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…answer was “yes!” It may sound strange but I found both of these answers heartening – love and anger are the key ingredients for engendering transformation. In her book, “Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power in Politics” (University of North Texas Press, 1990), Mary Beth Rogers defines cold anger as a direct experience of dehumanizing injustice that “transforms …
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…who remain here, greatly benefitted by their presence among us…for meals shared, storied remembrances on the old Westminster porch, worship together, a NT class with an esteemed professor (and classmate) Frances Taylor Gench, and lively conversation at table in the Holderness Dining Room! Alumni Director, Clay Macaulay wrote to those who attended: “We thank you all for enriching us, and …
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…with communities around the country to empower and create sustainable ways of living. Started in 1984, CRISPAZ brought North Americans to El Salvador to be a witness to the atrocities happening during the civil war. Francisco Mena, the current director, spoke to us about the history and current issues facing the country. We were humbled to hear the personal narrative …
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…indeed possible to love God and to love neighbors as ourselves.” Sandy Irby is director of the Communities of Learning program, an innovative summer orientation program at Union Presbyterian Seminary that helps new students transition into seminary by better preparing them to engage the academic curriculum and its processes of spiritual and vocational formation. …
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…minister and director of admissions at Barber-Scotia College and as the interim pastor of St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Singleton earned degrees from Talladega College in Alabama, Jacksonville State University in Alabama, and Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in 1988. Singleton joined the Board of Trustees in 2006 and served for nine …
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Students in this program plan to make Christian education a significant part of their ministry, whether or not they seek ordination. Dual degrees graduates serve as associate pastors of Christian education, youth ministers, hospital chaplains, campus ministers, camp and conference directors, “solo” pastors with a full range of responsibilities, and in other roles. …
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All Th.M. students will successfully complete 30 semester hours, including a Research Methods course, a Th.M.-specific seminar, and a year-long colloquium. These and all other courses and directed studies are designed to prepare every Th.M. student to write a thesis or summative projects and to construct a final portfolio. Some Th.M. students may choose to concentrate their studies in a …
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Alumnus Percy Strickland and Chris Schofield of CHAT meet with Richmond campus students to share how their ministry helps people in the city’s East End overcome poverty. By Sandy Irby, Communities of Learning Director Being a good neighbor means getting to know your neighbor. Union Presbyterian Seminary alumnus Percy Strickland (M.Div. ’06) and his wife Angie realized this upon moving …
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On Martin Luther King Day, more than 50 African-American women working in diverse contexts in the community participated in a “conscientization luncheon” to discuss how gender justice concretely transforms life in the direction of non-alienating experiences for African-American women and the wider environment in which they are situated. The Richmond campus event was led by Professor of Christian Ethics Katie …
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By Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount lectured in Taiwan at the Taiwan Theological College and Seminary. While he was more than 8,000 miles from home, many familiar faces greeted him. Dr. Blount taught Cultural Hermeneutics with the help of several translators, including Union Ph.D. alum Hung-Chaun Lai and some former students of Blount’s …
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…the prophet Habakkuk: “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” It is the violence that has brought us here. The violence of hating others because they are different. The violence that comes from idolizing symbols in divisive and dangerous ways. The violence that …
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…Westwood Tract. It’s the second farm for Shalom, whose mission is to work with communities to ensure access to healthy food and provide support to lead healthy lives. Its executive director Dominic Barrett sat down with our alumnus Nelson Reveley to explain his vision for Shalom Farms at Union Seminary and why it matters, in our Union matters! podcast. …
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…one of five honorees who will receive the award at a ceremony October 23, 2017. They include: Susan W. Adolf, Vice President, Saxon Shoes William A. Harrison Jr., President and Executive Director, Diversity Richmond Gail L. Letts, Virginia Market President, First Tennessee Bank E. Ayn Welleford, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University The Virginia Center for …
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…Bible. Dr. Sadler served 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 an associate professor of Bible and director of the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation on the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary. …
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…promise to care for our neighbors and for God’s creation. An important step in this baptismal journey is growing in our knowledge of the water we depend on for daily life. What is your local watershed? What is the closest river or body of water? A renewed emphasis on discipleship and earth care invites us to find ways to recognize …
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by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service While there may no longer be a standard path for those who enter seminary, Lucy Crain’s journey has taken her to places few will ever see. The second year student at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s satellite campus in Charlotte, North Carolina says until recently she never anticipated she’d be studying for ministry. …
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…Because of the course I took, a few Native American focused books I plan to read are “Waterlily” by Ella Cara Deloria and “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. On my shelf are also “Longbourn” by Jo Baker, “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance, and “Swing Time” by Zadie Smith. RR: What is your favorite summertime …
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…Some of the greatest losses I have experienced have been in autumn, a season that I look forward to after the long hot Carolina summers. The loss of a child, a parent, a mentor, a friend are indeed painful and sometimes traumatizing, yet, the colors that I love which have brought me such joy in autumn, are there to console …
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by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE – Although the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina are now quiet following protests in response to the September 20 shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott by police, area Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastors say the historic and deep-seated sentiment that fostered unrest after this killing remains. “Charlotte is a southern city,” says …
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…am daily learning what it means to serve Christ in this complex world, to work for justice, and to share God’s love because of the examples the folks of this church provide. For some time leading up to the rally, I had been in prayer and conversation regarding my engagement, but it was a conversation with Ken Henry, my colleague, …
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Students Letarshia and Eric Robinson explore Denver during the APCE conference. M.A.C.E. student Letarshia Robinson shares her reflections on attending the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) 2017 Annual Event in Denver, Colorado. The theme of this year’s APCE conference was “God with us in the chaos.” In their plenaries, Nadia Bolz Weber and Dr. Larron Jackson offered encouragement …
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…the hard work was definitely worth the Koinonia (community) factor and the breathtaking views (The pictures do NOT do them justice!). Hiking to Litte Petra Little Petra After a delicious lunch and a scenic drive, we arrived at Sand Rose Camp in Wadi Rum, Jordan. We drove through the desert, our amazing bus driver powered through the sand …
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