Decades before the Civil Rights Movement burst into the news, black Americans had traveled around the world to learn from independence leaders in Asia and Africa. This Worldwide Struggle: Religion and the International Roots of
On Tuesday evening, July 18, at 6:30 p.m., the New York Ave Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. will host a free screening of the excellent new documentary, “An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story.” Refreshments will
On Monday, August 7, Union’s own Dr. Sarah Azaransky will speak about her groundbreaking new book, This Worldwide Struggle: The International Roots of the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford, June 2017). Dr. Azaransky, assistant professor of social ethics
Weds. 9/6, 6pm James Memorial Chapel Union Theological Seminary will honor Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh ’63, with the Union Medal, the Seminary’s highest award. Thich Nhat Hanh’s powerful teachings and bestselling writings apply ancient
Marie Alford-Harkey Fri. 9/15, 1– 6pm; Sat. 9/16, 9am –5pm Theorizing and theologizing about sexuality and gender happens in many progressive seminaries, but how do seminarians, recent graduates, and new clergy take these topics into
Please join us a film screening of The Freedom to Marry Experience the behind-the-scenes story of the architects of this historic civil rights movement and the brilliant, nerve-wracking campaign to win same sex marriage throughout the
Are you planning to apply to seminary or a theological graduate school? On Tuesday, September 26th Union welcomes representatives from: Candler School of Theology | Duke Divinity School | Harvard Divinity School | Yale Divinity School | University of Chicago Divinity
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar-artist-activist who uses anthropology and performance to explore the intersections of race and popular culture. Her latest work, Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States (NYU
Shawn Copeland is Professor of Theology at Boston College. Her interests include theological anthropology, political theology, and African American intellectual history and religious experience. She also teaches in Boston College’s acclaimed Pulse Program which educates
2017 FALL BARTLETT LECTURES AT COLGATE ROCHESTER CROZER DIVINITY SCHOOL “THERE WILL ALWAYS BE POOR IN OUR LAND” … WHY? POVERTY, POLICY & ECONOMIC JUSTICE 1:30 pm The Bartlett Lecture: “Prophetic & Pastoral Utterances that Touch
This event is being rescheduled. Dates are TBD. Please check back soon. Jonathan Soto New York City is witnessing a surge of grassroots’ multi-faith activism that is pushing local government to adopt more just policies on issues
President Serene Jones and the Union Alumni/ae Council invite you to join us on as we honor the four recipients of the 2017 Unitas Distinguished Alumni/ae Awards. The ceremony will be held on Friday, October 6 at
Nahum Ward-Lev Fri. 10/13, 1– 8pm; Sat. 10/14, 9am –1pm Living in Berlin in the mid-1930’s Abraham Heschel saw that some of the basic “presuppositions and premises” of contemporary thought had led to the disaster
Donna Schaper Fri. 10/20, 1– 6pm; Sat. 10/21, 9am –5pm This course will explore how the minister navigates the interesting waters between the material and the spiritual. It will be offered in two parts. The
Union invites you to join this public conversation about what it will take to birth a new America, a nation in which every life and every voice truly matters. The last presidential election was a
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