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…felt so moved, they shared an anecdote about interacting with President Blount. Here’s one final memory of Dr. Blount from Dana Moulds: A Call from President Blount On a random weekday night I was laying in bed, eating snacks, and received a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize, but answered anyway. Here’s how that conversation went: Me: (laying…
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…to the beach, while others headed to the waterslide at the pool. The splendor and serenity that is the Red sea is difficult to describe. I marveled at the coldness of the water and the silkiness of the sand. As one colleague noted, “This gives a different meaning to sinking sand!” Before lunch, we prayed and participated in a time…
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…sang in the sanctuary with the assistance of its renowned acoustics. Then steps away we began the pilgrimage within our pilgrimage as we prayed and walked the Way of the Cross along the 14 stations of the Via Delarosa, culminating at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. No experience on this journey has been fully anticipated. The expectations around sacred…
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We’ve arrived in Cairo! It’s been a long day. After some travel mishaps (the bus we took from Richmond to Washington-Dulles airport leaked, we almost missed our connecting flight, and our luggage didn’t make it), we finally made it to our hotel. I’m sitting on the balcony with my roommate, enjoying a freshly puréed strawberry drink complimentary from the hotel….
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…as they boldly increase the number of churches with which they collaborate. Listening to the resiliency and success of the various projects was deeply inspiring. After the presentation, students eagerly continued to dialogue with various directors. When one of them found out that there was a bookstore, they asked if we might briefly visit it. Not only did we visit…
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…bodily gesture to that we had seen among Coptic Christian women in Egypt at a holy man’s tomb: forearm and forehead leaning on the box of remains. It is a powerful gesture, and the meaning of it is probably as individual as the number of people using it. One thing was clear to me—Hollywood has lied to us about spiritual…
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…of Christians in Palestine, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the role of the university in Palestinian society. Despite the shrinking of their numbers, Christians have and continue to play an outsized role in variety of areas in Palestinian life. Through its emphasis on the arts and the culture, the university strives to strengthen the resilience of Palestinian communities. Their vision and…
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…four-story apartment buildings for students, endowment for faculty chairs, and the renovation and expansion of the Mary B. and Robert J. Wright Learning Information Center. He has presided over the selection of many new faculty members and staff members, and he preaches and teaches widely across the country. He has contributed to a number of edited books and has written…
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Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina South Tower – First Level 333 West Harbor Drive San Diego, California 92101 ROOM LOCATION: LEUCADIA Alums are invited regardless of attending AAR/SBL 2019 REGISTER…
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Dr. Brian K. Blount will speak at the installation of Rev. Susan Blanchard as the Director of UPSem’s Baptist House of Studies….
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This is post 7 of 9 in the series “Union matters! podcast” Expanding access to healthy food: Shalom Farms at Union Helping cops cope with traumatic violence: VALEAP Marking milestones at The Presbyterian Outlook Memory sanctions & Confederate statues The rise of Womanism: Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Understanding Muslims: Dr. Zeyneb Sayilgan Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement…
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UPSem Breakfast at SBL – AAR Annual Meetings in San Diego During the Annual Meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy for Religion (AAR) in San Diego, CA, twenty-six alumni, spouses, faculty, students, and guests attended the seminary’s breakfast on November 25, 2019. Seminary president, Dr. Brian Blount, spoke “Mapping Our Future”, providing an update…
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…in interior design from Central Piedmont Community College. Mrs. Hickok was a lifetime member and Elder Emerita of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Susan co-founded the Stephen Ministry program at Covenant, providing care and counsel to those in need, and led the program for a decade. Music was central to Susan’s life. She joined the Covenant choir at age 14 and sang…
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This is post 4 of 5 in the series “Devotionals 2020” Molly Smerko: What is saving your life today? Stuart Seelman: Isolation, Bonhoeffer, and Julian of Norwich Mairi Renwick: Hear, O Israel Susan Blanchard: God is present Crystal Sygeel: God is more than present Welcome to the Union Presbyterian Seminary Devotional Blog. Here you will find short devotions created by…
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…unto honor..” (2 Tim. 2:21). To do this will rid us our chronic character flaws so He sends His “sanders” into our lives. God’s “sanders” are impatient people, mean people, lazy people, inconsiderate people, irresponsible people, rebellious people, etc. God deliberately places these abrasive souls near us. They must rub against us as sandpaper rubs against unfinished wood furniture. All…
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…orientation. Sanmati, the practice of generous orientation, underlies Mahatma Gandhi’s moral ecology and ethic of pluralism. In Sanskrit, sanmati variously means “goodwill,” “wisdom,” “good sense,” or “truth perceiving.” In this lecture, Dr. Prasad will show how contemporary moments suffused with sanmati help us understand what Gandhi meant by “a religion which underlies all religions.” This understanding has immense potential; it…
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RICHMOND, VA (May 19, 2021) – Rev. Susan Pierson Blanchard (M.Div. / M.A.C.E. ’97) has accepted a call to lead a new initiative for Cooperative Baptists beginning this fall at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Richmond campus. As director of the Baptist House of Studies (BHS) program, Blanchard, an ordained Baptist minister, will help students navigate the institution and their ordination process….
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RICHMOND, VA (May 10, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary has appointed alumnus and artist de’Angelo Dia to be admissions director for the Charlotte, North Carolina, campus. Dia received his Doctor of Ministry in Theology/Theological Studies from Union in April 2022. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Communication and Sociology from Appalachian State University, and a Master…
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Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry caregivers will assist participants in…
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