THE YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL NEWSOURCE
October 17, 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Dates and Deadlines for Fall Semester 2008
Clinical Pastoral
Education (CPE) Day at YDS
Job Lecture: “The
Musicality of Hope: Job 14 and Its
Consequences”
Slifka Interfaith
Spring Break Trip to Guatemala
YDS Screening and
discussion with filmmakers on children’s cancer and spirituality
Liturgical Dance
Workshop 3: “Formulating Liturgical Dance Language”
Serene Jones
Inauguration at Union Theological Seminary
Pre-Doctoral
Women’s Forum: Voice and Voicelessness in the Classroom and Academy
“Darfur Now”
Screening and Discussion with Director
Reconciliation
and Forgiveness Workshop hosted by Mpho Tutu
Njalo Composer in
Chapel Tuesday
Fall 2008
calendar for the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale
Kirkridge Retreat
Center Trainings
Christian Science
discussion: “Politics and Spiritual Power”
Academic Information
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Important Dates and
Deadlines for Fall Semester 2008
- October 22 is the last day to drop
a course. Courses dropped after
October 22 will have a grade of “F” or “NC” automatically recorded.
- December 19 is the official end of
the term, and all work is due by that date. Faculty may set earlier deadlines if
they wish. In exceptional
circumstances, such as illness or family crisis, the instructor may grant
an extension until February 9.
After February 9, all requests for further extensions must be
submitted to the Professional Studies Committee
Library Workshops
RefWorks
is a web-based citation management
system that is available FREE to Yale students, faculty and staff to help you
organize references for research. You
can add references manually or import directly from ORBIS or other online
databases (ATLA Religion Database, for example). RefWorks allows you to easily create in-text
citations while you are writing your paper.
Once you are finished writing, it takes just moments to generate a
bibliography. Please set up a RefWorks
account at http://www.library.yale.edu/cite/refworks.html and follow the
instructions for setting up a personal account (this will allow more time to
explore the system during the workshop).
If you encounter problems setting up an account, please contact
amy.limpitlaw@yale.edu or call Amy Limpitlaw at 432-6374.
Thursday, October 23
(12:30-1:15PM)
L-107 (the computer lab in
the library)
How to Find Journal
Articles: Need to find
articles for course assignments and papers?
This workshop will provide a roadmap to navigating Yale’s vast
collection of journals and databases. We
will concentrate on the most important databases for finding articles in
religion. Participants will learn how to
limit a search to articles available in full text, to articles relating to a
specific scriptural reference, and to book reviews. This session will be especially helpful to
students in Religion 600, 601 and.700.
Contact (suzanne.estelle-holmer@yale.edu).
Tuesday,
October, 21 (12:30-1:20PM)
Introduction to
BibleWorks: Get a head start on your biblical exegesis paper!
Learn about BibleWorks, a software program for biblical exegesis and research.
This workshop will provide an overview of the layout and resources offered with
BibleWorks. Participants will learn how
to do basic searches on words and phrases (concordance searches). This workshop
is intended for beginners and/or students without extensive knowledge of the
biblical languages. Contact (suzanne.estelle-holmer@yale.edu).
Tuesday,
October 28 (12:30-1:20PM)
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Day at YDS
CPE centers are now receiving applications for Summer 2009. If you are considering CPE for this summer, or any time during your YDS career, you should attend this meeting; it’s only offered once a year. For application forms and directories, see www.acpe.edu.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
12:30 – Informational meeting in Niebuhr Hall
1:00 – Individual conversations in the Sarah Smith Gallery
with CPE supervisors from
Lectures and Events
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Job Lecture: “The Musicality of Hope: Job 14 and Its Consequences”
Come hear Dr. Choon-Leong Seow of Princeton Theological Seminary speak on Job! His lecture, "The Musicality of Hope: Job 14 and Its Consequences." Refreshments served afterwards -- all are welcome. Contact: Carolyn.sharp@yale.edu.
Thursday October 23 (5:30PM)
Latourette Hall
Annand Programs:
- Quiet Day: A brother from the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) will lead a retreat open to the entire YDS community for prayer and renewal.
Saturday November 1 (8:00-2:30 PM)
- Art and Soul Workshop: Annand Spiritual Director, Harriet Carew, will again offer this popular workshop in which artists and non-artists alike may discover freedom in creating soul art as a focus for individual meditation and inner journeying.
Saturday, October 25
- Second and Third Year Students: Spiritual Direction: Annand connects students with trained spiritual directors from a variety of theological traditions all of whom share a commitment to the confidentiality and boundaries. Meetings are monthly.
For all Annand programs contact: Jane Stickney (jbstickney@juno.com or sign-up sheet near S-105)
Lecture:
“"When God Means War, When God Means Peace: Explaining The Wild Variation
in Religious Politics"
The MacMillan
Center Initiative on Religion, Politics, & Society welcomes Daniel
Philpott, Department of Political Science at the
Tuesday, October 21st (12:00-1:20PM)
Lunch will be provided at 11:45 A.M.
Slifka
Interfaith Spring Break Trip to Guatemala
Do you want visit
an exciting Latin American nation? Explore sustainable agriculture? Help locals in
October 22nd (10PM)
Purple
Couch Room of Slifka (
YDS Screening and
discussion with filmmakers on children’s cancer and spirituality
Sundance and Emmy award-winning filmmakers Reichert &
Bognar will screen and present Spirituality in Childhood Cancer from the PBS
documentary A Lion in the House (www.lioninthehouse.com
). The
30min. documentary piece discusses the intersection of faith and contemporary
medicine, specifically the role of, and struggles with, faith during and after
cancer treatment. This intimate case study follows several families, nurses and
doctors as they reach to their belief systems for support in a crisis. The
filmmakers will guide the audience through a series of real-life situations and
raise awareness of the spiritual dimension of health care.
Monday October 20
(12:30-2:00PM)
Niebuhr Hall
Yale Biblical Research Group
The group, which is open to undergraduate and graduate
students, began this summer with meetings once a week. Each meeting began with
a teaching on a topic previously chosen and ended with question and discussion,
as well as prayer and fellowship. The group is fully interactive and is
designed to be a forum for each member to share his or her insight into
specific topics as we all grow in an understanding of God's Will and Word. Fellowship will take place at my home, where
we will continue to discuss meeting times and subjects for the semester ahead. Contact: Alissa Wassung,
Ministry Resource Center
- invites you to explore global music-thru CDs or singing or
playing musical instruments. We
have the music in the Center!
- invites you to enrich your papers and
projects with ideas and resources focused on the practice of ministry in
congregations and agencies. You
will learn. Your paper will be
unique. It will save you time!
- invites you to sample a DVD for your
"entertainment"--church history, current issues, etc. Learn, grow, think, enjoy!
Liturgical Dance
Workshop 3: “Formulating Liturgical Dance Language”
If you have a dance
background that is wonderful, but for those who do not it is not necessary to
have one. The most important element
that is needed is the desire to learn to worship God with your body. The entire YDS community (students, faculty,
men and women) are welcomed to take part.
Don’t worry if you didn’t make the previous workshops. You can come when
you are able to. Please wear comfortable
clothing and come with a dancing heart.
Contact: Kathleen.s.turner@yale.edu
Monday, October 20 (6:00-7:15PM)
Marquand Chapel
Serene Jones
Inauguration at Union Theological Seminary
November 16-17, 2008
Bonhoeffer Play, Redding CT
The First Church of Christ,
Congregational in
Sunday,
October 26 (4PM)
First
There is no charge for this
event.
Pre-Doctoral Women’s
Forum: Voice and Voicelessness in the Classroom and Academy
The panel features the following
4 fabulous women faculty...
- Emilie Townes (Academic
Dean extraordinaire and womanist ethicist),
- Carolyn Sharp (stellar
scholar of Hebrew Scriptures with a passion for diverse critiques of the text),
- Shannon Craigo-Snell (the
theology professor who will make you fall in love with the discipline), and
- Kristen Leslie (an
unmatched voice in feminist pastoral care and psychology).
They will be reflecting on
women's voice and voicelessness in the classroom and in the Academy. After
their initial remarks, we will break into small groups, led by faculty and
students, followed by a large group Q&A and reflection session.
Wednesday, October 22 (4:00-5:30 PM)
RSV Room
Contact: (heather.vermeulen@yale.edu)
or (maryemily.wells@yale.edu).
“Darfur Now” Screening and Discussion with Director
October
20 (7:30PM)
Reconciliation and
Forgiveness Workshop hosted by Mpho Tutu
The Women, Religion, and
Globalization Project invites you to a workshop on reconciliation and
forgiveness. Mpho Tutu will facilitate
the workshop, which she describes as ‘an opportunity to learn the practices of
prayer and the various disciplines of thought which are pivotal to beginning
the faithful work of forgiveness and reconciliation.’ For more information about the speaker, visit
http://www.tutuinstitute.org/ For more information about the Women, Religion,
and Globalization Project, visit http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/wrg/
Thursday,
October 23 (4:00PM)
ISM
Great Hall
Njalo Composer in
Chapel Tuesday
Please join us for a special
African Hymn Festival led by Professor Patrick Matsikenyiri of
Tuesday,
October 21 (10:30-11AM)
Marquand Chapel
Fall 2008 calendar
for the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale
Events include: Many fascinating events including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, “On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance.” https://classesv2.yale.edu/access/content/attachment/db808726-92dc-4440-97ac-00dea665a947/Calendar2008.pdf.
Kirkridge Retreat
Center
Kirkridge is offering Christian and peace trainings throughout November. (www.kirkridge.org)
YUHS Flu Shot
Schedule
Get your free flu shot through Yale University Health Services. http://www.yale.edu/yhp/forms/flu_sched_2008.pdf.
Christian
Science discussion: “Politics and Spiritual Power”
The Christian Science Reading Room is going to be holding a series of informal, brown bag lunch discussions on "Politics with Spiritual Power.” Contact: inge.schmidt@yale.edu.
October 20 & 27 (12:30PM)
Office of
International Students & Scholars presents an explanatory dinner
discussion: “Presidential Elections U.S.
With the 2008 presidential election fast approaching, and the efforts to win the White House for ’change’ in America, one is likely to hear talk about grassroots campaigning and federal election reforms, both of which require more scrutiny of voter registration, voting technologies, media coverage, campaign funding and more. What allows and supports a politician’s rise to the level of a presidential nomination? How does a candidate win an election? What is the electoral college? Is a president really the people’s choice? Please RSVP to elisabeth.kennedy@yale.edu if you plan on attending. This dinner-discussion is free and open to the Yale community. Organized and hosted by the Office of International Students & Scholars at Yale. http://www.yale.edu/icenter/images/understanding_america_0809.pdf
October 22 (5:30PM)
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