Registration Now Open for Summer School 2008
Chalmers Institute Summer School
Home for the Summer
July 7 - July 25, 2008
View the offerings below or browse the electronic edition of the Paper Brochure
Browse the Frequently Asked Questions about Summer School 2008
Register Online at our Secure Registration Page; All events subject to change
Pre-Summer - June 8-13 at Sorrento Centre
Steve Black Matthew's Gospel
Register Online Now with our Secure Registration Page, for accommodation, go to Sorrento Centre
Week One - July 7-11
Morning: 8 am - 11 am
Richard Leggett First Rites, First Nations: An Introduction to Christian Worship
(in conjunction with NMC Summer School)
Morning: 9 am - 12 noon
Pat Dutcher-Walls Ancient Voices: Exploring Hebrew Bible Literature and Faith
Richard Leggett First Rites, First Nations: An Introduction to Christian Worship
Afternoon: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Fumitaka Matsuoka, Sharon Thornton A Larger Memory: Connecting to Voices of Local People
Paul Pearson with Ron Dart & Lynn Szabo Thomas Merton: Poet, Monk, Prophet
July 11-12: Emerging Spirit - United Church of Canada
Diana Butler Bass Emerging 2 Where? A Conversation on Future Directions of the Mainline Church
information and registration at www.emergingspirit.ca
Week Two - July 14-18
Morning: 9 am - 12 noon
Ted Reeve, Katherine Vansittart Living Lightly: Spiritual and Economic Choices for a Sustainable Future
Laura Duhan Kaplan Kabbalah: A Jewish Theology
Afternoon: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Robert Daum Midrash and the Rabbinic Imagination
Jim Cruickshank Foundations in Christian Spirituality - Biblical Tradition, Part I
Week Three - July 21-25
All Day
Don Grayston Traditions of Spiritual Direction, Part I and II
Morning: 9 am - 12 noon
Linda St. Clair and Sharon Daloz Parks Our Common Challenge: Leading and Learning within Church Organizations
Kang-nam (Ken) Oh Jesus the Enlightened: Christology from an Interfaith Perspective
Afternoon: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Christina Hantel-Fraser The Joy of Conflict? ‘The creative and destructive potential of conflict and conflict management.’
Bernard Adeney-Risakotta Violence and Peace between Christians and Muslims
Jim Cruickshank Foundations in Christian Spirituality - Biblical Tradition, Part II
...lifelong learning for clergy and laity
Chalmers Institute at VST also offers several programs through the year for lifelong learning in a variety of formats.
Contact UsFor more information, please contact us by phone at 604-822-9815, by email at chalmers@vst.edu or by mail at:
Chalmers Institute
Vancouver School of Theology
6000 Iona Drive
Vancouver, BC V6T 1L4
You can also use our Request for Information form.