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Memorial for Professor Katie Geneva Cannon

…events coordinator 804-644-9871, SalesAdmin@graduaterichmond.com Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown 555 Canal Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Guaranteed Rate: $147 per night Parking: free self-parking in deck attached to hotel Contact: Shannon Crockett, business travel manager 804-344-2973, shannon.crockett@deltarichmond.com The Westin Richmond 6631 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230 Guaranteed Rate: $140.00 per night Parking: Free Contact: Mary Jo O’Hallahan, sales manager 804-205-5201, maryjo.ohallahan@westinrichmond.com…

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On-Campus Workshop: The Bible and Film

…8:30-10:30 a.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Accessing Digital/Electronic/Streaming Resources of the Seminary 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch (included) 2:30-5:30 p.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips Dinner on own with free evening/optional group movie   Day 3 | Wednesday | March 8, 2023 9:00-11:00 a.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips 11:45-12:30 p.m.: Community Worship (Optional) 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Community Lunch (Optional) 1:30 p.m.: Depart   Cost (includes Monday…

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President Blount to Speak on Biblical Hermeneutics at Ginter Park Presbyterian, Richmond, VA

…at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on April 29 and May 6, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In these two session Dr. Blount will discuss various tools and theories of construction, and cultural hermeneutics that inform how we have understood (or misunderstood), and continue to understand the Scriptures. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA….

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President Blount to Speak on Biblical Hermeneutics at Ginter Park Presbyterian, Richmond, VA

…at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on April 29 and May 6, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In these two session Dr. Blount will discuss various tools and theories of construction, and cultural hermeneutics that inform how we have understood (or misunderstood), and continue to understand the Scriptures. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA….

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President Blount to preach at Highland Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA

On Sunday, September 30, 2018, Highland Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. 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….

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President Blount to Preach at UPSem Community Worship in Richmond

President Blount will preach in Community Worship at 11:45am on Wednesday, January 23, 2018 at the UPSem Chapel (note: this event was rescheduled from December 5). 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….

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President Blount to Preach at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol

President Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol, TN (VA) on Sunday, March 31, 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….

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President Brian K. Blount to Preach at First Presbyterian Church Hilton Head Island

President Brian Blount will preach at First Presbyterian Church on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Dr. Brian K. Blount is President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs….

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President Blount to Preach at First Presbyterian Church, Lenoir, NC

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the 8:45 and 11:00am services at First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir, NC, on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Dr. Brian K. Blount is President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs….

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President Blount to Preach at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church

President Brian K. Blount will preach at the 9:45 and 11:15am services at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant, SC, on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Dr. Brian K. Blount is President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs….

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President Blount to Preach and Teach at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville

President Blount will preach and teach Sunday School at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA, on February 16, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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President Blount to Preach and Teach at First Presbyterian Church Wilmington, NC

…Apocalyptic Gospel: Mark Speaks to the Church and World Today,” preach at the 11am Sunday service, and deliver a lecture during Sunday School at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, North Carolina on February 22-23, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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President Blount to Teach Adult Education Classes at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond

President Blount will teach a series of Adult Education classes on Sundays in March at First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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Online Application

The SONIS application is only one part of the application process. Please visit our applications page for complete lists of application requirements for each degree program.   Getting Started With SONIS Steps to complete an online application: Open UPSem SONIS website Select APPLY ONLINE Select CREATE NEW APPLICATION Select the degree program you are interested in applying for from the…

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Dr. Paula Owens Parker: Computer programmer turned womanist theologian

…said. When Parker was in need of a dissertation advisor, she reached out to Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, professor of Christian ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Working with Cannon was Parker’s reconnection to Union and womanist theology. Cannon was the first African-American woman to be ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Cannon was also the first person to combine womanism…

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Online Course: Word & World — A Lectionary Study (Year C), Part I

…Time. Six class meetings on the following days: Monday, September 20, 2021 Monday, October 4, 2021 Monday, October 18, 2021 Monday, November 1, 2021 Monday, November 15, 2021 Monday, December 6, 2021 Cost: $225 per individual, if register by August 8. (Note: Beginning August 9, individual price increases by $25. Register early and save!). CEUs: # CEUs (Continuing Education Units)…

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Dr. Vest to present on “Nones, Dones, and Networked Individuals” in Richmond, VA

On Sunday March 12 at 9:45 a.m., Visiting Professor of Evangelism, John Vest will be providing a presentation on “Nones, Dones and Networked Individuals” to the session and Pastoral Nominating Committee of First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, V.A.    …

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President Blount to Preach at Salisbury Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA

Dr. Brian Blount will be preaching at the 9:45 a.m. service at Salisbury Presbyterian Church in Richmond on Sunday, February 25 and March 4, 2018. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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President Blount to preach at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, N.C.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018, Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. 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….

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President Blount to preach at First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, LA

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, LA, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. 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….

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…University; MDiv ‘07 Matthew 24: selected verses 3, 6-7,10-22, 24, 34, 36, 42 ,44 42Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 44Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Rev. Veronica Thomas Scholars vigorously debate how the prophecies of Chapter…

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

…: A Distinctive Doctrine of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (John Knox Press, 1961), 20-21, 25. 12. Ernest Trice Thompson, Presbyterians in the South, Volume 1, 1607-1861 (Richmond, VA: John Knox Press, 1963), 331. 13. Parker, United Synod of the South, 13-14. 14. William E. Thompson, “The Seminary Moves to Richmond, Pt. 4,” Museum : The Newsletter of…

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