Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Paul Tillich was considered an intellectual German American Christian existentialist theologian, who impacted theology in the 20th century. Given his background, Paul grew under a Lutheran Pastor, Johannes his father. He studied theology and attended seminary and earned two Doctorates at the age of 21. He enlisted in the German army as a Chaplain and was placed on the deadliest post in this war. Here he wrote his father stating, “Hell is all around us. It’s unimaginable” (Taylor 2017). This probably gives us some insight of why his theology changed from a political stand point and turned to an existentialist view. During his time as a professor, another theologian named Reinhold Neibuhr visited him and was impressed with his teaching. Later, Neibuhr invited him to come and teach at Union Theological Seminary, where the staff would take a 5%…

Shortly after marrying, the two of them moved to New York City together. In September of 1924, Rogers changed his major to religion and enrolled in the Union Theological Seminary, much to the dismay of his conservative Protestant father. While attending the Union Theological Seminary, he took a student organized seminar entitled “Why am I entering the ministry?” This class was created by students who petitioned to have a class without an instructor, arguing that by following the instructor they…

Stanley Hall was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts in 1844. He was one of the leaders in the psychology field in the United States. “He was regarded as the founder of child psychology and educational psychology.” Hall had originally gone to school to become a minister. He departed the Union Theological Seminary in New York City after a short time to go study abroad in Germany to follow learning in philosophy. He came back to the United States in 1872 to teach at Antioch College in Ohio. While…

Author Carl Rogers was born on January 8th,1902, the fourth of his parents six children. Carl Rogers ‘s parents were described as strict religious and uncompromising yet caring in a non-affectionate way. As a child, Rogers was described as sensitive, bright, shy and an independent thinker. At the age of 12, Rogers moved to a farm outside of the greater Chicago area. At the age of 17, Rogers enrolled at the University of Wisconsin. Originally Rogers majored in Agriculture, but eventually…

garrison burned the constitution as a proslavery document. argued for "no union with slaveholders" until they repented for their sins by freeing their slaves. • a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the american south. the term aimed to explain away the seeming contradiction of legalized slavery in a country whose declaration of independence states that "all men are created equal". it was one of the key causes of the civil war. • a political party that started during…

humanistic and client-centered approach to psychology (Hall, 1997). This paper look into the life, works, and beliefs of Carl Rogers. Rogers was born on January 8, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois. One of six children born into the family of a contractor/engineer and his wife, he characterized his childhood environment as “anti-intellectual” and dominated by a religiosity of the fundamentalist type. Raised on a farm from the age of twelve, Rogers entered the Agricultural College of the University of…

Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. furthermore, Alberta Williams King in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1960 he filled in as co-minister with his dad in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, situated in Atlanta, till his passing, be that as it may he progressed toward becoming head minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church before then in 1954. At fifteen he moved on from Booker T. Washington High School, he then looked for advanced education at Morehouse College and got his B. A. degree. He later headed out to…

In Koreatown, Los Angeles, you may find bald headed Asian monks sitting before a colorful altar housing a golden stature of the Buddha chanting an ancient prayer in light tones. If passing through suburban Washington, D.C, you are likely to come across a African American mother siting before the family altar ringing the bell three times, and together her two children will begin reciting the Lotus Sutra. Go over to upstate New York and you may see a variety of businessmen, artists, college…

Development and Director of the Emory University Center for Ethics from 1994 until his retirement in 2005. “Fowler was a pioneering scholar in practical theology and ethics, building on cognitive development theory and extensive empirical research as he identified six stages of faith through which we move as we seek the meaning in our lives. His book Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning, was formative of a field in which research and scholarship…