It's all in the details...
We at the BTI would like to welcome each of you back to the Boston area for the Spring semester. For some of you, this is your first Spring here. For others like me, this might be the last semester on your academic journey. A lesson for each of us is to take in the little things about the privilege of being a student, particularly in beautiful Boston. This is my last semester to bike to BU for class, to be stressed in the library, and to see classmates around campus. These are small things, but it is in these details that I am reminded of how meaningful and special this season of life is. So no matter what this semester brings, make sure to take in every moment, good and bad, and to find joy in the details.
- Micah Norman-Pace,
BTI Newsletter Editor
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Join the BTI for our 5th Choirfest @ Hebrew College! (2/21)
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One of our favorite events we have put on in the past is the BTI Choirfest. This year, meet us at Hebrew College to hear choirs from Boston College STM, Hebrew College, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, and Saint John's Seminary. One of the best ways to learn another's tradition is through the songs they sing. This evening is designed around community building and sharing. Choirfest will take place at Hebrew College on Wednesday, February 21 from 6-7 pm, and refreshments will be served afterwards. We hope to see you there at one of our favorite events we put on at the BTI.
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Bible Nation: Hobby Lobby, Scripture, and the Making of America
(2/7)
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In the Inaugural Wolfe Lecture on Religion and American Politics at Boston College, Candida Moss, Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham and author of
Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby,
explores the Green family’s motivations, their involvement in public life, and the scope of their influence. The Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, have been in the public conversation for their controversial lawsuit in 2014, and more recently for their Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.
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Keeping Faith: Three Sisters of Story (2/12)
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Three exceptional storytellers (Rohina Malik, Susan Stone, Kim Schultz) will share stories from their own faiths – Christian, Muslim and Jewish – to transcend differences through a shared belief in the power of compassion and connection. Join us in the meeting room at Hartford Seminary for this special event. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
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RPP Colloquium Series: Why Nonviolent Civil Resistance Works: Highlighting the Power of Spiritually-Engaged Communities in Movements for Sustainable Peace (2/8)
This
Religions and the Practice of Peace
colloquium explores some of the key challenges that nonviolent resistance movements face, including obstacles to building and maintaining movement cohesion, ensuring effective communication, and gaining political leverage; how advocates of principled nonviolence (who promote nonviolence on a moral basis) often clash with advocates of civil resistance (who promote nonviolent action on a strategic or utilitarian basis); the ongoing debate on diversity of tactics; and the ways in which power and privilege undermine solidarity. The colloquium highlights the power of women in these movements and addresses ways in which spiritually-engaged communities are well-positioned to address many of these key movement challenges.
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Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Spring 2018, Thursdays 6:30-9:30
130 Essex St. South Hamilton, MA
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Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
Saturday, February 3, 9am - 6pm
Simboli Hall, Chestnut Hill Campus
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Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Saturday, February 3, 9:30am - 4pm
Archbishop Lakavos Museum, 50 Goddard Ave Brookline, MA
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Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Wednesday, February 7, 5:30-7 pm
Common Room, CWSR, 42 Francis Ave.
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BU School of Theology, Co-Sponsored by the Wesleyan Student Association
Wednesday, February 7, 1 pm
Muelder Chapel, 745 Commonwealth Ave. 3rd floor
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Hartford Seminary
Thursday, February 8, 7 pm
77 Sherman Street, Hartford, CT
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The Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College
Thursday, February 13, 5:30-6:45 pm
Delvin 101, Chestnut Hill Campus
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Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Thursday, February 15, 5:30-7 pm
Common Room, CWSR, 42 Francis Ave.
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Presented by MIT Addir
Thursday, February 15, 7:15-9:15 pm
W11, Main Dining Room, MIT Campus
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Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
Thursday, February 22, 5:30-7 pm
Corcoran Commons, Heights Room, Chestnut Hill Campus
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Classifieds and Calls for Papers/Conferences
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The Summer Institute will run July 23-27 at BU School of Theology. Apply by June 25.
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Applications are now open for 2018 Fellowships for 12-15 seminary fellows to do research in Berlin and Poland on clergy activity between 1933 and 1945.
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A gathering for those whose interests live at — or near — the intersection of justice-seeking religious reflection with spirituality, imagination, the arts, and embodiment.
March 9-10, The Walker Center for E
cumenical Exchange, 144 Hancock St, Auburndale, MA 02466
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CROSS-REGISTER
There are ton of new courses that could be a perfect fit for your interests. You might end up meeting colleagues who are asking similar questions and doing similar research. Over 90% of BTI students who cross-register would highly recommend it to a friend or colleague. Get out there!
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