Classes

Fierce Landscapes: Listening to the People of Appalachia
January  2-14, 2012
Instructor: Dr. Bill J. Leonard  & Dr. Linda Bridges
Mentor and Guide:  Rev. Polly Cheek
Cost: $900

This 12-day immersion is followed by 3-4 interactive distance learning sessions and a 15-20 page integrative paper.
This immersion seminar finds its home among the people of Western North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. Students will enjoy on-site interactions with congregations, religious, and community leaders. Time for spiritual development, worship, and reflection provide the framework for the immersions.  Participants will be aided by readings prior to the immersion experience. (3 credits)

Sponsored by Wake Forest Divinity School

Contact:
Dr. Bill J. Leonard
Wake Forest University Divinity School
Box 7719
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
336-758-5121
leonabj@wfu.edu
http://www.divinity.wfu.edu
 
Christ, Culture, and Mission in Appalachia
January  5-21, 2012
Instructors from the Columbia Faculty
Mentor and Guide:  Dr. Lon Oliver
Cost: $1,000

A 17-day immersion  trip followed by an integrative paper.
Beginning in the foothills of Appalachia, class participants visit family farms before traveling to the coalfields of southeastern Kentucky. The purpose of the travel seminar is to immerse students in the realities of Appalachia in order that they may encounter the mission of God in the culture and experiences of the people. The class will include worship, theological and cultural analysis, reading, and reflection. We end our visit on the beautiful campus of Pine Mountain Settlement School.  (3 credits)

Sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary

Contact:
Kim LeVert
Columbia Theological Seminary
701 Columbia Drive, Box 520
Decatur, GA 30031
404-687-4518
LeVertK@CTSnet.edu
 
Mountain Stories: Re-storying Spiritual Narratives
May—June 2012

This class will be sponsored by Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis.

More information will be available in later announcements.
 

Continuing Education

CEUs are available for continuing education. These courses may also be taken by seminarians as
individual studies.
 

Walking Our Spiritual Path: Reflections on the Spirituality of the Cherokee People
March TBA 2012
Cherokee, NC
Cost:  $350

This six-day continuing education event explores the history, customs, myths, and spiritual ways of the Cherokee people.  From discussions and experiences participants reflect upon the spiritual beliefs and traditions of the Cherokee people. This seminar provides an opportunity to learn from the Cherokee and examine one’s own spiritual path.
 
Sponsored by the Catholic Committee of Appalachia.

For information or to register contact: 
Fr. John Rausch
PO Box 1398, Stanton, KY 40380
606-663-0823
jsrausch@bellsouth.net