Spiritual Connections: Living in the Flow of God’s Love Nora Martin Spurgin Circle of Angels Press, 201 pages, 2022, $15.95 This is an engaging spiritual autobiography of Nora Spurgin, who joined the Unified Family in New York in 1967, and served in many central positions as the movement led by Reverend Sun Myung Moon developed into a new global culture. Nora’s identity is shaped by her connections to others in her lifelong pursuit to be in the flow of God’s love. Her story begins with her ancestors who came to America for religious freedom. Her sixth great grandfather authored...

On Saturday, May 28, 2022, Unification Theological Seminary (UTS) held its forty-sixth Commencement in New York City. For the first time since 2019, graduating students, alumni, faculty, family and friends gathered in person to celebrate the graduating class of 2022, as well as the classes of 2021 and 2020. Dr. Chungsik Yong, Regional President of Family Federation North America and UTS board member, gave the keynote address. “Now you are going into the world. The present war in Ukraine is a terrible reality, but it’s only one example of conflict and disharmony at every level of human...

On Tuesday, April 19, Unification Theological Seminary held a virtual Faculty Roundtable event where Dr. Andrew Wilson, Director of Scriptural Research and Professor of Scriptural Studies, spoke on “The Victory of the Cross.” Dr. Wilson’s approach to Scriptural Studies is theological and ecumenical. His Old Testament courses explore what the scriptures mean and have meant to diverse communities of faith—the people of ancient Israel for whom they were written, the early Christians who read them in the light of Christ, and today’s believers—Jews and Christians of all...

The Unification Theological Seminary Board of Trustees met on Thursday April 28, 2022 and unanimously elected Dr. Thomas G. Walsh as the seventh President of Unification Theological Seminary. A 1979 graduate of Unification Theological Seminary, Dr. Walsh went on to earn his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University’s School of Religion where he specialized in the study of Religion and Ethics. Since his graduation, Dr. Walsh has taught courses at a number of colleges and universities as well as at Unification Theological Seminary. As he became more involved with the academic and ecumenical activities...

Unificationists will recognize these words from the Family Pledge: “Our family… pledges to strive every day to advance the unification of the spirit world and the physical world…” – Family Pledge #5 UTS doctoral student Ron Pappalardo is launching a campaign to bring greater awareness of the reality of the spirit world in a way that is tailored for the general public. His new book What I Learned from the Dead: a Psychic Medium Survives his Son’s Suicide through Spiritualism combines a compelling personal story with descriptions of the spirit world. He presents the...

The Connecticut Family Church is seeking a Pastor who feels called by God to serve and guide our church community. The candidate should be sincere, prayerful, competent, and able to harmonize with local and national leadership. The pastor is expected to carry out their duties centered on True Parent’s vision and to serve the church community by guiding and developing the local church during an initial period of three years. Role Objective: The Pastor provides the vision for the community and seeks to move it in a direction of growth and enrichment by aligning itself to the vision and...

Beloved Members of the UTS community, I have been blessed to welcome three entering classes of UTS students. On May 28, 2022 I will preside over my third UTS commencement ceremony. When I assumed the UTS Presidency in July of 2019 I characterized it as a “transitional presidency.” I felt that my major responsibility was to bring relevant parts of my professional experience to the Seminary’s already solid academic foundation. I calibrated at that time that my tenure should be two to three years. As we come to the close of these three years, I recognize that it is indeed time to pass...

Unification Theological Seminary recognized the winners of the seminary’s first Research Day, which was held on Saturday, March 5. Current seminary students as well as faculty were invited to prepare an academic poster, or visual description of a research project that they were currently pursuing. On March 5th, the seminary community gathered to participate in the UTS Community’s First Research Day. Dr. Thomas Ward welcomed participants to the event. “One of the things I like to tell my students all the time that Unification Theological Seminary is a graduate school,” he...

District 3 and Clifton Family Church is seeking a Full-time Pastor who feels called by God, is sincere, prayerful, humble before God and cares about the spiritual wellbeing of our current and potential members. The pastor is a strong and charismatic leader who communicates God’s word and love with clarity and conviction, and macro-manages and brings out the best in a large team of paid pastoral and ministry staff and volunteers in order to provide for the diverse needs of our multicultural community. The pastor needs to be committed to fulfilling the mission of the Clifton Family Church...