Honors Community

"The Honors Community is an intellectual koinonia* with transformative effects in its members, and through them, in the university, in the church, in the professions, and in local communities." - Mission Statement

A true koinonia should neither be a closed community, lacking in hospitality or gratitude, nor a totally open one, lacking in intimacy or coherence. For this reason, the fundamental dynamic of Honors koinonia at Union University may be conceived as a supple lucidity: lucid enough that we can seat the table for the feast but supple enough that we can welcome unexpected guests.

*Koinonia comes from the Greek koine, common: communion, association, partnership; fellowship; a gift, donation, or contribution. (See Liddell, Scott, and Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon.)