In each of the past two meetings we have scheduled times during which we have asked members to think together about the shape of our association, and the futures we might imagine together. Recently we’ve published a wordle image that distills into a visual form the many pages of notes we transcribed from each of […]
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Brains R Us describes a series of meetings/videos compiled on The Science Network (sponsored by UC San Diego, Vanderbilt University, The Salk Institute among others) which provides several presentations within the last ten years on brain and learning. TSN offers other challenging presentations including a series on religion and neuroscience titled Beyond Belief.
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Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has announced that an internment service will be held for C. Ellis Nelson on August 12th. The service will take place at the Seminary’s Memorial Garden, which is located behind the Frank H. and Fannie W. Caldwell Chapel, where Dr. Nelson wished his ashes to be buried.
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The full conference schedule is now available and registration is now open for REA 2011 Toronto.
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Mary Gordon details the background to Roots of Empathy in an article titled “Wisdom of Babies” in Greater Good magazine which also includes a video clip titled “Meet Baby Mei“
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Please go to the 2011 conference website and register for the annual meeting today. You will discover that we have an exciting schedule, filled with plenaries, breakout sessions, and special activities. Early registration ends October 1.
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David Tutt, in the blog Intersections, reports: Popular film and television has relied on stereotypical portrayals of Muslims and Arabs since its existence. There is, however, a quiet revolution afoot inside television and film, and the predictable box of the Muslim-as-terrorist is slowly fading. But will this shift make a difference in ending America’s growing
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Metro local news story by David Proctor where British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announces Roots of Empathy programs will receive four million in next five years to help prevent bullying
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Dr. C. Ellis Nelson, noted Presbyterian professor of Christian education and prominent leader in theological education, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Austin, Texas, where he resided with his spouse of seventy years, Nancy Gribble Nelson. He was 95 years old. Dr. Michael Jinkins, the president of Louisville Seminary offered this tribute, and we will
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Ellis Nelson’s pioneering research and writing about forming Christian disciples through the life of a congregation, coupled with his deep wisdom, gentle wit, and genuine humility, endeared him to several generations and secured his place in the history of the American Presbyterian Church. The only son of Carl and Elizabeth Nelson of Beaumont, Texas, Nelson
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