This is Your Mind on Media Technology June 11, 2013 By Janel Kragt Bakker 1 Comment Americans—at least those with the time and money to sit in front of a computer screen—increasingly participate in the communal dimension of life online.
Broken Hearts and New Creations Intimations of a Great ReversalJune 9, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment This collection of essays, marked by adventurous scholarship and imaginative playfulness, teases out and extends the thought of Rene Girard. James Alison covers topics as diverse as Pentecost, grand opera, the McCarthy witch-hunts, the state of Israel, and life as an openly gay priest loyal to Rome and a cautious admirer of the current Pope.
Debunking “Bambi Theology” An Interview with Christopher SouthgateJune 7, 2013 By Janel Kragt Bakker 2 Comments Janel Kragt Bakker spoke recently to Dr. Southgate about the character of God in light of the processes of evolution and the problem of suffering, particularly in the nonhuman world.
Called in Old Age? Vocation and the ElderlyJune 5, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment Paul Wadell’s 2011 article in The Christian Century poses a provocative question: what would happen if we considered the elderly as being called? And not just called to a life of leisure in their later years, but called to share their gifts, wisdom, service and experience with younger generations.
In the News for June 4th June 4, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Join Wall Street. Save the World. “Jason Trigg went into finance because he is after money — as much as he can earn…Why this compulsion? It’s not for fast cars or fancy houses. Trigg makes money just to give it away. His logic is simple: The more he makes, the more good he can do.”
Improvisation and Pastoral Leadership June 3, 2013 By David J. Wood 1 Comment David J. Wood shares four characteristics critical to the practice of musical improvisation, which are also characteristics of pastoral life and practice.
Prayers and Hymns of Calling and Vocation May 29, 2013 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment As part of the Collegeville Institute Seminars, we’ve created worship resources on vocation. Read the lyrics to the original song: "A Hymn of Calling."
The Improvising Pastor May 28, 2013 By MaryAnn McKibben Dana 13 Comments How might religious leaders encourage congregations and other seekers to see faith not as a series of unchanging propositions or truth claims, but a creative and improvisational act?
A Feast of Ideas Exploring Vocation TogetherMay 22, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment Feedback from congregations in our Exploring Vocation in Community program reveals the transformative possibilities for communities who engage questions of calling with their members.
In the News for May 21st May 21, 2013 By Corein Brown Leave a Comment Students of Multiple Faiths Restore Bronx Synagogue Housed Inside Mosque “Christian, Jewish and Muslim volunteers came together Sunday to refurbish the “Shul in the Mosque,” a synagogue that happens to be situated inside of a mosque in the Bronx.”