July 13, 2008
Earth Community & End of the World Spirituality~Certificate in Spiritual Formation
Starting: 7/13/2008
Ending: 7/18/2008
Held at CTS. Part of the Certificate in Spiritual Formation program.This course examines the “end of the world” and “new creation” spiritualities of the earliest Christians, particularly as they pose problems and possibilities for engaging the earth as an integral element in Christian spirituality. We will also explore theological dimensions of the ecological issues facing this generation of the church. The Instructor Stan Saunders is Associate Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary.
There is a reading assignment for this course. Please contact the Spirituality Program Office (lewist@ctsnet.edu) if you have not received the assignment by April 13, 2008. CEU credit is available for this course. Inquire upon arrival.
Leader: Stan Saunders Program fee: $350
Earth Community and End of the World Spirituality HOUSING
Starting: 7/13/2008
Ending: 7/18/2008
To reserve housing, you must register for the event itself: "Earth Community and End of the World Spirituality", July 13-18, 2008. Cost per night: $29 per person/double occupancy, or $45 single occupancy (limited availability). If you have registration questions, call Pat Roper 404-687-4587. Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your reservation please notify the Business Office (404-687-4510)at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid a one-night penalty.
July 21, 2008
Religion in Appalachia (Montreat Summer Series 2008)
Starting: 7/21/2008
Ending: 7/25/2008
Join us for afternoon lecture series on “Religion in Appalachia,” July 21-25, 2008, 2:30-3:30 PM each day in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary, as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
The instructors include:
JULY 21 ~ Charles Lippy
JULY 22 ~ Freeman Owle
JULY 23 ~ Denise Girardina
JULY 24 ~ William H. Turner
JULY 25 ~ John Kuykendall
See titles and details for each presentation on their specific dates below.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
POSTPONED Character Ethics in the Gospel of Mark (Summer Bible Seminar)
Starting: 7/21/2008
Ending: 7/24/2008
This course has been POSTPONED until a later date. Be watching for announcements about its reschedule.
With Steven Kraftchick, New Testament scholar and Director of Advanced Studies at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, explore how Mark develops the characters of God, Jesus, his disciples, his opponents, and the crowds. What does this portrait of different characters tell us about virtues and vice? What does it convey about the character of a follower of Christ? In this seminar we will look at how Mark’s narrative constructs the community of believers by showing what a follower’s character should be. Class begins Monday evening July 21 and concludes Thursday July 24 at lunchtime. Program fee is $140 (lodging and meals extra).(LM)
Religion in Appalachia (Lecture #1) Holiness and the Holy Spirit in Central Appalachia
Starting: 7/21/2008
Ending: 7/21/2008
Join us for this lecture, "Holiness and the Holy Spirit in Central Appalachia," by Charles Lippy, PhD, in the series “Religion in Appalachia,” 2:30-3:30 PM in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary – as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Dr. Lippy is Leroy A. Martin Distinguished Professor Of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy & Religion at the University Of Tennessee / Chattanooga.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
Other lecturers in this series include: July 22 Freeman Owle; July 23 Denise Girardina; July 24 William Turner; July 25 John Kuykendall.
Facilitator is Erskine Clarke, CTS Professor of American Religious History.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
July 22, 2008
Religion in Appalachia (Lecture #2) Cherokee Religion from the Cherokee Perspective
Starting: 7/22/2008
Ending: 7/22/2008
Join us for this lecture by Freeman Owle, ME, in the series “Religion in Appalachia,” 2:30-3:30 PM in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary – as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Mr. Owle is Elder-in-Residence & Instructor in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
Other lecturers in this series include:
July 21 Charles Lippy; July 23 Denise Girardina; July 24 William Turner; July 25 John Kuykendall.
Facilitator is Erskine Clarke, CTS Professor of American Religious History.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
July 23, 2008
Religion in Appalachia (Lecture #3) The Whole Creation Groans in Travail Until Now
Starting: 7/23/2008
Ending: 7/23/2008
Join us for this lecture by Denise Girardina, in the series “Religion in Appalachia,” 2:30-3:30 PM in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary – as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Ms. Girardina, an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church, is assistant professor of English at West Virginia State University in Institute, WV.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
Other lecturers in this series include:
July 21 Charles Lippy; July 22 Freeman Owle; July 24 William Turner; July 25 John Kuykendall.
Facilitator is Erskine Clarke, CTS Professor of American Religious History.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
Shape Note: Still Alive and Singing (Montreat Summer Series 2008)
Starting: 7/23/2008
Ending: 7/23/2008
Come for what promises to be an unforgettable learning and singing experience, in a free-admission evening called, “Shape-Note: America’s Earliest Music – Still Alive & Singing,” Wednesday, July 23, at 7:00 pm in the Convocation Hall of Assembly Inn at the Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC.
Shape notes are a music notation designed to facilitate a cappella congregational singing, especially for, but not limited to the musically untrained.
In this session, Jane Spencer – an avid and experienced shape-note singing participant and teacher – will introduce you to the four-shape and seven-shape systems of shape-note singing. With the help of several experienced singers, she will incorporate you into the "hollow square," for an authentic shape-note experience.
No pre-registration is required. A reception sponsored by the Montreat Summer Club will follow.
Besides Columbia Seminary and Montreat Conference Center, sponsors include the Montreat Adult Summer Club and the Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat.
The shape-note event is offered as part of Columbia Seminary’s “Religion n Appalachia” lecture series, July 21-25, as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology. The free lectures are offered 2:30-3:30 PM each day in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center..
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
July 24, 2008
Religion in Appalachia (Lecture #4) Been to the Mountaintop: Religion & Spirituality Among Black Appalachians
Starting: 7/24/2008
Ending: 7/24/2008
Join us for this lecture by William H. Turner, PhD, in the series “Religion in Appalachia,” 2:30-3:30 PM in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary – as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Dr. Turner is National Endowment for the Humanities Chair – Appalachian Studies at Berea College in KY.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
Other lecturers in this series include:
July 21 Charles Lippy; July 22 Freeman Owle; July 23 Denise Girardina; July 25 John Kuykendall.
Facilitator is Erskine Clarke, CTS Professor of American Religious History.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
July 25, 2008
Religion in Appalachia (Lecture #5) "Making a Saddle to Fit Their Horse" & vice versa: Presbyterian Educational Efforts in Appalachia
Starting: 7/25/2008
Ending: 7/25/2008
Join us for this lecture by John Kuykendall, PhD DD, LHD, in the series “Religion in Appalachia,” 2:30-3:30 PM in Convocation Hall at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC.
Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary – as part of the CTS program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology.
Dr. Kuykendall is President Emeritus and Samuel E. & Mary W. Thatcher Professor Emeritus of Religion at Davidson College in NC.
Free admission. No pre-registration required.
Other lecturers in this series include:
July 21 Charles Lippy; July 22 Freeman Owle; July 23 Denise Girardina; July 24 William Turner.
Facilitator is Erskine Clarke, CTS Professor of American Religious History.
Questions? Contact Kim Clayton; 404-687-4578 or ClaytonK@CTSnet.edu
July 26, 2008
Leadership Development (Lay Leader Training/Spanish)
Starting: 7/26/2008
Ending: 7/26/2008
This course focuses on helping to recover the essence of a true potential for leadership and to improve the mental attitude of a leader, in order to develop an effective leadership within the church. NOTE: To enroll in this course, you must first be a paid registrant in the overall program ("Initial Enrollment: Spanish Track ~ Lay Leader Training"). Course fee: $50 residents in tri-presbytery (Greater Atlanta, Cherokee, Northeast Georgia). Or, $100 residents outside tri-presbytery. Or, $75 each additional person from same presbytery, outside tri-presbytery. Textbooks are the student’s responsibility. Deadline to register: July 19.
July 28, 2008
Baptism & Eucharist (Summer Scholars 2008) AND ARLW Conference ~ HOUSING
Starting: 7/28/2008
Ending: 8/1/2008
Lodging on the Columbia Seminary campus is available for participants in “Baptism & Eucharist” (Summer Scholars ~ July 28-30, 2008) AND for participants in BOTH Summer Scholars and the Association of Reformed Liturgy & Worship Conference (ARLW ~ July 30-August 1, 2008).
Guest room space is limited (especially single occupancy rooms), so sign up soon.
Cost is $29 per night, per person, double occupancy, or $45 per night, single. Meals are extra.
Deadline to reserve a guest room is July 14, 2008.
If you have registrations questions, call 404-687-4587 or email roperp@CTSnet.edu.
(CANCELLATION POLICY: If you must cancel your reservation, please notify the Business Office at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid a one-night penality. Ph. 404-687-4510.)
Jubilee! Luke
Starting: 7/28/2008
Ending: 8/1/2008
The Gospel of Luke contains stories that show the mission of Jesus to be the revelation of the beginning of the Messianic Age – a celebration of God’s jubilee for all people. In this course, authored by Dale Lindsay Morgan, we will examine the idea of jubilee, and the response Jesus received in his ministry. With instructor Rebecca Parker, begin to consider our own responses to Jesus and the call to be witnesses to the gospel in our own churches, in our communities, and in the world. Explore the texts, make personal connections with the themes, and receive practical ideas for teaching this series.
Designed for women who will be teaching this series, this workshop is open to anyone interested in this topic.
Deadline to register: Monday, July 21. Program fee: $90.
NOTE: This workshop is also offered two other times this summer, on the Columbia Seminary campus in Decatur: As a weekday course August 4-6, with the author Dale Morgan. As a weekend course, Friday evening August 8 and Saturday August 9, taught by Rebecca Parker.
Baptism & Eucharist: Ancient Practices in a Time of Renewal ~ Summer Scholars 2008
Starting: 7/28/2008
Ending: 7/30/2008
Explore how baptism and eucharist in worship enable sacramental living. This event is for pastors and other church professionals, worship planners, lay leaders, and anyone interested in this theme. KEYNOTE PRESENTERS: Samuel Torvend, Associate Professor of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University; Kim Long, CTS Assistant Professor of Worship and Coordinator of Worship Resources for Congregations, and Paul Huh, MDiv, PhD, CTS Assistant Professor of Worship and Director of Korean American Ministries.
WORKSHOP LEADERS: Martin Tel, C.F. Seabrook Director of Music at Princeton Theological Seminary; and David Gambrell, Associate for Worship, Office of Theology & Worship, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Council.
Begins 4:00 pm Monday July 28. Concludes 12:30 pm Wednesday July 30. $175 program fee includes Tuesday lunch (lodging, other meals extra). $150 program fee when 2 or more attend from same church (must register together). Deadline to register: July 14. (LM/KC)
July 31, 2008
Immersion Experience Weekend 7/08
Starting: 7/31/2008
Ending: 8/3/2008
Held at Columbia Theological Seminary. Part of the Certificate in Spiritual Formation program.
Immersion Experience Weekend: An Invitation to a Deeper Spiritual Life
This course will explore the origins of the Christian Spiritual Tradition. Participants will study the formative elements of Biblical Spirituality, Monastic Spirituality, and Reformed Spirituality. Participants will also have the opportunity for personal reflection through guided meditative journaling, exploring their own unique journey with the living God. Community and practical application of acquired knowledge are also part of this experience. This course is the starting place for the Certificate in Spiritual Formation. Occasional students are welcome.
Program fee: $300.00
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There is a reading assignment for this course. Please contact the Spirituality Program Office (lewist@ctsnet.edu) if you have not received the assignment by 4/30/08.
CEU credit is available for this course. Inquire upon arrival.
Immersion Experience Weekend 7/08 HOUSING
Starting: 7/31/2008
Ending: 8/3/2008
To reserve housing, you must register for the event itself: "Immersion Experience Weekend 7/08", July 31 - August 3, 2008. Cost per night: $29 per person/double occupancy, or $45 single occupancy (limited availability). If you have registration questions, call Pat Roper 404-687-4587. Cancellation policy: If you must cancel your reservation, please notify the Business Office (404-687-4510) at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid a one-night penalty.
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