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[...]

Honoring Pride at United

Welcome to the first day of Pride. With its roots in protest and a collective yearning for justice, Pride is a defiant, joyful resistance against the intersecting oppressions LGBTQ+ people face, and t[...]

2023 Commencement Address by Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings

We Start Again by Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own,[a] and his own peopl[...]

Jermaine Ross-Allam: United’s 2023 Spirit of United Alum

Beth Long-Higgins: United’s 2023 Distinguished Alum

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities is proud to announce that Rev. Beth Long-Higgins (’88) is the seminary’s 2023 Distinguished Alum. An experienced pastor, talented consensus builder, and [...]

From Protests to Podcasts: Public Theology at United

For the past 60 years, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities has consistently engaged in public theology.