The annual Convocation & Pastors’ School is a conference that offers lectures, worship, and seminars for Christian leaders of all traditions. Led by scholars and practitioners from Duke University and beyond, this event is a cooperative endeavor with the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church, The Duke Endowment, and …
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Exploring how Saints of the Church reflect our Baptismal Covenant
In our Creeds, we profess belief in “the communion of Saints”. This great cloud of witnesses represents the spectrum of humanity. One thing they all have in common is a deep desire to reflect the love of Christ themselves into the world in which they lived. This 5-week course will explore the lives of selected …
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Reading the Bible in the Season of Creation: Christian Discipleship in a Time of Climate Crisis (Online)
The Bible was written in the context of societies that were deeply related to the natural world around them. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is filled with imagery and passages related to Creation and the natural world. This course—the next in Dio’s popular series of non-credit online adult education—introduces students to ways to read …
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Christian Left Conference: Rethinking the Christian Left from the Belly of Empire: Charting New Paths Beyond Colonization
What does it mean to speak of a Christian Left? Who is included under the label the Christian Left? In the last decades, the Christian left has been undergoing enormous reconfiguration: new actors, issues and concerns have uncovered the colonial underbelly of the Christian Left. From the Suffrage movements through to the Social Gospel, and …
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Faithful Anti-Racism in a Global Context
This course will survey the global influences and far-reaching impact of American Christian racism. We will discuss the global phenomenon of white dominant evangelicalism, the currency of colorism, the essential components of caste systems, and the complicity and strengths of Christianity in racialization and anti-racism. INSTRUCTED BY: Christina Edmondson
Religion & Thoughtful Activism–Online Academic & Community Conference
Conference Theme The world is changing. Our politics, economics, climate, and health are under stress. Old social divisions are intensifying. New coalitions are forming. We’re examining the justice of relationships in and between community institutions. People of faith, along with others, feel called to take action. But what are best practices for activism, resistance, and …
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Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum
Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum Are you interested in reading, watching and learning about the history of race and racism in America and the impact it has on our world today – and engaging in meaningful conversation about change? Join an online cohort and explore a rich curriculum focused on Indigenous, …
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On-line: Homefulness Symposium
The recent publication of A Sort of Homecoming: Essays Honoring the Academic and Community Work of Brian Walsh (Pickwick, 2020) brought together a rich array of essays organized around the themes of home, homelessness, and homecoming. This four-part symposium seeks to deepen the discussion of home-making and housing. In the face of systemic homelessness that has economic, social, …
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HOW SHALL WE FORGIVE? Re-discovering The Way Through
An Eastertide Series with Archbishop David and Archbishop Mark MacDonald April 19: Creation and the Fall (the human offence) and its effects April 26: God’s answer in Christ, His Atonement, and the effects of the Resurrection May 3: The new life and a different perspective: the offender, not just the offended, seeks reconciliation May 10: …
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Faithful Anti-Racism in a Time of Pandemic – May 2021
An online course offered by Calvin Theological Seminary and taught by Christina Edmondson. Date: Monday, May 3 – Friday, May 28, 2021 Location: online event Course Description Calvin Seminary offers this short-term, online course designed to support your learning and ministry needs amidst the ongoing pandemic. In this course, you’ll gain practical knowledge about …
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