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Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with activist and author Darnell Moore on how COVID-19 is impacting US culture. Moore is the author of No Ashes in the Fire and is Director of Inclusion Strategy for Content and Marketing at Netflix.

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis on COVID-19's impact on the the Poor. Dr. Theoharis is the Co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Dr. Sandra Montes about the Episcopal Church's transition to virtual worship. Dr. Montes is the interim worship director at Union Theological Seminary and is the Spanish-language resource consultant at the Episcopal Church Foundation.

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White on caring for those in abusive relationships and those in recovery during a time of self-isolation and quarantine. Dr. Cooper-White is an Episcopal priest and is the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Union Theological Seminary. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255 If you’re thinking about suicide, a...

In this episode, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary. They discuss COVID-19's impacting on theological institutions and how Union has responded and made decisions during the early days of this pandemic. They explore ways that this moment will change theological curriculum and student formation.    

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas spoke with the Rev. Katie Mears of  Episcopal Relief & Development  on their work on COVID-19 including how the US Disaster Program is coordinating with church partners to address this health crisis. Katie is a Union Theological Seminary Master of Divinity student as well as the Senior Director of the US Disaster Program for Episcopal Relief and Development. Episcopal Reli...

Over the next few weeks, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will be speaking with faith and community leaders about what it means to be Church, during this COVID-19 pandemic.  Today she is speaking with Ali Noorani. Ali is the Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, a non-partisan advocacy organization working with faith, law enforcement and business leaders to promote the value of immigrants...

Over the next few weeks, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will be speaking with faith and community leaders about what it means to be Church, during this COVID-19 pandemic.  In this episode, Dean Douglas is speaking with the Rev. Dan Scheid, the rector at Saint Paul's Church in Flint, Michigan. They discuss COVID-19's impact on a Flint community that has already been on the front lines of a public health...

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Sarah Azaransky, Assistant Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and the author of "The Dream Is Freedom: Pauli Murray and American Democratic Faith". They discuss the life and theology of Pauli Murray, the activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest. They dive into the pivotal role Murray played in the American civil rights movement, and explore...

In today's episode, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas interviews Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in what was an honest and open conversation between old friends. They talk race in the Episcopal Church, Bishop Curry reflects on his legacy as the first African American to serve as Presiding Bishop in The Episcopal Church, and they respond to the Episcopal Church's decision to exclude the same-sex spouses from...

Last week, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas visited Flint, Michigan, to hear from water warriors, clergy, journalists, and documentarians who are seeking justice for the Flint water crisis. In this interview, Dean Douglas shares what she learned during these conversations and reflects on her experience.

In today's episode, we continue our series "Margins Speak," in which the Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel speaks with theologians and activists from the Global South about how they are experiencing and responding to climate change and environmental destruction. In this conversation, Rev. Samuel Speaks with Vinod J Wesley who is working on a Ph. D. in Christian Ethics at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Chic...

Last week, EDS at Union hosted Darnell Moore for a public lecture and conversation in James Memorial Chapel at Union Theological Seminary. Today's episode of the podcast will be the audio of that event and the conversation between Dean Kelly Brown Douglas' and Darnell Moore. Darnell Moore is an award-winning writer, a leading Black Lives Matter activist, and an advocate for justice and liberation....

EDS at Union has selected No Fire in the Ashes: Coming of Age Black and Free in America by Darnell Moore as our community read. For this week's episode, Dean Douglas discusses Moore's book with The Rev. Mike Kinman and Juliana Serrano from All Saints Church in Passedina, California. Similar to EDS at Union, All Saints has selected No Ashes in the Fire as their congregation's community read and wil...

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Karenna Gore, Director of Union's Center for Earth Ethics. They discuss the moral dimensions of our ecological crisis, how environmental issues are playing out in the presidential primary, and Karenna's recent New York Times op-ed . The Center for Earth Ethics is an institute at Union Theological Seminary that envisions a world where value is measured according...

Earlier this summer, Episcopal Divinity School at Union and The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest made a pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama to visit  the Legacy Museum  and the  National Memorial for Peace and Justice . Established by the Equal Justice Initiative, these sites are our nation’s first memorials dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people, those terrorized by lynching and Jim...

On this the fifth anniversary of the murder of Eric Garner, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Fred Davie , Executive VP of Union and the chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) for the New York City Police Department. They discuss the Department of Justice’s decision to not pursue charges against the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold, the next steps for the...

In today’s episode, we will continue our series “Margins Speak” in which the Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel speaks with theologians and activists from the Global South about how they are experiencing and responding to climate change and environmental destruction. In this conversation, Rev. Samuel interviews the Rev. Dr. Jione Havea, who is a native Methodist Pastor from Tonga who serves as the research fe...

In a new interview series,  Courageous and Just , The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and Trinity Wall Street’s Theologian in Residence, interviews bold voices of our time to explore the question, “What does a just society look like?” and to compel us to act on our moral imagination.  The videos are available on the  Trinity Wall Street website  and the interviews will be p...

In a new interview series,  Courageous and Just , The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and Trinity Wall Street’s Theologian in Residence, interviews bold voices of our time to explore the question, “What does a just society look like?” and to compel us to act on our moral imagination.  The videos are available on the  Trinity Wall Street website  and the interviews will be p...

In a new interview series, Courageous and Just , The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and Trinity Wall Street’s Theologian in Residence, interviews bold voices of our time to explore the question, “What does a just society look like?” and to compel us to act on our moral imagination.  The videos are available on the Trinity Wall Street website and the interviews will be post...

  We are launching a podcast series titled, Margins Speak. Over the next few months, The Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel, Visiting Lecturer for Theology, Global Christianity, and Mission will explore various ecological issues faced by people in the Global South. Covering topics such as colonialism, capitalism, and oppressive structures such as racism, patriarchy, homophobia, we will hear how theologians an...

Last month, Dr. Sandra T. Montes joined EDS at Union as an Artist in Residence, sharing her talents for leading worship, song, and bi-lingual liturgy with our community. In today's episode, Dean Douglas interviews Dr. Montes to learn more about her experience using music to bring congregations and communities together.  About Sandra Montes: Sandra is the Spanish Language Resource Consultant at ECF...

In this episode of EDS at Union NOW, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas interviews Anna Clark, author of  The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy , who joined us on campus for a public event on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The Poisoned City was selected as the EDS at Union Community Read for the spring 2019 semester. In her book, Clark methodically lays out how embedded racism, wealt...