Broaden Your Perspective! Iliff's Summer Program Offers Wide Array of Courses
Contact: Greta Gloven |
Posted: May 21, 2008 |
About number five on your list of New Year resolutions (shortly after “exercise more, lose weight, or get more sleep…”), you undoubtedly wrote “take a class” or “learn more about…” This summer, Iliff is offering an exciting array of courses taught by leaders who will stimulate your interests and assist you in your resolve for personal and spiritual growth.
Joretta Marshall, MarKeva Hill, Liza Rankow, David Trobisch, and Jane Vennard will be joining Iliff’s outstanding faculty for the summer to lead students in a wide variety of topics including: pastoral care, preaching, contemplative retreat, ethical perspectives on justice and peace, mysticism and social change, and more. Courses at Iliff are available for academic credit, continuing education (CEU), or audit.
With diverse cultures and faith traditions as inspiration, “Mysticism and Social Change” (June 16 – 20) will look to the example of “mystic-activists” to discuss current world events. Taught by Liza Rankow, interfaith minister and the founding director of OneLife Institute (a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, CA), this class will explore the powerful synergy between mystic spirituality and social activism.
You can also learn from award-winning authors David Trobisch, professor of new testament language and literature, Bangor Theological Seminary, and Iliff’s Richard Ward, associate professor of preaching and performance studies, when they team up to offer “Performance of Biblical Texts” (June 23-27 and June 30-July 3).
The Rev. Dr. MarKeva Hill, pastor, Peoples United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, and executive director of the Multicultural Counseling Center in Denver, will share her gifts and experience while teaching “Preaching and Pastoral Care” for one week (June 30-July 3).
In addition to the class offerings at the Iliff campus, continuing education courses are available through Ring Lake Ranch in Wyoming, including courses by Iliff faculty such as “Has the Holy One Been Lost in Transmission?” taught by Pamela Eisenbaum, associate professor of Biblical studies and Christian origins, and “The Rocks Shall Cry Out – Consciousness, Rocks, and American Indians” taught by Tink Tinker, professor of American Indian cultures and religious traditions. A complete course listing for Ring Lake Ranch is available at www.ringlakeranch.org
Cross an item off of your 2008 resolution list and broaden your perspective. Click here for course schedule/information or contact Stephanie Yuhas, coordinator of summer programs, 303-765-3105, syuhas@iliff.edu.
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The Iliff School of Theology is a graduate theological school of the United Methodist Church, serving more than 38 different faith traditions. Founded in 1892, the seminary provides several degree programs, including a joint Ph.D. program with the University of Denver.
