Serene Jones Releases Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Equality Ruling
Friday, June 26, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joey Longley, [email protected], 419-953-5495 Serene Jones Releases Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Equality Ruling Today, Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, released a statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same sex marriage in all 50 states. “Today, I rejoice as the Supreme Court has affirmed the inherent dignity of
Read MoreA statement from the Union Community
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
A statement from the Union Community: Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that we express our profound sadness for the victims of the shooting at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church last night in Charleston, South Carolina. At this point, words fail to capture the anger, confusion, grief, pain, and trauma that we feel. We
Read MoreCornel West & Jason Collins to Discuss Sexuality, Sports & Spirituality
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joey Longley, 419-953-5495 CORNEL WEST AND JASON COLLINS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY, SPORTS, AND SPIRITUALITY AT UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY NEW YORK, NY — The NBA’s first openly gay player, Jason Collins, will join an all-star panel including Cornel West, Caroline Dessert, and Valerie Purdie-Vaughns to discuss the intersection of sports, sexuality, and
Read MoreThe Union Community Responds to Pope’s Climate Encyclical
Monday, June 22, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Contact: Joey Longley, 419-953-5495 Leaders at Union Seminary Respond to Pope Francis’ Climate Encyclical President Serene Jones, Dean Mary Boys, and Karenna Gore Hope Document Spurs Reflection and Change NEW YORK, NY— Following the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical addressing the devastating environmental, theological, and moral consequences of climate change,
Read MoreMeet Julio Medina, Union’s Newest Fellow
Monday, June 15, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joey Longley, [email protected], 419-953-5495 NEW YORK, NY— Julio Medina, founder and executive director of the Exodus Transitional Community, joined Union Theological Seminary as a Union Fellow for the Reentry and Reintegration of Returning Citizens. Exodus Transitional Community provides reentry and employment services to over 2,500 people annually. “As a theological institution,
Read MoreUnion Mourns Professor Lou Martyn
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Dr. James Louis Martyn, Edward Robinson Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Union Theological Seminary, died at home on June 4, 2015 of congestive heart failure. He was 89 and lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His beloved wife of 65 years, Dorothy Watkins Martyn, was with him to the very end. A Memorial Service
Read MoreUnion On The Hill: Religious Freedom Panel
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
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Read MoreAcclaimed Author & Scholar Robert Wright Joins Union for 18-Month Templeton Grant
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
ACCLAIMED AUTHOR AND SCHOLAR ROBERT WRIGHT COMING TO UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FOR 18-MONTH TEMPLETON GRANT Grant covers teaching and cultivating ideas about the relationship between science and spirituality. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joey Longley, 419-953-5495, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY — Robert Wright, scholar, journalist, and award-winning author of several bestsellers on religion and science, will join
Read More#ClergyCommunityCops Recap
Friday, May 22, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joey Longley, 419-953-5495, [email protected] Today, Union Theological Seminary joined with our friends at Auburn Seminary, the Interfaith Center of New York, the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary, the Riverside Church, and the Drum Major Institute for a #ClergyCommunityCops Multifaith Prayer Breakfast. Over 100 faith, law enforcement, and community leaders
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