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Fellowships: Psychology and Spiritual Formation

12 March 2012 / Uncategorized

Now Accepting Research Fellowship Proposals for “Psychology and Spiritual Formation” for 2013-2014 Biola University’s Center for Christian Thought, with the help of a generous grant from The John Templeton Foundation, will grant semester- and year-long residential Research Fellowships to fund approximately eight researchers per semester focused on the theme “Psychology and Spiritual Formation” during the […]

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Grant Competition: Neuroscience and the Soul

12 March 2012 / Uncategorized

Course Development Grant Competition for Syllabi on “Neuroscience and the Soul” Biola University’s Center for Christian Thought, with the help of a generous grant from The John Templeton Foundation, invites applications for a course-development grant on its focal theme for the 2012-2013 year, Neuroscience and the Soul. The program will provide two awards to faculty

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Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Boston University

11 March 2012 / Openings

Boston University School of Theology seeks a post-doctoral Research Fellow for a period of three years, beginning June 1, 2012. The Fellow will work under the auspices of BU’s Center for Practical Theology and in collaboration with the Congregational Studies Team, an independent scholarly network, to direct the creation of a web-based pedagogical resource to

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Do you have videos of James Fowler?

7 March 2012 / Uncategorized

We are searching for video recordings of James Fowler lecturing on Faith Development theory, for use in a Psychologists of Religion project. If you have or know of such recordings please contact Ted Brelsford (theodore [dot] brelsford [at] emory [dot] edu).

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Passing of REA Past President Joanne Chafe

22 February 2012 / Members

We regret to announce that Joanne Chafe, past president of REA (1985-89), passed away suddenly in Ottawa last weekend at the age of 60. She was Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario. Joanne worked for 37 years in the National Office of Religious Education of the Canadian Conference of

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Joanne Chafe, 17 February 2012

17 February 2012 / Memorials

Past president of REA (1985–89), died in Ottawa on Friday, February 17, 2012, at the age of 60. Predeceased by her husband Jan Kolaczek in 1999, by her mother Philomena in 2001 and her father Gerald in 2004. She had worked for 35 years with the National Office of Religious Education (NORE) of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). Since

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2 New Grant Possibilities

31 January 2012 / Uncategorized

Time is short! But here are 2 new grant announcements that suggest exciting possibilities for colleagues with interest in these areas: 1. From the Wabash Center, “Expanding Ministry Formation into New Pedagogical Contexts.” Grants of up to $20,000 for projects that explore the process of teaching ministry formation outside the classroom: in local contexts, in

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Added to 2011 Proceedings

14 January 2012 / Meetings, Resources

Ryan Gardner has shared the powerpoint from his workshop at the 2011 REA Annual Meeting in Toronto, “Improving Teacher Reflection in the Religious Education Classroom.” Find it listed in the 2011 Proceedings.

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Summer Research Colloquium: The Role of Religion in Social Movements

10 January 2012 / REA2012

Spend the month of July in New York working on a research or writing project related to the theme, “The Role of Religion in Social Movements,” with access to libraries and research facilities at Columbia University, Union, Auburn, and Jewish Theological Seminaries. Fellowship includes room, board and support staff. Application deadline is February 1, 2012.

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Congregational Studies Fellowship

10 January 2012 / Openings

Engaged Scholars Studying Congregations is a program of mentoring, networking, and study support funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The Congregational Studies Team is pleased to announce the availability of Fellowships* to support scholars who are interested in disciplined inquiry into the life of local communities of faith. These 18-month fellowships include $18,000 in research support,

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