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When you’re hunting for a job, things can get stressful. Variables like salary, start date, location, etc. all come into play. If you’re looking for a job with a PC(USA) church, check out the Church Leadership Connection site for open positions. You can search by position type, location, experience, and more. You can also search on broad job sites like …

Seminarians for Social Justice

…CSJR has helped me to have less of a theoretical perspective and more of a real-world perspective. I had the privilege of going on the Civil Rights Travel Seminar, and it helped me realize how much I did not know. The Civil Rights Travel Seminar showed me the people who suffered and sacrificed for the freedom we have now, and …

“Race”: The Basis of Social Injustice

…was conceived and empowered by people in an earlier era to foster the oppression/control of other human beings (especially following the attenuation of the slave trade as a large-scale industry in America). Human beings have the power and the responsibility to eradicate race and its demonic younger—and mostly American—sibling, racism. We must eradicate race and racism because it is the …

President Blount statement on passing of Rev. Dr. Willie Woodson

RICHMOND, VA (December 8, 2020) – Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount made the following statement on the passing of alumnus, former trustee, and President Advisory Board member Rev. Dr. Willie Woodson (M.A. ’84 and D.Min.’08). Woodson died December 4. He was pastor of Trinity Ghanaian Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia.   “Willie was a genuinely kind, gracious, caring …

New grant to study how theological education can be more intercultural

…and the institutions they serve. It designs educational services, develops intellectual resources, and facilitates networks of institutions that cultivate a coherent vision of Christian institutional leadership and form Christian leaders. Leadership Education is a non-degree-granting initiative of Duke Divinity School funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and based in Durham, North Carolina. ### Safwat Marzouk high-resolution image Contact: Mike Frontiero Union …

Dr. Robin McCall Named Seminary Librarian

Richmond, VA (January 31, 2023)—Welcome to Dr. Robin C. McCall, our new Seminary Librarian and Assistant Professor of Bibliography and Research! Robin received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, her M.Div. from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond and her Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Robin also received her M.L.I.S. from the University of North Carolina—Greensboro. Her most recent …

President Blount to retire from Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2023

…seminary’s endowment by over $7 million. Recruiting a new generation of diverse, talented faculty to carry forward the seminary’s educational mission for years to come. Increasing the diversity of seminary faculty, staff, students, and board members through effective outreach. Completing successful reaccreditation of accreditation processes with the Association of Theological Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission …

New book offers a fresh examination of a critical juncture in Christian history

RICHMOND, VA (March 4, 2022) – Union Presbyterian Seminary Associate Professor of Church History Christine Luckritz Marquis has authored a new book that offers a fresh examination of a critical juncture in Christian history and brings into dialogue narrative strands that have largely been separated in the scholarly tradition. ”The book is designed to reunite two parallel scholarly narratives because …

Almond Sin called to Union Seminary as Visiting Instructor of Old Testament

…good teaching practice and dedicated pastoral care of students.” Professor Sin has a Master of Arts from Vanderbilt, a Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Arts from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. ### Dr. Almond Ka Kwan, Sin image Contact: Mike Frontiero Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu …

Union Seminary condemns rising anti-Asian violence

…in their suffering through our prayers and protest. We pledge to ensure through our thoughtful actions that our Asian American siblings feel cared for, respected, and secure in our communities and our neighborhoods. Read a statement from the Association of Theological Schools on anti-Asian violence signed by President Brian K. Blount. ### Contact: Mike Frontiero Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu 804-278-4279 …

Jane Davis Rourk, former Union Seminary trustee, dies

RICHMOND, VA (January 4, 2021) – Mrs. Jane Davis Rourk, Former Union Trustee for 11 years (1/1/1994 to 12/31/2005) passed away on January 3, 2020, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She also served on the seminary’s President Advisory Board from 2005 to 2018 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC. “Jane was a remarkable woman. Her …

2024 Graduate Study Fellowships Announced

Richmond, VA (Feb. 5, 2024)—Graduate study fellowships are awarded for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary 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 given to a student completing the M.A.C.E. degree at Union …

Relationships

…all: money. Money is a major cause of conflict in relationships, but understanding your partner’s money preferences is one step to combat potential conflict. Just because you may discover that you and your partner differ in how you value money does not mean that you are incompatible together. However, it is vital to your relationship that you are aware of …

A Prayer for Justice in the Everyday

By Emily R.H. Nyce Today we wake, even with the sun hidden behind the rain. Today we work, even without a fire of inspiration. Today we commit, even with doubts by our side. Today we love, even with the fragility of the world at our fingertips. Because today is the day for which we were made. Today might not be …

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