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"Being faithful sometimes requires us to break the rules:" A Response to the Issue of LGBTQ Inclusion in the UMC.

By | on 19, Nov 2019 |   social justice Theology justice ministry social transformation Voice lgbtq Inclusion Jesus Open and Affirming

“I’d rather be excluded for who I include than included for who I exclude.” This sentence, often appearing on a church sign, shows up fairly regularly on my social media feed, a moving reminder of wha[...]

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Water is Life: A Sacred Witness

By | on 14, Oct 2019 |   Theology justice social transformation Voice Environment Ecology Water

The voice of a young Indigenous drummer echoed out over Lake Itasca at the headwaters of the Mississippi River as faith leaders, elders from the White Earth Nation, and climate activists from a variet[...]

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Consultations from India to Minneapolis: a United Student's Reflections.

By | on 04, May 2018 |   justice social transformation Activism interreligious chaplaincy Voice

In winter 2018, I took a trip to India with a group of students from the seminary, visiting sacred sites of 7 religions – Baha’i, Buddhist, Muslim, Jain, Sikh, Christian and Hindu. The trip was called[...]

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Readings on Rosh Hashana: Hagar, Abraham, and the Wilderness

By | on 20, Sep 2017 |   social justice Theology justice Faith Feminism social transformation injustice Voice

This semester I am taking Interpretation as Resistance: Womanist, Feminist, and Queer Approaches to the Bible taught by Professors Alika Galloway and Carolyn Pressler. This week’s reading concerns the[...]

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"Beloved is Where We Begin": Sermon by Claire Curran

By | on 28, Aug 2017 |   social justice justice Faith guest posts ministry seminary social transformation students sermon Voice

Beloved is Where We Begin

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Introducing Social Transformation at United: Videos from Students.  

By | on 20, Jul 2017 |   social justice justice Faith ministry Feminism seminary interfaith social transformation students Voice

At United, a key question is what makes an ethical leader. According Steve Newcom, Director of the Social Transformation Program, "there are injustices in the world" and for many of our students "thei[...]

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