What you’ll learn Are you feeling a yearning within your heart to make a meaningful impact in your world but unsure how to start? In “Faithfully Gifted: Women in Church History,” you will embark on a captivating journey back through time as you dive into the lives of eight remarkable women in church history who …
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Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program
“Investing in women’s leadership is the way we are going to change a world from one of conflict and violence to one of peace and hope”- Leymah Gbowee. Change is driven from the ground up by women’s movements and leaders who provide the sparks and the hard work needed to prevent violence and maintain peace …
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Feminist Leadership for Capabilities, Ecology and Transformation
Women leaders across the globe are dealing with dispossession from resources, capabilities, and a form of discursive ‘development’ which is deeply rooted in a capitalist and patriarchal order. In the current milieu – as women leaders face further marginalization, cultural exclusivity, and the Covid-19 pandemic – we offer this online discourse hinged on power, patriarchy, …
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AST Spring-Summer Courses
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A Soul Care Retreat for Women – Breathing Together
With Invitation into the following: The healing power of singing together Contemplative practices of poetry, lectio divina, labyrinth walks Allowing creativity to open the heart through journaling, coloring meditations, mandalas and collage Experiencing listening and being listened to by other women on the soul journey Soul Care Retreats are times of oasis for the heart, …
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Candler Foundry Courses
Theological education for everyone. Explore issues that matter to your faith and community with leading scholars and experienced practitioners. A variety of short courses, most or all available online.
Silent No More: Women Interpreters of the Bible
Through the centuries, women—nuns, mothers, mystics, preachers, teachers, suffragists, and household managers—interpreted Scripture through their writings, art, and music. Their forgotten or neglected interpretations of the Bible deserve our attention. Examine how women have read and interpreted the Bible, beginning with the period of the early church. Encounter the writings of medieval visionaries, Renaissance exegetes, …
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Being in the Presence of God: Where Christian and Celtic Spirituality Join
The annual Images of Spirituality gathering follows a long Christian tradition of “taking time away.” It is an occasion for women to come and rest for a while in a quiet place away from their daily pre-occupations. In an atmosphere of openness, freedom and love, women gather to explore facets of spirituality, theology, and worship. …
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Defiance: Feminist Lessons from Scripture Today
Too often, “biblical womanhood” has been a term defined by submission and meekness, used to keep women in their place. Jordan Haynie Ware, of podcast Two Feminists Annotate the Bible has found through her studies that this just doesn’t match the Scriptures as written. Rather, the women of Scripture, and God’s interactions with them, have …
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2023 Summer Program List for Sorrento Centre
You should find the most up-to-date information on all their courses for 2023 on the web page in our link.