena Theis | Jing Lin\, (Xian’a
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DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ Award Winning Play\, “When Wajcha
Meets Pachamama\,” is coming to Union!\nFebruary 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2
@ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM\nJames Chapel at Union Theological Semina
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rofessor of Worship\, wrestles with the future of our planet. The idea was
to create a play that could expose climate disasters in a way that would
be received without anxiety or the heaviness of scientific analysis. A clo
wn named Wajcha\, orphan in Quechua\, goes around the earth/Pachamama with
a rat\, experiencing several climate disasters. After a journey\, Wajcha
discovers he is hurting as much as Pachamama.\nProduction Team\nDirector –
Luis Louis | Director Assistant – Airen Wormhoudt | Director of Music – M
arco Scarassatti\nMusician – Lucas Cypriano | Video Manager – Moses Bollam
\nActors/Actresses\nAiping Cao\, (Xian’ai) | Andrew Michael Laro | Helena
Theis | Jing Lin\, (Xian’an)\nLeslie Martinez | Michael Soaries | Victoria
Bastos\nClick Here to Learn More | Click Here to Reserve Your Seat \nTick
ets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=fedad624-430
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SEQUENCE:0
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Rev. D
r. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ Award Winning Play\, “When Wajcha Meets Pachamama\,
” is coming to Union!
\n
February 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2 @ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM
\n
James Chapel at Union
Theological Seminary
\n\n
This award-winning play\, written by Rev.
Dr. Carvalhaes\, Union’s Professor of Worship\, wrestles with the future o
f our planet. The idea was to create a play that could expose climate disa
sters in a way that would be received without anxiety or the heaviness of
scientific analysis. A clown named Wajcha\, orphan in Quechua\, goes aroun
d the earth/Pachamama with a rat\, experiencing several climate disasters.
After a journey\, Wajcha discovers he is hurting as much as Pachamama.
\n
Production Team
\nDirector – Luis Louis | Director Assistant – Airen Wor
mhoudt | Director of Music – Marco Scarassatti \nMusicia
n – Lucas Cypriano | Video Manager – Moses Bollam
\n
Actors/Actresses \nAiping
Cao\, (Xian’ai) | Andrew Michael Laro | Helena Theis | Jing Lin\, (Xian’a
n) \nLeslie Martinez | Michael Soaries | Victoria Bastos
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CATEGORIES:
CONTACT:online@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ Award Winning Play\, “When Wajcha
Meets Pachamama\,” is coming to Union!\nFebruary 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2
@ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM\nJames Chapel at Union Theological Semina
ry\n\nThis award-winning play\, written by Rev. Dr. Carvalhaes\, Union’s P
rofessor of Worship\, wrestles with the future of our planet. The idea was
to create a play that could expose climate disasters in a way that would
be received without anxiety or the heaviness of scientific analysis. A clo
wn named Wajcha\, orphan in Quechua\, goes around the earth/Pachamama with
a rat\, experiencing several climate disasters. After a journey\, Wajcha
discovers he is hurting as much as Pachamama.\nProduction Team\nDirector –
Luis Louis | Director Assistant – Airen Wormhoudt | Director of Music – M
arco Scarassatti\nMusician – Lucas Cypriano | Video Manager – Moses Bollam
\nActors/Actresses\nAiping Cao\, (Xian’ai) | Andrew Michael Laro | Helena
Theis | Jing Lin\, (Xian’an)\nLeslie Martinez | Michael Soaries | Victoria
Bastos\nClick Here to Learn More | Click Here to Reserve Your Seat \nTick
ets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=fedad624-430
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LOCATION:Union Theological Seminary - James Chapel @ 90 Claremont Ave\, New
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SEQUENCE:0
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Rev. D
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\n
February 1 @ 7:00 PM | February 2 @ 7:00 PM | February 3 @ 6:00 PM
\n
James Chapel at Union
Theological Seminary
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CONTACT:Joanna Luehmann\; jluehmann@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Join Union Theological Seminary for a reception at the 2024 Sam
uel DeWitt Proctor Conference on Tuesday\, February 20\, 2024.\nWhen: Febr
uary 20\, 2024\, 9 PM\nWhere: The Palmer House\, a Hilton Hotel\, located
at 17 E Monroe St\, Chicago\, IL 60603.\n\nWe’ll be in the company of stud
ents\, faculty members\, and alums! For those planning to attend\, we’ll b
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those who RSVP. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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CONTACT:Joanna Luehmann\; jluehmann@uts.columbia.edu
DESCRIPTION:Black History Month Event on Womanist Interpretation honoring U
nion’s alumna and trailblazer: Rev. Dr. Gay Byron ’92\, ’99\n \n\n\nJoin
us for a captivating Black History Month Event on Womanist Interpretation\
, scheduled for February 28th at 4:30 pm. This hybrid event will be hosted
at James Chapel for limited in-person attendees and simultaneously stream
ed online. In heartfelt remembrance of a Trailblazer\, the late Rev. Dr. G
ay L. Byron\, a remarkable Union alumna\, our discussion\, including Rev.
Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman and Rev. Dr. Vanessa Lovelace\, will delve into
the profound intersections of theology\, Black liberation\, and gender.\nT
he late Rev. Dr. Gay L. Byron\, a distinguished Professor of New Testament
and Early Christianity at the Howard University School of Divinity in Was
hington\, DC\, left an indelible mark on the fields of biblical scholarshi
p\, liberation theology\, and womanist interpretations. She received her M
.Div.\, M.Phil.\, and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York Ci
ty\, a journey that laid the foundation for her impactful career. Don’t mi
ss this opportunity to honor and explore the impactful legacy of Rev. Dr.
Byron\, a true Trailblazer. Secure your spot now for this insightful discu
ssion.
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York\, NY 10027\, USA
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embrance of a Trailblazer\, the late Rev. Dr. Gay L. Byron\, a remarkable
Union alumna\, our discussion\, including Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman a
nd Rev. Dr. Vanessa Lovelace\, will delve into the profound intersections
of theology\, Black liberation\, and gender.
\n
The late Rev. Dr. Gay
L. Byron\, a distinguished Professor of New Testament and Early Christian
ity at the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington\, DC\, left
an indelible mark on the fields of biblical scholarship\, liberation theol
ogy\, and womanist interpretations. She received her M.Div.\, M.Phil.\, an
d Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City\, a journey that
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DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nLGBTQ-RAN presents the 2023-24 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott
Award to Austin Steelman for his paper\, “’Not an Ordinary Man:’ J. Gresh
am Machen & the Un-Queering of Evangelical Theology. Last year’s Mollenko
tt Awardee Wallace Best\, Ph.D. will interview Steelman about his research
and writing.\nRead the full press release for more information about Stee
lman’s award-winning paper.\n\nAustin Steelman is a Ph.D. candidate in the
History Department at Stanford University. Prior to coming to Stanford\,
he earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and worked as a litigator in the
field of intellectual property law. While in law school\, he began his res
earch on the connections between interpretations of legal and religious te
xts in American history.\n \n \n \n\nWallace Best\, Ph.D. joined the Princ
eton faculty in 2007 and holds appointments in the Departments of Religion
and African American Studies and is a faculty affiliate of the Department
of History. He also serves as Director of the Program in Gender and Sexua
lity Studies. A scholar of African American religious history\, he is the
author of Passionately Human\, No Less Divine: Religion and Culture in Bla
ck Chicago\, 1915-1952\, Princeton University Press and Langston’s Salvati
on: American Religion and the Bard of Harlem\, New York University Press\,
winner of the 2018 award in “Textual Studies” from the American Academy o
f Religion.\n \n \n \nOther speakers at this event will include: \n\nCaro
Bratnober (they/she) is the Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library
at Union Theological Seminary in New York and an alum of Union Theologica
l Seminary. Their library and archival work is informed by her research in
gender and sexuality studies\, (dis)ability studies\, ethics and religiou
s studies\, along with digital-media and information-literacy studies. She
coordinates research and access services for the Burke Library and across
the Columbia University Libraries\, and creates exhibits\, user-engagemen
t projects\, and instruction-design initiatives. They are proud to serve o
n the Advisory Board of the LGBTQ-RAN.\n \n \n \n\nRev. Dr. William Stell
is a faculty fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at New York Uni
versity. His scholarship has been published in American Religion\, Church
History\, Journal of the History of Sexuality\, and Theology & Sexuality.
His current book project is titled Born Again Queer: The History of Evange
lical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity.\n \n \n \nThis
presentation and reception following is jointly hosted by the LGBTQ Religi
ous Archives Network and Union Theological Seminary.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T193000
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LOCATION:James Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary @ 3041 Broadway\, New Yo
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ry Man:’ J. Gresham Machen & the Un-Queering of Evangelical Theology. Las
t year’s Mollenkott Awardee Wallace Best\, Ph.D. will interview Steelman a
bout his research and writing.
\n
Read the full press
release for more information about Steelman’s award-winning paper.
\n\n
Austin Steelman is a P
h.D. candidate in the History Department at Stanford University. Prior to
coming to Stanford\, he earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and worked a
s a litigator in the field of intellectual property law. While in law scho
ol\, he began his research on the connections between interpretations of l
egal and religious texts in American history.
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
Wallace Best\, Ph.D.
joined the Princeton faculty in 2007 and holds appointments in the Depart
ments of Religion and African American Studies and is a faculty affiliate
of the Department of History. He also serves as Director of the Program in
Gender and Sexuality Studies. A scholar of African American religious his
tory\, he is the author of Passionately Human\, No Less Divine: Religi
on and Culture in Black Chicago\, 1915-1952\, Princeton University Pr
ess and Langston’s Salvation: American Religion and the Bard of Harlem
\, New York University Press\, winner of the 2018 award in “Textual S
tudies” from the American Academy of Religion.
\n
\n
\n
\n
Other speakers at this event will include:
\n\n
Caro Bratnober (the
y/she) is the Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library at Union Theo
logical Seminary in New York and an alum of Union Theological Seminary. Th
eir library and archival work is informed by her research in gender and se
xuality studies\, (dis)ability studies\, ethics and religious studies\, al
ong with digital-media and information-literacy studies. She coordinates r
esearch and access services for the Burke Library and across the Columbia
University Libraries\, and creates exhibits\, user-engagement projects\, a
nd instruction-design initiatives. They are proud to serve on the Advisory
Board of the LGBTQ-RAN.
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Rev. Dr. William Stell
is a faculty fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at New York Uni
versity. His scholarship has been published in American Religion\, Church
History\, Journal of the History of Sexuality\, and Theology & Sexuality.
His current book project is titled Born Again Queer: The History of Ev
angelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity.
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p>\n
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This presentation and reception following is jointly hosted by the
LGBTQ Religious Archives Network and Union Theological Seminary.
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CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the fourth annual James Cone Lecture in honor
of Dr. James H. Cone\, the father of Black Liberation Theology. This annu
al lecture continues forth his legacy of prophetic Black theological and r
eligious thought that pricks the conscience of America.\nThis year’s lectu
re\, available to be viewed in-person\, in James Chapel at Union Theologic
al Seminary\, or Online via Zoom Webinar\, will be on Wednesday\, April 3\
, and will be given by Dr. Terrence L. Johnson\, the Charles G. Adams Prof
essor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He
is a Faculty Associate of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and a
ffiliate faculty of the Program in American Studies. His lecture titled\,
Between Black Liberation Theology and Democratic Womanism: Black faith and
the Spirit of Freedom in a Time of War and Moral Decadence\, promises to
be an engaging and thought-provoking.\nDoors will open at 5:30 PM ET and t
he Zoom Webinar will begin at 6:00 PM ET.\nRegister Now\nWe are excited to
continue this lecture series in honor of James Hal Cone and to bring toge
ther scholars\, theologians\, and the Union community to engage in critica
l dialogue about the ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America.
Join us in celebrating Cone’s legacy and the impact of his work.\nAbout D
r. Terrence L. Johnson\n\nTerrence L. Johnson is the Charles G. Adams Prof
essor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He
is a Faculty Associate of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and a
ffiliate faculty of the Program in American Studies.\nHis research interes
ts include African American political thought\, ethics\, American religion
s\, and the role of religion in public life. Johnson’s interdisciplinary r
esearch agenda is historical\, critical\, and constructive. He weaves toge
ther African American religions\, political theory\, and American history
to paint broad conceptual schemes for imagining religion\, democracy\, eth
ics\, liberalism\, justice\, and freedom.\nHe is the author of Blacks and
Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue (2022\, with Jacques Berlinerbl
au)\; We Testify with Our Lives: How Religion Transformed Radical Thought
from Black Power to Black Lives Matter (2021)\; and Tragic Soul-Life: W.E.
B. Du Bois and the Moral Crisis Facing American Democracy (2012). He is cu
rrently completing a manuscript entitled Torn Asunder: Race and Religion i
n the Shadow of Law and Justice\, which is under contract with Columbia Un
iversity Press.\nJohnson serves as co-editor of the Duke University Press
Series “Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People” and co-
editor of the Harvard Theological Review. He is also a member of the Corpo
ration of Haverford College.\nAlong with writing scholarly articles\, John
son has written for or appeared on CBS This Morning\, Salon\, NPR\, and th
e Literary Hub.\nA graduate of Morehouse College\, Johnson received his M.
Div. from Harvard Divinity School and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Brow
n University.\nTickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?
formId=f5ca181e-e6d3-4e9c-9704-061408dfe39c&envId=p-srWBW36ys0aZ4CkIRtKH6Q
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T200000
GEO:+40.811238;-73.9619
LOCATION:James Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary @ 3041 Broadway\, New Yo
rk\, NY 10027\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
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You’re invited to the fourth annual James Cone Lecture in honor of Dr. James H. Cone\, the father of Black Liberation Theology
. This annual lecture continues forth his legacy of prophetic Black theolo
gical and religious thought that pricks the conscience of America.
\n
This year’s lecture\, available to be viewed in-person\, in James Chapel
at Union Theological Seminary\, or Online via Zoom Webinar\, will be on Wednesday\, April 3\, and will be given by Dr. Terr
ence L. Johnson\, the Charles G. Adams Professor of African Ameri
can Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He is a Faculty Associat
e of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and affiliate faculty of th
e Program in American Studies. His lecture titled\, Between Black Libe
ration Theology and Democratic Womanism: Black faith and the Spirit of Fre
edom in a Time of War and Moral Decadence\, promises to be an engagin
g and thought-provoking.
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s lecture series in honor of James Hal Cone and to bring together scholars
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out the ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America. Join us in c
elebrating Cone’s legacy and the impact of his work.
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Terrence L. Johnson is the Charles G. Adams Prof
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is a Faculty Associate of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and a
ffiliate faculty of the Program in American Studies.
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His research
interests include African American political thought\, ethics\, American r
eligions\, and the role of religion in public life. Johnson’s interdiscipl
inary research agenda is historical\, critical\, and constructive. He weav
es together African American religions\, political theory\, and American h
istory to paint broad conceptual schemes for imagining religion\, democrac
y\, ethics\, liberalism\, justice\, and freedom.
Johnson
serves as co-editor of the Duke University Press Series “
Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People” and co-edit
or of the Harvard Theological Review. He is also a member of the
Corporation of Haverford College.
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Along with writing scholarly art
icles\, Johnson has written for or appeared on CBS This Morning\, Salo
n\, NPR\, and the Literary Hub.
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A graduate of Morehouse Colle
ge\, Johnson received his M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School and Ph.D. in
Religious Studies from Brown University.
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DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 17 at 7:00 PM: Dharma and Justice: Breaking t
he Cycle of Injustice\, featuring the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas Ph.D and th
e Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder.\n How do we break the cycle of injustice? Ho
w do we claim our humanity in an inhumane world? How do we repair the brea
ch between what is and what ought to be? These are the questions which Re
verends Kelly Brown Douglas and Kosen Gregory Snyder will wrestle with tog
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anity and Buddhism\, have to say about the quest for justice. \n\nRegister
Now\n \n*ASL interpretation provided\nHosted by the Thích Nhất Hạnh Progr
am for Engaged Buddhism\n\n \nThe Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas\, Ph.D. is Inte
rim President of the Episcopal Divinity School. From 2017 to 2023\, she wa
s Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and
Professor of Theology. She was named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in T
heology at Union in November 2019. She also serves as the Canon Theologian
at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trini
ty Church Wall Street.\nPrior to Union\, Douglas served as Professor of Re
ligion at Goucher College where she held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship
of Religion and is now Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher\, she was Assoc
iate Professor of Theology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2
001) and Assistant Professor of Religion at Edward Waters College (1986-19
87). Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1983\, Douglas holds a master’s de
gree in theology and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Union.\nDouglas i
s the author of many articles and six books\, including Sexuality and the
Black Church: A Womanist Perspective\, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and
the Justice of God\, and Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Ma
tter\, which won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Her academic work
has focused on womanist theology\, sexuality and the Black church.\n \n \n
\nRev. Kosen Greg Snyder\, Osho is the Senior Director and Assistant Profe
ssor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary\, where he oversees
the Master of Divinity degree program in Buddhism and Interreligious Enga
gement as well as the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism. \nProf
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cher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the
senior resident priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen
Monastery in Millerton\, NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist Act
ion Coalition\, whose mission is to organize and inspire compassionate Bud
dhist initiatives in advancing social\, economic\, and environmental justi
ce through advocacy and nonviolent direct action.\nProfessor Snyder’s acad
emic and practice interests include socially engaged Buddhism\, the inters
ections of contemplative interreligious dialogue and social action\, the r
elationship between Buddhist liberatory practices and social transformatio
n\, and the exploratory juxtaposition of Buddhism with liberation theology
\, Earth-centered cosmologies\, and Western continental theory\, particula
rly phenomenology and post-structuralism. Professor Snyder is currently wo
rking on a book exploring expressions of social justice rooted in Buddhist
dharma\, moral epistemology\, and praxis. He has been published in Buddhi
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Wednesday\, April 17 at 7:00 PM: Dharma and Justice: Breakin
g the Cycle of Injustice\, featuring the Rev. Kelly Brown
Douglas Ph.D and the Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder.
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How do we break the cycle of injustice? How do we claim our humanity in an
inhumane world? How do we repair the breach between what is and what ough
t to be? These are the questions which Reverends Kelly Brown Douglas and
Kosen Grego
ry Snyder will wrestle with together as they explore what their particular
religious traditions\, Christianity and Buddhism\, have to say about the
quest for justice. \n\n
The Rev.
Kelly Brown Douglas\, Ph.D. is Interim President of the Episcopa
l Divinity School. From 2017 to 2023\, she was Dean of the Episcopal Divin
ity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology. She wa
s named the Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union in November
2019. She also serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National C
athedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street.
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Prior to Union\, Douglas served as Professor of Religion at Goucher Co
llege where she held the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is
now Professor Emeritus. Before Goucher\, she was Associate Professor of Th
eology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and Assistant P
rofessor of Religion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987). Ordained as an
Episcopal priest in 1983\, Douglas holds a master’s degree in theology and
a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Union.
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Douglas is the autho
r of many articles and six books\, including Sexuality and the Black Churc
h: A Womanist Perspective\, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justic
e of God\, and Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter\, whic
h won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Her academic work has focused
on womanist theology\, sexuality and the Black church.
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Rev. Kosen Greg Snyder\, Osho is the Senior Direc
tor and Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Semin
ary\, where he oversees the Master of Divinity degree program in Buddhism
and Interreligious Engagement as well as the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for E
ngaged Buddhism.
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Pr
ofessor Snyder is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted t
eacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently th
e senior resident priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Ze
n Monastery in Millerton\, NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist A
ction Coalition\, whose mission is to organize and inspire compassionate B
uddhist initiatives in advancing social\, economic\, and environmental jus
tice through advocacy and nonviolent direct action.
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Professor Snyder’s academic and practice interests include socia
lly engaged Buddhism\, the intersections of contemplative interreligious d
ialogue and social action\, the relationship between Buddhist liberatory p
ractices and social transformation\, and the exploratory juxtaposition of
Buddhism with liberation theology\, Earth-centered cosmologies\, and Weste
rn continental theory\, particularly phenomenology and post-structuralism.
Professor Snyder is currently working on a book exploring expressions of
social justice rooted in Buddhist dharma\, moral epistemology\, and praxis
. He has been published in Buddhist and other periodicals\, including Budd
hadharma\, Lion’s Roar\, Shambhala Sun and the New York Times.
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orture and brutality – holding detainees indefinitely and without trials.
Prisoners held at Guantanamo have languished within its prison cells for y
ears without due process\, while civil rights organizations worldwide have
condemned the United States Government for the civil rights violations an
d inhumane treatment of Guantanamo’s detainees.\nJoin us for a discussion
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Suspension of Universal Human Rights at Guantanamo Bay.” Hosted by Dr. Sa
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Since 2002\, in the af
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uantanamo Bay as a site of torture and brutality – holding detainees indef
initely and without trials. Prisoners held at Guantanamo have languished w
ithin its prison cells for years without due process\, while civil rights
organizations worldwide have condemned the United States Government for th
e civil rights violations and inhumane treatment of Guantanamo’s detainees
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Join us for a discussion called “Still a Beast at Bay: Thirty Ye
ars of Resisting the United States’ Suspension of Universal Human Rights a
t Guantanamo Bay.” Hosted by Dr. Samuel Cruz and featuring keynote speaker
Don E. Walicek.
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, May 1\, 2024 at 6:30PM at Union T
heological Seminary\, for a keynote address by Dr. Agustina Luvis Nunez en
titled\, “The Legacy of Latinx Women in Social Justice in Latin America an
d the Caribbean”.\nThe 3rd Annual Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series will expl
ore the intersections of Reverend Leoncia Rosado Rousseau’s ministry and t
he social justice movements of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mama Leo’s
distinguishable impact on Latinx families in New York City and her contin
ued relevance across generations reveal Puerto Rican Pentecostalism as a t
ool for liberation.\nThe address will be preceded by a roundtable discussi
on: “Latinx Women Voices\,” by Union students\, Yarilyne Regalado\, Leslie
Martinez\, Karla Mendoza Arana\, Gisell Rodon\, and moderated by Dean Sa
ndra Montes.\nLearn more about the Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series here.\nR
egister Now\nDr. Agustina Luvis Nunez\nB.S. Biología\, Universidad de Puer
to Rico (1980). Tecnología Médica\, Universidad de Puerto Rico (RCM) (1982
). MDiv\, Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico (2001)\, Master in Theology\
, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (2003). PhD. Lutheran School of T
heology at Chicago\, 2009.\nAgustina Luvis Núñez is a Puerto Rican theolog
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he University of Puerto Rico\, a M.Div. from the Seminario Evangélico de P
uerto Rico\, a Master in Theology and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from
the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. Currently serves as Associate
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t include Pentecostal and feminist theologies. She has contributed to mult
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h was edited by renown scholars Samuel Silva Gotay and Luis N. Rivera Pagá
n. Her book Creada a su imagen: Una pastoral integral para la mujer was pu
blished in 2012 by Abingdon Press.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Please join us on Wednesday\, May 1\, 2024 at 6:30PM
at Union Theological Seminary\, for a keynote address by Dr. Agus
tina Luvis Nunez entitled\, “The Legacy of Latinx Women in So
cial Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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The 3rd Ann
ual Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series will explore the intersections of Rever
end Leoncia Rosado Rousseau’s ministry and the social justice movements of
Latin America and the Caribbean. Mama Leo’s distinguishable impact on Lat
inx families in New York City and her continued relevance across generatio
ns reveal Puerto Rican Pentecostalism as a tool for liberation.
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e address will be preceded by a roundtable discussion: “Latinx Women V
oices\,” by Union students\, Yarilyne Regalado\, Leslie Martinez\, Ka
rla Mendoza Arana\, Gisell Rodon\, and moderated by Dean Sandra Montes.
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ología Médica\, Universidad de Puerto Rico (RCM) (1982). MDiv\, Seminario
Evangélico de Puerto Rico (2001)\, Master in Theology\, Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago (2003). PhD. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago\,
2009.
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Agustina Luvis Núñez is a Puerto Rican theologian
living and doing theology in the island. A life-long learner\, she holds s
everal degrees\, including BS in Biology and Medical Technology from the U
niversity of Puerto Rico\, a M.Div. from the Seminario Evangélico de Puert
o Rico\, a Master in Theology and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the
Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. Currently serves as Associate Prof
essor and Director of the D.Min. Program at the Seminario Evangélico de Pu
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k Creada a su imagen: Una pastoral integral para la mujer was pub
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