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Writing Workshops 2017

writing to change the world

Writing to Change the World

November 30, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In mid-November, a group of pastors and faith leaders met in MA for the workshop Writing to Change the World with author Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
Writing Pastor

The Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger

October 22, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

From October 15-21, 2017, a group of pastors met at Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY for The Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger. 
Writing Spirit, Writing Faith 2017

Writing Spirit, Writing Faith: A Week with Mary Potter

October 11, 2017 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment

Last week, a group of spiritual writers met on Whidbey Island in Washington for the off-site fall writing workshop Writing Spirit, Writing Faith.
Geography of Grace

Mapping the Geography of Grace: A Writing Workshop for Clergy

October 10, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In late September, a group of pastors met at the Gray Center in Canton, Mississippi for the fall workshop Mapping the Geography of Grace.

Summer 2017 Writing Workshops: At a Glance

August 24, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

These visualizations share what regions our 2017 summer writing workshop participants came from, their religious denominations, age, ethnicity, and gender.

Apart, and Yet A Part

August 10, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Advanced writers on spiritual topics, including essayists, historians, poets, and memoirists, met during the first week of August for a writing workshop.
writing beyond the academy

Writing Beyond the Academy

August 1, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

During the last week of July, a group of academics convened at the Collegeville Institute for a one-week workshop with writing coach Michael N. McGregor.

Writing Theology for the General Reader

July 12, 2017 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment

The Collegeville Institute hosted a new summer writing workshop, Writing Theology for the General Leader: A Week with Thomas G. Long, which ended today.

A Broader Public

June 28, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

A group of writers met at the Collegeville Institute last week for a summer writing workshop facilitated by the editors of Religion Dispatches.
Revision

Revision, Christian Spirituality, and the Writing Life

June 21, 2017 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment

Last week, the Collegeville Institute hosted Revision, Christian Spirituality, and the Writing Life, its first summer onsite writing workshop of 2017.
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