How to Write Theology November 22, 2013 By Clyde Steckel 1 Comment Who’s a more likely model for anyone who wants to write theology: scientist Steven Hawking or poet Annie Dillard? If you’ve read a lot of theology the choice seems obvious, and it’s not Annie Dillard.
The search for vocation in retirement September 16, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment Peg’s story of retiring from a career as a teacher, leaving behind a clearly defined role for an uncertain future, resonates with many recent retirees. She struggles to find purpose and meaning in this new stage of life.
How to Celebrate Vocation on Labor Day August 26, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci 1 Comment Many congregations celebrate Labor Day with a special blessing for workers or those searching for employment. In our work on vocation and professions, we have found several prayers, hymns, and blessings that lift up the holiness of ordinary, everyday work.
Mutual Influence, Not Intersection August 7, 2013 By Clyde Steckel Leave a Comment Discussion about the relationship between religion and culture invariably leads to the use of the image of an intersection, as in, “this book places itself at the vital intersection of religion and culture.” But, contrary to this common turn of phrase, religion and culture don’t intersect; they are fated to a far more enduring and complicated relationship.
Work As Prayer July 29, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment “Physicians and scientists, carpenters and realtors, you who work in the home caring for a household, children, or elder loved ones: you are already praying.”
In the News for July 25th July 25, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment A Religious Legacy, With Its Leftward Tilt, Is Reconsidered “For decades the dominant story of postwar American religious history has been the triumph of evangelical Christians.”
Work, Play, Pray An Interview with Cathy GeorgeJuly 23, 2013 By Corein Brown Leave a Comment Corein Brown sat down with Cathy George to discuss the prayer lives of people of faith, especially as those individuals seek to connect their faith with their work.
Christians and Crisis in Egypt Taking to the Streets and Packing into ChurchesJuly 12, 2013 By Janel Kragt Bakker Leave a Comment In response to the recent turmoil in Egypt, Janel Kragt Bakker interviewed Hany Takla, a Coptic Christian leader who now lives in the United States. Mr. Takla spoke to Janel about the ramifications of the current political situation in Egypt for the Coptic Christian community.
In the News for July 10th July 10, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Divided Church of England Renews Pledge to Ordain Women Bishops “The Church of England's law-making body voted on Monday in favor of ordaining women bishops, but it will be at least two years before the measure, opposed by a minority of traditionalists, can be passed.”
The Great Emergence How Christianity is Changing and WhyJuly 9, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Why are many North American congregations either cemented in “horrendous certainty” or flailing around trying to fit into the culture at any cost?