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

…Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt’s Golden Age” explores a period when the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the legacy of the third-century theologian Origen and the incorporeality of God. There are several different accounts of the violent actions of Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria, and Dr. Luckritz Marquis takes the violence perpetrated by Theophilus…

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Union Seminary announces faculty promotions

…and spatial practices were transformed by acts of violence among Egyptian ascetics. She has also co-edited and translated “The History of the Great Deeds of Bishop Paul of Quentos and Priest John of Edessa: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity volume 29” (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2010). She contributed to “Melania: Early Christianity Through the Life of One Family” (University…

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Lynn Miller

Practical Theology

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Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Legacy Luncheon in Norfolk, VA

…April 27, 2019 from 11 am – 1 pm. First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, Virginia 23507. Our Keynote Speaker is Rev. Dr. Yvonne Delk- “Tell Your Own Story” . Dr. Delk is the First African American Woman to be ordained as clergy in the United Church of Christ. Luncheon: $30 To register, please go online and visit BIT.LY/CANNONLUNCHEON…

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Robin McCall

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Union Seminary launches Master of Arts in Public Theology

…Education as a dual degree. The M.A.P.T. is also available in a 12 credit hour certificate format. M.A.P.T. classes are offered in 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…

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Susan Fox

Practical Theology

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Union Seminary hosts commencement in a cloud

…The graduation ceremonies, held May 16 for the Richmond campus and April 18 for the Charlotte campus, marked the first time in the school’s 208-year history that its commencement exercises were conducted online, with graduates participating and hooding themselves live via Zoom video conferencing before an unseen audience of family and friends who watched via Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube. An…

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Union Seminary faculty join #ScholarStrike

…and warps how white people engage with Black and brown peoples. Dr. Luckritz Marquis will also lead a teach-in with her History 1 students, inviting them to consider how reading bodies is always culturally constructed by the dominant/oppressing culture. Dr. Yust will also facilitate two online conversations in coordination with the Scholar Strike. One, with faculty colleagues, will focus on…

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Financing Seminary

…you’ll get an offer of financial aid from the seminary. If you accept the offer, you will need to complete entrance counseling (available online for UPSem) and sign a loan agreement. Grants/Scholarships: You could qualify for a UPSem scholarship or matching grant, denominational scholarship, a PC(USA) Study Grant, or a myriad of other options. Head over to the financial aid…

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A History of Homelessness

…and dependent on welfare or social security. They usually resided in cheap hotels, flophouses, and single room occupancy hotels (SROs) located in the poorest areas of urban America. (Peter Rossi; Down and Out in America: The Origins of Homelessness) Most periods of homelessness have been mitigated by robust responses from the federal government, including the Housing Act of 1937 and…

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What Is Behind and Beyond: “Thank You for Your Service?”

…malaise within our country. While drinking a free Krispy Kreme coffee on Veterans Day, I thought about what our gratitude does. Is our gratitude merely displayed with free coffee, discounted restaurant menu items, and a month of the National Football League wearing “Salute to Service” gear? After two decades sustaining a war effort in two countries, why doesn’t our gratitude…

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Preparing…

Process of extending the call: Presbytery approves PNC’s candidate PNC calls you and shares effective salary* offer (all cash payments and housing allowance) You accept (usually within a week) PNC tells Presbytery and receives approval of candidate PNC tells session followed by the congregation that it’s you Our very own, Susan Fox, will explain some of the nuances of a…

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Confession, Repentance, and Restorative Justice

…expansive and gracious God we worship. Amen. Footnotes: [1] Book of Order 2023-2025, The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Part II, G-1, Congregations and Their Membership. [2] “Letter from Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.].” Accessed January 30, 2024. https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html. [3] “John Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion: Christian Classics Ethereal Library.” Accessed December 15, 2023. https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes/institutes.v.iv.html [4] Isaiah 58:6 (NRSV)….

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Re-Moralizing Monday

…as a visiting lecturer and interim co-director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina, and was an associate minister in Durham, North Carolina. He is the director of the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation on the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary. Article image CC-BY license on Flickr: twbuckner – https://www.flickr.com/photos/twbuckner/9295256177/…

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Working…

…Kingdom of God to all aspects of your life. This isn’t about “converting” anyone, but rather about bringing your ethics and values into your work. Continued Curiosity: Think about the ways in which you can seek new perspectives. Maybe you take a course of interest at a local school, perhaps you attend a workshop or seminar on a relevant topic….

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Gems for The Journey: Memorializing African American Inventors by Rev. Veronica Thomas (M.Div.’07)

…lives. I will just name a few. Albert B. Blackburn – The cross-bar to help enable trains to transmit signals coming from either direction. Charles B. Brooks – invented the street sweeper which helped in cleaning the streets and shopping malls. This invention uses revolving brushes which elevates the rubbish into a refuse receptacle. Garrett A. Morgan – In November…

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Relationships

…time to share your responses with your partner: Were there any similarities/differences? How can you affirm your partner’s goals and work to achieve them together? If there are few similarities, try to establish additional short and long-term goals as a couple. Get to know your partner’s financial personality. There are multiple online quizzes you can take to determine your habits….

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Budgeting 101

…for yourself or your church, you need to have your priorities in order. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has produced a simple online resource to help students learn how to manage and build their wealth. Chapter Two focuses on budgeting and includes multiple printables you may choose to use or download. We’ve also created three downloadable documents to…

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Resources

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Giving Back by Allison Weaver and Dr. Helen Bessent Byrd (M.Div.’07)

…feed the hungry and provide a warm dry place for the homeless, please continue to help Union Presbyterian Seminary to prepare leaders for the church and the world. See the website for giving opportunities. When you give, write BAA on the line with your name if you give online and on the memo line of your check for tracking purposes….

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Womanist Resources Named During the Just Talk/Talk Just Webinar

…representing numerous Black women whose children and relatives have been killed by police brutality and gun violence remind us that terror strikes Black families and Black women are often left to deal with the scars. Following the webinar (https://youtu.be/4KTw3FKP454), we heard requests to make the resources mentioned by panelists available online, and have compiled them into this downloadable document. We…