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United at the Parliament of the World's Religions: "Holding Theory and Practice in Tension"

By | on 13, Dec 2018 |   social justice students interreligious chaplaincy Voice Conference

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Witnessing the Power of Community: Claire Klein on the Poor People's Campaign.

By | on 28, Jun 2018 |   social justice Voice Civil Rights

“Can you tell me about your theology of protest?” Rev. Ashley Harness, my minister at Lyndale United Church of Christ asked Rev. Dr. William Barber at a planning meeting for the revival of the Poor Pe[...]

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"Is this Naomi?" Reading into the Book of Ruth on Shavuot

By | on 25, May 2018 |   social justice Judaism interreligious chaplaincy Voice Bible

On Shavuot, an annual two day holiday which just ended this last Monday, Jews across the world study the Book of Ruth. A prominent theme of the story is chesed or loving-kindness. Ruth’s devotion to N[...]

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Video Ministry: Countering LGBTQ "Clobber Texts" on Youtube.  

By | on 22, Mar 2018 |   social justice videos social transformation Activism Voice lgbtq

How do we share our messages and enact our ministry across different audiences? Social Transformation student, Nikole Mitchell uses Twitter, blogging, and vlogging (video blogging) to reach people whe[...]

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United Rejects Religious Discrimination in Health Care

By | on 28, Feb 2018 |   social justice Chaplaincy seminary social transformation injustice interreligious chaplaincy Voice statement healthcare Civil Rights

On January 18, 2018, the Trump Administration announced the creation of a “civil rights” division within the Department of Health and Human Services that would allow health workers to discriminate aga[...]

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"We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the injustices of our society": President Lew Zeidner's MLK Day Address.

By | on 15, Jan 2018 |   social justice Theology Events Voice

My experience of previous celebrations of MLK day seemed focused on an amazing leader, a man who advocated non-violent change and dreamed of a better world for all, a movement that seemed to facilitat[...]

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