General Theological Seminary's Fall Schedule of Courses and Lectures Set
Episcopal News Service. August 2, 2005 [080205-1-A]
Three opportunities for study highlight the fall schedule of courses and lectures at the General Theological Seminary (GTS.)
In addition to the seminary's regular offerings in Bible, theology, church history, liturgics, and Christian spirituality, the Rev. Mary Foulke, associate for Christian formation and school chaplain at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, will teach Introduction to Religious Education.
This course, designed for those involved in parish education at all levels, will explore the teaching mission of the church and options for structuring religious education programs for children and adults. It will be held Thursday afternoons 3:30-5:20pm.
The Rev. Stuart Hoke, staff chaplain at Trinity Church Wall Street, will teach Alcoholism: The Pastor's Role in Recovery. This Wednesday 7-8:50pm course has been designed for lay or ordained concerned with intervention, treatment and recovery from the disease of alcoholism.
Join leading feminist biblical scholar, Phyllis Trible, Baldwin Professor Emerita at Union Seminary, Mondays 7-8:50 pm., for Exegesis of Genesis. This course is a close reading of the Genesis story of Hagar, Sarah, and Abraham and its implications for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Other GTS courses include, the History of the Episcopal Church in the United States with Professor Robert Bruce Mullin; The Meaning of Icons with Professor J. Robert Wright; and Discernment with Professor Elisabeth Koenig.
Classes begin September 7, and may be taken for credit or audit. Visit http://www.gts.edu for a full list of courses, or call or email Helen Goodkin, at 212 243 5150 ext. 461/ maprogram@gts.edu.
GTS, the oldest Seminary of the Episcopal Church, was founded in 1817 and has been a New York City landmark since 1826. A leading center for theological education in the Anglican Communion, the Seminary’s primary mission is to educate and form leaders for the Church in a changing world.
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To Read: FIVE VOICES FIVE FAITHS: An Interfaith Primer by Anantanand Rambachan, Yaakov Ariel, Patricia Phelan, Amanda Millay Hughes and Amy Nelson (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cowley Publications, 2005; 125 pages; $14.95.)
From the publisher: In this unique book about the major religious traditions of the world, a practitioner from each tradition-Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam-introduces the basics of his or her faith and participates in a conversation about the challenges of being faithful in the modern world. Each essay and conversation is followed by a list of suggestions for further reading. Written for the non-specialist, "Five Voices Five Faiths" is an accessible book in which neighbors honor both our differences and our common bonds.
Anantanand Rambachan is professor of religion and philosophy at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota; Yaakov Ariel grew up in Jerusalem and teaches at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Patricia Phelan, Taitaku Sensei, I Abbess of the Chapel Hill Zen Buddhist temple and Zen meditation center in North Carolina; Amanda Millay Hughes is director of special projects at the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is the author of "Lost and Found"; Amy Nelson is a nationally recognized freelance radio journalist who lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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From the publisher: Health, Healing, and Wholeness is a unique resource that helps to engage congregations in health care ministries. It emphasizes the importance of understanding congregational culture when developing faith and health partnerships as well as recognizing the potential of health ministries to promote community health and integration of community development concepts.
Mary Chase-Ziolek is the director of the Center for Faith and Health and associate professor of health ministries at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Ph.D. in nursing from Loyola University in Chicago. She is the author or co-author of several articles on the subject of health ministry and/or parish nursing.