May 19, 2013 Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends of the Washington Theological Union, A clear azure blue sky, soft breeze and the sun’s warmth and energy provided a memorable setting for the Forty Fourth and final graduation ceremony of our beloved Washington Theological Union on Friday, May 3, 2013 at … MORE →

February 20, 2013 Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends of the Washington Theological Union, Special Greetings! I wanted to share with you the “State of the Union” since my last communication with you. The final closing settlement of the Washington Theological Union building took place on Friday, February 15, 2013 in … MORE →

Washington Theological Union presented the final conference of the atom + Eve Project: Using Science in Pastoral Ministry series on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Co-sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, this fourth gathering was entitled, “Spirituality in an Evolutionary World.” It was held at Saint Paul’s College, 3015 Fourth Street, NE, Washington, DC. … MORE →

The third conference in the atom + Eve Project: Using Science in Pastoral Ministry was held on November 10, 2012. Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and the Washington Theological Union, the third gathering was entitled, “Primate ‘Ethics’ and Human Morality.” The all-day event was held at the Union.  Click to view pictures … MORE →

Dear Students, Colleagues and Friends of the Washington Theological Union, The founding of the Washington Theological Union in 1968 signaled a renewed interest and commitment to theological education for seminarians from several religious communities and, later, for members of the laity as the spirit and direction of the Second Vatican … MORE →

Dr. Steven Payne, OCD, Ph.D. presented the Doctor of Ministry Distinguished Scholar Lecture on July 20,2012 to an audience of over seventy people including academics, pastoral ministers in healthcare, education and in parishes, lay and religious, and to the Washington Theological Union Doctor of Ministry students. Read Dr. Payne’s lecture. Below are some photographs … MORE →

WTU hosted its 43rd graduation ceremony on May 4, 2012 at Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC. Rev. Vincent Cushing, OFM received the Distinguished Service Award and gave the graduation address. Rev. Joseph F. Wimmer, OSA received Professor Emeritus, and Richard R. Andre, CSP received the Vincent Cushing Award for Student … MORE →

The second conference in the series, atom + Eve: Using Science in Pastoral Ministry, titled The Origin of Life and Its Development, was held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Union. Over 100 people heard four lectures ranging from topics to the intersection of Darwinian evolutionary theory and theology to the … MORE →