The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley announces a seminar by Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM:
"Buying the Field: Ministerial Religious Life in the 21st Century."
This working seminar will be held January 11-15, 2010, at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
It is intended for experienced Religious in ministerial congregations. It will provide input, opportunity for discussion, and time for reading, reflection, and prayer as well as relaxation.
The thesis that will be explored is the following: in the post-conciliar period a new form of Religious Life has emerged in non-enclosed congregations.
"Apostolic Religious" have become "ministerial Religious," which has affected not only their personal and corporate self-understanding but their understanding and living of the vows of consecrated celibacy, evangelical poverty, and prophetic obedience in community.
We will explore the implications of this seismic shift for the individual Religious, the congregation, the lifeform itself, and the larger Church in its relation to the world.
Sr. Schneiders will use material from the forthcoming third volume of her trilogy, Religious Life in a New Millennium and other readings as appropriate.
The format will consist of two-hour sessions, which will include one hour of lecture, time for group processing and large group interaction.
There will also be time for reading/reviewing of material, reflection, prayer, informal interaction, relaxation or seeing something in Chicago area.
For further information, contact Bruce H. Lescher, Associate Academic Dean at the Jesuit School of Theology: blescher@jstb.edu, or 510-549-5055.
Registration is open to members of religious orders only.
International Conference "The Household of
God and Local Households: Revisiting the Domestic Church"
10 to 12 March 2010
Organized by: INTAMS Chair for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, Catholic University Leuven,
in collaboration with Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network,
and Centre for Ecumenical Research, Catholic University Leuven
Location of event: Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
For more information contact: Mrs Dominique van Haelst
For Further Information and Registration Click Here
The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) presents the
First International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality,
in association with the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum:
SPIRITUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD Tuesday 4 May to Thursday 6 May 2010
A two day conference exploring the relevance of spirituality for the socio-economic, political and cultural challenges of contemporary society
Cumberland Lodge,The Great Park,Windsor, UK WebLink
Key note speakers:
Linda Woodhead
Bob Neimeyer
Rebecca Nye
Samuel Feemster
Harold Koenig
Ursula King
For further information, please contact:
Jane McAteer
Tel: 00 44 1482 462011