Urbana Theological Seminary

Urbana Theological Seminary Seminary education that is academically excellent, faithful to scripture, and student-focused.

Urbana Seminary offers Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) degrees. We seek to engage the entirety of the student’s being, facilitating spiritual growth and addressing holistic issues of formation. We hope to foster interaction between Christian traditions, defined and bounded by a deep commitment to the Gospel and Scripture.

For the last few summers, Urbana Seminary has hosted a free summer reading program for adults who either love the challe...
09/09/2026

For the last few summers, Urbana Seminary has hosted a free summer reading program for adults who either love the challenge or miss the summer reading programs libraries had when they were children. Today we are giving a special shout out to Karen Steiner who is sharing with us a picture of her holding her framed certificate saying that she completed the program. Excellent work Karen!

09/09/2026

This term, Urbana Seminary is offering three classes that start in the second half of the semester! More info coming soon!

On the weekend of November 6-7, Dr. Melody Green will be teaching a one weekend class on the book Phantastes by George M...
09/05/2026

On the weekend of November 6-7, Dr. Melody Green will be teaching a one weekend class on the book Phantastes by George MacDonald! While C. S. Lewis was still an athiest, he read this book and later described it as having played an important role in his conversion, because, Lewis said, it "baptized his imagination." This class will explore the genre, context, and text in order to better understand this book. The class will meet 6-9 PM CT on Friday, November 6th and 9-4 on Saturday, November 7. The class will be held both in person and over zoom. Email [email protected] for more information or to register. We hope you can join us!

The twentieth century saw the rise of a whole new genre of storytelling: the comic book. While the earliest comic books...
09/05/2026

The twentieth century saw the rise of a whole new genre of storytelling: the comic book. While the earliest comic books were simply collections of cute comic strips about ducks and bunnies, the late 1930’s saw the invention of superheroes, the 1940’s, the rise of true crime and horror comics, and the 1950’s the United States Senate held a hearing exploring the connection between comics and juvenile delinquency. Christian publishers saw this as an opportunity: in the 1960’sk Chick started his own company creating small comic books that used the techniques of the scariest comics to make “spiritual” points, and in 1972 Spire comics began retelling earlier 20th century Christian bestsellers for the same audience that comic books were marketed to.
So Join us on Tuesday, Oct 13 from 7:00-8:30 at Champaign Public Library as Dr. Green explores the history of comic books, why parents were so afraid of them in the mid twentieth century, and the opportunities evangelical publishers found in this genre. You don't want to miss this one!

Mark your calendars for Taste of Seminary! Another one of our Taste of Seminary lectures this fall will be Presented by...
09/04/2026

Mark your calendars for Taste of Seminary! Another one of our Taste of Seminary lectures this fall will be Presented by Dr. Pearce Durst.

Title: "Film Beyond the Screen: How Christians Can Use Movies to Interact with Culture"

Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7:00-8:30 PM

Location: Champaign Public Library, Room 215 Friends.

Description: Film is often at the center of culture, reflecting the current time and place and offering critiques or echo chambers. But how can Christians engage with film in meaningful ways while remaining discerning? This talk offers a typology of the different ways Christians can engage with film, providing a practical approach to enter the cultural conversation.

We hope you can join us!

Mark your calendars now for the first in our four lecture Taste of Seminary series! Dr. Emily Wenneborg will be giving a...
09/02/2026

Mark your calendars now for the first in our four lecture Taste of Seminary series! Dr. Emily Wenneborg will be giving a lecture called “(Too) Many Streams: Spirituality and Media in a Pluralistic Age” On Sept 29 from 7-8:30 PM at Champaign Public Library in room A-B. The description of the talk is: "The first decades of the twenty-first century have been marked by an explosion both of online content and of spiritual and religious alternatives. How does the infinitely scrollable and streamable Internet help us understand the spiritual 'nova effect' (in philosopher Charles Taylor’s term), and vice versa?" We hope you can join us!

Our Taste of Seminary Lecture Series, featuring lectures by our professors, will be starting on Sept 29! More details co...
09/02/2026

Our Taste of Seminary Lecture Series, featuring lectures by our professors, will be starting on Sept 29! More details coming soon!

While the semester started last week, This fall Urbana Seminary is offering three classes that will not start until midt...
09/01/2026

While the semester started last week, This fall Urbana Seminary is offering three classes that will not start until midterm--so there is plenty of time to still register for these classes! Two are eight week classes; one is a one-weekend class. The first one we are announcing is Dr. Pearce Durst's Preachers on Screen, which explores how the presentation of Pastors in film shapes our understanding of what a pastor is, what a pastor does, and what we should think about them. This is going to be a fascinating exploration, so we hope you will join us! email Dr. Green [email protected] for more information.

Do you enjoy books and libraries? Urbana Seminary's library is looking for volunteers this fall! Any amount of time you...
08/29/2026

Do you enjoy books and libraries? Urbana Seminary's library is looking for volunteers this fall! Any amount of time you can commit each week (or as often as you can), and you need have no previous library experience! We'd love to have you join us! email [email protected] for more information.

Artificial Intelligence. Church Architecture. Gender Issues. Beauty and Poetry. Contemporary Music. These are just a ...
08/28/2026

Artificial Intelligence. Church Architecture. Gender Issues. Beauty and Poetry. Contemporary Music. These are just a few issues covered in Dr. Todd Daly's Theology and Contemporary Issues class which starts tonight! Registration is still open; email [email protected] for more information!

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