The Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation operates from the seminary’s Charlotte campus and is directed by Associate Professor of Bible Rodney S. Sadler Jr. Grounded in a ministry that is mandated in scripture, its two main goals are to remind people in seminary of the significance of social justice work as part of ministry and to bring the activist community into the seminary.
The Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice
The Freedom Center for Social Justice
GreenFaith
Healthcare Justice NC
Industrial Areas Foundation (Charlotte Organizing Group)
MeckMIN
Migrant Assistance Project
North Carolina NAACP
Stan Greenspon Center for Social Justice
Reimagining America Project: The Truth, Reconciliation, and Atonement Commission of Charlotte, NC (RAP/TRACC)
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The Christian faith is a vibrant, religious tradition premised upon a relationship with God and following Jesus. Many people, however, have used the Christian faith to foster political agendas, to rally partisan enmity, and to achieve nationalist ends. In this two-day conversation we discuss the dangers of this perversion of the Christian tradition and how it continues to negatively impact our lives during this election cycle.
Dr. Jacq Lapsley, President of Union Presbyterian Seminary, presents learnings from her participation in and leadership of the work surrounding the historical audit on slavery undertaken at Princeton Seminary, including the implications of the audit for changes in the seminary’s commitments and curriculum as they relate to race, as well as larger issues of social justice.
COVID-19: A Parable of Plagues before Deliverance September 14, 2020
YoutubeThe Recruitment of God’s Dream Team, September 15, 2020
YoutubeGeorge Floyd Protests: Temporary Uprising, Movement, or Miracle? September 15, 2020
YoutubeA Plea and Petition Suggested by a Black Brother in the Spirit of Love
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The Christian faith is a vibrant, religious tradition premised upon a relationship with God and following Jesus. Many people, however, have used the Christian faith to foster political agendas, to rally partisan enmity, and to achieve nationalist ends. In this two-day conversation we discuss the dangers of this perversion of the Christian tradition and how it continues to negatively impact our lives during this election cycle.
Luncheon and Q&A for Faith Leaders Tuesday, January 9th at 11:30am ET "Guerilla Exegesis: Reimagining How We Read the Text" Union Presbyterian Seminary
Webinar Tuesday, January 9th at 7pm ET "Just Jesus: What Jesus Might Say About Contemporary Crises”
2022 AASJPS- Just Preach! Just Act! Conversation with Dr. William Turner and Reverend Nelson Johnson and Joyce Johnson
Watch event here:On January 10, 2022, the Rev. Dr. William C. Turner, Jr of Durham, NC explored the intricacies and imperatives of social justice preaching in "Just Preach!".
Watch this event:On January 12, 2022, the Rev. Nelson and Mrs. Joyce Johnson of Greensboro, NC discussed their life’s work together in social activism and their sponsorship of our nation’s first Truth and Reconciliation Commission in a session entitled “Just Act!”
Watch event here:On January 13, 2020 at CN Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III discussed civil rights and social justice with the Union Presbyterian Seminary Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation.
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Christian Nationalism
The Christian faith is a vibrant, religious tradition premised upon a relationship with God and following Jesus. Many people, however, have used the Christian faith to foster political agendas, to rally partisan enmity, and to achieve nationalist ends. Please click to download a list of resources, which engage the religious and theological dimensions of Christian nationalism and its extreme and subtle manifestations in policy, politics, and public life.
Download:Black History Month Booklist (curated by Seminarian and Womanist Scholar, Dana Purdom)
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Spiritual formation is strongly shaped by visual and performance art, music, dance, play, and storytelling. The intersection of justice, spirituality, imagination, embodiment and the arts, is sometimes referred to as theopoetics–which combines elements of poetry, process thought, narrative theology, and postmodern philosophy.
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Webinar - August 20, 2020 (Click image to watch this event)
Watch on YouTubeThe Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation formally welcomes the 2025-2026 CSJR Student Ambassadors: Nichel Dunlap-Thompson, Angelece Cook, Cellonia Ndede, and Gregory Beechaum. Ambassadors assist the Center with preparation and production of CSJR events throughout the year, provide leadership for students, and serve as liaisons between students and the CSJR. Congratulations!
JustAct is the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation’s ongoing conversation of justice, faith, and society. Resources are posted on the digital newsletter throughout the month. Sign up to receive our email newsletter to see the latest posts.
Two Students Reflect on Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley’s Experience with an Audit on Racial Disparity This past fall, Union Presbyterian Seminary’s…
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