Vernell Garrett, Prince Rogers Nelson's Parade, ToP Open Submissions (Visual Art) Winner, 2018 (more…)
The following post was originally written as a response for the fall 2018 course at United, TR271: Theological Interpretation of the Arts. (more…)
Early this November, Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde (Director of Interreligious Chaplaincy and Assistant Professor of Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Counseling), Jessi LeClear Vachta (Associate Director of Admissions) and a group of current students attended the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions in Toronto, Ontario. There, they held a panel, "Making Interreligious Chaplaincy Education Meaningfully Inclusive." The following is a reflection by Kimi Graff, who is working on an MDiv in Interreligious Chaplaincy. (more…)
This summer, Dr. Cindi Beth Johnson, Director of The Intersection, Wilson Yates Center for Theology and the Arts, was asked to work with a group of students in the Theology and the Arts concentration to write a litany for the United Church of Christ’s National Board of Pensions. The request was to gather a group of students to study the lectionary texts and write a liturgy that would be available to all of the churches of the UCC as part of a bulletin insert during the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Here is an excerpt for the first week of advent: (more…)
United's 2018 Fall Convocation was held on September 25. President Lew Zeidner welcomed all with a message about tolerating and leaning into ambiguity. Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman, installed this year as Assistant Professor of Theology & the Arts, delivered an address using metaphors of pilgrimage and elevation. Below you can watch the full ceremony: (more…)
Don’t Leave Your Trumpet at the Door: A Guide to Theological Education at United Seminary (more…)
"The Theology of Prince" is a project at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities headed by Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Assistant Professor of Pastural and Spiritual Care and Counseling and Director of Interfaith Chaplaincy. The project includes a call for essays, poetry, video, or visual art from the United Community in response to the theme. On September 27, 2017 I interviewed Dr. Yetunde about the project and her connection to Prince. (more…)
**This photo was taken September 17, 2017 in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Having recently lost her mother and currently viewing the horrific devastation Florence is bringing to the Carolina coast, this reflection from last year is especially poignant to the photographer. (more…)
2017 has been especially rife with protests, rallies, and marches. Nor has the call to action quieted in the last few weeks. There was the March for Science on April 22, and Tuesday, May 9 is the Medicare for All Rally. There are events popping up across the Twin Cities gearing up for Pride, and Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAc) has been fundraising and hosting trainings consistently over the last month. Indeed with the coming of spring, there is a sense of renewal, of hope in troubling times, and the timeless recognition that in this season- life returns to the world in abundance. (more…)