Faculty Interest Groups

All Faculty Groups met at the  Consortium Convocation, September 24, 2007 at the Washington Theological Union.

All New Faculty are invited to the Orientation to the Library of Congress on November 2, 2007.

In addition, members of all Consortium institutions meet in ecumenical discussion groups, according to academic disciplines. Several groups have made plans for the 2007-2008 academic year:

  • The Arts will hold a meeting on April 8 at 7:30 pm on use/copyright issues as applied to teaching with images - Wesley Theological Semianry
  • The Biblical Studies group will meet February 22, 2008 at 3:00 pm at Virginia Theological Seminary in the Gibbs Room
  • The Christian Ethics group will meet Wednesday Marach 5, 2008, 5:30 pm at Wesley Theological Seminary for dinner and discussion. Dr Shaun Casey willl present on his new book.

  • Church History
  • The Christian Education group will meet Monday, April 21, 2008 from noon to 2 pm .
  • The Ecumenism Faculty will meet February 28, 2008 at 6:45 pm for the Annual Dinner at Colonel Brooks Tavern. 
  • The Lay Formators group usually meets in February for lunch at WTU. Details to follow.
  • The Consortium Librarians will meet March 10, 2008 at the Library of Congress off-site facilty in Virginia for tour and lunch
  • The Missions and World Religions spring meeting details to come. 
  • Forum on Mission and Missiology (RTC) will meetin February 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Paisley Hall Union/PSCE
  • Musicians are invited to the Arts meeting on April 8, 2008
  • The Pastoral Studies Group
  • The Preaching Group plans to meet on Monday night, March 31 at the National Cathedral to hear Taylor Branch speak on his trilogy of books on Martin Luther King Jr.   This is part of an important week commemorating King’s last sermon given at the 40 years ago.   Rick Lischer will be present, too, as coordinator of the preaching conference. The group will have dinner together at the College, and then attend the lecture in the Nave. 
  • The Science and Religion group will meet Friday February 29th, 2008 at noon at Washington Theological Union.  Dr Larry Fagg of CUA will speak.  The Spring Event will be on Saturday April 5, 2008 at 10:30 am - Dr. Patrick Heelan, SJ of Georgetown University will speak.  For more information click here
  • The Spirituality group plans to meet in March with Spiritual Directors International.
  • Systematic Theology

If you are a Faculty member of a Consortium institution and are interested in developing or leading a faculty group, please email Fr. John Crossin or call him at the Consortium offices, 202-832-2675.

 

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