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February 20, 2008 - James Chapel "Doing Theology Interreligiously: Union and the Legacy of Paul Tillich"
On Wednesday, February 20, 2008, Paul F. Knitter was inaugurated as Union Theological Seminary's Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture. During the ceremony, Professor Knitter, a leading theologian of religious pluralism, presented his inaugural address, "Doing Theology Interreligiously: Union and the Legacy of Paul Tillich."
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December 6, 2007 - James Chapel "Byzantine avenues to theological insight: the Strange Case of Santa Claus"
This podcast features an address by the Rev. Dr. John A. McGuckin on the occasion of his installation as the first professor to occupy The Ane Marie and Bent Emil Nielsen Chair in Late Antique and Byzantine Christian History. Professor McGuckin, who has taught Early Church History at Union since 1997, also holds standing as Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies in the Religion Department of Columbia University.
Union Days and Bonhoeffer Guest Lecturer: Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Jeffrey D. Sachs delivered the keynote address on Thursday, October 11, 2007, for Union Theological Seminary's Bonhoeffer Lectures "Ending Poverty: World Poverty and Moral Responsibility."
Dr. Sachs is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. From 2002 to 2006, he was director of the UN Millennium Project and special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals, the internationally agreed goals to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger by the year 2015. He is currently special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
The Bonhoeffer Lectures program is part of the German-American lecture and academic exchange established at Union in 1993. The lectures alternate between the United States and Germany and focus on public and ethical issues that Dietrich Bonhoeffer addressed or would have addressed.
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CHAPEL SERMON - April 10, 2007 Welcome to this Union podcast. In this podcast Professor Barbara Lundblad delivers a sermon in James Chapel on the Resurrection and the bright, penetrating fire that is Jesus.
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CHAPEL SERMON - March 8, 2007 Welcome to this Union podcast. In this podcast Graduating M.Div. student Stacy Smith delivers a sermon in James Chapel on Matthew 1:1-16, and the importance of genealogy and heritage.
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