Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York · Courses
DMN
8 courses with the subject DMN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DMN 401This course examines religious leadership as a deeply reflective, situated practice shaped by
Spirituality, vocation, spirituality, justice, community, and the lived realities of particular contexts. As a Leadership, and foundational seminar, it invites students to consider how leadership is formed, disrupted, and Justice (3 credits) renewed through theological reflection, critical decolonial analysis, interreligious literacy, In Person Intensive contemplative disciplines, and the stories we tell and carry. Online Students will engage leadership as an evolving, relational practice that must be examined Su Yon Pak and reimagined in light of power, trauma, ancestry, discernment, religious traditions, and communal responsibility. They will name the question(s) they are holding in this season of life, allowing those questions to anchor and guide our shared learning. Through readings, reflections, case study analyses, group discussions, and storytelling, students will cultivate a more grounded and critical understanding of religious leadership and a more spacious vocabulary for narrating their own emerging leadership path. Note: Enrollment restricted to first-year DMin students
DMN 403Theory, In this course, learners will mine and practice several modes of theological reflection and
Theology, and qualitative research methods, applying them specifically to justice issues and a context of Practice of Research I ministry praxis. Learners will think theologically, critically, and constructively about systemic (3 credits) inequalities that dispense and deny power to persons according to social categorizations Online endowed with meanings consciously and unconsciously agreed upon by a public. Theological Willie Francois meaning-making and social analysis are two sides of the same puzzle of faith leadership eyeing and driving public discourse, movement-building, freedom-dreaming, and political repair. Now more than ever, leadership is not just about leading institutions; it is also about leading ideas with the propensity to transform public practice and perception. This course will orient students to the doctoral project proposal. Note: Enrollment restricted to first-year DMin students DMN 421 – Moral This course explores the intersection of local leadership, theological imagination, and justice- Leadership, Public oriented community engagement, framing leadership as a response to and a reflection of Advocacy, & Local global justice imperatives. Students examine how spiritual and moral frameworks shape Exegesis (3 credits) leadership, community organizing, and the pursuit of justice. Emphasizing place-making, In Person Intensive moral meaning-making, and faith-informed activism, the course fosters introspection, Online discipline, and actionable impact, beginning with personal leadership development and Samuel Cruz expanding to organizational and civic ecosystems. The interfacing of local issues and global injustice summons a moral leadership praxis inspiring local conscientization, actionable solidarity, and public advocacy. By bridging theological reflection with systemic injustices, particularly those affecting Black and brown communities, students will cultivate the skills and vision for transformative civic engagement. By providing a framework for faith-rooted civic creativity and public engagement, it equips participants to lead with clarity, conviction, and a commitment to justice. It features guest speakers and site visits. Note: Enrollment restricted to second-year DMin students
DMN 423Decoding Decoding Power equips students to engage in an analysis of social power for leadership
Power (3 credits) practice. Probing the impact on public discourse, the course will study the entanglement of Online religion, race and gender, the promise, provisionality, and peril of "intersectionality," how Capacity: uncapped power constitutes social worlds and the contested nature of power as repressive and Andrea White productive, as technique for domination, control over access, and as critical social good. Note: Enrollment restricted to second-year DMin students 75
