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Fall 2022: In Memoriam
Friday, September 30, 2022

In 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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Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

   The Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for “Religion and Racial Justice: Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film.” The grant will fund a two-year program that will bring together a cohort of scholars, faith leaders, activists, and artists of color to explore

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#PandemicPastoring ushers in a new era of church leadership
Monday, August 29, 2022

  NASHVILLE, TN – Researcher and author, Eileen Campbell-Reed conducted a 22-month qualitative study of over 100 Christian pastors and lay leaders (2020-22). She found church leaders experienced profound grief, loss, and conflict, as well as resilience, grace, and lasting change. She will present key findings of the #PandemicPastoring Report in a Webinar on September

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The Climate Crisis is a Matter of the Spirit : A Conversation with Karenna Gore
Monday, August 29, 2022

2 min read Alumna Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) at Union Theological Seminary. 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 public programs, educational

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In Memoriam: David Hunter McAlpin, Jr.
Friday, August 26, 2022

  David Hunter McAlpin, Jr., born January 19, 1928 in New York City, died peacefully, surrounded by his four children on August 5, 2022 in Skillman, New Jersey after a long, full life. Widely known as Mac, he was of the generation in which frugality was a virtue and sharing your blessings was a moral

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In Memoriam: Frederick Buechner, M.Div. ʼ58
Thursday, August 25, 2022

Frederick Buechner, M.Div. ʼ58, Unitas Distinguished Alumnus ʼ08, Whose Ministry was his Writing, Dies at 96 His readers, he said, were his “invisible congregation.”  An ordained Presbyterian minister who never pastored a church, he liked “to keep a particular ear cocked to the elusive, ambiguous presence of God.” The author of 39 books, Buechner produced

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Important Information: Orientation 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Re-Orienting: Community, Care, Courage New Student Orientation 2022 The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. James Baldwin, Nothing Personal Greetings, Union

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Faculty and Staff: Fall 2022 Campus Health Update
Thursday, August 18, 2022

Dear Faculty and Staff, As the Fall 2022 semester nears, it is an appropriate time to review Union’s COVID related policies and protocols in order to continue promoting the overall health of our community.  At Union, we are committed to creating a learning and living environment that is safe for all and particularly for the

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Students: Fall 2022 Return to Campus Health Update
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Dear Union students, Union faculty and staff are wholeheartedly looking forward to welcoming you to campus for move-in days next week or as you return to campus this fall. In preparation, we have put into place a number of public health measures designed to promote the overall health of our community. As you know, Union is

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