Live WEBINAR Spiritual Distress: What it is and what we can do about it with Dr. Christina Puchalski, MD, OCDS, FACP, FAAHPM Join us for the first webinar in the "Spirituality and Trauma" series. Over the last twenty years, there has been increased recognition of the importance of addressing spiritual health in clinical practice, especially […]
Live WEBINAR Engaging the Healing Power Within with Annette St-Amour, IHM, MA In this talk, Annette St-Amour, IHM, MA, will share her experience of working with local communities and healers in South Sudan in response to the trauma of displacement within their own country from many years of war. St-Amour will provide background on how […]
Live WEBINAR Depression as a Wilderness Experience: Theological resources for depression in the wake of trauma with Jessica Coblentz, PhD In the wake of traumatic events, many survivors experience psychological distress, including conditions like depression. These traumas and their psychological aftermath frequently engender disorientation and difficult questions: What is happening? Why is this happening? And […]
Live WEBINAR Spirituality and Complex Trauma in African American Women with Joan Blakey, PhD, LMSW Increasingly, traumatic events, particularly among Black women, are all too common. The recognition that ongoing […]
To be made in the image of God, the imago Dei, is a core belief in the Christian tradition. We believe that the image resides in all of us and reveals a God who created us out of gratuitous love. While we rightly hold this belief firmly, questions arise regarding our understanding of this central teaching. What exactly does it mean to be made in God's image and likeness? Who defines it? Is anyone excluded from bearing the image of God?
Kairos is an ancient Greek term connoting time when old structures are breaking down and movements for change are breaking through, when there's a decisive opportunity to achieve justice, peace and equality. In a moment of climate chaos, systemic racism and violence, poverty and inequality, militarism and war, and the rise of white Christian nationalism, possibilities for peace and justice seem far away. Yet our faith traditions insist that justice is possible and necessary and change is coming soon. In this Kairos moment, explore what the Bible and our faith traditions really say about poverty and justice and learn from examples of poor and low-income communities organizing for change.
To be made in the image of God, the imago Dei, is a core belief in the Christian tradition. We believe that the image resides in all of us and reveals a God who created us out of gratuitous love. While we rightly hold this belief firmly, questions arise regarding our understanding of this central teaching. What exactly does it mean to be made in God's image and likeness? Who defines it? Is anyone excluded from bearing the image of God?
To be made in the image of God, the imago Dei, is a core belief in the Christian tradition. We believe that the image resides in all of us and reveals a God who created us out of gratuitous love. While we rightly hold this belief firmly, questions arise regarding our understanding of this central teaching. What exactly does it mean to be made in God's image and likeness? Who defines it? Is anyone excluded from bearing the image of God?
Live WEBINAR Decolonial Futures in Theology with Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, PhD This 90-minute webinar is free and open to the public. It will consist of a presentation and an […]