Our Programs ~ Center for Christian Spirituality ~ January (Epiphany) Term
January (Epiphany) Term
Epiphany Term: January 5-23, 2009 To enroll
Retreats and Quiet Days Leadership Practicum with Adj. Prof. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton January 5-9, 2009. To enroll Brief periods of structured time apart from the busy pace of daily life are increasingly popular in parishes. This course will demonstrate different formats for retreats/Quiet Days and allow students to plan and participate in them. After class work will consist of devlopinga plan for an actual retreat or Quiet Day which the student may lead in the future. (AT320/520) 3 credits.
To enroll Imagination of the Patristics: Art, Poetry and Spirituality, A.D. 100-500 with Adj. Prof. Clair McPherson Jan. 12-16, 2009. To enroll How did the earliest Christians see Christ? How did they use their artwork as a catalyst for meditation and prayer? How did they create their first literature? This course reflects on these questions through architecture, the art of the catacombs, and the spirituality of early theologians such as Ignatius, Irenaeus, Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory the Great. (AT125/525). 2-3 credits.To enroll Introduction to the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. with Adj. Prof. David Keller Jan. 19-23, 2009. To enroll This course presents the wisdom of the Christian Desert Mothers and Fathers in the context of their conventional societies and their ascetic vocations and lives in the desert. Amid major transitions in society and the early church, these men and women developed disciplines of silence, prayer, self-knowledge, work, and love of neighbor that transformed their lives. The course focuses on the third through the seventh centuries, with a look at how this early tradition has influenced Christian monastic life today and the life of the modern Church. (AT160/560). 2-3 credits. To enrollIntegrative Seminar: Master of Arts Students with Adj. Prof. Anne Winchell Silver Jan. 19-23, 2009 To enroll This course is designed to prepare and form laypersons who are discerning a call to transformative faith-based leadership. Students develop a biblically-based theology of mission and lay ministry. They engage in critical, creative and integrative thinking about the gospel’s message, humanity’s pressing needs, and the call to be instruments of God’s blessing. The course highlights how theological formation shapes and enriches the approach, meaning and purpose of lay vocations. There are opportunities for field trips, dialogue with outstanding lay persons serving in a variety of professions, and exposure to spiritual practices that direct and sustain growth in a realized life of faith. Encouraged but not required for M.A. students, this course is graded on a Credit/No-Credit basis. (MA10) 2-3 credits. To enroll
For more information or to enroll, please e-mail ccs@gts.edu, or call 212-243-5150 x269 or toll free 888-487-5649 x269. You may also enroll by clicking on this link: http://www.gts.edu/ptstudyapp.aspShare with lay leaders you know who may wish to pursue studies at General.
Open House for Lay Education - Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:30 pm
Please join us to learn more about our Master of Arts & Certificate of Study Programs for Part-Time or Full-Time study at General Theological Seminary, including new concentrations in Congregational Development and Theological & Historical Studies. Also come to learn about new opportunities for study in Spiritual Direction, Fundraising for Parishes and Urban Ministry!! For more information, visit our website: www.gts.edu/layeducation.asp
