Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet, theologian and conflict mediator from Ireland. His work centres around themes of language, justice, story and religion. In this hour, Pádraig will explore stories of the past — of the garden of Eden, of Ireland, of gayness — and consider strange vantage points to narrate strange corners of those....
University Colloquium: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Reading can save your life: living our lives in conversation with received narratives In the Shelter can be understood, in a way, as an homage to reading: reading poetry, reading religious texts, reading the story of your own life. This colloquium will explore the practice of reading, and the question about normative narratives in personal....
Convocation – Pádraig Ó Tuama
In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World Hello to Language. What does it mean to use language today? — in a time of pandemic, in the latest racist decade of a racist era, in a time where truth is questioned and language is fake if it’s labelled fake. Taking an approach from his....
Seminary Chapel – Pádraig Ó Tuama
Our special guest Pádraig Ó Tuama will be speaking on, Jesus of Nazareth: Strange Man in Strange Times. This chapel will take a fresh exploration at some stories of Jesus of Nazareth. Taking a literary approach to the gospel texts, we will consider — through story, poetry, literary analysis and imagination — the character of this man....
Chapel Gathering: Seminary
Join us for a service of liturgical prayer (adapted from the Book of Common Prayer), with readings on suffering from Henri Nouwen.
Campus Worship: Imago DEI-Cmin team
Join the campus ministries leadership team for the first campus worship service of the semester launching this year’s campus ministries theme, Imago DEI which is often defined as image of God. (here’s more) We will be exploring how diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) provide unique lenses into reflecting the character (image) of God. Professor Jerry Holsopple will....
Chapel Gathering: Seminary
Join us for our Seminary Chapel Convocation service of morning prayer with remarks from Dean Sue Cockley and Associate Dean, Nancy Heisey.
Opening Convocation
For Such a Time as This – printable programGather on-line for Opening Convocation featuring a welcome to a new academic year from Provost Fred Kniss and Anisa Leonard, SGA Co-President, plus an address from President Susan Schultz Huxman with an instrumental response from cellist Kimberly Souther, Director of Preparatory Music. All new students will be officially welcomed by Shannon....
University Colloquium: Kevin Seidel
Ecotones of Scripture and Literature An ecotone is a landscape ecology term for the zone where two neighboring habitats interact. In his presentation, Kevin will explore how ecotones might help us think about the interactions between our readings of scripture and of literature. He will draw on his recent sabbatical-year experience teaching at the Oregon....
Convocation: Guatamala C-C Report
Welcome the spring semester Cross-Cultural group back to campus and hear what they encountered on their learning adventure in Guatemala.