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Past Events and Lectures (2016/2017)

  • An Evening with Kathleen Norris

    Kathleen Norris

    on April 27, 2017, 5:45 pm

    Hear from renowned author Kathleen Norris at a dinner and celebration of the Collegeville Institute’s 50th Anniversary. RSVP required, space is limited.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 264

    Categories: Author Reception, Celebrating 50 Years

  • A Walk in the Forest

    reflection

    on April 21, 2017

    After spending the Spring 2017 semester at the Collegeville Institute as a Resident Scholar, Carmel Posa wrote a final reflection about her experience.

    Venue: Collegeville Institute

    Categories: Scholar Presentation

  • Women in the Church, a Biblical Perspective

    on April 8, 2017, 7:00 pm

    Sandra Schneiders, IHM and former Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute, will give a lecture titled “Women in the Church, a Biblical Perspective” on April 8, 2017 in Saint Cloud, MN.

    Venue: Christ Church Newman Center

    Categories: Lecture

  • From The Heart As It Is

    From the Heart as it is

    on April 6, 2017, 8:00 pm

    An evening of poetry and song with Collegeville Institute-affiliated authors Michael Dennis Browne and Sharon Chmielarz hosted by Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality in Saint Paul, MN.

    Venue: Wisdom Ways, Carondolet Center

    Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Author Reading

  • Is Depression a Sin?

    on April 5, 2017, 7:00 pm

    Is mental illness a sin? In her lecture, Resident Scholar Jessica Coblentz will explore Christian interpretations of depression.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 264

    Categories: Lecture

  • From Occupation to Colonization: Israel and the Palestinians

    on March 22, 2017, 11:30 am

    Join Resident Scholar Arland Jacobson at this Lunch and Learn presentation about the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Registration required.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 170, Founders Room

    Categories: Scholar Presentation

  • Play and Wisdom: Liturgy and the Liberal Arts

    Play and Wisdom

    on February 22, 2017, 7:30 pm

    Resident Scholar Brendan McInerny will present an alternative view of liberal arts as rooted in a theological account of play on February 22, 2017.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 264

    Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation

  • “Rematerializing” the Photographic Image

    photographic

    on February 9, 2017, 7:00 pm

    Artist Patricia Ramaer, artist-in-residence at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University, will give a public lecture on February 9, 2017.

    Venue: Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU Science Center

    Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Lecture

  • Lunch and Learn with Tonya Lawrence

    on December 12, 2016, 12:00 pm

    Short-term resident scholar, Tonya Lawrence, presented her work at a Lunch and Learn event at the Collegeville Institute Butler Center on December 12, 2016.

    Venue: Collegeville Institute

    Categories: Scholar Presentation

  • Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery

    doctrine of discovery

    on December 5, 2016, 3:30 pm

    Resident Scholar Anita Amstutz will host a reception and conversation about the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery exhibit on Monday, December 5, 2016.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 235

    Categories: Author Reception, Exhibit

  • Prayer in Schools (English-style)

    SarahLaneCawte

    on November 10, 2016, 12:15 pm

    The provision of a daily act of collective worship is a legal requirement in all state-funded schools in England. Sarah Lane Cawte, Collegeville Institute Resident Scholar and Education Officer for Free Churches Group and Churches Together in England, will present her case study-centered research which explores the peculiar nature of worship when set in a secular context, […]

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 170, Founders Room

    Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation

  • Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery

    doctrine of discovery

    on October 29, 2016, 5:30 pm

    Resident Scholar Anita Amstutz will share her writing project, “My Heart is Indigenous: Of Mennonites, Bees and Land,” on October 29, 2016 in Minneapolis.

    Venue: Faith Mennonite Church

    Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation

  • Calling in Today’s World: Multifaith Perspectives

    Calling in Today's World cover

    on September 29, 2016, 7:00 pm

    During this discussion, three panelists and a moderator will explore how callings are experienced and lived within their communities of faith.

    Venue: Quadrangle Building 264

    Categories: Panel Discussion

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