Dr. Galbreath to be the Worship Leader at the Presbyterians for Earth Care Conference

BLESSING THE WATERS OF LIFE: Justice and Healing for our Watersheds For information on registration Dr. Galbreath is Professor of Theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina. …

Dr. Blount to Preach at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian in Cary, NC

President Blount will preach at the 8:45 and 11am services at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, NC on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Dr. Blount is the President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary. …

Seminary for a Day workshop “Parables of Jesus” led by Dr. Carroll

Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. John T. Carroll Parables of Jesus: Stories to Encourage and Challenge One of the signature features of Jesus’s teaching was his use of parables to communicate his message. This workshop will explore several of the parables, highlighting especially the way in which they leave decision and response …

Dr. Paul Galbreath to Deliver Lecture on Earth Care at First Presbyterian Church in Newport, Oregon

Dr. Paul Galbreath will deliver a lecture entitled “Earth Care and Christian Faith” at First Presbyterian Church in Newport, Oregon on Thursday, May 30th, at 3pm. Paul Galbreath is a professor of theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte. …

Lessons and Carols – Charlotte Chapel

Service of Lessons and Carols: All are welcomed to attend. (Please RSVP to Mary Ellen Vernon at mvernon@upsem.edu or 980-636-1661 if you plan to also eat lunch with us). …

Early Thinking about Slavery: The Hoge Years

…Liberia. His act of liberation was both gracious and disturbing. The freeing of his enslaved persons did not result from an understanding of racial equality that presaged integrated racial community. While he believed in the universal kinship of all people in God, he also felt that enslaved people who had been emancipated and free blacks should not live in America …

John Vest to preach in Richmond, Virginia

On Sunday, September 24, 2017, Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA , will welcome the John Vest to its pulpit. John W. Vest is Visiting Professor of Evangelism at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA. …

UPSem Alumni Reception in Pasadena, California!

Monte Vista Grove Homes 2889 San Pasqual St., Bungalow C-68 Pasadena, CA 91107 R.S.V.P. to Nicole Smith at alumni@upsem.edu or 804-278-4228 …

Dr. McFayden to preach in Augusta, Georgia

On Sunday, August 20, 2017, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA, will welcome Dr. Kenneth J. McFayden to its pulpit. He will be preaching at the 10:30 am worship service. Dr. McFayden is the Academic Dean and Professor of Ministry and Leadership Development at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA. …

Just Talk/Talk Just – LGBTQIA+ Justice

India travel seminar: Joyful unpredictability

This is post 10 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar: …

Tricia Vesely: Finding Union, Handstands, and Hebrew

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Faculty Spotlight” Tricia Vesely: Finding Union, Handstands, and Hebrew Dr. Paula Owens Parker: Computer programmer turned womanist theologian Faculty Spotlight BY EMMA NORTH When Dr. Tricia Vesely (Th.M.’07/Ph.D.’17) began auditing Professor of Old Testament Samuel Balentine’s class on the ministry of exegesis at Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2005, she had no …

Started UPSem 2003: Rev. Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown (MDiv 2008)

…mother, brother, and sister. Eventually, they all relocated to North Carolina to be closer to her mother’s family. Graduating from North Carolina Central University, she entered medical school at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Garmon-Brown moved to Charlotte to begin a family practice residency at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in 1980. Since completing her residency in the early 1980s, …

India travel seminar: Same but different

This is post 11 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar: …

The Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center

…CEDEPCA, and everyone who’s efforts allowed this trip to exist.”       Jeeva Kumar Ravela, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Andhra Christian Theological College   “The wider resources at Morton Smith Library enhanced the depth and direction of my dissertation project. Discussions with the faculty in the department of biblical studies led me to have clarity and confidence …

Leadership Change and Theological Shifts: John Holt Rice and the Spirituality of the Church

…white and 100 black members.6 Rice published many articles denouncing the enslavement of human beings. The article for which he is best known appeared as “Thoughts on Slavery” in The Virginia Evangelical and Literary Magazinein 1819. Rice was clear: “It is to be generally admitted that slavery is the greatest political evil which has ever entered the United States.”7 Immediate …

Webinar: Understanding Islam – An Interfaith Dialogue with Muslim Americans

FREE Webinar: Understanding Islam – An Interfaith Dialogue with Muslim Americans Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST Webinar Description: Do you wish to learn more about Islam? Have you wondered how to combat Islamophobia within the United States? Moderated by Dr. Selden Harris, UPSem alum and current professor at al Hujjah Islamic Seminary, this webinar will …

Union Seminary to host “Icons Reimagined” exhibit

Union Presbyterian Seminary will host a free public exhibit, titled “Icons Reimagined,” beginning November 1, 2018, at William Smith Morton Library, 3406 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227. The exhibit will feature oil paintings and collage/mixed media works by local artist Kay Vass Darling along with books from Morton Library’s collection pertaining to icons, worship, and iconography. The exhibit will be …

Bibliography

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Curso en línea “Senderos” (Online Course in Spanish)

Curso en línea “Senderos” El Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary, en asociación con el Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education, están patrocinando este curso en línea. Título del curso: Apocalipsis: resiliencia, esperanza y canciones El libro del Apocalipsis es uno de los escritos más eclécticos del Segundo Testamento en la Biblia. Las complejidades, características, teologías y expresiones …

Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people”

…people who had just been released from prison to their families. As they were driving, a flash flood overcame the car. Everyone safely got out of the car but Hermosa Carla did not survive. There is a white stone memorial next to the river where she died. As the afternoon wound down we had the privilege to hear two stories, …