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SUMMARY:Monastic Wisdom Seminar: "The Schola Caritatis"
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\nThe Lumen Christi Institute\, the St. Anselm Institute and Our Lady of the Angels Monastery\, a Trappistine monastery located near Crozet\, Virginia are partnering for the first time to organize a retreat that explores the monastic wisdom tradition. The Trappistine Community at Crozet\, Virginia lives according to a continual tradition of Christian monasticism with its roots in the Cistercian Tradition. This seminar will offer the possibility of not only learning the guiding principles that foster a good and balanced life according to the monastic tradition\, but of putting them into practice\, since it is experience alone that leads not only to correct understanding but to real wisdom. \nAfter reading some core texts in the monastic tradition in advance\, participants will then spend a week praying\, working\, reading\, and learning from the Sisters during two daily conferences and other times of sharing and mutual exchange. \nThe goals of the seminar are fourfold: \n1. Introduce participants to monastic life and the history and theology of monasticism. \n2. Introduce participants to monastic practices\, including community life\, lectio divina\, the Divine Office\, the discipline of silence\, and manual labor\, and see how these practices form a balanced whole that fosters human and spiritual growth. \n3. Provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the longstanding ascetical and mystical guidelines that support prayer in the Catholic monastic tradition. \n4. Study texts of major figures of the monastic tradition and see how their teaching can illuminate and enrich our human experience. \nPRINCIPAL TEXTS FOR DISCUSSION\n\nEvagrius Ponticus\, Praktikos and Chapters on Prayer\, trans. John Eudes Bamberger\, CS 4 (Cistercian Publications\, 1972).\nBenedict of Nursia\, RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict (Liturgical Press\, 1981).\nMichael Casey\, The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict’s Rule\, (Liturgical Press\, 2010).\nBernard of Clairvaux\, Sermons on the Song of Songs I\, trans. Kilian Walsh\, CF 4 (Cistercian Publications\, 1971).\nWilliam of St Thierry\, The Mirror of Faith\, trans. Thomas X Davis\, CF 15 (Cistercian Publications\, 1979)\nBeatrice of Nazareth\, The Seven Modes of Love\n\nHow to read the texts: Besides taking advantage of the introductions to be found in these books\, slow reading is the best approach to these texts. It’s also helpful to bear in mind Bernard McGinn’s advice in his introduction to the Sermons of Isaac of Stella (Cistercian Publications\, 1979). Dr. McGinn encourages the reader to be challenged by the texts instead of attempting to fit them into the confines of their own horizons. Doing this implies being prepared to bracket our spontaneous critical reactions\, and renouncing the attitude of picking out what seems useful and rejecting the rest. It’s precisely by the effort to appreciate this “strangeness” in the texts that we will come away from our reading richer than when we began\, our horizons widened\, our world expanded. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n\nThe seminar will take place at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Crozet\, Virginia.\nThe seminar sessions will be led by the Sisters of the monastery.\nTravel stipends will be available for currently enrolled students.\nLodging\, meals\, and books will be provided.\nParticipants will arrive at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery on Monday\, June 5 (before 5 pm)\, and depart on Sunday\, June 11 (after 9:30 am).\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar.\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION\n\nOpen to women age 18 through 40. Catholics and non-Catholics are invited to apply.\nApplicants must submit an online application including a statement of interest\, a CV or resume\, and a letter of recommendation from a professor or pastor.\nApplication materials are due February 21\, 2023\nAPPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 8\, 2023.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-monastic-wisdom-seminar/
LOCATION:Our Lady of the Angels Monastery\, 3365 Monastery Drive\nCrozet\, VA 22932\, Crozet\, VA
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Explorations in Integral Ecology: Science\, Theology\, and Creation
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE \nCOLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell University\, the In Lumine Network\, and the Lumen Christi Institute partner to organize “Explorations in Integral Ecology: Science\, Theology\, and Creation\,” a weeklong intensive seminar at Cornell University integrating theological study with direct scientific observation of the natural world and experiences of creation. Led by Sr. Damien Marie Savino\, F.S.E.\, PhD (Dean of Science and Sustainability\, Aquinas College) and Fr. Terrence Ehrman\, C.S.C\, PhD (Department of Theology\, University of Notre Dame)\, this program aims to inspire and educate undergraduates of all academic backgrounds to pursue a God-centered response to current environmental challenges in the holistic spirit of integral ecology. With its setting at Cornell University’s Ithaca campus in the heart of the Finger Lakes region\, the seminar will allow participants to explore the rich natural beauty of the area through field-based study and excursions which may include visits to Cayuga Lake\, Cascadilla Gorge\, Ithaca Falls\, and the “living laboratory” of Cornell University’s 3\,600-acre Botanic Gardens. In the classroom\, participants will delve into a range of theological texts\, including authors such as St. Basil the Great\, St. Bonaventure\, St. Francis of Assisi\, Pope Francis\, and Josef Pieper. Students may also have the opportunity to meet leaders in sustainability research at Cornell University. This program is free for accepted students; undergraduate students of all backgrounds are invited to apply. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\nThe seminar will take place at Cornell University\, in Ithaca\, NY. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar.\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs\nLodging and meals will be provided for the duration of the seminar.\nParticipants will arrive on Sunday\, June 18 and depart on Saturday\, June 24. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with lecture\, discussion\, and/or field excursions throughout the day\nParticipants will be required read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar.\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar.\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\nOpen to all undergraduate students\, including those who graduate in 2023 and recent graduates.\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation.\nApplications will be evaluated on a rolling basis (Updated April 3)\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” This event is cosponsored by the St. Kateri Institute and member institutes of the In Lumine Network\, including the Harvard Catholic Forum\, the Nova Forum\, COLLIS\, the St. Anselm Institute. \n\nFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS \nWhat is integral ecology? Integral ecology (from Latin integralis\, meaning “whole”) is a theme of Catholic Social Teaching. It proposes a holistic framing of creation\, emphasizing the connections and relationship between its parts. Integral ecology calls for the integration of knowledge from various academic disciplines and other domains to repair ruptures in these relationships. \nI’m not an environmental studies or ecology major. Can I still apply? This program does not presuppose any specific science background. We welcome applications of all majors and backgrounds. \nI am a college student graduating this academic year. Can I still apply?  Yes! \nDo I have to be Catholic to apply? No. The Lumen Christi Institute and other institutes within the In Lumine Network exist to promote the Catholic intellectual tradition and are committed to the integration of the intellectual and spiritual life. We welcome seminar participants of all or no religious affiliation\, and wants to assure all applicants that the opportunities to participate in devotional activities are optional. \nApplication Deadline: Rolling Basis
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-undergrad-science-religion-seminar/
LOCATION:Cornell University\, Cornell University\, Ithaca\, NY
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Economics and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\nNow in its sixth year\, this seminar is designed as an introduction and immersion into Catholic social thought for graduate students and faculty in economics\, finance\, or related fields. Participants will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought\, starting with the human person\, dignity\, freedom\, subsidiarity\, solidarity\, and the common good\, and moving toward applications of these principles to conceptual understandings and ethical considerations involving economic topics such as utility theory\, firm and business ethics\, wages\, markets\, globalization\, poverty\, and development. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant economics texts. \nFORMAT\nThere will be two or three sessions each day for five days\, each featuring a different instructor. Each instructor will open with a lecture\, and then we will turn to a seminar-style discussion of the texts and issues at hand. In the final sessions\, we will discuss how the material can be applied to each student’s particular area of interest. \nLOCATION\nThe seminar will take place at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome. Travel stipends are available on a need basis. All participants will be provided with accommodations and meals. \nAPPLICATION INFORMATION\nThis seminar will be open to PhD students and faculty in economics\, finance and related fields. Applicants will be required to submit a completed online application form\, including: \n\nAn updated CV.\nA brief statement of research interest no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen students will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nApplication materials are due February 21\, 2023. \nAPPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 8\, 2023. \nThis seminar is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute; the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization; the De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture; the Kellogg Institute for International Studies; and the Institute for the Scholarship in the Liberal Arts\, College of Arts and Letters\, University of Notre Dame. \nPlease direct any further questions to contact@credo-economists.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-economics-and-catholic-social-thought-a-primer/
LOCATION:Pontifical University of the Holy Cross\, Rome\, Piazza Santa Apollinare\, 49\, 00186 Roma\, Italy\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Gregory Nazianzen’s Five Theological Orations
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\nProfessor Lewis Ayres and Fr. Andrew Summerson will lead a summer seminar of graduate students in a close reading of Gregory Nazianzen’s Theological Orations. A difficult character who for a time presided over the Council of Constantinople in 381\, Gregory (c.330 – 390) was one of the most well-educated among fourth-century Christian thinkers. His five Theological Orations\, delivered during his tenure in Constantinople between 379 and 381\, are works of high art\, as well as complex theology\, and generated extensive commentary throughout later Byzantine history. The Orations are sometimes enigmatic\, lacking the prolixity of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa’s works\, but the attack on Eunomius (and others) to defend the Nicene faith found in the Orations is no less fascinating or profound. Gregory’s Orations constitute one of the key works that define pro-Nicene theology and shape the orthodox Trinitarian faith. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n· The seminar will be held at Windle House\, hosted by the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. \n· Meals and lodging will be provided. \n· Participants will receive a stipend of up to $350 to offset travel expenses. \n· Participants will arrive on Sunday\, June 25 and depart on Friday\, July 1. \n· Participants will be provided with a copy of On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and two Letters to Cledonius\, trans. L. Wickham and R. Norris (Crestwood: SVS Press\, 2002). \n· Fifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \nWorking knowledge of relevant ancient languages will be helpful\, but not essential. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study\, though advanced M.A. students will be considered. \nThere will be two sessions each day in the morning and in the afternoon. Each session will include lectures and seminar-style discussions working through all five orations\, and parallel texts from Gregory\, other Cappadocian theologians\, and select passages from Maximus the Confessor’s principal commentary on Gregory\, the Ambigua. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material. \nThe application deadline is March 13\, 2023. Contact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-toronto-gregory-seminar/
LOCATION:University of St. Michael’s College\, 81 St. Mary's Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 1J4\, Toronto\, ON
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Theology for Engineers and Scientists: Technology\, Environment\, and the Pursuit of Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\n“Theology for Engineers and Scientists” aims to give graduate students with little or no background in Theology an introduction to the integration of Catholic theology with their respective fields of research or professional training. The goal is not comprehensive knowledge of an emerging field but the building of a bridge between disciplines that seem remote from one another and even in opposition. The theological part will be drawn principally from Romano Guardini’s The End of the Modern World and Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ because these texts look at the technocratic paradigm generously and critically with the goal of gathering wisdom from many domains of experience and learning for the sake of genuine integration. The practical part will include work on a farm or local ecological restoration project. We also expect to consult with experts at Duke and in the Durham area who have some perspective on theology and engineering (Edgardo Colón-Emeric\, Fr. Juan José Hernández)\, the climate crisis team at Duke (Norman Wirzba)\, and the placemaking division of the Ormond Center at Duke. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\n\nThe seminar will take place at Duke University in Durham\, NC. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar. \n\n\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs \n\n\nLodging and meals will be provided for the duration of the seminar. \n\n\nParticipants will arrive in Durham\, NC on Sunday\, June 25 and depart on Saturday\, July 1. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with a lecture and discussion session each morning and afternoon. \n\n\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar. \n\n\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar. \n\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\n\nOpen to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM fields\, medicine\, the history of science\, philosophy\, theology\, and relevant fields. \n\n\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation (optional). \n\n\nApplications will be evaluated on a rolling basis (Updated April 3). \n\n\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \n\n\nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” This program is copresented by Fons Vitae at Duke University\, and the Nova Forum. This program is cosponsored by institutes of the In Lumine Network: the Collegium Institute\, the Harvard Catholic Forum\, COLLIS\, the Saint Anselm Institute\, and the Lumen Christi Institute  \n\nFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS \nI am a PhD student graduating this academic year. Can I still apply?  Yes! \nI am currently an undergraduate but have been admitted to a graduate program for the next academic year. Can I still apply? Yes\, please indicate this in the statement of purpose in your application. \nI have attended a Lumen Christi Institute or In Lumine Network seminar in the past. May I still apply? Yes! \nDo I have to be Catholic to apply? No. The Lumen Christi Institute exists to promotes the Catholic intellectual tradition and is committed to the integration of the intellectual and spiritual life. The Institute welcomes seminar participants of all or no religious affiliation\, and wants to assure all applicants that the opportunities to participate in devotional activities are optional. \nApplication Deadline: Rolling Basis
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-grad-science-religion-seminar/
LOCATION:Duke University\, Chapel Drive\nDurham \, NC 27708\, Durham\, NC
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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