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Healing the desire for truth in an age of misinformation

Posted June 25th, 2024

“What is truth?” Pilate retorted to a Jesus on trial. According to John’s gospel, Jesus had told Pilate that he came into the world to testify to the truth and to be heard by those who “belong to the truth.” Despite finding no case against him, Pilate consented to Jesus’ crucifixion. Pilate was not the first or last person with power to believe truth could be bent to human will.

That’s a RAP

Posted April 23rd, 2024

The Reimagining America Project (RAP), a grassroots effort of clergy, activists and local leaders in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, who are working to reduce the unjust impacts race has on the systems of our society, was the subject of an illuminating webinar recently offered by Union Presbyterian Seminary and two of its institutions, the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation (CSJR) and the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership.

Union Presbyterian Seminary helps expand learning opportunities for Cooperative Baptists

Posted November 17th, 2020

Thanks in part to Union Presbyterian Seminary, Cooperative Baptists in Virginia will have new options for advanced theological study because of partnerships developed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia and CBF Global.

Why bother with the Book of Common Worship?

Posted November 6th, 2020

At the Presbyterians Association of Musicians’ Town Hall Forum on Thursday, the Rev. Dr. Ronald P. Byars spoke passionately about the faith of the church as he addressed the question, “Why bother with the Book of Common Worship?”