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Apr 2, 2025

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The Burke Library recently hosted “Aurality and Devotion in the Pre-Modern World,” a multi-disciplinary project on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic devotional song that brought together leading scholars from the U.S. and Europe to share and discuss their research.

Mar 17, 2025

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A grandfather's diary: The staff of the Burke Library share the papers of Christian missionary and Union Theological Seminary alum Darley Downs with his grandson and great-grandson to explore their family legacy.

Feb 11, 2025

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The Burke Library partnered with the Department of History to host the inaugural "History Happy Hour," facilitated by professors Julie Lillis and Simran Jeet Singh and intended to create a space for in-person and online participants to engage with a given subject matter.

Jan 29, 2025

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The Burke Library, in partnership with the Center for Earth Ethics, recently hosted a book launch to celebrate the publication of "Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope" by Catherine Coleman Flowers.

Dec 3, 2024

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Bibliographic Assistant at the Burke Library Brandon Harrington, also a student at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, details a two-week intensive in bookbinding and letterpress printing at the Center for Book Arts.

Oct 4, 2024

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The staff of the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary collaborated with the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life (IRCPL) to host a panel discussion on the role of water in religion and spiritual life in South Asia.

Apr 12, 2024

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"The Black Theology Papers Project," published by the Black Theology Unit of the American Academy of Religion with the Libraries to promote the intellectual history of Black theology and preserve the proceedings of the Unit's conferences, recently released numerous new articles.

Oct 25, 2023

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Archivists, curators, and subject specialists highlight a number of noteworthy acquisitions, conservation projects, and digitization efforts that are underway in 2023, including the Fly Papers that are now held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Aug 25, 2023

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An exhibition in the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary explores the education of Vietnamese activist and author Thích Nhất Hạnh, who studied at Columbia University in the 1960s.

Aug 4, 2023

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds a rare series of maps that dates to 1895, printed to "call attention to the working and living conditions of people in 'a congested district of Chicago'" in the late 19th century.

Jul 14, 2023

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Kit Hermanson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion at Columbia, delves into the archives of Letha Dawson Scanzoni, a feminist Christian activist, writer, and founding member of the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus.

Mar 16, 2023

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds several examples of "Paris Bibles," Bibles intended for personal study that date to the 13th century and are printed on fine parchment with "minute, precise writing and delicate embellishments."

Feb 3, 2023

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The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection, part of the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship at the Burke Library, will facilitate access to digitized materials from the papers of the late professor and theologian, including drawings and sermons.

Jan 24, 2023

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A team of faculty members and librarians collaborated during the fall of 2022 to lead a new, interdisciplinary seminar on medieval manuscripts as a part of the University's vibrant Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.

Dec 22, 2022

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Intern Lauren Capellan with the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary delves into the archives of the Missionary Research Library, which document early 20th-century missionary activity on a global scale.

Oct 14, 2022

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An exhibit at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary highlights four newly-acuired items, which date from 1418 to 1961, that explore what it has meant to be part of a Christian religious community over the course of centuries.

Oct 12, 2022

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Library Assistant Brandon Harrington was recently tasked with "shelf shifting" to alleviate shelf congestion, or what book borrowers might recognize as (irritatingly) tightly-packed bookshelves. Here's a behind-the-scenes take on library maintenance.

Jun 16, 2022

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Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library Caro Bratnober reflects on their approach to "asynchronous learning" during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic: instructional videos on library resources and services.

May 13, 2022

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With construction on a new residential tower at 122nd St. and Claremont Ave. underway, staff at the Burke Library highlight past and present architecture on the Union Theological Seminary campus.

Dec 10, 2021

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Staff from the Burke Library reflect on the wide array of services and support offered virtually throughout the pandemic, the team's recent return to in-person work, and look forward to 2022.

Nov 12, 2021

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Yarilynne Esther Regalado, a graduate student at Union Theological Seminary, reflects on her experience as a Latinx seminarian and a research assistant in the special collections of the Burke Library.

Sep 30, 2021

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary proudly reopens its doors - and its collections of rare and archival materials - after closing for 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 15, 2021

In the media

Librarian Caro Bratnober received the inaugural Educational Resource Prize from the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network for her work to teach graduate students about using primary sources in religious studies with a queer lens.

May 14, 2021

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Online library catalogs help users find specific materials from anywhere in the world, but what happens when an item's full title isn't included in its catalog record? The Burke Library takes on a metadata mystery.

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Aurality and Devotion in the Premodern World Project

A Grandfather’s Diary: The Darley Downs Papers

Hybrid History Happy Hour

“Holy Ground” Book Launch with Catherine Flowers

Bookbinding and Letterpress Printing: Two Weeks at the Center for Book Arts

Water: Climate and Religion with IRCPL

The Black Theology Papers Project (2023)

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

“Thích Nhất Hạnh: Student and Seminarian” | A New Exhibit to Further Student Research

Hull-House Maps and Papers: On Moving a Book from General to Special Collections

Scrolls, Folders, and Megaphones

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

Religious Communities in the Christian Tradition: A New Exhibit

Mapping the Stacks

Instructional Videos from the Early-Pandemic Era

The Construction and Evolution of the UTS Campus: a Re-Imagined Exhibit

Looking Back & Looking Forward

Belonging as a Latinx Seminarian

The Return of Special Collections at the Burke

Honorees | LGBTQ-RAN Educational Resource Prize

“Gebetsanliegen” in the Catalog: a Metadata Mystery

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Aurality and Devotion in the Premodern World Project

A Grandfather’s Diary: The Darley Downs Papers

Hybrid History Happy Hour

“Holy Ground” Book Launch with Catherine Flowers

Bookbinding and Letterpress Printing: Two Weeks at the Center for Book Arts

Water: Climate and Religion with IRCPL

The Black Theology Papers Project (2023)

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

“Thích Nhất Hạnh: Student and Seminarian” | A New Exhibit to Further Student Research

Hull-House Maps and Papers: On Moving a Book from General to Special Collections

Scrolls, Folders, and Megaphones

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

Religious Communities in the Christian Tradition: A New Exhibit

Mapping the Stacks

Instructional Videos from the Early-Pandemic Era

The Construction and Evolution of the UTS Campus: a Re-Imagined Exhibit

Looking Back & Looking Forward

Belonging as a Latinx Seminarian

The Return of Special Collections at the Burke

Honorees | LGBTQ-RAN Educational Resource Prize

“Gebetsanliegen” in the Catalog: a Metadata Mystery