Inside Agitators: Seminarians for Justice

May/June 2012 Issue Table of Contents

Introductions to the Issue

• “The Locavore Dilemma: Seminarians Become Justice Locavores” by Patrick David Heery
• “High Ideals and Low Fences: Unpacking the narrative meaning of justice in seminary life” by Chris Iosso

Letters to a Seminarian

• “Letter to a Seminarian from a Christian Occupier” by Jeremy John
• “Empowering La Communidad Latina” by David Abalos

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Texas)

• “Maria’s Story: Detention in the Land of the Free” by Ruth Elswood

Claremont School of Theology (California)

• “Seminary Students Stand with Undocumented Food Workers” by Nina Fernando, Wesley Menke, Samuel Pullen, and Chad Seagle

Columbia Theological Seminary (Georgia)

• “Who Gets to Live at Columbia Seminary, and Who Doesn’t?” by Patrick David Heery and Anonymous
• “Prayer for a Welcoming Community” by Doug Friesema

Fuller Theological Seminary (California)

• “Turning the Church Inside-Out, Encountering the Other” – Interview with Jennifer Ackerman

Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

• “Occupy Harvard” – Interview with Katherine Pater

Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Georgia)

• “A Seminary Where the Students Are Still Marching” by Elyse Ambrose
• “Social Justice: Breaking It Down” by Carl Lowery

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Kentucky)

• “Close Enough to Get Hurt” by Alex Becker
• “Making Ministers Uncomfortable” – Interview with Tonia Gonzalez, By Amy Hartsough

McCormick Theological Seminary (Chicago)

• “Building Faithful Love: Creating a Climate for Justice” by Abby Mohaupt and TC Anderson
• “Refusing to Outsource Justice” by Wes Pitts

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (Pennsylvania)

• “What an Urban Seminary Is Doing to Advocate Social Justice Beyond the Iron Gates” by Kelly Jean Norris-Wilke

Princeton Theological Seminary (New Jersey)

• “Is Diversity Enough?” by Josh Newton
• “Remembering Our Community: Empowering the Latin@ Community” by Ariana Salazar-Newton
• “Numbering My Worries” by Emily Morgan
• “Dangerous Faith: A Mandate for Dislocation” by Daniel Yang
• “Ignorance and Apathy: A Reflection on Social Justice in the Church” by Rachel B. Livingston

San Francisco Theological Seminary (California)

• “Beyond the Walls” – Interview with Rochelle Shaw

Union Theological Seminary (New York City)

• “Justice at Union Theological Seminary: Legacy of Justice, Lens for Action” by Thia Reggio

Yale Divinity School (New Haven, Connecticut)

• “Remarkable Hope: With God, All Will Be Possible” – Interview with Whitney Waller

If you are interested in joining the leadership team that will be envisioning and creating a national network of seminary and divinity school students committed to social justice, please contact us.