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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. Guided by the traditions of EDS and the Anglican community, EDS at Union has identified the following core values which will guide their work with students, the Church, and in the public square.

EDS at Union Core Values

FAITH: EDS at Union’s Anglican studies program is grounded in the gospel call to partner with God in mending the earth.
SOCIAL JUSTICE: EDS at Union is committed in all of its interactions to bring faith and theological scholarship together in the service of social justice.
VISION: EDS at Union is committed to being a responsible visionary of its material and non–material resources so as to be accountable to its future and to building a just earth.
INCLUSIVENESS: EDS at Union’s circle of interactions will represent a culturally, ethnically, religiously and nongendered array of voices along with those who are suffering on the underside of injustice.
RESPECT: EDS at Union will value the sacred dignity of all persons in all of our interactions and conversations. 
INTEGRITY: Demonstrate strong moral principles and maintain values even when it’s unpopular.

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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Just Conversations at General Convention

As the Episcopal Church heads to Baltimore for General Convention we will have new episodes of Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas each morning from July 7 through July 12. 

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Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School Announce New Directions for Leading Anglican Studies Program

Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) announced the joint decision to discontinue their formal affiliation. This amicable agreement will allow Union to carry on with its commitments to extensive ecumenical degree programs as a part of its vibrant campus, while providing EDS the opportunity to expand outside of the degree-granting seminary setting.

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Expanding the Moral Imaginary Through Film

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.”

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Podcast

The EDS at Union NOW podcast features faith leaders, educators, and community organizers discussing the complicated social and moral challenges of the day, as well as the ever-changing world of theological education.

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EDS News

Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School Announce New Directions for Leading Anglican Studies Program

Friday, March 31, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2023 Union Contact: Afsheen Shamsi 212-280-1552 ashamsi@uts.columbia.edu EDS Contact: Miguel Escobar 718-916-7060 mescobar@uts.columbia.edu Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School Announce New Directions for Leading Anglican Studies Program New York – Union Theological Seminary (UTS) and Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) today announced the joint decision to discontinue their formal affiliation.

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Spring 2023 Community Read

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Each semester, Episcopal Divinity School at Union selects a book that serves as a guiding focus for discussion on justice issues that are critical for faith communities. For Spring 2023, EDS at Union has selected The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart by Alicia Garza.  Alicia Garza is an organizer,

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EDS at Union Newsletter | December 2022

Monday, December 19, 2022

Where Faith and Scholarship Meet to Reimagine the Work of Justice Dear friends, A blessed Christmas season to all of you! As December draws to a close, I want to take this opportunity to share a few moments from this year. 2022 was a year of ongoing transition back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so,

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Union Faculty Awarded Prestigious Book Honors

Friday, December 9, 2022

Union Theological Seminary is proud to announce two prestigious book honors awarded to faculty members from our Union community.  The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas ’82, ’88, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union and Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union, has been named the 2023 winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer

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Kelly Brown Douglas wins 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion

Friday, December 9, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas ’82, ’88, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union and Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union, has been named the 2023 winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Religion for her book Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives

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EDS at Union Newsletter | October 2022

Friday, October 14, 2022

Dear 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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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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EDS at Union Newsletter | August 2022

Monday, August 15, 2022

Dear Friends, I hope this summer you have found time for rest and recuperation even as we continue to face challenging times. Here at EDS at Union, we have been busy preparing for another entering class. This year, we are thrilled to welcome eight new MDiv and STM students to our larger Anglican Studies cohort.

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Mourning the Loss of Former EDS Dean Rev. Dr. William Rankin

Thursday, August 4, 2022

EDS at Union joins GAIA Global Health and friends and family across The Episcopal Church in mourning the passing of the Very Rev. Dr. William Rankin. Dr. Rankin served as dean of Episcopal Divinity School from 1993-1998 and was the author of two books, “The Nuclear Arms Race: Countdown to Disaster” and “Confidentiality and Clergy: Churches, Ethics

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Fall 2022 Community Read

Thursday, July 28, 2022

“The Power Worshippers is required reading for anyone who wants to map the continuing erosion of our already fragile wall between church and state.” –The Washington Post Each semester, Episcopal Divinity School at Union selects a book that serves as a guiding focus for discussion on justice issues that are critical for faith communities. For

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Upcoming Retirement of Dean Kelly Brown Douglas

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Union announced today that the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas will retire from her roles as both the inaugural dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union (EDS at Union) and from The Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year. Union President Serene Jones shared, “Dean Kelly

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Anglicanism and Social Justice

Monday, June 27, 2022

The Anglicanism and Social Justice program at EDS at Union is a non-degree, virtual theological education program for lay and ordained Christian leaders. Over the course of two years, the program sequentially examines the following issues from a theological perspective: racial justice, environmental justice, gender and sexuality, and economic justice. Throughout, the program explores intersections

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EDS at Union Newsletter | December 2022

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Dear Friends, What a year we have had as we all continue to navigate the loss and hardship of the pandemic as well as the political and social divisions that have defined our nation. As difficult as these times are, Christmas still comes. It comes bringing to us the good news that no matter what

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Poverty and Profit in the American City

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.” —Matthew Desmond Each semester, Episcopal Divinity School at Union selects a book that serves as a guiding focus for discussion on justice issues that are critical for faith communities. For Spring

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