Union to hold Seminary for a Day Sept 28

…supportive or critical of Christian outreach in its different forms. Womanist Theology & Ethics Rev. Melanie C. Jones, Instructor of Ethics, Theology and Culture and Director of the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership at the Richmond Campus (Workshop description to be announced.)       All the Rage: The Dynamic Power of Anger in Conflicted Relationships Kenneth J. …

Professor Katie Geneva Cannon honored

Katie Geneva Cannon, Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics, recently received Union Theological Seminary of New York‘s Union Medal at the 178th Commencement. The seminary’s highest award honors persons of faith whose lives reflect the mission of the seminary in the world. Cannon, class of 1983, gave a short charge to the 2016 graduates. Watch her speech here at …

Resting in Power – Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon

BY DELANO DOUGLAS (M.Div’04/Th.M.,’11) Words cannot express the depth of the impact that the life of Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon had on my life as a child of God, student of the seminary, mentee on a personal level, and minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am confident that she had a similar impact on millions of others whose …

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Union Seminary launches Master of Arts in Public Theology

…a hybrid format. The majority of coursework will take place online with a requirement to meet on campus for a brief period each term. For more information about the M.A.P.T. degree, contact our admissions office at admissions@upsem.edu, or 804-278-4221 in Richmond, Virginia, or 980-475-1066 in Charlotte, North Carolina. ### MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu …

Congregational Corner: Take on A Bit of Kindness

…offering excuse after excuse, may our hearts be opened to difficult change. May we follow Christ’s example, Opening our lives to our neighbors This and every single day. Amen. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. Photo by freestocks.org from …

Congregational Corner: I am your pastor, but this is MY body

…they are not fit enough, pretty enough, modern enough… every single person, including your pastor, is in fact ENOUGH and should be reminded of that instead of what is perceived as a flaw. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

Black Lives Matter! MLK

…28, 1955, in Mississippi. Medgar Wiley Evers, a civil rights activist and NAACP field secretary for the state of Mississippi, was murdered in his driveway on June 12, 1963. Four black girls (Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley) were killed when four members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in …

Student spotlight: Relationship leads to Union

…was attending Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, majoring in biology and a member of the football team. “The first two years there, I felt like I didn’t have any friends on the football team or on campus,” Ross said. “I didn’t like my classes. I just kind of stayed in my room and didn’t really talk to anybody.” About …

President Brian K. Blount: Violence has brought us here

…taken Heather Heyer from all of us, and resulted in the deaths of Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke M.M. Bates. We can hope that Heather’s mother, Susan Bro, was right when she said at Heather’s memorial service: “They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her.” We can hope that …

Reformation Tour: Appreciating Luther’s convictions

…visited the imperial city of Worms and the impressive St Peter’s Cathedral, dating to the 12th century. Luther was summoned to Worms to appear before Emperor Charles V in 1521 and asked to revoke his writings. Luther refused and was declared an outlaw and heretic. A large monument dedicated to Luther and his co-reformers (above photo) sits near the site …

APCE 2019: Revived at the Water’s Edge

…waters” – Isaiah 55:1 The theme of APCE 2019 begins with a shout! “Ho!” It’s a clarion call to those who find themselves in many ways at the edge of their own lives to draw near to the life-giving and life-sustaining waters that only God can offer. As I reflect on my four days at the conference, I realize that …

Union named Seminary that Changes the World

…religious community. Katie Geneva Cannon, Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics, recently received Union Theological Seminary of New York‘s Union Medal at the 178th Commencement. That seminary’s highest award honors persons of faith whose lives reflect the mission of the seminary in the world. Cannon focuses her work in the areas of Christian ethics, womanist theology, and women in …

Black Lives Matter! “No Big Deal!”

…can’t breathe,” I can’t breathe” over and over again, some eleven times. Mr. Garner subsequently died. This is just one of many murders of young, and in this case, not so young, un-armed Black men and women by armed white police officers in New York, in Ohio, in Florida, in California, in Oklahoma, to name a few states. What made …

Union Seminary announces 2019 Fellowship Award recipients

RICHMOND, VA (February 26, 2019) —Union Presbyterian Seminary celebrates with students who have been recognized by the faculty with the following Fellowship Awards for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty recognizes outstanding academic work by students who also show exceptional promise for effectiveness in ministry. The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship This award is …

Fools for Christ

…for the work to happen. And sometimes, in what I am learning are some of the best times, it just might mean that we “act a fool.” How will you be a “fool for Christ” today?   Alumna Jordan B. Davis is Transitional Associate Pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

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Professor Charles Swezey remembered as master theological teacher

…accent, and his always generous care.” Union Presbyterian biblical scholar, John Carroll, who taught alongside Dr. Swezey for many years, writes: “Charlie was meticulous and careful and attentive to process as an academic dean. I still recall well Charlie welcoming me into his office and patiently and graciously listening to my concerns and apprehensions as a young, new member of …