Slavery, Race, and Civil Rights

William B. Sweetser Jr. (Ph.D. 2000) has written a comprehensive story of the Seminary from its earliest beginnings in his book A Copious Fountain: A History of Union Presbyterian Seminary, 1812-2012 (Westminster John Knox Press, 2016). Union’s history includes much to regret and much to celebrate with regard to matters of slavery, race, and Civil Rights in the United States.  These webpages chronicle that history in brief in an effort of reflection, repentance, and renewal.

To purchase A Copious Fountain: A History of Union Presbyterian Seminary, 1812-2012, use the links below:
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Westminster John Knox Press

Division & Reunion

We are pleased to present Division and Reunion: a Reflection on American Presbyterianism, a documentary narrated by lifelong Presbyterian Dr. Condoleezza Rice. We at Union Presbyterian Seminary hope this film will be a learning tool and a way to build faith, showing how God works through reconciliation. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Anne Carter Robins and Walter R. Robins, Jr. Foundation for their support.

DVD Copies Available Here

Download a discussion guide (PDF)

Featuring (in order of appearance):

Condoleezza Rice,
Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University; former U.S. Secretary of State.

Erskine Clarke,
Professor Emeritus of American Religious History, Columbia Theological Seminary

Walter H. Conser,
Jr., Professor of Religious Studies and History, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

John W. Kuykendall,
President Emeritus, Davidson College

Kathryn L. Johnson,
Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Amy Plantinga Pauw,
Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Stuart Nixon,
Journalist and Lay Lecturer, Presbytery of the James

Sean Michael Lucas,
Professor of Church History, Reformed Theological Seminary; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg (PCA)

Cynthia Rigby,
Professor of Theology, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Samuel K. Roberts,
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Union Presbyterian Seminary

Peter H. Hobbie,
Professor of Christian Religion, Presbyterian College

Marcia Y. Riggs,
Professor of Christian Ethics, Columbia Theological Seminary

Paul J. Achtemeier (d. 2013),
Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation, Union Presbyterian Seminary

Melva W. Costen,
Professor Emeritus of Music, Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary

Mark Valeri,
Professor of Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis