During the course our academic staff and chaplain will enable you to: Explore the Holy Land as Christian pilgrims Visit key biblical sites from the Old and New Testaments Understand better the historical contexts and cultures in which Biblical stories took place. To integrate contextual biblical study with theological and spiritual reflection To encounter the …
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Listing of Current Courses at Emmanuel College, Toronto
The link to their web page should show all of their current and upcoming courses.
Pilgrimage – St Paul in Rome
Pilgrimage to Saint Paul’s sites in Rome, led by Father Scott Brodeur, S.J., professor at the Gregorian University in Rome. This pilgrimage will be a prayerful journey on the footsteps of St Paul in the City of Rome where he came to share the gospel and his life for his brothers and sisters in Christ. …
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Eco-theology in Judaism: Ancient Resources, Modern Responses
Explore how modern Jewish eco-theologians call people to climate awareness using traditional modes of religious thought: Midrash (Bible interpretation), Halacha (Law and custom), and Kabbalah (mysticism). Available in person or via Zoom (Degree participants must connect synchronously if on Zoom)
Unity in Diversity: Making Sense of Muslim Culture and Practice–Not for Credit
This course begins by briefly outlining the history and development of Islam. After surveying the economic, racial and cultural landscape of the global Muslim community, it examines the internal diversity of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims: Who are they? What do they really think and do? What are the differences between culture and religion? What …
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25th Annual Festival of Faiths: Sacred Change: Essential conversations on faith and race
The 2021 Festival of Faiths will examine issues of systemic racism in America and the role of spirituality in healing from the trauma of oppression. Sacred Change: Essential Conversations on Faith and Race seeks to celebrate the unique beauty, power and strength of the Black faith experiences while facing the profoundly brutal outcomes of genocide, …
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