Union Student News

Congratulations to Rosalind Gnatt, 2nd year Union Theological Seminary M. Div. student!

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:03:00 GMT

Rosalind will be teaching and lecturing this week at the Theological Institute, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany.

Her classroom lecture will address the topic of Justification and Happiness from the lens of the American experience as colonizer.She will be speaking, in an evening lecture to the Institute, on Union Theological Seminary's academic work with regard to the ethical implications of the Bible, as it relates to social issues - particularly Queer rights.

Hosanna!

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Current M.Div. student John Allen writes about the political meanings of Jesus's procession to Jerusalem. Read the article here.

Afro-Cuban Music at Union

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:27:00 GMT

Current M.A. student Felipe Luciano presents Afro-Cuban music at James Memorial Chapel.

Voices of Slavery Caught out of Time

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:23:00 GMT

Union student Karenna Gore Schiff provides a compelling analysis of the Slave Narrative Project Read her article in The New York Times.

M.Div. Student Jeff Grant Elected Vice Chairman of the Board

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:45:00 GMT

Jeff Grant, a Third Year Union M Div, was elected Vice Chairman of the Board at the September 2011 Board of Directors Meeting of Family ReEntry, a Bridgeport, CT based nonprofit serving the ex-offender community. Jeff will also continue in his role as Corporate Secretary and will serve on the Executive and Finance Committees.

In October, at Family ReEntry's Annual Benefit, Jeff was given the Elizabeth Bush Award for Volunteerism. Mrs. Bush personally presented the award to Jeff. Entertainment at the event was provided by Roseanne Cash whose father, the late Johnny Cash, was a staunch advocate for prison reform.

In November, Jeff became a Board Member of Healing Communities Network, a NYC based nonprofit providing faith-based support services in prisons and in reentry programs, founded in 1979 by Union alumnus, Stephen Chinlund.

Union Doctoral Student Wins Graduate Student Essay Competition

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT

Union Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Doctoral candidate Kyeongil Jung has won the first ever Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies (SBCS) Graduate Student Essay Competition.

The Society describes his essay, "A Buddhist-Christian Story of Peace and Justice," as "a wonderful example of the kind of fruitful dialogue that is possible between Buddhism and Christianity." Jung will present the paper at the SBCS session of the American Academy of Religion annual meeting in November. He completed this essay under the tutelage of Dr. Paul Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture.

Finishing the Unfinished Business of Dr. King

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:26:04 GMT

The Poverty Initiative's continuation of Dr. King's work has been featured in Justice Unbound. Read the article here.

M.Div. student Brian Gillis bikes to end poverty and hunger

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:27:00 GMT

M.Div. student Brian Gillis organizes and bikes with the Millennium Development Ride. Read more about the organization and its mission here.