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      • Each summer, the Collegeville Institute opens its doors to writers of faith for intensive writing workshops. Each fall, the Collegeville Institute partners with other institutes, seminaries, or churches to coordinate regional off-site workshops.
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Reed, StephenA Babel of Languages in the Dead Sea Scrolls

16 January 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Aramaic, dead sea scrolls, Greek, Hebrew
Listen to resident scholar Stephen Reed explore the different languages and scripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Ottenhoff, DonEcumenism is Dead. Long Live Ecumenism!

27 January 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Catholic, ecumenism, vatican II
Collegeville Institute Executive Director Don Ottenhoff examines Vatican II's influential Decree on Ecumenism and what the decree has to say to us, some fifty years later.

Fr. Najeb MichaeelThe History of Christianity in Iraq / Mesopotamia

13 March 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Christianity, Iraq, manuscript, war
Resident Scholar Fr. Najeeb Michaeel, OP, discusses the treasure of manuscript discovered in Iraq and answers the pressing question: What has become of this ancient Christian community, its beautiful churches, and the mass treasure of manuscripts.

Dual Belonging: Can I be both Presbyterian and Roman Catholic?

18 March 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Catholic, denomination, journey, Presbyterian, tradition
Resident scholar Sally McGill explores the question of whether or not it’s possible to be both authentically Presbyterian and authentically Catholic.

Is God Going to Save Us from this Ecological Mess We’re In?

03 April 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: earth, eco-theology, environment, theology
Daniel Brunner discusses why Christians should care about the earth, what the Bible has to say on this issue, and why Christians are divided about environmental concerns.

McLaughlin, BarbaraSpiritual Effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women in the Roman Catholic Church

10 April 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: abuse, Catholic, clergy, healing, trauma
Resident scholar Barbara McLaughlin addresses the psychological, relational, and spiritual effects of clergy sexual abuse of girls and women.

kochappilly, paulachanAs You Celebrate, So You Live

24 April 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Christian, ethics, morality
Paulachan Kochappilly, CMI, professor of moral theology, lectured on Christian ethics as the way of celebrating life in Christ.

Karen HeringAwakening Theological Imagination in the Congregation: A Spiritual Practice of Writing with Karen Hering

27 May 2014
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: religious imagination, theological imagination, writing workshops
Helping pastors and religious educators cultivate personal attentiveness and invigorate theological conversation in their congregations

Mary NilsenWords that Sing II: Advanced Writing with Mary Nilsen

10 June 2014
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Mary Nilsen, pastors, writing
Challenging pastor-writers to broaden and deepen their writing practice

A Broader PublicA Broader Public: Writing on Religion for a Secular Audience—A Week with Religion Dispatches’ Editors and Author Elizabeth Drescher

29 June 2014
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Elizabeth Drescher, Evan Derkacz, Lisa Webster, public theology, Religion Dispatches
Entering the public conversation
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