Students and Faculty of the BTI Consortium –
Happy New Year! Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter and for being a part of our community. It is hard to believe it is 2020 and Spring semesters are about to kick off! This semester brings more opportunities for learning, networking, and exploring the beautiful city of Boston! I hope that you find moments to enjoy the privilege that it is to study in such a diverse and theologically rich environment.
If you are hoping to cross register for a course at one of our universities, please do so very soon! Time is running out! If you have considered cross-registering but haven't found the right course, consider one of these newly-added
online
options from Hartford Seminary:
If you have any questions or concerns about the status of your cross registration or you have hit a road block while registering, please email
btioffice@bostontheological.org
or call our office (
617-353-7664). When calling or emailing please make sure to include your full name and a phone number where you can be reached so we can get back to you ASAP!
Good luck in this new semester and blessings on this new Decade!
Peace,
Chloe
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2020 NEMAAR Call for Papers:
Religion, Education, and Public Life
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Proposals due by Sunday, January 19, 2020. NEMAAR.
The New England and Canadian Maritimes Region of the American Academy of Religion is now accepting papers for the April 4, 2020 conference at Boston University. The orienting topic of this year's conference is "Religion, Education, and Public Life." There is a specific competition for students currently enrolled in graduate degree programs and also opportunities for other scholars to propose work.
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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020, 5:00-7:00pm, The Boisi Center at Boston College.
Dorothy Day has been called "the most interesting American Catholic of the 20th century," as well as anarchist, journalist, pacifist, and now candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church. The Boisi Center is proud to screen Emmy Award winner Martin Doblmeier's new film, after which Doblmeier will discuss both his film and the figure of Day herself with Jeannine Hill Fletcher of Fordham University and Brianne Jacobs of Emmanuel College.
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Thursday, January 30, 2020, 6:30 – 8:30pm, Harvard Divinity School and The Cambridge Public Library
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oin best-selling author and HDS writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams (author of Refuge) and nationally syndicated environmental radio show Living on Earth for a discussion for Williams’ new book, Erosion: Essays of Undoing.
Williams' fierce, spirited, and magnificent essays are a howl in the desert. She sizes up the continuing assaults on America's public lands and the erosion of our commitment to the open space of democracy. She asks: "How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts?"
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Additional Events around the Consortium
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Saturday, January 18th, 2020, 9:00AM-12:15PM, Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE).
The Heart is a poignant symbol in Christian scripture and tradition, an inner sanctum where we can abide with Christ in the midst of busy lives and the whirlwind of our own thoughts. In this workshop we will explore ancient and medieval texts and the work of contemporary spiritual writers on the Heart: the center of our being and the birthplace of our transfiguration in Christ. Contemplative, body-centered exercises will offer tools for grounding and applying these insights in daily life. Located in the Monastery Undercroft.
RSVP Required.
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Monday, January 20th, 2020, 8:30AM-1:00PM, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries and Brandeis University.
Come honor and learn from the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), pack meals for food pantries & congregations that serve the homeless community and participate in social justice discussions with Brandeis clubs and local non-profits. Funding due in part by the
Massachusetts Service Alliance
and others.
Details and Registration.
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2020. 7:30pm. Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School .
This Month's presenter will be Phillip Webster of Williams College, speaking on "Walking, Ontology, and the Ancient
Animus
: A Case from Ambrose of Milan." For more information, contact
Andrew Jacobs
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Thursday, January 30th, 2020. 4:00pm, Boston University School of Theology.
The Rev. Ted Karpf will read from his latest book, Acts of Forgiveness: Faith Journey of a Gay Priest. The Rev. Karpf is an ordained Episcopal priest. He served as a missionary in Southern Africa, working for Bishop Tutu. He is an expert in Global Health and medical ethics, but his work was threatened by those who tried to discredit his labors because he was gay. A compelling story-teller, a compassionate presence, and a man speaking with the wisdom that comes from loss and recovery, this is an opportunity to listen to one man's journey toward forgiveness.
Details.
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Friday, January 31st, 2020. 11:00AM-12:30pm, Harvard Divinity School.
As part of the Islam in Africa Lecture Series, Caitlyn Bolton of the City University of New York will present the talk "Spiritual Capital: Islamic Education and Social Change in a Zanzibari Madrasa."
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Thursday, February 6, 2020, 4:00 PM.
Lecture, hosted by Assumption College’s Ecumenical Institute and Bayard, Inc.
During his lecture, Professor Faggioli will engage in a lively conversation that addresses the present climate of political and ecclesial division. He will also offer an analysis of key challenges—theological, institutional, political and geo-political—as well as perspectives to help Catholics vigorously embrace their American citizenship in thoughtful and faith-filled ways. The lecture is free and open to the public, but those interested in attending are encouraged to register.
Register here.
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Tuesday, February 18th, 2020, 7:00PM. Lecture, Hartford Seminary.
Dr. Bruce B. Lawrence is the Professor of Islamic Studies Emeritus at Duke University and adjunct Professor at Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul. Allah merits more than faithful acceptance or hostile rejection. Neither theological nor ideological, advancing neither apologetic nor polemical agendas, Dr. Lawrence approaches the name/the subject of Allah as a perspectivist.
Details and Registration
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Thursday, February 27th, 2020, 8:30AM-4:00PM, The Shoemaker Center for Church Renewal at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Forum.
The Shoemaker Center invites you to a Pastors' Forum on deepening your connection with the Good Shepherd as you lead where God has placed you.
Details and Registration
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Submission Deadlines for the BTI Newsletter for SPRING 2020: 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24.
Please send submissions (including graphics) to:
btinews@bostontheological.org
for inclusion in the newsletter. The BTI Newsletter is sent bi-weekly on Tuesdays.
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