2013 Seminar 6
Abrahamic Traditions: Tri-Faith Initiative
- Dr. Syed M. Mohiuddin, President of the American Institute of Islamic Studies and Culture, and Head of Medicine at Creighton University
- The Rev. Canon Timothy Anderson, from the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
- Rabbi Jon Meyers, from Temple Israel
2013 Seminar 7
Creating Communities of Respect
The Rev. Dr. Jim Ryan, CC(DC), National Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Staff “Tolerance” is a word that has no place in our faith vocabulary. Tolerance means, “Since I am such a nice person (just a minute while I pat myself of the back) I suppose I can tolerate (put up with) you. … Continue Reading ››2013 Seminar 8
Campus “Oval” Dynamics: Responding to Bias Language
Panel of students and leaders from The Ohio State University Case study: Campuses/universities often have a public space, where the First Amendment applies. So, anyone can speak in this space. What often happens is that students pass through the area, and are confronted by bias and accusatory language. How might … Continue Reading ››2013 Seminar 9
What Does the Lord Require of Us?
Bishop C. Joseph Sprague, UMC, Moderator of a panel Challenging religious and gang culture in prisons through interfaith communities and restorative justice. The Horizon Program is one of the most innovative and transformative prison programs. It brings prison residents from many religious perspectives in a 10-month experience of recovering their … Continue Reading ››2013 Closing Address
The Closing Address was delivered by Ms. Kathyrn Lohre, director of ecumenical and inter-religious relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. a. She is currently serving as president of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, as the first Lutheran and the youngest woman. Previously she served as assistant director of the … Continue Reading ››
2013 Bible Study
For our Bible Study, Dr. Barbara Sutton led us on a process of lectio and visio divina using excerpts froom the Saint John's Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey in 500 years. Director of Ministerial Formation and Field Education in the School of Theology/ … Continue Reading ››
2013 Keynote Response
Following the days luncheon, Dr. Jared Wicks, S.J. presented a response to the Keynote Address by Dr. Westerfield Tucker. Dr. Wicks taught for many years at the Gregorian University in Rome, and has recently completed a reworked version of his book, Doing Theology. He currently is a Scholar in Residence at the Pontifical College … Continue Reading ››
2013 Plenary presentation
The Rev. Dr. Karen Westerfield Tucker, an ordained United Methodist minister is Professor of Worship at Boston University School of Theology. She has a PhD in liturgical studies from Notre Dame and is the author or coauthor of a number of books on worship, including The Oxford History of … Continue Reading ››