Several dates and locations offered Would you like to lead in a more conscious, heart-centered way? The Soul of Leadership recognizes that leaders today face particularly difficult challenges. The commitment to inspire others while also increasing productivity and balancing the needs of the organization can leave leaders feeling depleted. Long hours and countless demands often …
View course details “The Soul of Leadership: An 18-month program for contemplative leadership”
Senator Murray Sinclair, as the Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, heard thousands of accounts from Indian Residential School survivors. The discovery of child remains at Indian Residential Schools across Canada has brought into Canadian consciousness the historical atrocities that have impacted Indigenous peoples for generations. This three day training is an …
View course details “Indigenous Perspectives of Healing PTSD”
The early Christian writer Tertullian asked the question, “What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?”, that is, what is the relationship between what we learn about the world by our own efforts (science) and what God has revealed to us (faith)? This course will explore that question by looking at areas where the conclusions …
View course details “Science and Faith: What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?”
This introduction course explores each portion of the New Testament in historical order (Pauline letters, gospels and Acts, catholic epistles, and Revelation) by examining how the different New Testament authors describe, explain, or use the resurrection of Jesus in their respective genres. We will trace the development of the disruptive proclamation of the resurrection from the earliest church to …
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What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Engage with the Rest is Resistance framework which is rooted in Black liberation theology, womanist theology. spirituality and a politics of refusal. This course explores the tenets of The Nap Ministry and uplifts the following questions: How can we be more human when capitalism attempts to …
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Have you ever heard that women weren’t a significant part of Christian history? Particularly when it came to the development of the early and medieval church? This course will introduce you to the wide range of women who contributed to Christian identity formation. From abbesses and educators to playwrights and poets, we will explore the lives …
View course details “Queens, Saints, and Visionaries: Exploring the Legacy of Medieval Women”
This course explores biblical views on and responses to material poverty. We will examine the nature and dimensions of economic inequality in the biblical world and how that reality is addressed by various parts of Scripture, from the Law and Prophets to the Gospels and Epistles. We also will explore the scope and causes of …
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This course introduces the development in Asian and Asian American study of Christianity by senior scholars from various disciplines, including theology, biblical studies, practical theology, mission, interreligious dialogue, and gender and religion. It will challenge Eurocentrism in scholarship and explore methodology, emerging issues, and debates in the various fields using Asian/American identity as a critical …
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What does it mean to be Asian in America and queer…and Christian? This course will look at cultural and genealogical themes related to Asian and Asian American queer theologies in the larger context of Asian American history. These themes include multiple marginalities around racism and homophobia, transnational perspectives and experiences, and ministry to the wider …
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This course introduces the development and issues in Asian and Asian American feminist biblical studies from a transnational perspective. It will focus on the Torah, Prophets, the Writings, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. The course will identify commonalities and differences between Asian and Asian American feminist approaches in order to build better …
View course details “Asian and Asian American Feminist Biblical Studies”
