The former seminary publication, "As I See It Today", has been digitized and is accessible on the UPSem Digital Collections site here. Published by Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, beginning in 1970 and spanning over three decades, the newsletter "As I See It Today", was meant as a medium for faculty, alumni, and friends of the Seminary to share contemporary ideas... View Post

Katie Geneva Cannon made history as the first Black woman to be ordained as a minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church. Born in 1950 in the Fisher Town area of Kannapolis, North Carolina, she was one of seven children of Corine and Esau Cannon. She earned her degree from Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina, earned a Doctor of Divinity from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, and became the first African American to complete a Doctor of Philosophy at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She was ordained in 1974 by the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Catawba. Cannon helped shape Womanist theology and taught at Temple University and Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. In 2018 she established the Center for Womanist Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. She passed away on August 8, 2018. The collection gathers her personal records into a single online location for distribution to the Presbyterian Historical Society, Union Presbyterian Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. Explore this historic collection here: https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/1123... View Post

The hours at the library change during the summer months, but the librarians and other library staff are here for you.... View Post

The UPSem Library is pleased to announce the Ernest Trice Thompson Lectures and Addresses digital collection!... View Post

Want to rep your love for the UPSem Library? We're excited to announce that we now have merch that celebrates the libraries on both campuses!... View Post

In the last week, our website has had a dramatic update. While I know that some of you will miss the old site (change can be **really** hard!), we hope that you will grow to love this one. Some specific changes we would like to point out...... View Post

Have you checked out our Brian K. Blount digital collection? The collection currently offers over 160 sermons and speeches written by Dr. Blount during his time as pastor of Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church and as Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Princeton Theological Seminary. Streaming video and audio recordings of some of Dr. Blount’s more significant sermons and speeches as President of Union Presbyterian Seminary are also available for the first time! This special collection documenting Dr. Blount’s work and scholarship will continue to grow as more materials are processed. The collection is accessible to the seminary community as well as the general public and can be found under the Special Collections menu on the Library website or by clicking here... View Post