DREW THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
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SEMINARY SATURDAYS
The Seminary Saturdays program at Drew offers churches and individuals the
opportunity to gain perspectives beyond the local church. Each Saturday morning
session offers one workshop on a practical topic and one on a theological
topic. Individual workshops are $25 per person. Each Saturday will begin with a
continental breakfast from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. and will conclude with soup and
sandwiches from 12 – 1:00 p.m. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Schedule of Presentations for March 7th (Choose One):
"Keeping the Pastor Healthy: What Congregations
Should Know"
-Virginia Samuel-Cetuk,
Associate Dean of Contextual Learning
At
this session on Clergy Health participants will be introduced to current
research on clergy health and participate in a discussion about what can be
done in the Church to help clergy lead healthier lives. Consideration will also
be given to theological messages of the church that impact clergy health. Come
to the session ready to be part of the solution!
"Talking with Our Neighbors: Dialogue across Religious
Traditions"
-Wesley Ariarajah,
Professor of Ecumenical Theology
The
tragedy of the 9/11 attack on the Twin
Towers is often described as one of
the turning points in the history of the United States. Many questions were asked, but among them was
the question, "Who are these young men and would they want to attack
us?" This leads to the painful
awareness that most of us had very little knowledge of Islam, the different
streams within Islam, and history of the painful relationship between Islam and
Christianity through the centuries. This
lack of awareness extends also about the peoples of other religious traditions
that live among us in considerable numbers, making the United States one of the
most religiously pluralist countries in the world.
What
should be our relationship with our neighbors, how do we go about building
those relationships, what are the issues involved in attempting to talk across
religious traditions?
This
seminar intends to help us understand the meaning and practice of interfaith
dialogue, the different types of dialogue, the promises and problems involved
in interfaith dialogue and how individuals and communities can engage in and
promote interfaith dialogue and relationships.
For more info and registration form go to: http://www.drew.edu/theo-content.aspx?id=46483
Questions? Email Nancy VanderVeen, Coordinator of Continuing Education
(nvanderveen@drew.edu) or call 973-408-3084.
