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Today we spent some time exploring the Coptic side of Cairo! We started the morning attending a Saturday service at the St. Bishoy monastery in Wadi El-Natrun. The service was a little overstimulating for me personally—the method of prayer they use is beautiful but it’s also almost constant singing or noise—but, as Christine reminded me, engaging with other cultures help …
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…School of Christian Education (now UPSem) in 2002. Ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church, USA, she is a member of the Mid-Kentucky Presbytery. Dr. Hinson-Hasty’s service to the church is ecumenical and international. She has represented the World Council of Churches in numerous capacities. On the national church level, she has served as a …
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The blistering pace and barrage of experience on our pilgrimage over the preceding 16 days came to a crescendo as we awoke for our first morning in Jerusalem. We began on the Mount of Olives, in the midst of the Jewish cemeteries that cover its western slope facing the Holy City. Surrounded by 3000 years-worth of graves we gazed across …
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Sunday started off in Tsipori (Sepporis), another national park/archaeological site where the layers of history are stacked like a birthday cake or a Jenga game depending on how you like to look at the tidiness of the intersection of natural and political forces. Highlights here were a crusader tower with wonderfully interactive, goofy educational movies and mosaics—oh the wonderful mosaics! …
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…its meaning. Those who did not try to enter the cave, spent time in the courtyard where they could peek into the cave, where Jerome produced the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. From there, we went to explore one of the caves of the Shepherd’s Field, where the angels proclaimed the good news of the birth of Jesus …
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…perceive it?” –Isaiah 43:19 As witnesses to this New Creation, we are called to respond to a suffering world struggling to address multiple interlocking crises, from epidemic violence to systemic oppression to the climate emergency. Steeped in Christian traditions, equipped to innovate for changing contexts, and in discernment of where the Spirit of God is already at work, we form …
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…are truly part of a “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1). Once we left the hotel, we arrived at the Saint Catherine’s checkpoint twenty minutes later and awaited other buses to leave in a caravan for the Taba Border crossing to Israel. We eventually met up with our tour guide, Samir, by 3:30 p.m. He directed us to the bus, …
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…of What is Right; I have not known (explored) nothingness; I have not done any evil I have not orphaned the orphan of his goods; I have not caused affliction; I have not caused hunger; I have not caused grief; I have not killed; I have not harmed the offering-cattle; I have not caused pain for anyone; I have not …
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Richmond, VA (February 23, 2024)—The author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qur’anic Commentaries will lead the annual Dawe Lecture on March 14 at Union Presbyterian Seminary. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Watts Chapel on the Richmond campus. Exploring the subject of women against the backdrop of broader historical, intellectual, and political …
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Friends, this part of the world is not one for casual declarations or simple answers. It is world of passion, devotion, paradox, complexity, beauty, struggle, deeply held convictions, and long, long histories. This morning we awakened at our hotel-for-one-night in Jericho, in the West Bank. Jericho, like all of our destinations today (Masada National Park, Qumran National Park, and Tiberius …
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…reared in Jersey City, NJ, I feel at home! Upon our arrival at the museum, our first stop was to view a model of ancient Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple when the city was at its peak. The model is prestige, as you can see on the attached picture of the replica. What makes it especially unique …
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…by Dr. Gilbert, are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Dr. Day, a nationally recognized scholar, political commentator, and teacher, has a background in Afro-Pentecostalism. She is a fourth-generation preacher in the Church of God in Christ and a prolific author. The lecture theme will be “Undomesticated Faith: A Decolonial Theology of Spirit.” Dr. Day said, “What …
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Join us in Watts Chapel on the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary or online for the 112th Sprunt Lectures. You’ll hear from exciting speakers and more. While you’re here, reunite with fellow classmates and colleagues, and see what’s new on campus and in Richmond since your last visit. REGISTER NOW EVENT SCHEDULE LECTURER: Dr. Keri Day Associate Professor of …
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…designed to help ecumenical congregations more fully and intentionally engage children in intergenerational corporate worship and prayer practices. Research, practice, and leadership are the three platforms of the Center for Excellence in Christian Education located at UPSem’s Charlotte campus. Designed to foster new ways of teaching with leading-edge thinking, CECE opened in 2023 and recently launched a new website at …
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Another early morning for a not-quite-so-early flight (that wasn’t quite as early as we thought). And we got to have the “Egyptian Surprise” of daylight savings time, which hasn’t happened in 5 years! When we returned to Cairo, we visited the citadel of Cairo where we had the unique opportunity of visiting an Ottoman-style mosque built by the great Egyptian …
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…Islam treats people of other religions with the same respect as Muslims. We are grateful for the hospitality of our hosts and the opportunity for productive dialogue. After leaving Al-Azhar Al-Shariff, we traveled by bus from Cairo to Ras Sidr in the Sinai Peninsula. En route we crossed under the Suez Canal by tunnel. Ras Sidr is on the Red …
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This set of protocols will take effect on January 25, 2023. Amendments to these protocols will occur as pandemic conditions and CDC responses to those conditions change. …
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…Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley. Yust added, “Globalization and digital culture have changed the focus and practice of faith formation dramatically during my career. I look forward to working with educators across the U.S. and abroad in my two year role as president of REA.” Congratulations, Rev. Dr. Yust! # # # Contact: Barb Dodd Director of Communications bdodd@upsem.edu (804) 278-4279 direct …
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MAY 6, 2024 – MAY 8, 2024 Please join us in Watts Chapel on the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary or online for the Sprunt Lecture Series. You’ll hear from exciting speakers and more. Event Schedule Lecturer: Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Professor of Theology and World Religions, Union Theological Seminary Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, former president …
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Join President Jacq Lapsley and five thought leaders and pastors for this lively panel discussion in Watts Chapel. Panel members include Eric Barreto, Kenda Dean, Gail Henderson-Belsito, Jessica Tate, and Rich Voelz. Learn more about the speakers or watch the livestream at https://www.upsem.edu/may8/ …
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