Dear friends, The WSCF has had a historical relationship with the international ecumenical center of Agape in Northern Italy since its inception. WSCF helped build Agape right after World War II as a symbol of reconciliation among the nations that had been at war. Youth and students from different parts of the world, many of… [Read more…]
Dear friends, the WSCF Latin American & Caribbean and North American Regions of the WSCF are planning a joined program to be held in Cuba on April 1-8 “Students on an Encounter for Solidarity and Justice: Celebrating 50 Years of SCM Cuba” There is still one slot open for a US student/young adult. If you… [Read more…]
Dear students, partners and friends, The World Student Christian Federation -North America (WSCF-NA) is one of the proud sponsors of Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD). Like in previous years, we would like to have a Student Christian Movement (SCM) USA/WSCF-NA delegation there. The WSCF will also participate in planning the young adults track at EAD and… [Read more…]
Students, Friends and Partners, our partners at the Presbyterian Church (USA) have asked us to promote their Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) Program: The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program is a year-long service and learning programthrough the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Volunteers are placed with partner agencies in one of 16 sites in the U.S. and around… [Read more…]
for those of you looking for calls for papers and publications check out this new site: http://relcfp.tumblr.com/
Our partners at the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church have asked us to spread information for young adults to apply to serve as US-2s and Mission Interns. Applications are due Feb 5, 2012. These programs are open to the ecumenical family. Following is a letter by UMC Global Ministries’ General… [Read more…]
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN. APPLY BY FEBRUARY 1, 2012, 4PM ET. The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program, which supports mid-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, is now accepting applications for the 2012 fellowship cycle. This year’s program contains the following research fields, led by senior faculty spanning a variety of disciplines:… [Read more…]
Brown University’s Religious Studies Department presents: Authenticity, Origins, and Authority in the Practice and Study of Religion A Graduate Student Conference March 16-18, 2012 Keynote Address delivered by Bruce Lincoln, University of Chicago Notions of authority, claims to authenticity, and appeals to origins are intimately related concepts deployed in both the practice and study of… [Read more…]
Postcolonial Networks and ISEDET in Buenos Aires have teamed together to organize a meeting to honor Marcella Althaus-Reid. The ISEDET scholar overseeing the meeting is Nestor Miquez. Additional postcolonial scholars who have been working with Postcolonial Networks for over a year on this project include Lisa Isherwood, John Hawley and Mario Aguilar. The meeting will… [Read more…]
WOST Coffee Break 11 am November 9, 2011 Speaker: Award-winning Playwright, Linda Daughtery Linda has written two plays that deal with relationship violence: “don’t u luv me” (Dating violence) and “Secret Life of Girls” (Girl bullying). These plays are being performed nationally……but were launched here in Dallas at DCT (Dallas Children’s Theater). Location: TCU, SCHAR… [Read more…]
Subject: Enneagram Know Your Number For Spiritual Directors;Since you are connected to Spiritual Directors please help us by inviting persons you know that will be interested. Thank you. Join us for this new workshop! Enneagram: Know Your Number For Spiritual Directors Register Today to Reserve Your Spot! Life in the Trinity Ministry Please… [Read more…]
The new e-journal Religion and Gender is pleased to announce the publication of its first issue. This volume addresses the theme ‘Critical Issues in the Study of Religion and Gender’ and is free available online. The next two volumes of the journal will explore the themes ‘Religion, Gender and Multiculturalism’ (Winter 2011) and ‘Masculinities and… [Read more…]
This week Brite professor, Dr. Stephen Sprinkle, was honored by “Queerty,” a major LGBTQ blog read worldwide, as one of “6 LGBT Seniors You Should Know.” Read the full article below or here: http://www.queerty.com/gray-is-good-6-lgbt-seniors-you-should-know-20111101/5/ Congratulations, Dr. Sprinkle! “Gray Is Good: 6 LGBT Seniors You Should Know” Dr. Stephen V. Sprinkle Dallas, TX A faculty member… [Read more…]
On September 6, 2011, we announced that we are making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and… [Read more…]
Civil rights activists honed their skills at the Highlander Folk School. Global innovators exchange ideas at the TED Conference. YOU can learn to change the world too at an Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI). ILIs are four-day intensive workshops that equip students and their campus allies to bemovement builders for interfaith action. Join hundreds of organizers… [Read more…]
February 19, 2012
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