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SUMMARY:2026 Commencement
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the \n64th Commencement Exercises\nof United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\nSunday\, April 26\, 2026 — 3:00 PM CT\nPlymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis \n\nGathering Onsite and Online\nCommencement will be available in a hybrid format. Whether you plan to attend onsite or online\, please sign up at the link below. Those who register to attend online will receive program and livestream links via email before the event. Those who attend onsite are invited to stay after to chat with our graduates at a reception. \n\nCommencement Speaker\nRev. Dr. Amy Butler\n \nRev. Dr. Amy Butler is the founder of Invested Faith\, a nonprofit that identifies\, resources\, and networks faith-rooted social entrepreneurs who are reimagining the work of faith communities in the world. She currently serves as Pastor of the Community Church of Honolulu\, bringing her visionary leadership to a diverse and dynamic faith community. She is the former Senior Minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington\, D.C. and The Riverside Church in New York City\, where she was the first woman to lead those historic congregations. She holds degrees from Baylor University\, the International Baptist Theological Seminary\, and Wesley Theological Seminary.  \nA respected preacher\, writer\, and leader in progressive faith movements\, Dr. Butler is the co-author of Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities (Chalice Press\, 2025) and author of a memoir\, Beautiful and Terrible Things: Faith\, Doubt\, and Discovering a Way Back to Each Other (The Dial Press\, 2023). Throughout her ministry\, she has been recognized for her commitment to justice\, compassion\, and building communities of radical welcome. \nFor her commencement address\, Rev. Dr. Butler will be drawing on scripture from John 21:1–14. The title of the address is “Deep Waters.” \n\nRegister
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/2026-commencement/
LOCATION:Plymouth Congregational Church\, 1919 LaSalle Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Admissions,Commencement
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SUMMARY:2026 Susan Draper White Lecture with Dr. Ellen T. Armour
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, February 23\, 2026\, for our next Susan Draper White Lecture\, when we will welcome Dr. Ellen T. Armour as our presenter! Dr. Armour’s presentation is titled “Seeing Gender Otherwise: Theology as Visual Practice.” Festivities will begin with a reception at 5:45 PM for onsite attendees. Available onsite and online\, the lecture will commence at 6:30 PM CT. \nAmong the many issues dividing Americans these days is the conflict over how we should understand\, see\, and treat people whose gender identities break with norms. This is a conflict where religion\, gender\, and politics come together—familiar terrain for feminist theologians of all types. Central to this conflict is how we see gender (understood intersectionally\, of course). Armour draws on insights central to her two most recent books\, Signs and Wonders: Theology After Modernity (Columbia University Press\, 2016)\, and Seeing and Believing: Religion\, Digital Visual Culture\, and Social Justice (Columbia University Press\, 2023)\, as well as her long critical and constructive engagement with feminist and queer theology to diagnose and address this conflict.  \nArmour is Professor and E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair of Feminist Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Her research and teaching interests include theologies and theories of gender\, race\, sexuality\, disability and visual culture as well as continental philosophy. She is the author of numerous articles and three books\, and she is also the co-editor of Bodily Citations: Religion and Judith Butler (Columbia University Press\, 2006). She has served as the Director of the Carpenter Program in Religion\, Gender\, and Sexuality since 2007. \nPublications\nHer research interests include feminist theology\, contemporary continental philosophy\, and theories of sexuality\, race\, gender\, disability\, and embodiment. In addition to numerous articles and book chapters\, she is the author of several publications: \n\nSeeing and Believing: Religion\, Digital Visual Culture\, and the Struggle for Social Justice (Columbia University Press\, 2023)\nSigns and Wonders: Theology After Modernity (Columbia University Press\, 2016)\nDeconstruction\, Feminist Theology\, and the Problem of Difference: Subverting the Race/Gender Divide (Chicago: University of Chicago Press\, 1999)\n\nShe was co-editor of Bodily Citations: Judith Butler and Religion (Columbia University Press\, 2006). \nDr. Armour received her BA in Humanities from Stetson University and her MA and PhD from Vanderbilt University. \nTeaching \nShe began her teaching career at Rhodes College in Memphis in 1991. While at Rhodes\, she served as chair of the religious studies department and of several major faculty committees. She was honored to receive the Clarence Day Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (1999) and the Jameson Jones Award for Faculty Service (2005). She joined the Vanderbilt faculty in the fall of 2006 and became the Director of the Carpenter Program in Religion\, Gender\, and Sexuality in 2007. Armour has served in various leadership roles during her time at Vanderbilt and became the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the fall of 2019. \nRegister
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/2026-susan-draper-white-lecture-with-dr-ellen-t-armour/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Susan Draper White Lecture
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SUMMARY:Book Launch—Playing the Game: Embodied Brilliance beyond the Moral Limits of Race in Sport
DESCRIPTION:Join us at United or through Zoom on Wednesday\, November 19\, when Rev. Dr. Gary F. Green\, II will officially launch his significant new book—Playing the Game: Embodied Brilliance beyond the Moral Limits of Race in Sport. Dr. Green is United’s associate professor of Pastoral Theology and Social Transformation and director of Racial Intelligence Systems. \nFortress Press\, which published the book on November 4\, 2025\, notes that Playing the Game investigates racial and ethical intersections in cultural misinterpretations of US Black athleticism. It also shows how Black athletes expose white supremacy’s colonizing logic and the story it tells of a post-racial society. \nThe book applies womanist theological ethics and theologies of embodied spirituality to three exemplars—Marshawn Lynch\, Steph Curry\, and Deion Sanders. These men epitomize the play of racial politics surrounding Black male athlete depictions as “beast.” All three are celebrated public figures who illustrate\, and then frustrate\, cultural attempts to flatten the Black athlete’s embodied brilliance based on moral rationalities that reflect a racist history. A group of panelists will help illuminate more themes in Dr. Green’s new publication\, and the author will field questions at the end of the event. \nThis event is generously sponsored by RBC Wealth Management.  \n \n  \nPanelists\n\n\n\n\nDr. Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch is a womanist play facilitator and innovative educator who teaches at Union Presbyterian Seminary in the area of Christian education. Her most recent book is titled\, Doing Theological Double Dutch: A Womanist Pedagogy of Play.\n\n\n\n\nCJ Ham\, #30\, is a fullback for the Minnesota Vikings\, where he has been a starter since 2017. Off the field\, he takes pride in giving back. In 2024\, the Vikings selected CJ as their Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee. \n\n\n\n\n\nTamice Spencer-Helms is both a United student and staff member. While pursuing their DMin in Social Transformation\, Tamice is also serving as one of United’s amazing admissions counselors. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\nRegister for this free event in the form below.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/playing-the-game-book-launch/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
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SUMMARY:United Days: Interpreting Texts for the Liberation and Flourishing of Our World
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow United alums and students\, faculty\, and staff for United Days. This year’s two-day homecoming event is themed “Interpreting Texts for the Liberation and Flourishing of Our World.” Drawing on the Hebrew Bible\, we will experience new ways to think about leadership in our current landscape. Together\, we will engage questions such as: \nWhat does it mean to be a neighbor?\nHow do biblical texts provide liberation stories?\nHow might liberation stories restore our souls?\nWhat is the liberative power of art? \n \nIn our exploration of these questions\, we will invite the texts to direct us as we work toward the transformation of our human and ecological world. Leaders of faith communities will be challenged to envision their call in new ways. We will also seek liberation and flourishing in musical texts\, specifically in the lyrics of Prince\, in our Friday morning plenary session. \nThis year’s United Days is being supported by the Gustafson Lectureship in New Testament Studies. Established in honor of Rev. Dr. Henry A. Gustafson\, Professor Emeritus of the New Testament (1968–1989)\, Henry was a lifelong teacher and student of the New Testament. His excitement about the scriptures was infectious among his students and churchgoers who attended his Adult Education classes. His fine mind and gentle manner made him easily accessible to students and colleagues alike. Everyone who knew him had a “Henry Gustafson story.” Henry was a graduate of Yale Divinity School in New Haven and earned his PhD at the University of Chicago. \nCEUs are available for all plenary sessions for interested attendees. Keep scrolling for more information on our speakers and registration. \n\nSpeakers\n \nDr. Jennifer Maidrand is United’s visiting assistant professor of Bible\, Culture\, and Interpretation\, supported by the Louisville Institute. A scholar\, educator\, and activist\, Maidrand holds a PhD in Bible and Cultures and an MA in Theological Studies with an emphasis on Religion and Ecology from Drew University. This summer\, she spent several weeks in Palestine-Israel researching how biblical interpretation shapes contested landscapes. She has served with Global Ministries (UCC) in Palestine and has valuable experience providing education and advocacy related to the Middle East to diverse churches across the US. Maidrand is a member of the UCC and is committed to fostering interfaith and intercultural community education around sacred texts\, the earth\, and social justice. \nDr. Kenneth Ngwa\, this year’s Gustafson lecturer\, is the Donald J. Casper Professor of Hebrew Bible and African Biblical Hermeneutics and director of the Religion and Global Health Forum at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston\, IL. Dr. Ngwa holds a Master of Theology degree from the Protestant University of Central Africa in Cameroon\, as well as a ThM and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. A native of Cameroon\, his bilingual and multicultural upbringing colors his perspective on African identities in the world. “For me\,” Ngwa observes\, “multiplicity is the starting point for a shared life of faith\, hope\, justice-work\, ecological sustainability\, research\, teaching\, empathy\, curiosity\, dreaming\, health/healing\, worship\, and all that makes life both tender and fragile\, but also deeply cherished and durable.” \nDr. Pamela (Ayo) Yetunde\, JD\, MA\, ThD\, is a pastoral counselor in private practice\, an author\, and a speaker. She is the author of Dearly Beloved Prince\, Spirituality and This Thing Called Life\, a book inspired by the Theology of Prince Project she led while a professor at United. Ayo is also the co-director for the Black Buddhism Faculty Project at the Center for Culture\, Society\, and Religion at Princeton University.   \n\nSchedule\nThursday\, October 23\, 2025 \n\n\n\n8:30 AM   \nRegistration/Gathering/Coffee\n\n\n9:15 AM   \nOpening Worship\n\n\n10:15 AM   \nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:50 AM   \nWelcome by President Molly T. Marshall\n\n\n11:00 AM   \nGustafson Lecture: “A Daughter’s Perspective on Liberation: A Dialogical Reading of Matthew 15:21-28” by Dr. Kenneth Ngwa\n\n\n12:00 PM   \n\nLunch\nJoin classmates and meet new people for over lunch table conversations.  \n\n\n\n1:15 PM   \nPlenary Session: “Terrestrial Interpretation: Earthly Readings in Times of Crisis” by Dr. Jennifer Maidrand\n\n\n2:15 PM   \nBreak\n\n\n2:45 PM   \nGustafson Lecture: “Dreaming Up Ministries of Liberation and Flourishing: Reflections on Psalm 126” by Dr. Kenneth Ngwa\n\n\n5:30 PM   \nReception at Town and Country\n\n\n\n6:00 PM   \nBanquet at Town and Country\nSit with alums from your class and meet newer generations of alums at the banquet. Includes presentation of the 2025 Spirit of United and Distinguished Alum Awards\, recognition of our Bossard-Ward Society Members\, and updates from President Molly T. Marshall.\n\n\n\n\n  \nFriday\, October 24\, 2025 \n\n\n\n8:30 AM   \nGathering and Coffee\n\n\n9:30 AM   \nPlenary Session: “Becoming Public Theologians from the Inside Out: Prince and How United Makes a Mark in This World” with Dr. Pamela (Ayo) Yetunde\, facilitated by Rev. Dr. Gary F. Green II\n\n\n11:00 AM   \nSongs of Prince and Sweet Treats\n\n\n11:30 AM   \nDepart\n\n\n\n  \n\nRegistration Details\nEarly registration has been extended through October 8. \nSpace is limited. If you intend to register for the banquet or lunch\, we must receive your request by October 16. Onsite registrations (with no food) will close on October 21. We will not be able to accommodate late registrations. If you have food allergies\, please contact Andrew Fox at afox@unitedseminary.edu. We also have limited scholarships available. If you are unable to cover your registration costs\, please contact Rev. Dr. Cindi Beth Johnson at cbjohnson@unitedseminary.edu.  \nNote: For attendees who are coming from afar\, United has secured a 10 percent discount at Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast\, a Marriott property located north/northwest of United\, steps from vibrant restaurants\, breweries\, and galleries. Visit Delta Hotel’s Preferred Client Reservation Link to check availability. \nUnited has also arranged for a discount at the Hampton Inn & Suites University Area\, a hotel much closer to United. To access the discount\, visit Hampton’s Booking Link and use Group Code LHHT27. \n  \n\n\n\nGeneral Attendees\nEarly Registration \nby October 8\nRegular Registration \nby October 16\n\n\n\nBoth Days\nincludes lunch and banquet \n\n$90\n$125\n\n\nBanquet Only\n$45\n$45\n\n\n\nDistance Only\nnot in-person \n\n$20\n$20\n\n\nFriday Only\n$15\n$25\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nUnited Students\nmust register with United email\n\nEarly Registration \nby October 8\nRegular Registration \nby October 16\n\n\n\nBoth Days\nincludes lunch and banquet \n\n$55\n$70\n\n\nPlenaries and Lunch\nno banquet\n$15\n$15\n\n\nPlenaries\, no Lunch\nFree\nregistration required\nFree\nregistration required\n\n\nDistance Only\nnot in-person\nFree\nregistration required\nFree\nregistration required\n\n\nFriday Only\nFree\nregistration required\nFree\nregistration required\n\n\n\nAble to do more?\nConsider adding a gift of $63 for the United Fund in honor of United’s 63rd year as a seminary. The United Fund provides the seminary with unrestricted operating funds. If you are interested in making a gift of a different size\, click here for our Give page. \nNote: We are aware of and working quickly to resolve an intermittent issue with our form vendor. If you experience any difficulties registering\, please wait a couple of minutes and refresh the page. If you still encounter a problem\, contact Andrew Fox at afox@unitedseminary.edu\, and he will ensure you are registered. We regret any inconvenience. \n \n \n \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/united-days-2025/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gustafson Lectureship in New Testament Studies,United Days
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SUMMARY:Sacred Spaces as Social Enterprise: Managing Resources for Financial Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Many faith communities are facing a financial crisis due to dwindling membership and reduced giving. By taking a Social Enterprise perspective\, faith leaders can discover new ways to stabilize finances and enhance their mission. This free 60-minute seminar\, led by Dr. J. Howard “Jim” Kucher\, an adjunct professor of Social Entrepreneurship at United\, will introduce you to some of the concepts needed to begin the journey. \nAlso an associate professor of Social Innovation at the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Jim is an award-winning teacher and internationally recognized thought leader in social entrepreneurship. He is the lead author of Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation\, published in 2022 by Edward Elgar Publishers. Jim also works as a consultant to leading and emerging social benefit initiatives to help them improve outcomes and increase sustainable revenues. He has successfully secured more than $70 million in working capital on behalf of mission-oriented enterprises and helped more than 100 area nonprofits and social enterprises develop new models for meeting their constituents’ needs while increasing their organization’s sustainability.  \nJim holds a doctorate in Public Administration with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship and an MBA with an Entrepreneurship specialization from The University of Baltimore. He has also earned certification as a project management professional and a new product development professional. He has been recognized as a Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholar\, an Unsung Hero of Small Business\, and a Fulbright Specialist Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship. His current research explores the field of economic theology and its practical application in faith-based social enterprise. \nThis event is being hosted at United and online; for those attending onsite\, please be advised that Dr. Kucher will be appearing via video. We hope you can join us in person or on Zoom for this free and unique educational offering.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/sacred-spaces-as-social-enterprise/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Demian Wheeler":MAILTO:dwheeler@unitedseminary.edu
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SUMMARY:2025 Commencement
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the\n63rd Commencement Exercises\nof United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\nSunday\, April 27\, 2025 • 3:00 PM CT\nPlymouth Congregational Church\, Minneapolis\n\nCommencement Address\nSource: Union Theological Seminary \nRev. John J. Thatamanil\, PhD—Professor of Theology & World Religions and Director of the Insight Project: Theology & Natural World at Union Theological Seminary—will serve as our 63rd Commencement speaker. Rev. Dr. Thatamanil teaches a wide variety of courses in the areas of comparative theology\, theologies of religious diversity\, Hindu-Christian dialogue\, the theology of Paul Tillich\, the theory of religion\, process theology\, and eco-theology. He is committed to the work of comparative theology—a theology that learns from and with a variety of traditions. A central question that drives his work is\, “How can Christian communities come to see religious diversity as a promise rather than as a problem?” He is also committed to Dzogchen meditation and includes time for meditation in virtually all of his courses at Union. \nHis first book is an exercise in constructive comparative theology. The Immanent Divine: God\, Creation\, and the Human Predicament. An East-West Conversation (Fortress Press\, 2006) provides the foundation for a nondualist Christian theology worked out through a conversation between Paul Tillich and Sankara\, the master teacher of the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedanta. \nCircling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity (Fordham University Press\, 2020)\, Professor Thatamanil’s second book\, takes up the recent and extensive literature on the Western construction/invention of the category “religion” with the following questions in mind: If “religion” is a relatively recent invention of the modern West\, then is the category applicable to non-Western cultures and traditions? Can we really divide the world up into a set of discrete world religions? Does it still make sense to ask if the world’s “religions” are paths up the same mountain or paths up different mountains? How should theologies of religious diversity be reconfigured in light of these new questions and challenges? \nA third book\, provisionally titled Desiring Truth: Comparative Theology and the Quest for Interreligious Wisdom\, is in the works. This book begins by interrogating our troubling post-truth moment: just how did we get here? Taking up an argument made by the late Foucault\, Thatamanil argues that the answer partly lies in the modern commitment to separating desiring from knowing in the name of objectivity. By contrast\, Buddhist and Hindu traditions insist that without rectifying our desires\, there is no possibility of coming to the right knowing and genuine wisdom. Thatamanil turns to comparative theology as a resource for addressing a contemporary context rife with misinformation\, conspiracy theories\, and “alternative facts.” \nProfessor Thatamanil is a past president of the North American Paul Tillich Society (NAPTS) and the founding (and current) Chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Theological Education Committee. He is a frequent preacher and lecturer in churches\, colleges\, and universities\, both nationally and internationally. He also co-edits (with Dr. Loye Ashton) the “Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions” book series for Fordham University Press. He blogs regularly for a variety of online publications and has published editorials in The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. \nGathering\nCommencement will be available in a hybrid format. Whether you intend to participate onsite or online\, please sign up at the link below. Those who register to attend online will receive program and livestream links via email before the event. Those who attend onsite are invited to stay after to chat with our graduates at a reception. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Bingen Buck via email or phone at 651-255-6162. \n\nRegistration
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/2025-commencement/
LOCATION:Plymouth Congregational Church\, 1919 LaSalle Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Commencement
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SUMMARY:Embodying Solidarity with Indigenous People by Becoming Kin
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Twin Cities Repair Community for Makoce Ikikcupi (Dakota Land Recovery)\, Sarah Augustine will present a lecture\, “Embodying Solidarity with Indigenous People by Becoming Kin\,” on Friday evening\, April 4\, 7:00–8:30 PM at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. This hybrid talk is open to the public at no charge; doors open at 6:15 PM. Sarah is the executive director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery. She is Tewa (Pueblo)\, and is leading a national and international movement for justice for Indigenous peoples.  \nSarah\, who is an author and activist\, calls everyday Christians to organize alongside Indigenous land and water protectors\, and to direct our life energy toward dismantling the Christian Doctrine of Discovery—the basis for U.S. and international laws and policies that uphold colonization and remove Indigenous Peoples from their lands still today. Sarah’s voice is a prophetic one for these times\, speaking from her perspectives as an Indigenous woman and activist\, an “internally displaced” person\, a trained sociologist and systems thinker\, and a Mennonite Christian. Come listen\, learn\, and join this movement for cultural and structural change. \nNOTE: As of April 4\, we no longer have any onsite registrations available due to space limitations. Please register to attend online. Thank you! \nRegistration
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/embodying-solidarity-with-indigenous-people-by-becoming-kin/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Admissions,Social Transformation Program
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SUMMARY:“Obedient to…”—An Exhibition of Metal Work and Fiber Art
DESCRIPTION:When artistic alums Doug Abbott (’10) and Sheryl Schwyhart (’20) first met at the lunch table at United ten years ago\, neither could have foreseen how a friendship would be forged around theology\, art\, and personal struggle. It is fitting that in this time of Lent\, a period of reflection and seeking to “see differently\,” they would collaborate to bring an exhibition out of persistence and faith.  \nJoin us onsite or online at the Arts Lunch on April 1 at 12:15 PM for a conversation about their process for creating “Obedient to…”—An Exhibition of Metal Work and Fiber Art. \nNOTE: The password is Awes-Freem \nJoin Us Via Zoom >
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/obedient-to-an-exhibition-of-metal-work-and-fiber-art/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Admissions,Theology and the Arts Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman":MAILTO:jawesfreeman@unitedseminary.edu
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SUMMARY:Book Launch—Trans Biblical: New Approaches to Interpretation and Embodiment in Scripture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Trans Biblical: New Approaches to Interpretation and Embodiment in Scripture\, a new collection of wide-ranging essays published by Westminster John Knox. The book explores key issues animating trans-biblical interpretation from a variety of angles and emphases. Contributors\, who represent a range of gender identities\, answer the question—“What makes a biblical reading trans\, or a trans reading biblical?”—in diverse and exciting ways. They also promote new ways of thinking about gender variation in the ancient world while more sensitively and critically addressing ongoing debates about gender and embodiment.  \nSeveral editors (including United’s adjunct faculty\, Melissa Harl Sellew\, ThD\, along with Dr. Joseph A. Marchal and Dr. Katy Valentine) and contributors (including United’s core faculty\, Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia Tanis) will offer brief remarks about the book\, with a response by MA student Elliott Barnhill. Those who attend in person can enjoy light refreshments. \nRegister below to join us onsite or online.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/book-launch-trans-biblical/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Admissions
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SUMMARY:Susan Draper White Lecture: “Battle for the Minds\, Revisited” with Rev. Molly T. Marshall\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:United is very pleased to announce that our 34th annual Susan Draper White Lecture will take place on February 24\, 2025\, and feature Rev. Molly T. Marshall\, PhD\, United’s esteemed and beloved president. President Marshall’s lecture is titled “Battle for the Minds\, Revisited.” \nThirty years ago\, writer and producer Steve Lipscomb created his first documentary\, Battle for the Minds\, about the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative shift and how that was affecting women pastors. Prominently featured in the film was a progressive\, feminist professor of Christian theology\, and experienced pastor\, at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville\, Kentucky: Dr. Molly T. Marshall.  \nThis year’s lecture will feature Rev. Dr. Marshall’s reflections on that pivotal episode in her professional and theological life and how the experience shaped the theologian and leader she has become\, as United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities’ president. The evening will include a screening of the documentary along with Rev. Dr. Marshall’s remarks and reflections. \nDr. Marshall writes: \nIf you attend the Susan Draper White Lecture\, you will witness a story of resilience. The documentary chronicles what happens to a woman who challenges the power structures that deem women unfit to exercise spiritual leadership. Although filmed nearly 30 years ago\, it remains a cautionary tale about the crushing power of patriarchy—all too resilient itself as recent days attest. Indeed\, misogyny is hurtling forward. \nIt is not just my story\, but the story of countless women whom the Church has silenced\, marginalized\, and castigated. While there have been many breakthroughs for women in ecclesiastical circles\, contempt and abuse stalk their presence\, claiming their leadership to be invalid and contrary to theological tradition. \nOn the larger social landscape of politics\, law\, commerce\, and education\, the pernicious oppression of women—especially women of color—continues. Naming this reality and concrete resistance remains urgent. \nIt will be an evening of reflection and thoughtful conversation about what is at stake when patriarchy prevails. \nThis special event will begin at 7:00 PM and conclude by 9:15 PM. It will take place on United’s campus and will be available via live streaming. To learn more\, please contact Jen Buck (jbuck@unitedseminary.edu). \nREGISTRATION
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/2025-susan-draper-white-lecture/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Susan Draper White Lecture,Symposium Week
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SUMMARY:Picard Lecture on Environmental Theology and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Join us October 28 for the Picard Lecture on Environmental Theology and Ethics at United or online. Dr. Kiara Jorgenson\, associate professor of Religion and Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College\, is this year’s speaker. Kiara\, whose lecture is titled “Hope through Tears\,” is a theologian who earned degrees from St. Olaf College (BA\, Religion & Women’s Studies)\, Denver Seminary (MDiv) and Luther Seminary (PhD\, Theology). Her research interests include: Protestant ecotheologies\, vocation\, ecofeminisms\, agrarian studies\, ecological resistance movements\, childhood studies\, and the theology of motherwork. At St. Olaf College\, she teaches religion courses on ecotheologies\, place-based spiritualities\, and a smattering of environmental humanities offerings such as Biophilia\, Theo-Ethics of Climate Change\, and Culture of Nature. \nKiara recently published Ecology of Vocation: Recasting Calling in a New Planetary Era (Fortress/Lexington\, 2020) and an edited volume\, Ecotheology: A Christian Conversation (Eerdmans\, 2020). She has also published articles in journals on interdisciplinary topics ranging from Jürgen Moltmann’s ecological ethics to the vocation of children to Indigenous influence on Christian watershed liturgies.  \nAfter she speaks\, Dr. Munjed M. Murad\, United’s program director for Eco-Justice and assistant professor of World Religions and Intercultural Studies supported by the Johnson-Fry Endowment\, and Dr. Timothy R. Eberhart—the Robert and Marilyn Degler McClean Associate Professor of Ecological Theology and Practice at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and Director of the Center for Ecological Regeneration—will offer brief responses to Kiara’s lecture. \nFree parking is available in either the North or South lot adjacent to the CASE building in St. Paul. \nAbout the Picard Lecture\nThe Picard Lectures on Environmental Theology and Ethics are supported by an endowment made possible through the generosity of United alum\, Rev. Frank Picard (’02)\, and members of the Picard family. The purpose of the lectureship is to explore questions and issues concerning the state of the creation from theological and ethical perspectives. The lectureship seeks to raise questions such as the relation between our spiritual life and the state of the natural world\, and the response of religious leadership to the decline of the planet. In establishing the endowment the Picard family especially wishes to remember the deep appreciation for God’s creation they shared with the late David and Roland Picard.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/2024-picard-lecture-on-environmental-theology-and-ethics/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Picard Lecture on Environmental Theology and Ethics
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T173000
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SUMMARY:Reweaving Earth & Soul: A Conversation with Leah Rampy
DESCRIPTION:Climate chaos and ecosystem losses are growing; we live amidst beauty and sorrow. We have frayed our ties with this wondrous\, beloved Earth\, and that is breaking our hearts. Spirit beckons us to the depth of our souls to reclaim our birthright of kinship with all living beings. Within that holy web\, we might learn to lay stepping stones toward a future of greater mutual flourishing and well being. We hope you can join us on September 28 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Dr. Leah Rampy about living more deeply connected in these edge times. \n\nLeah Rampy is a writer\, speaker\, and retreat leader who weaves ecology\, spirituality\, personal stories\, and practices to help others deepen their relationship to the natural world. She is the author of the award winning Earth & Soul: Reconnecting amid Climate Chaos and a frequent speaker on spiritual ecology and leadership in these uncertain times. (This book is available for purchase at a reduced price through The Ministry Lab. Contact Rev. Emily Meyer to reserve your copy and arrange for pick-up.)\n \n\n\n\nThrough Shepherd University’s Lifelong Learning Program\, Leah teaches classes on ecology through the lens of current writers. Her essays on living more fully connected to Earth in these uncertain times have appeared in the Anthology of Appalachian Writers (Barbara Kingsolver edition)\, The Cardinal Anthology Vol 1\, and Soul Food; Nourishing Essays on Contemplative Living and Leadership. She is a member of West Virginia Writers. \nLeah holds a doctorate in Curriculum from Indiana University. She has extensive leadership experience as an executive in Fortune 100 organizations and in nonprofits and has offered executive coaching and consulting to individuals and organizations through the business she founded in 2001\, Illumined Way\, LLC. \nRegistration Deadline: September 27\, 2024
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/reweaving-earth-soul-reconnecting-amid-climate-chaos-a-discussion-with-author-leah-rampy/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\, 767 Eustis St.\, Suite 140\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,The Ministry Lab
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Ministry Lab":MAILTO:ministrylab@unitedseminary.edu
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SUMMARY:Guest Lecture with Rev. Dr. Gary Dorrien
DESCRIPTION:United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in St. Paul are jointly sponsoring a lecture by the highly esteemed American theologian and ethicist Rev. Dr. Gary Dorrien. The free event will take place at 6:30 PM on September 25\, in the main church at St. John’s and be live-streamed on St. John’s YouTube channel. \nDorrien\, the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University\, will base his lecture around two of his recent publications: Anglican Identities: Logos Idealism\, Imperial Whiteness\, Commonweal Ecumenism and the autobiographical Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life. Both books have a 2024 publication date. \nIn Anglican Identities\, Dorrien offers a comprehensive historical examination of Anglicanism\, encompassing the faith’s longstanding proclivity toward ecumenicalism and idealist approaches. He also argues that the religion’s aspirational ecumenical vision is directly antithetical to English Anglican’s entanglement with colonialism and white supremacy.  \nOver from Union Road\, on sale September 30\, is a rich memoir that describes Dorrien’s unlikely journey from being an academically inattentive high school athlete to becoming a renowned social ethicist\, theologian\, and intellectual historian. The book also covers Dorrien’s participation in the civil rights movement and other social and cultural upheavals during his lengthy career.  \nDorrien will also participate in United’s Fall Convocation on September 26 as he joins us to celebrate the installation of his former student\, Dr. Demian Wheeler\, into the new Sophia Chair in Religious and Theological Studies. The Lecture at St. John’s and United’s Fall Convocation are completely free to attend! \nView the venue address and information below.
URL:https://www.unitedseminary.edu/event/guest-lecture-with-rev-dr-gary-dorrien/
LOCATION:St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church\, 60 Kent St N\, St. Paul\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Affairs,Admissions
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