THE
YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL NEWSOURCE
March
27, 2006
The Q Source is
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FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE:
- Applications are available for Summer Elementary
Biblical Hebrew and Elementary N.T. Greek. Stop by the Registrar's
office for an application or send an email requesting an application to detra.macdougall@yale.edu.
- This is to remind Degree Students not graduating
in May to return the form that was sent to you via email regarding your
plans for next year by April 1 to avoid a $25.00 fee. If you did not
get this form, you may email me and I will send it again or stop by the
office.
- A fourth Preventing
Ministerial Misconduct Workshop has been added for Friday-Saturday,
May 12-13 meeting from 9:00-4:00
on both days (limit 25). If you want to sign up, stop by the
Registrar's Office asap.
Information Session on joint M.Div and MSW: On Tuesday, April 4 representatives from the
Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva
University and the School
of Social Work at the University
of Connecticut will be on campus to
discuss the options of pursuing a joint M.Div and MSW from YDS and one of these
institutions. Please bring your lunch
and come join the discussion in the RSV Room from 12:30 until 1:30. (Dessert will be provided!) Session will include a panel discussion
about: admissions requirements, application procedure, curriculum, and
structuring the joint degree program.
Also gain insight on possible job opportunities, field work options, and
the intersection of church work and counseling with the field of social work. Email Melissa Pucci with questions or call
(203) 432-5360.
Summer Immersion Course: I have cancelled my
summer internship program in Appalachia due to insufficient interest, but if you want a briefer
educational experience in Appalachia, I encourage you to consider two summer immersion
courses: "Religion and the Arts in Appalachia"
and "Rural Community and Moral Concerns." (YDS student Jennie
Ott took the latter in 2005.) Both last two weeks. They are offered
through the Appalachian Ministries Educational Resource Center (AMERC) of which
YDS is a member and which offers cross-cultural, contextual education.
See www.amerc.org for more information, or come talk to Barbara Blodgett.
Applications for Directed Independent
Language Study (DILS) are currently being
accepted for language study in the 2006 fall semester. DILS responds to requests by individuals or
small groups (no more than 3) to learn a language for a valid academic reason,
providing the opportunity for Yale students to study languages that are not
offered through traditional classroom instruction at Yale. The program is open to undergraduate, graduate
and professional students. Only those applications will be approved for which
adequate materials, Language Partners, and testing can be arranged. The deadline for applications is Monday May
1. For additional information about DILS
interested students should consult the DILS web site at www.cls.yale.edu/dils
or send inquiries to dils@yale.edu.
Worship and Liturgical Dance Workshop #3: All are invited to
attend our next Worship and Liturgical Dance Workshop on: Monday, March 27, 2006 at 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
in Marquand Chapel. Topic: Worship,
Prayer and Liturgical Dance. Wear
comfortable clothing, bring your bibles and be ready to dance before the Lord!
The Lutheran Studies Program
invites you to join them for weekly Vespers at 5:30
on Tuesdays this semester. Worship is in the Nouwen chapel in the basement
of the library. We hope to see many of you there, this week and as the
semester progresses!
Lenten Community Dinner Tuesday, March 28: In keeping with
the reflection and the discipline of Lent, the next community dinner will be a
simple one. Tuesday the 28th, soup and bread will be served at 6:30 in the common room, provided by Sweet Relief Catering.
Please bring a bowl and join us for a time of simple food and humble reflection
as we walk our Lenten journey in community. ALL are welcome.
Clergy Good Supplier J Wippell and Co. to
Visit YDS:
Need an academic hood for graduation as well as for Morning Prayer
services in your future parish? Looking for a cassock alb to wear at your
field work parish? Considering graduation gift options for some of your
seminarian classmates? Clergy goods supplier J. Wippell & Co. will be
in the Common Room on Wednesday, March 29 from 8:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Come and take advantage of a seminarian discount! If you'd like a catalog
or additional information, please speak with Kate Bryant at Katherine.bryant@yale.edu
or 203-497-9774.
Berkeley Community Eucharist, Marquand Chapel: Come join us for a Lenten celebration of
Holy Eucharist, Wednesday, March 29 at 6 pm. We
will be praying for the Mission of the Church. Alan Blanchard, DD, YDS ’01 will
preach. Afterwards, you are invited for Soup and Refreshments at Berkeley
House.
Anxious about making your first year in
ordained ministry both effective and personally satisfying? Come to
the panel on "Perspectives on Preparing for Ministry" on Thursday,
March 30! Making the transition from
life as a student at YDS to that as an ordained minister presents a range of
expected and unanticipated challenges. On Thursday, March 30 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in
the Common Room, panelists Maryetta Anschutz, Wes Avram, Barbara Blodgett, and
Tom Troeger will share their insights into preparing for a successful and
enjoyable career in ordained ministry after life at YDS. With Dale
Peterson serving as moderator, panelists will offer their individual and
collective tips, tools and practical insights as well as their spiritual wisdom
on the pleasures and perils of taking on a new role. Join us for a frank
and open discussion, and please--bring your questions and concerns. This
event is sponsored by the Committee on Spiritual Formation and the Practice of
Faith.
Boundary Issues? Robin Hammeal-Urban (Episcopal Diocese of CT) is coming to
campus for a discussion and workshop about setting healthy boundaries in the work
place. How do you say NO to that committee meeting at 8pm? How do you keep boundaries for your family? Robin
is an engaging and enthusiastic speaker!
Please join the Annand Program for Spiritual Formation on Thursday March
30th, 6:30-8:00
pm in Neibuhr Hall. Light refreshments
provided. Questions – contact elizabeth.melchionna@yale.edu.
Science-and-Religion
Events Presented by Other Yale-Affiliated Organizations: “Science and Religion in Dialogue” Study Group each Thursday during
class weeks from 6:00
– 7:30 pm in the ISM Seminar
Room. Guided discussion of the encounter
of science and religion, focusing on issues of consciousness and its neural
correlates, with occasional speakers. Facilitated by Prof. Nihal de Lanerolle,
Yale Neurobiology & Neurosurgery. An initiative of the Episcopal Church at
Yale and the Metanexus Local Societies Initiative. (Open to all; join any
time.) For information on this event or on
the work of the YDS-IRST, please contact Wesley.avram@yale.edu
or Christopher.reinish@yale.edu.
Spanish Evening Prayer will be offered each Thursday this semester from
5:45 - 6:15 p.m. at the Berkeley
Center at the corner of Canner
& St. Ronan Streets near the YDS campus. You don't have to know
Spanish to participate, and English translations of the texts are provided. Come
join us! Questions, contact Paul McLain, paul.mclain@yale.edu.
You are invited to join the Methodist Society for worship and
fellowship throughout the spring semester! For more info, please contact
Jessica Anschutz, Jeremy Deaner, or Erika Hirsch
·
Monday 3/20
Potluck Fellowship with Lutheran Students
·
Tuesday 3/28, 7pm Worship in Nouwen Prayer Chapel
·
Tuesday 4/4, 7pm Potluck Fellowship at the home of Vicki I
and Diana Carroll
·
Tuesday 4/11, 7pm Worship in the Nouwen Prayer Chapel
·
Tuesday 4/18, 7pm Fellowship, TBA
The Yale Divinity School Initiative in
Science, Religion, and Technology Keynote Lecture
The Thomas E. Golden Jr. Fellowship in Faith and Science, Speaker TBA. April 6 (Tues.), 4:30 pm
Saint Thomas More Chapel (268 Park Street, New Haven). Annual endowed
lecture, Q&A. Open to entire community.
For information on this event or on the work of the YDS-IRST, please
contact Wesley.avram@yale.edu or Christopher.reinish@yale.edu.
Save the date: April 13, 2006 11:30 - 12:30. Many of you have had questions regarding student loan consolidation, or have
been approached about consolidating your student loans. I have invited
Deborrah Glenn-Long from the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation to give a
presentation regarding consolidation. She will be here to provide information
and answer any questions you may have. This information will also be relevent
for continuing students, this will be the last year you may consolidate while
still in school. There will be two sessions one here at the Divinity School and
one at the Forestry School so hopefully
you will be able to attend one of them. The session at the Forestry
School will be in Sage Hall 1:30 to 2:30.
The YDS writing group, Wordsmiths, invites all of you to a reading of their literary works.
Please set aside some time on Sunday, April 23 for a mid-afternoon event. We'll
send more info on the exact time and which members will be reading. We hope, despite your busy schedules, that
you'll be able to join us for about hour and a half that day. A reception will
follow.
Lectures and Events
University Public Worship at
Battell Chapel: An ecumenical
worship service of the historic Church
of Christ in Yale. 11 a.m.
on Sunday mornings. Church school/child care provided. Handicap
accessible. We welcome and support persons of any race, age, nationality,
physical ability, mental condition and sexual orientation.
Yale Endowment open meeting for ACIR: There will be an
open meeting to discuss ethical issues pertaining to the Yale Endowment run by
the Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility (ACIR). It would be great to see the FES
perspective represented at that meeting.
WHEN: Monday March 27th, 2006, from 4-6pm WHERE:
SOM Room A51. As you may have heard,
Yale recently announced its divestment policy from oil companies in Sudan. This happened as a result of a student group from the Law School bringing this issue to the open meeting last year. Only members of the Yale community are
invited to attend. If you would like to present, please email ACIR
chairman Geert Rouwenhorst (k.rouwenhorst@yale.edu)
with your topic.
The Program in Judaic Studies at Yale presents a series of lectures for
spring 2006:
·
Monday March 27 Daniel Schwartz, Professor of
Jewish History, Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. "Josephus
Between Jerusalem and Rome:
On Divine Providence and the Last
Book of the
Judaean War.” 208 WHC, 4:00 PM
·
Wednesday March 29 (Co-sponsored with the
Department of History) Anna Sapir Abulafia, Vice-President and College Lecturer
in History, Lucy Cavendish
College, University
of Cambridge. “Sie stinken beide,
or the Point of Medieval Christian-Jewish Disputations.” 211 HGS, 4:00 PM
A seminar announcement from the Institution
for Social and Policy Studies: Antisemitism
in Comparative Perspective: Co-sponsored with the Institute for the Study
of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). Thursday, March 30 from 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. at ISPS, (77 Prospect Street, Room A001). Featuring:
Emanuele Ottolenghi, Research Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford, UK. "Neither Auschwitz nor
The Brotherhood of Mankind: some reflections on the current state of European
anti-Semitism." Refreshments will
be served. Metered parking is available
on Hillhouse Avenue, Trumbull, and Sachem streets.
Free parking is available in Yale lots located on Prospect Street after 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.yale.edi/isps/seminars/antisemitism
or contact Pam Greene: Pamela.greene@yale.edu or (203) 432-3052.
Third
Annual Yale Conference on Diversity (March 31-April 1, 2006). "Working
Towards a New vision of the 21st Century University: Promoting Diversity
and Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning Within the Academy" Keynote Speaker: John Hope Franklin,
Emeritus Professor of History Duke University, Author, Former Chair of
President Clinton's Initiative on Race, Recipient of the Presidential Medal of
Freedom. Go to http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/diversity/news1.html
for registration and other details. Registration for the conference is
free to the Yale community. Please Register Early as seats will be limited.
Saint Thomas More, the Catholic
Chapel & Center at Yale University presents Harold W. Attridge, Ph.D, Dean,
Yale Divinity School, Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament to present, “There’s Something Else About Mary: Mary Magdalene and the Marys of the Gospel.” Monday,
April 3, 2006, 7 PM, Saint
Thomas More Chapel, 268 Park
Street, 777-5537. Free and Open to the Public.
Saint Thomas More is pleased to
announce the 2006 Thomas E. Golden, Jr.
Fellowship in Faith and Science lecture on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 4:30 PM. Rev.
Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, Ph.D and Dr. David Lauler Chair in Catholic Health
Care Ethics at Georgetown University, will present “Stem Cells: Confusion,
Contention, Convergence” at the Saint Thomas More Chapel, 268 Park Street,
777-5537. This event is free and open to
the public.
Anyone
is interested in participating in the 2nd Annual
AIDS Walk New Haven on Saturday, April 8, 2006, please contact me (anne.blackfield@yale.edu). It's a
5k walk starting on the New Haven Green at 9:30am. The
walk is raising money for people living with AIDS in New Haven, which has one of the largest populations of AIDS victims
in Connecticut.
Yale Law School Presents: Beyond These Walls: Promoting Health and
Human Rights of Youth in the Justice System on Saturday, April 8, 2006, 11 am - 4pm
with registration beginning at 10 am. Physicians for Human Rights presents a
conference on the health and human rights of youth involved in the justice
system. All health professionals, child advocates, and students of medicine,
nursing, social work, public policy, law, and criminal justice are encouraged
to attend. Questions? Contact Tasmin Din
at tdin@phrusa.org or call 617-301-4200.
The
Yale School of Management Presents: Technology
Business and Society Symposium on April 18, 2006 at 5pm (55 Hillhouse Avenue). Bringing together
students, academics, NGO's, non-profits, journalists, and private companies
from around the globe to address a wide spectrum of issues relating to the
interaction of technology and society. Speakers from the WHO, Somali
Telecom Group, NPower NY, Yale University, and WIPO. Reception
to follow. Registration is free, but
limited, so please sight up as soon as possible http://conf.som.yale.edu/technology.
Workshop on Asian Religions: “Sand, Stones, and Stars: Nature in
the Religious Imagination” sponsored by The Council on East Asian Studies at
Yale University and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. This
workshop will be held on April 21, 22 and 23, 2006 at Yale
University. For more information
and to register for this event, please contact eastasian.studies@yale.edu.
Please provide your name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address,
telephone, fax, and email. Registration deadline is April 3, 2006.
Auburn Continuing Education Programs
(www.auburnsem.org ) for April 2006:
·
“Access, Attitudes and Disability” Tuesday,
April 25, 2006 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Fee $20, to register please email
cjm@auburnsem.org.
·
“An Experiential Approach to Religious Diversity
Training” Multiple Dates (April 6, 8 and 11).
Program fee $65, to register email cjm@auburnsem.org.
·
“Celebrating the Work of Anna Ruth
Henriques.” Opening reception Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Fee $50, for more information please contact
Katie Yung at kgy@auburnsem.org.
·
Auburn’s
Lives of Commitment Awards. Friday, April 21, 2006 (7:30 -9:00 am).
The Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Please RSVP to jrh@auburnsem.org by Friday, April 14.
·
Presentation and
Discussion of the Final Report of the PCUSA Theological Task Force on
Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church.
At The Brick Presbyterian Church (62 East 92nd Street). Wednesday, April 26,
2006 at 7:00 pm. Free and open to
the public.
·
Save the Date!!
Lecture by Gustav Neibuhr, May
9, 2006 at 5:30 pm. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Camp Kinawind, a United Methodist summer youth camp in Michigan, is in need of summer staff. The most pressing
need is for a couple of male counselors. If interested, please
contact Fred Elmore at campkinawind@hotmail.com or 231-271-3089. Information
and applications are also available at www.umccamps.org. These paid positions
provide excellent experiences for those interested in the ministry, teaching,
or similar helping professions. Our program uses a number of volunteer
counselors also. Those who cannot get away for the entire summer
are want to volunteer for a week, are also encouraged to contact Mr. Elmore.
Nanny Position: We are looking for
a loving, creative, responsible babysitter/nanny for our sweet 5 mo. old boy in
our Westville home. We need all or part of the following schedule: Mon.
afternoon, Tues., Wed., Thurs., and some Friday mornings beginning at the end
of March through mid-August. Please e-mail karen.klein@yale.edu or call 389-8487. We are a
pediatric nurse practicioner at the Fairhaven
Community Health Center who supervises YSN and Yale College students and a pastor in the United Church of Christ
serving a congregation in Shelton, CT. Eli has two big sisters ages 2 1/2 and 10 who are
both in school. If you have any questions or comments you can reach me
via my e-mail or on my cell phone @ 530-3446.
Peace, Shepard Parsons.
Justice for Children International is an organization dedicated to
stopping the trafficking of children for sexual exploitation. The organization is sponsoring a training
program which you can be a part of. The
application deadline for the Justice for Children International Training
Program in Aftercare is April 15th,
2006. To download an application, go to this link: http://jfci.org/training/. If you have any
questions, please contact Kathy Maskell at kathy@jfci.org.
Overseas Ministries Study Center (OMSC) is looking for Resident Caretaker/Host Couple for Great
Commission Hall. They will be responsible for security, hosting,
part-time housekeeping, and some maintenance and grounds responsibilities.
The couple must be willing and able to commit themselves to
an average of twenty hours each per week (for a combined total of forty hours per
week), with time off to be arranged with the OMSC director of finance and housing. Anyone interested in the position should
contact Mrs. Judy Stebbins, either by phone (624-6672) or by email (stebbins@omsc.org).In
return for carrying out the stipulated responsibilities associated with the position,
the qualified couple will receive the following:
1. A
modern, air conditioned, fully furnished one-bedroom apartment (including cooking
utensils, dinnerware, cutlery, and linens), with all utilities (except long
distance telephone and TV cable) included;
2. A monthly stipend based on
experience;
3. Opportunity to participate in the life of an ecclesiastically rich, ethnically
diverse, and intellectually stimulating community of Christian missionaries and
leaders from around the world;
4. Seminar attendance privileges
(tuition fees waived), providing opportunities to engage some of the world’s
leading authorities on all aspects of global Christianity.
Goodwin Prize for Excellence in Theological Writing, a graduate
writing prize. Winning prize is in the amount of $1,000. Submissions must be postmarked by June 1, 2006. Submitted essays must demonstrate: 1)
creative theological thinking, 2) excellence in scholarship, 3) faithful
witness to the Christian tradition, and 4) engagement with the community of
faith. Eligibility Requirements: 1) the
writer must be a masters or pre-dissertation doctoral student, and 2) the
submission must be an original, unpublished essay. Winning essays will be submitted
to peer-reviewed theological journals for publication consideration. Inquiries,
call (434) 244-2839 or email info@theologicalhorizons.org.
For more information about essay parameters
and to read a past winner's essay, please visit www.theologicalhorizons.org/writingprize.
You are invited to apply for scholarships being offered for the
events sponsored by Advent Spirituality Center in 2006. The events include "The Gathering," and
"Clothed with the Sun: Writing Autobiography as Spiritual
Journey." These awards are funded through a grant from the
Alliance of Baptists and each scholarship covers all costs of fees and room and
board except a $50 conference registration fee. Additional information about
the events sponsored by the Center may be found on the Advent
Spirituality Center
website at http://www.adventcenter.org/events.html. Recipients of the scholarships must be
currently enrolled divinity school or seminary students. The scholarships are
work-study scholarships, and scholarship recipients will assist with various
tasks to support the event staff. One value for students participating in Advent
Center events is the formation of a
network of other seekers after God who will be companions in post-graduate
years. To apply for a scholarship, request
a copy of the application from adventcenter@verizon.net,
and send the completed application, with a letter of recommendation from one
seminary/divinity school teacher, to the same email address by April 15, 2006.
Visit the Ministry
Resource Center
at www.library.yale.edu/div/mrc
Contact us at ministry.resource.center@yale.edu
or 432-5319
Staff is available
10-3 weekdays
Workshops
Wednesday, April 5:
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. Ways to Include Children and Youth in the
Principal Worship Service of the Congregation
- 12-1 p.m. Leading Bible Study in Congregations with the
Tools of Study: Bible Dictionaries, Study Bibles, Concordances,
Translations
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Shaped by Congregational Assets:
Research Findings on Exemplary Youth Ministry
Lutheran/United
Methodist resources for fostering ecumenical relationships: Confessing our
Faith Together: A Study and Discussion Guide; Interim Eucharistic Sharing;
God’s Ecumenical Ministry, Shared: A Manual for Persons Involved in Ecumenical
Shared Ministry; This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy
Communion; By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity and
Ministry
Some recent new books:
- Animal Rites:
Liturgies of Animal Care
- Intercessions for the
Christian People and other books of prayers for leading the congregation
- Worship for All Ages
- Earth Trek:
Celebrating and Sustaining God’s Creation
- Girl: 10 Gutsy, God-Centered Sessions on
Issues that Matter to Girls
- Guys: 10 Fearless, Faith-Focused Sessions on
Issues that Matter to Guys
- Getaways with
God: Youth Retreats for any
Schedule
- Learning to Teach for Social Justice
- Choosing Peace Through Daily Practices
- 32 Ways to Become a Great Sunday School Teacher
- Acting Religious: Theatre as Pedagogy in Religious Studies
Fun
on Fridays…or anytime: More Would You Rather? Example question: “would you rather
fast-forward or re-wind life?”… a book designed for youth ministry conversation
starters but you might find it fun to share with friends. There is a whole shelf of conversation games
for youth ministry and intergenerational ministry.
Lots
of drama scripts for children, youth, adults, intergenerational groups,
musicals, Lent, Holy Week and Easter
Who is God in Three Persons? A Study of the Trinity, for the adult study group you are leading
Resources on
sexuality: ethics, curriculum for
children and teens on the concerns, avoiding abuse, dealing with misconduct,
sexuality and the Bible, bisexual, transgender, gay/lesbian, and heterosexual
concerns—check them out!