Jane Wohl is a 2nd year MDiv student at Union Theological Seminary, former faculty member at Sheridan College and Goddard College, and poet whose work was recently featured in The New York Times. “I started writing seriously in 1978 when I moved to Wyoming,” Wohl said. Since then, she has published four books and
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We’ve managed to keep our COVID-19 cases phenomenally low during this time and create a safe, welcoming environment for our community members. As always, our policies are considered bearing in mind the most vulnerable members of our community. The current mask policy – required to be worn at all times – has been shifted to
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UTS remembers Rev. Dr. Calvin Otis Butts III, MDiv 1975, Unitas Distinguished Alumnus 2014, who passed away on Friday at his Harlem home. Passionately committed to public activism on behalf of oppressed communities – especially the Black community in Harlem, the people of New York City, people across the nation, and across the Diaspora –
Read MoreGATHERING RSVP RECEPTION RSVP Members of the Union community will be at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO on November 19-22, 2022 for the 2022 Annual Meetings hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This annual meeting
Read More3 min read Sister Chan Khong, Elder nun of the International Plum Village Sangha and monastic disciple of the late Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh, came to Union Theological Seminary on August 30th to speak with students and faculty from the Buddhism & Interreligious Engagement program. In an afternoon filled with storytelling, wisdom, and song,
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3 min read “We envision a world without poverty, without racism, without the destruction of the earth. This kind of common good is big, but it is completely possible,” Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis urged. “We have no real scarcity. We just have a scarcity of political will and moral consciousness to do the right thing.”
Read MoreDear Friends, The Fall 2022 semester is in full swing and as the temperatures drop and leaves change color, life at EDS at Union has become even more vibrant and busy. The Anglican Studies students now find themselves deep in their studies, challenged by new perspectives and questions as they seek to find that elusive
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4 min read Rev. Bertram Johnson is one of Union’s Chaplains. In honor of National Coming Out Day on October 11, Rev. Johnson kindly offered his time to speak with Union. Union Theological Seminary is proud to be an affirming seminary. Rev. Johnson, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me
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7 min read Union Alumna Rev. Petra J. Thombs ’18 has lived a rich and inspiring life. Rev. Thombs has worked in education, served as the Executive Director of the Ramapough Lenape Community Center, and is currently the Community Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau. Rev. Petra Thombs kindly offered her time
Read MoreIn Memoriam as of September 27, 2022 Alumni/ae Clement William Welsh ʼ37 Mary Ann Mathewson Gray ʼ38 * Herbert R. Houghton ʼ39 * James R. Clime ʼ44 Henry H. Mitchell ʼ44 John C. Soltman ʼ45 Charles C. West ʼ45 Grace Robson Crowley ʼ46 Mary Crutchfield Macnab ʼ46 Harry L. Conroy ʼ47 Kathryn “Kay” Rice Dreher ʼ47 Doris Veazie Ludder ʼ47 Glenn W. Bragstad ʼ48 Harvey C. Holland ʼ48 Ralph Wesley Reynolds ʼ48 Joan J. Bott ʼ49 Josephine Van Winkle Foster ʼ49 Janet Ruth Reed Miller ʼ49 Raymond Whitney Barnes, Jr. ʼ50 Donald L. Helseth ʼ50 Richard R. Niebuhr ʼ50 Donald R. Broad ʼ51 Richard Hugo Gatchel ʼ51 Norman K. Gottwald ‘51 Audrey Faith Adams Havsky ʼ51 Roland T. Kamm ʼ51 Roy Carlyle Lewis ʼ51 Donald G. McDonald `51 Virginia H. Davidson Richards ʼ51 William H. Simpson ʼ51 Sterling Cary ʼ52
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