Auburn News

Auburn Media Training for the Public Square and the Pulpit

Media is the pulpit of the twenty-first century and there is a growing demand for faith leaders to use media as a tool to communicate their messages and mission work. Auburn is dedicated to educati...

Future of Faith: A 3-Part Series for Church Communities

Join Auburn Media in partnership with Brick Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for a 3-part film and speaker series at 7pm on 2...

Peace Is Possible 2011, in Video and Image

On November 7, friends of Auburn joined at CAPITALE for the fifth annual Peace Is Possible dinner, to benefit our Face to Face | Faith to Faith program. We invite you to click and watch the video high...

Auburn's Resources for Advent

Advent is a time for waiting, longing and expectation. As we wait in expectation for the birth of Christ, we renew our calling to work toward justice and the places where our faith can ready us to hel...

The Auburn Coaching Institute

We invite you to explore the many opportunities Auburn offers to equip bold and resilient Christian leaders. Click to read about Auburn's Coaching Residential at the Chautauqua Institution, and other ...

This Is What a Groundswell Looks Like

Auburn's Director of Groundswell, Valarie Kaur, reflects on Liberty Square and the power of a movement....

A Tribute To Anita Hill After 20 Years

My heart broke a little for Anita each day. It broke because I recognized an all too familiar scenario unfolding -- the very idea that a black woman might be at once strong AND vulnerable beyond the c...

Clergy Are Praying with their Legs

Thousands of religious leaders, community organizers, human service providers, and labor unions continue to "occupy" all over the country. Click to see where you can show your support....

Register Online for PIP Today!

On Monday November 7, 2011 we dare to dream that peace is indeed possible. Come celebrate everyday peacemakers who are helping us keep the dream alive! We invite you to register today....

Media and Movement Building: The Five Best Strategies of the Last Fifty YearsA Report for Auburn Media

Auburn Media has undertaken a study of various aspects of communications strategy, as seen through the example of different social movements....

"Out of the Shadows of 9/11" Draws a Full Crowd

An overflow crowd braved pouring rain to attend Groundswell's first major public event on Tuesday, September 6th 2011 in New York City at the WNYC Greene Space....

Groundswell Connects People Across U.S. in Shared Remembrance and Renewal on 9/11

Through community-based events held in synagogues, churches, mosques, community centers, and public parks, people all over the U.S. joined together to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 through remem...

Auburn's Valarie Kaur Speaks About 9/11, Then and Now

As the nation remembers the victims in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on board the airplanes, Valarie explores the aftermath and how our communities have been affected....

Auburn's Rundown of 9/11 Events

Looking for a way to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11? Auburn has compiled a list of multifaith events. Some events are local to NYC, some are not, and some take place online. Check back ofte...

Send a Ribbon of Hope to Ground Zero Today

Ribbons of Hope is an interactive, community-created art project designed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks by inviting people of all backgrounds, religions, ages and r...

Groundswell, A New Multifaith Voice for Justice, to Launch on Ten-Year Anniversary of 9/11

Groundswell, a new multifaith voice for justice and social action, will launch on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., with the panel, “Out of the Shadows of 9/11: Millennials, Moral Vision, and...

Emigrant Savings Bank Becomes Lead Corporate Sponsor of Prepare NY Coalition

The Prepare New York Coalition today announced that Emigrant Savings Bank has become the lead corporate sponsor of the coalition's multifaith initiative designed to encourage interreligious understand...

World Population Day

July 11th is World Population Day. Established in 1987 this yearly commemoration marks the global recognition of how many people inhabit our planet and much more....

Religious Freedom: 2 Videos You Need to See

Auburn recommends these two videos to watch and share for religious freedom. Don't miss 'We The People' and 'Things People Said' and send them to your community to help heal the world. ...

Auburn Coaching Institute - Accepting Applications for Fall Programming

Our 2011-2012 application for our six-month Comprehensive Program is now available. Open to clergy and other professional lay leaders who look to strengthen their impact in ministry. Apply today!...

Talking with Tomorrow’s Peacemakers

Check out two of our alum highlighted as youth who will change the world in this KidSpirit article. ...

JIRD Issue 6 Is Online!

As a premier electronic publication, The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is poised to substantially impact inter-religious dialogue and work. Click to dive into the most recent issue!...

Auburn Receives Lilly Endowment Grant

New York, NY – The Center for Christian Leadership at Auburn Theological Seminary has received a grant of $800,000 from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip bold and resilient leader...

Auburn Women Speak in the Bay Area April 28-May 1

Lisa Anderson, Director of the Women’s Multifaith Programs, and Valarie Kaur, Director of the Groundswell Initiative will provide leadership at the upcoming ALCHEMY OF OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP: WOME...

Fifteenth Annual Lives of Commitment

Auburn Theological Seminary's 15th annual Lives of Commitment Breakfast was held on May 6, 2011, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The event was a great success, honoring and celebrating women...

Women and Theology Activist Summit

On Wednesday, April 27, 2011 the Women’s Multifaith Program will convene a summit meeting with a select group of women activists and thought leaders to begin to conceptualize the substance of what b...

Discussion and Book Signing with Renowned Woman Leader, and Lives of Commitment Breakfast Honorary Co-Chair, Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

In honor of Women’s History Month, The Riverside Church in collaboration with Auburn’s Women’s Multifaith Program and Union Seminary cordially invite you to attend a dinner and discussion with D...

Leadership That Works, A Study of Theological School Presidents

A five-member research team at Auburn studied seminary presidents and their senior teams for four years to identify the ingredients of leadership that creates stable, forward-looking theological insti...

Seminarian Program on Israel

The Protestant-Jewish Seminarian Program on Israel and Palestine, launched in 2008, brings together rabbinic students and Christian seminarians to learn about each other's communal, political, and the...

U.S. Religious Leaders Urge National Prayer Breakfast to Pray for Slain Gay Rights Activist

Key religious leaders are calling for 'Prayer for David Kato' on February 3rd, the first day of the National Prayer Breakfast, to honor the Ugandan gay rights activist who was killed last week, amidst...