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In Spring 2017, Episcopal Divinity School affiliated with Union Theological Seminary, creating EDS at Union. This new partnership allows EDS to continue providing Episcopal theological education within an accredited, degree-granting seminary while carrying forth their long history and mission of dismantling racism and working for social justice.
Union students who enroll in the EDS at Union Anglican Studies program at Union will earn a Master of Divinity degree from Union and also fulfill requirements for ordination in the Episcopal Church. The Anglican Studies program will include a clear pathway for those called to the ordained ministry and for those called to various lay ministries. Both paths will train students to be effective preachers, liturgical leaders, and administrators. In all instances, students will be prepared to embrace ministries that reflect what it means to be sanctuary and witness in contemporary society.
Led by Dean Kelly Brown Douglas, EDS at Union aims to transform theological education by providing innovative public programming and classroom instruction that reimagines faith in the public square and trains faith leaders for progressive activism.
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Bishop Barbara Harris Memoir Now Available
Now available from Church Publishing: The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris joined with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas to write "Hallelujah, Anyhow!" This is the long-awaited memoir of the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion who has also been a long-time friend of Episcopal Divinity School.
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Dean Douglas Discusses Voting Rights
Dean of EDS at Union Kelly Brown Douglas was recently highlighted in a Religion News Service article “With Voting Rights Act weakened, black church networks seek more voters.” On the topic of pastors’ responsibility to get congregation members politically involved, Dean Douglas notes “You don’t have to tell people who to vote for. You don’t have to be partisan. You just have to tell them to vote and you trust your constituency.”
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A New Class Begins at EDS at Union
The MDiv class of 2021 began their coursework on September 4th and the following day, Anglican Studies students gathered to add their names to the long line of those who have been part of EDS’ legacy. Gathering in Lampman Chapel, Anglican Studies students signed books containing the names of EDS alumni/ae since 1974.
EDS at Union partners with Forward Movement in Online Class
EDS at Union is excited to be partnering with Forward Movement as they launch a new online series of Wednesday night Bible Study Classes for the Episcopal Church. Dean Douglas will be leading four classes on The Bible and Racial Justice. This course explores the racialized history of biblical interpretation in the United States as well as a scripture-based evaluation of what the Church must do to build racial justice.
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EDS News
Live Stream: Community Read and Book Discussion of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Please join us on Wednesday, September 12, at 6:30 PM, for the live stream of our conversation about the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption with The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union, and Michelle Alexander, Visiting Professor of Social Justice at Union and author of The New
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Planning Bilingual Worship for English and Spanish-speaking Congregations
Monday, July 23, 2018
We are excited to announce that on September 19, the Rev. Dr. Altagracia Perez-Bullard is leading an evening workshop for EDS at Union students on “Planning Bilingual Worship for English and Spanish-speaking Congregations.” The Rev. Dr. Altagracia Pérez-Bullard is Canon for Congregational Vitality in the Episcopal Diocese of New York and has served in the
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EDS at Union Attends General Convention
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will take place from July 5 – July 13 in Austin, Texas. Throughout the convention, Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union will convene with Episcopal leaders from around the country on Facebook Live to discuss critical issues facing the church. Watch those conversations below, by
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Presiding Bishop to Speak at EDS at Union Convocation 2018
Friday, June 15, 2018
As we begin a bright and promising 2018, I want to share with you what I’m most looking forward to as Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union. I am eager to welcome a new class of students in fall 2018, who will become a part of EDS’ longstanding legacy of social justice leadership. I
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The Misguided Theology of the Trump Administration
Friday, June 15, 2018
From Dean Kelly Brown Douglas: The word of God shall not be betrayed! Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the administration’s unconscionable policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S. border by exploiting the bible. Session’s statement calls to mind the many instances in U.S. history in which the bible has been misused to
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NRA: Our Children Are Not Sacrificial Lambs
Monday, February 26, 2018
“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted because they are no more.” – Jeremiah 31:15 One week after the devastating shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Executive Vice President of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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EDS at Union Board Resolution on Dean Harvey Guthrie
Saturday, February 24, 2018
The Episcopal Divinity School at Union board met on February 23rd and 24th and passed the following resolution in honor of the Very Rev. Dr. Harvey Guthrie: Upon the occasion of his death on December 17, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary expresses their profound gratitude for the
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Lay Leader Joins Episcopal Divinity School @ Union As Director of Anglican Studies
Thursday, November 2, 2017
NEW YORK– Miguel Escobar, an Episcopal Church leader experienced in developing educational programs for lay and clergy, has been appointed director of Anglican Studies at Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary (EDS at Union). “I am delighted that Miguel has accepted my invitation to be part of what we are building at EDS at
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Union and Episcopal Divinity School at Union Condemn the DOJ’s Anti-Trans Bigotry
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
By Rev. Dr. Serene Jones & Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last week that the Justice Department will no longer consider discrimination against transgender people a violation of the Civil Rights Act. In doing so, he is attempting to not only make bigotry against transgender persons an official U.S. policy,
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We Condemn President Trump’s DACA Betrayal
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
President Trump’s decision today to end the DACA program is cruel, unethical, and violates our most cherished values. As President of Union Theological Seminary and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union, we condemn this vicious hatred. God is love, and love commands we prevent our government from ripping children from their homes. We are
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Union and EDS at Union Condemn the Evils of White Supremacy and the President’s Immoral Response
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
In a press conference held yesterday afternoon, President Trump spoke at length about the heinous acts of white supremacy that took place in Charlottesville, VA and assigned equal blame to “both sides” for Saturday’s violence. When our nation needed outright condemnation, the President offered a shockingly immoral response. He spoke of “very fine people on
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Episcopal Divinity School to Affiliate with Union Theological Seminary
Friday, May 19, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas ’82, ’88 – Scholar & Racial Justice Activist – Named EDS’s New Dean Cambridge, MA – Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) and Union Theological Seminary today announced that they have signed an agreement that will allow EDS to continue as an Episcopal seminary through a collaboration with Union at its campus in
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Episcopal Divinity School to Pursue Affiliation with Union
Friday, February 24, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA – The Board of Trustees of the Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) today voted to pursue an affiliation with Union Theological Seminary that would create an EDS entity to provide Episcopal theological education and other programs at Union’s campus in New York. The Board of Trustees of Union Theological Seminary has voted enthusiastically
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