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Event Category Archives: Scholar Presentation

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Kathleen NorrisA Writer’s Journey: Benedictine Values as Muse with Kathleen Norris

Oct 21st, 2018 | 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Abbey Chapter House
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Kathleen Norris, Saint John's Abbey, spiritual practice, Sunday at the Abbey, writing
Kathleen Norris, acclaimed author and Fall 2018 Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute, will present "A Writer's Journey: Benedictine Values as Muse."

Hindu Monks and Missionaries in late Modernity

Apr 4th, 2018 | 7:45 pm
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 264
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Hinduism, lecture, Missionaries, Modernity
Resident Scholar Dr. Reid B. Locklin will present a lecture on April 4, 2018 exploring theologies of several Hindu missionaries in the modern era.

The Migrant’s Double Vision

Mar 22nd, 2018 | 7:45 pm
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 170, Founders Room
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Jaisy A. Joseph, migrants, Pope Francis
Resident Scholar Jaisy A. Joseph will deliver a lecture on Pope Francis' notion of "culture of encounter," exploring how double vision of migrants in particular is an important catalyst for theological reflection.

Shusaku Endo as a Theologian of the Cross

Feb 15th, 2018 | 7:45 pm
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 264
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Lutheran, Shusaku Endo, Toshihiro (Toppo) Takamura
In this lecture, Resident Scholar Toshihiro (Toppo) Takamura will share a Lutheran interpretation of Shusaku Endo's novel Silence and its theology of the cross.

ordinary forgivenessOrdinary Forgiveness: A Conversation with Rachel Miller Jacobs

Nov 14th, 2017 | 12:30 pm
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Rachel Miller Jacobs, Writer's Table
Join us for a presentation, luncheon, and conversation with short-term Resident Scholar Rachel Miller Jacobs on her project "Ordinary Forgiveness."

Vocation and the Liberal Arts: A Quest for Purpose

Sep 28th, 2017 | 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 264
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Education, higher education, liberal arts, vocation
William Sullivan, scholar-in-residence at the Collegeville Institute, will present a lecture on vocation and liberal arts higher education.

Milan SpakThe Artist’s Table: Lonely Cedars

Sep 19th, 2017 | 12:30 pm
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Artist-in-Residence, Milan Spak
On Sept. 17, Artist-in-Residence Milan Spak will speak about three "lonely cedar" artists from whom he has drawn inspiration.

reflectionA Walk in the Forest

Apr 21st, 2017
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: reflection, resident scholars
After spending the Spring 2017 semester at the Collegeville Institute as a Resident Scholar, Carmel Posa wrote a final reflection about her experience.

From Occupation to Colonization: Israel and the Palestinians

Mar 22nd, 2017 | 11:30 am
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 170, Founders Room
  • Categories: Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Brown-bag Lunch and Learn, colonization, Israel, occupation, Palestine, resident scholars
Join Resident Scholar Arland Jacobson at this Lunch and Learn presentation about the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Registration required.

Play and WisdomPlay and Wisdom: Liturgy and the Liberal Arts

Feb 22nd, 2017 | 7:30 pm
  • Venue: Quadrangle Building 264
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Benedictine Spirituality, Brendan McInerny, higher education, lecture, liberal arts, liturgy, play, resident scholars, theology
Resident Scholar Brendan McInerny will present an alternative view of liberal arts as rooted in a theological account of play on February 22, 2017.
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