Each summer the Urban Theology Union work with the Ashram Community to put on a Summer School. This year the theme is Community in the New Testament and we gather from 5:30 pm 10th to 3:00 pm 12th July in Sheffield.   Our Radical Christianity series of book (Sent free to UTU members) are often … Read more

If you’re planning to be up all night, watching the General Election results come in, here’s a handy crib sheet for you: Election Night Score Card! It’s easy to use and gives you the mostly likely swing seats (according to Survation) and the time you’ll see them come in. It shows the key marginals up to … Read more

Grace was recently diagnosed with cancer and died at home on 25th May. John and her children were with her. Grace has touched many lives in UTU and in the Ashram Christian Community for the last fifty years and has been a member at the heart of UTU since it’s beginning. There will be a … Read more

The Urban Theology Union is a member-led learning organisation of Christians in UK urban contexts. Our long-serving, retiring lead administrator saw us through the transition from a residential centre to our city-centre teaching unit. We are looking to employ a well-organised people-person as Office Manager for our next phase of change and growth. If you enjoy … Read more

This week we had two days with our 2014 cohort of our Graduate Study Seminar. As staff we always leave these seminars buzzing with the new ideas and possibilities that we hear from our members as they assemble their writing and research plans or begin to wrestle with the ethical and practical questions of doing fieldwork … Read more

Thursday 4th May, 2017, 6pm to 7.30pm Council Chamber, Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield Come and join in a conversation in-the-round about our experiences of food poverty in Sheffield. Book your free ticket via Eventbrite. The event is for any grappling with food poverty personally, or helping with meals, food-bank or food recycling schemes. It … Read more

I just wanted to take a moment to celebrate all the new interest we’ve had in what’s going on at the Urban Theology Union. Our membership has increased every month since September and it’s easier than ever to sign up. We have developed a new Graduate Study Seminar which means that people can more easily … Read more

28th March 1:15 to 3:45 pm at the Urban Theology Unit. Our PhD in Theology is designed to respond to your context and theological interest and is accredited by Manchester University. If you’re interested in doing doctoral level research without doing a PhD then you are also welcome to come along and find out about … Read more