By Encore participant Kip Zegers 3 min read Five years ago, just retired after having been a teacher for 33 years, I had a chance to go back to Union Theological Seminary. It was exactly 50 years since I’d walked in and started work on a Masters degree in education. I had never finished, dropping
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Union Theological Seminary President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones today announced the appointment of Maura Smith to the position of Vice President of Development and Alum Relations. “We are excited to welcome Maura to the Union family. Maura brings a wealth of experience and will play a critical role in ensuring we achieve our strategic vision
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In Memoriam, May 25, 2023 – June 29, 2023 Alums James A. Hayes Patricia H. Snook `50 Richard P. Poethig `52 Mary F. Libassi `55 Ruth A. Dann `61 Robert M. Snable `61 Melody J. Turner `68 Faculty, Staff, Trustees and Friends Joseph C. Hough Jr.
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By Union student KP Tacconi 5 min read If syllabus creation can be an act of justice, then Dr Patrick Cheng was an activist in designing his course on Queer Theology. Before starting the class, I wrongly assumed we would spend significant time discussing why being queer is ok in the sight of God. This—I
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Union Theological Seminary is excited to welcome Dr. Myron Krys Florence as our 2023-25 Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow President Serene Jones shares, “We are excited to welcome Dr. Myron Krys Florence to Union. We look forward to his joining our faculty and our students benefiting from his scholarship and teaching. We also look forward to
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Union Theological Seminary recently added caste to its non-discrimination policy – making it the first independent seminary in the nation to do so. In doing so, Union takes a small step towards dismantling pervasive discrimination stemming from caste systems and furthers its commitment to justice, equity, and inclusion. Caste systems – which were first used
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By Union students and Wayward Wisdom Caucus members Jane Wohl and Karl Taps 5 min read Wayward Wisdom is a new student caucus, formed at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year and representing Union students aged fifty and older. Students fifty and older now represent approximately twenty percent of Union’s student body and contribute
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6 min read During this year’s One Union Reunion celebrations, we held a 50th Anniversary Chapel in honor of our Union alums who graduated in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973. During the chapel service two of Union’s 50th Anniversary class alums, Sue Ellis Melrose and Douglas Grote, shared their heartfelt reflections—and we are honored to
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6 min read Union alum the Rev. Greg Horn ’91 is the Senior Pastor at The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair, an adjunct faculty member at Union Theological Seminary and Auburn Theological Seminary’s counselor to Presbyterian students at Union. In this interview, Union and Auburn teams joined together to speak with Rev. Horn about his
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Younger Americans aspire to build a world marked by love and justice. But they don’t see much of that in church. Read Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones’s op-ed featured in Religion News Service below or online here. Far-right politicians and influencers are on a rampage to impose their views on all Americans. They’re pushing
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