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Auburn Media
About Auburn Media
Religion is the wild card of our day. It is at the crux of world events in almost every corner of our globe. At its best, religion promotes justice and the common good. Yet today, from small-town America to the Middle East, religiously-motivated violence and discrimination seem to dominate our landscape. As we watch television, listen to the radio or browse the Internet, inspired, prophetic religious leaders representing a balance of perspectives seem curiously absent from the media.
Auburn Media seeks to rebalance religious voices in America through sophisticated, thoughtful, responsible use of the media. Churches, synagogues and mosques are no longer the chief purveyors of religious thought in America; television, radio, and the Internet are today’s media pulpits and now considered by many to be the new public square. Auburn Media seeks to open up the dialogue in this new public square.
About Auburn Theological Seminary
Since its founding in Auburn, New York in 1818, Auburn Theological Seminary has been in the forefront of educating people to serve God. The Seminary first trained ministers and educators for Presbyterian and other Protestant churches on the American frontier, then for new fields of service in the U.S. and around the world. Following the Great Depression, the seminary moved to New York City to share Union Theological Seminary's campus. Today Auburn is a dynamic educational institution, a "seminary without borders," whose programs are rooted in New York City but extend far beyond. Today its programs:
renew church life and leadership through non-degree education;
increase multifaith understanding;
strengthen other theological schools through educational research and consulting.
Though much has changed since Auburn began its work, the seminary's main focus-to serve God by strengthening religious leadership-remains the same. During its first century, the faculty and graduates participated in the great social movements of the times, including the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the struggle against fundamentalism. As Auburn prepares to enter its third century, those who gather at Auburn continue to address the pressing challenges of our time, including church renewal, religious pluralism and globalization. As in the past, Auburn embraces new developments as an opportunity.
Auburn welcomes clergy and laity, established professionals and emerging young leaders. In bringing together people of faith from a wide range of traditions, Auburn has built a reputation as a catalyst for serious conversations that wouldn't happen anywhere else.
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Web Address:
www.auburnsem.org
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