The Religious Education Association would like to issue an open call for candidates. We have several open positions within our organization and would like to extend an invitation for interested members to apply. The open positions available are: Vice President for a 2 year term from Sept. 1, 2021 – Aug 31 2023Student Representative for […]
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Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is proud to welcome Rev. Dr. Mary Elizabeth Moore for the inaugural address of a newly established endowed lectureship in Christian education and deacon studies named for long time REA members Margaret Ann Crain and Jack Seymour. An ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church, Moore serves as Professor of Theology and
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Thanks to Dr. Boyung Lee, REA president, for sharing Emily Wu’s module “Stop AAPI Hate Movement: History and Narratives” with us. This is a printable pdf full of useful information and links to videos, advocacy groups and other resources engaging hatred against AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) communities. Please share widely!
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Our hearts continue to break, this time in relation to the shootings in Atlanta. Here are some resources for engaging in fighting racism that are specific to Asian and Asian American communities: https://rjb.religioused.org/2021/03/resources-for-engaging-anti-asian-racism/
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On June 4, 2020 the Board of the REA issued a statement in response to the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer. This coming week the trial of Derek Chauvin commences. March 8th has been designated by the local community as a global day of prayer for justice for George
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The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), with the support of the Fetzer Institute, aims to bring knowledge of the place of religion and spirituality into scholarly and public conversations about renewing democracy in the United States. These fellowships offer research support over a period of up
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Join our long time member and colleague Débora Junker on March 11th: “As the 100th anniversary of Paulo Freire’s birth approaches, we want to celebrate his life and work by reaffirming our commitment to embrace an emancipatory education as we, together, seek to reinvent his legacy. Amid many disruptions such as attacks on democracy, the
Cátedra Paulo Freire online and free this year! Read More »
Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein, the 2018 Wornom Innovation grant award winner, has recently published yet another powerful resource: Life-Long Spirituality and God Connection: A Suite of Kaplanesque Learning Resources. The notion of life-long spirituality and God connection is clear enough to most colleagues. “Kaplanesque”, however, might need a brief explanation. Mordecai Kaplan was the founder
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Did you know that “eREACH” stands for the electronic version of the “Religious Education Association Clearing House” — otherwise know as our newsletter? It comes out four times a year, and always includes free educational resources, news from members, and much more. The January issue has just been published, and it includes news about our
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Recently, we have been receiving emails and questions regarding resources for some of the various happenings in the United States: such as continued online learning, a global pandemic, economic crisis, political upheaval, and racial injustice. As the Spring semester is very soon to be upon us, we thought another Pop-Up session might be helpful. We
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