March 2019
Join us for a panel discussion and reception to celebrate the release of the new theological memoir, Call it Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World, by Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary. This preeminent panel will discuss the role memoirs and personal stories can play in understanding theology in a morally bankrupt world. CLICK TO RSVP
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Friday, March 22 | 1:00 – 6:00 pm Saturday, March 23 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Christine Hales RSVP: THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT This Intensive course will provide step by step instruction on how to paint a Holy Icon in the ancient Byzantine manner. Christine Hales is an Iconographer/teacher who will demonstrate the many facets of this beautiful process. Individual instruction in a prayerful atmosphere. You do not have to be an artist to write an Icon! Christine is a patient teacher who can open the world of egg tempera painting to beginners and advanced students alike. All materials are provided and a finished Icon will be taken home at the end of the class. Christine’s website is: www.newchristianicons.com. Limited to 12 students. After getting a BFA in Painting from Mass Art in Boston, Christine Hales painted since the early 1970’s, living in a loft in Chelsea and studying ballet until the 80’s when she [...]
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In Conversation with John J. Thatamanil, Director of the Insight Project, and Andrea White, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture. Noted eco-theologian and feminist philosopher of religion, Catherine Keller will discuss her latest book, Political Theology of the Earth: Our Planetary Emergency and the Struggle for a New Public, exploring how we can confront climate change when political crises keep exploding in the present. This event will be livestreamed on the Union website.
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The (Re)imagining Catholic Vocation Conference will create space for young Catholics to explore and (re)imagine how they might serve – and challenge – their church and world. Institutional parameters have largely failed to acknowledge vocation beyond the all-male priesthood, religious life, or heterosexual marriage. The 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment did not critically challenge these categories. What does vocation look like for women, LGBTQ Catholics, and married people who are called to the priesthood or other roles in the church? Or what if our gifts are more unconventional – what if we are artists, activists, or dissenting theologians? This conference will offer space for questioning, fostering community among young Catholics, and building relationships with established progressive Catholic organizations. Young adults in college, divinity school, or beyond are welcome to join. Let’s (re)imagine justice. KEYNOTE & PLENARY We are pleased to announce that Jamie Manson will give the keynote address at the (Re)imagining Catholic Vocation [...]
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Presented by Mary Julia Jett and Isaac Sharp Friday, January 25, 1-6pm Friday, March 8, 1-5pm Friday, March 29, 1-5pm In conjunction with an exciting new “digital humanities” project aimed at developing an online and open-source resource for introducing Christian tradition, this class is devoted to exploring traditional and alternative sources from Christian history as a way of answering the question, “what is Christian tradition?” In this seminar, students investigate both conventional and overlooked or neglected voices from Christian history based on their own current academic passions and interests. Learn More and Register Isaac Sharp is a doctoral candidate in Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. He previously received a Master of Divinity degree from Mercer University with a concentration in Christian Social Ethics. He is the co-editor, with David P. Gushee, of Evangelical Ethics: A Reader from Westminster John Knox Press’s Library of Theological Ethics series.
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Join Michelle Alexander, best-selling author of The New Jim Crow, New York Times columnist and Visiting Professor of Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary, in a special edition of her Spirit of Justice lecture series, with Super Bowl Champion Michael Bennett. More than just an NFL superstar, Bennett is a fearless activist, proud feminist, grassroots philanthropist, and zealous change maker. He made news in recent years as he publicly voiced solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and joined him in refusing to stand for the national anthem to draw attention to racial injustice and police brutality. Michael has continued to work tirelessly with other athletes to help effectuate real systemic change not only in his communities, but within the very system that employs him and his fellow teammates. Their provocative conversation will explore the spiritual foundations of Bennett’s activism, as well as lessons he’s learned on and off the field regarding racism, women’s rights, police violence, toxic masculinity, Black [...]
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