Union Theological Seminary - Podcast

In this podcast, Hannah Brown, student and winner of the Hudnut Preaching Prize, gives a sermon during chapel on authenticity, waiting, hope and tomatoes.

In this installment we will hear excerpts from the January 31,2007 inaugural celebration of Dr. Gary Dorrien as Union's Fourth Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics.

Hello, and welcome to another episode in the podcast of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. We are back with more treats. This episode features Union Medal winner Ophelia Dahl. For over twenty years, Ophelia Dahl has worked as an advocate for the health and rights of the poor. Ms. Dahl first traveled to impoverished central Haiti in 1983 to volunteer at a small eye care clinic. In Haiti she met Paul Farmer, and since then they have worked to bring health care to the destitute sick, beginning with a few small villages in Haiti's Central Plateau. The principle behind their work has been simple: everyone, whether poor or affluent, deserves to benefit from the same high standard of medical care. Partners In Health (PIH), a non-profit organization based in Boston, Mass., and dedicated to addressing health inequities and social injustice, was formally founded in 1987. Ms. Dahl, a co-founder and trustee of PIH, currently serves as its Executive Director. She has also served as chair of the PIH board since 1993. Under her leadership, PIH has forged groundbreaking successes in treating the diseases of the poor and promoting health and human rights in areas of the world that have been ravaged by political conflict, poverty, and international neglect. Today, the effectiveness of PIH's community-based model has been lauded around the world, prompting an explosion in requests to the organization to share its expertise and to play a greater role in global health advocacy.

Hello, and welcome to another episode in the podcast of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. It's been a long time since we last posted an episode. Fear not, faithful podcast listeners, we're back with Union Medal winner Paul Farmer. Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to treating some of the world's poorest populations, in the process helping to raise the standard of health care for the destitute sick everywhere. A founding director of Partners In Health, an international organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty, Dr. Farmer and his colleagues have successfully challenged the policymakers and critics who claim that quality health care is impossible to deliver in resource-poor settings. Dr. Farmer has worked in infectious-disease control for nearly two decades and is a world-renowned authority on AIDS and tuberculosis. He is an attending physician in infectious diseases and Associate Chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and medical director of the Clinique Bon Sauveur Hospital in rural Haiti, focusing on diseases that disproportionately afflict the poor. Along with his colleagues at the Brigham and in the Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Farmer has pioneered community-based treatment strategies for infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)) in resource-poor settings. His work in Haiti has taught him that poverty, inequality, and political turmoil lead inevitably to poor health outcomes among the vulnerable, and this belief fuels his scholarly, clinical, advocacy, and charitable activities.

In this podcast, Marcus Borg, the Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University, gives part 2 of a lecture from Union Days (Spring 2007).

In this podcast, Marcus Borg, the Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University, gives part 1 of a lecture from Union Days (Spring 2007).

SPECIAL EVENT: Union Medal 2006

In this podcast, Larry Rasmussen, former Union professor of the Reinhold Niebuhr Chair of Social Ethics, gives part 2 of a lecture from the 171st Convocation (Fall 2006) on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

In this podcast, Larry Rasmussen, former Union professor of the Reinhold Niebuhr Chair of Social Ethics, gives part 1 of a lecture from the 171st Convocation (Fall 2006) on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Hello, and welcome back to part two of our two episode podcast series on the recent lecture of Dr. Cornel West. Last week we brought you the introductions of Dr. West and Dr. West's lecture entitled “The Socratic, the Prophetic, and the Democratic.” This week, we'll be returning to James Memorial Chapel on the night of March 29th 2006 to pick up where we left off, with the Question and Answer session that followed Dr. West's lecture. Dr. West served on Union’s faculty from 1977 to 1984 and again in 1987-88, when he was Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice. He is currently Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University. This lecture series honors the memory of Barry Ulanov, a professor of English at Barnard College for more than three decades and a prolific author. After retiring from Barnard in 1988, Dr. Ulanov taught at Union Theological Seminary in the program of Psychiatry and Religion.

Hello, and welcome to another episode in the podcast of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. It's been a long time since we last posted an episode, and we've received many inquiries into the possibility that our podcast needed to be eulogized. But fear not, faithful podcast listeners, we're back this week (and again next week) with a two-part series featuring Dr. Cornel West, who returned to Union recently to deliver the fourth Barry Ulanov Memorial Lecture. This episode, the first in a two-part series, will feature the introductions of Dr. West and Dr. West's lecture, titled “The Socratic, the Prophetic, and the Democratic.” In next week's episode we'll bring you the fascinating question-and-answer period that followed this lecture. Dr. West served on Union’s faculty from 1977 to 1984 and again in 1987-88, when he was Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice. He is currently Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University. One of America’s most gifted and provocative public intellectuals, Dr. West’s writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the American traditions of the Black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. This lecture series honors the memory of Barry Ulanov, a professor of English at Barnard College for more than three decades and a prolific author. After retiring from Barnard in 1988, Dr. Ulanov taught at Union Theological Seminary in the program of Psychiatry and Religion. Preceding Dr. West's lecture, we'll be hearing introductions to this event and our esteemed speaker from Union President Joseph Hough, Professor Ann Belford Ulanov, and Academic Dean Euan Cameron. Here now: The 2006 Barry Ulanov Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Cornel West.

Our first speaker, Rev. Amy Gopp is currently Associate Director of Week of Compassion Ministries, the relief, refugee and development ministry fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a fund which reaches out to suffering people around the world. More information can be found at www.weekofcompassion.org Rev. Gopp received her Master of Divinity degree from Union in May 2005. While a student at Union she co-founded Union's Poverty Initiative, a program devoted to training future religious leaders to overcome poverty and economic injustice in America more information on this program can be found on it's website www.povertyinitiative.org Today we present her sermon entitled "Where is the Victory," Rev. Gopp delivered this sermon at Union's James Chapel on Monday, the 27th of Feb, 2006. Our second speaker is William Burnett, faith community organizer of Picture the Homeless, an organization founded by Lewis Haggins, Jr., and Anthony Williams, both homelss men. Picture The Homeless is an organization dedicated to empowering the homeless to unite in a collective voice. More information on Picture the Homeless can be found at their website www.picturethehomeless.org In this episode William Burnett delivers a sermon entitled "Palms and Ashes" at Union's James Chapel on Wed March 1st, 2006

Hello and welcome back to the Union Theological Seminary Podcast. It's been a long winters break since we've last been with you, and we're thrilled to be back! We're also happy to announce that our last episode was so well received by our ever expanding audience, that today's episode will feature more from the Rev. Dr. Hal Taussig, Visiting Professor of New Testament at Union. Dr. Taussig has taught graduate New Testament Studies and pastored progressive United Methodist churches for the past two decades, as well as at Union for the past seven years. He is now entering his second three year appointment here at Union and we're blessed and honored by his presence. Additionally his books include The Progressive Church at the Grassroots in America: Jesus Before God: The Prayer Life of the Historical Jesus; and the upcoming What It Is and Where to Find It. This is in addition to many other works which he has penned in collaboration with other reknowned scholars and theologians. Dr. Taussig is co-editor of Constellation: Thinking Progressively About Christianity, an on-line journal associated with the Center for Progressive Christianity. He is also a founding member of the Jesus Seminar and currently a member of the steering committee of the Acts Seminar of the Westar Institute. Most Sundays you can find Dr Taussig in his role as co-pastor of the Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Without further ado, Here now is the Rev Dr Hal Taussig preaching at the noon service in James Chapel on April 26, 2005

Today’s Podcast features the October 6, 2005 Union Day addresses by best-selling author and religion scholar Elaine Pagels and Hal Taussig, a popular New Testament professor here at Union Seminary. This year’s Union Day symposium was presented in conjunction with a month-long collaborative art exhibition titled “The Divine Body” on display at three Morningside Heights venues: Union’s James Chapel, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University. Visit the website at: www.thedivinebody.com. After a brief introduction by Academic Dean Euan Cameron we will hear from Dr. Hal Tausig, who will present an overview of the ways in which non-canonical early Christian text continues to captivate popular imagination. The presentation by Dr. Pagels will follow reflecting on the question “What is the significance of these lost texts to you, your work, your world?” A few more brief technical points before we get things started. If you are listening to us today in iTunes, this will be our first enhanced podcast, containing pictures of the event as well as chapters. To access the chapters in itunes in please use the dropdown menu located just to the right of the main title window. It’s tiny, but it’s there once you download this podcast. Also, This will probably be our final podcast until the new year. So from all of us here at Union Theological Seminary. Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a safe and happy new year!

Its Nov 29th 2005, and welcome back to the Union Podcast. Its been a few weeks, but were happy to report that unionpodcast.org is up and running, and that today we have a new episode to share with you. Todays episode will feature Prof. Gary Dorrien and Prof. James Cone speaking on one of Unions most revered theologians, Reinhold Niebuhr. These presentations took place on Nov 18th before a small gathering of ethicists and politicians and others interested in the the ongoing impact of Reinhold Niebuhrs writings. The primary text for this discussion is Dr. Neibuhrs book, The Irony of American History. We will hear from Prof. Dorrien first, with Prof. Cone lecturing about 20 mintues in, so if you wish to jump to Prof Cone drag your cursors accoringly Here now is Reinhold Neibuhr professor of Christian Ethics Gary Dorrien.