August 5, 2025
Interview with Dr. Awes Freeman on Upcoming Screening of Ending the Silence
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What Is Seminary?
Seminary is a word that originally comes from the Latin seminarium, “plant nursery, seed plot.” Long since obsolete, that definition of seminary has been wholly replaced by the centuries-long practice of describing a seminary as a training school. A theological seminary represents a remarkable graduate school program rooted in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding through the interplay of faith and reason. (more…)
June 6, 2023
Finding Light out of the Darkness of Trauma through Community
The American Psychological Association defines trauma simply as “an emotional response to a terrible event.” Broken down further, trauma can be acute (from a single horrific event that threatens one’s life or safety), chronic (ongoing or repeated trauma as from abuse or poverty), or complex (multiple, chronic, and prolonged exposures to trauma as experienced by people in war zones, those in abusive relationships, children who suffer from neglect and/or abuse). (more…)
Do You Want to Be a Professor of Religion or Theology?
At United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, one option of study is the concentration in Religion and Theology, available both for the MA and MDiv degrees. An MDiv can prepare students to become pastors, ministers or religious leaders whose ministerial focus is religious or theological education, while those pursuing an MA might become public theologians or teachers of religion/theology in private schools or churches. However, one of the most likely outcomes for either an MA or MDiv student in this concentration is moving on to a PhD in Religion or Theology in preparation for teaching. (more…)