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2001-02 Workshop on Teaching and Learning for Pre-Tenure Religion Faculty at Colleges and Universities 
Dates July 24-30, 2001 - First Summer Session at Wabash College January 25-27, 2002 - Winter Session at Galveston, TX June 27-July 2, 2002 - Second Summer Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Patricia O'Connell Killen, Pacific Lutheran University Richard Ascough, Queen's Theological College Carolyn Jones Medine, University of Georgia Frederick M. Denny, University of Colorado, Boulder Paul O. Myhre, Wabash Center 
 Front Row (left to right): Ellen Marshall (Elizabethtown College), Stacey Floyd-Thomas (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University), Robert Royalty (Wabash College), Sally Johnston (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University), Todd Penner (Austin College), *Frederick Denny (University of Colorado, Boulder), Mathew Schmalz (College of the Holy Cross), Alicia Batten (Pacific Lutheran University), Milton Moreland (Huntingdon College). Second Row: Kerry Skora (Hiram College), Corrie Norman (Converse College), Amy DeRogatis (Michigan State University), Frances Flannery-Dailey (Hendrix College), Carol Duncan (Wilfrid Laurier University), *Carolyn Jones Medine (University of Georgia), *Patricia O’Connell Killen (Pacific Lutheran University), Julie Miller (University of the Incarnate Word), Laurie Cozad (University of Mississippi), *Richard Ascough (Queen’s Theological College), *Paul Myhre (Wabash Center). * leadership/staff Participants and Project Descriptions: Alicia Batten, Pacific Lutheran University "Religious Texts and Ethics" Develop a capstone course for undergraduate religion majors that 1) compares the application of religious texts to ethics across a spectrum of religions, 2) improves the students' understanding and application of methodology in the field of religion, and 3) increases students' awareness of their own presuppositions. Laurie Cozad, University of Mississippi "Religion, the State, and U.S. Foreign Policy: Spotlight on India and China" Create an interdisciplinary course in the history of religions and international affairs that explores four examples of the interaction of religions and the state from India and China. Develop design options for classroom interaction, a list of alternative learning resources, and strategies that address how to evaluate Internet sites and print news sources. Amy DeRogatis, Michigan State University "Religion and the American Environment" With a goal of attracting students from across the campus of a large university, create this entry-level course that explores the relationship between place and religious identity and uses innovative pedagogical techniques to link course content to assignments and to enable students to scrutinize deeply held beliefs. Carol Duncan, Wilfrid Laurier University "Teaching World Religions in a North American Context" Redesign of elective course, "Religions of the Americas I," by adjusting the reading and audiovisual materials list, renovating the course website, finding strategies for increasing student involvement in class discussions, and involving community leaders as guest lecturers. Frances Flannery-Dailey, Hendrix College "Biblical Studies Meets Hollywood: Teaching Religion and Film" Experimenting with pedagogical strategies, producing a series of video clips, and refining and articulating the pedagogical issues in relating film criticism to the construction of religion as I redesign my course, "Religion and Film." Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University "Globalizing a Religious Studies Curriculum for an Interdisciplinary Perspective" Revising a course, "Women, Ethics and Religion," by utilizing interdisciplinary approaches and a global framework to analyze empirical data, read sacred and secular texts, examine case studies, and review public policy. Sally Johnston, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University "Faith Talk and Leadership Development in a Public University: An Action Research Project" Using the methodology of action research, explore the place of the language of faith in expressing a personal ethic of leadership in the context of a public university. Revise a course in leadership, including new ways to partner with faith communities to support the education of students with religious affiliations. Ellen Marshall, Elizabethtown College "Making the Most of a Good Story: Effective Use of Novel and Film as Resources for Teaching Religion" Investigate how to use films, plays and novels more effectively in teaching religion. Consider ways to prepare students to study narrative, ways to connect the narrative and the study of religion, methods of assessing the students' understanding of the course content, and compiling a bibliography of companion readings. Julie Miller, University of the Incarnate Word "Environmental Theology and Ethics" Develop a course that utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including educational technology and service learning, to explore perspectives on nature and the environment found in the Christian tradition and their application to the ethical implications of global environmental policies. Milton Moreland, Huntingdon College "The Bible and World Cultures: New Strategies for Teaching Introductory Level Courses on the Bible" A systematic analysis of the goals for the Introduction to the Bible curriculum. Establish a set of objectives for the introductory Bible course, consider alternative approaches to course content, create syllabi, and prepare a guide for curriculum development. Corrie Norman, Converse College "Making Connections in 'Gender, Food and Meaning:' Course Development and Building a Community of Learning" Develop four community-building projects for a course, "Gender, Food and Meaning." Prepare a noncredit course about food rituals, research food and religious communities in Upstate South Carolina and build a website, organize a campus-wide discussion about food and meaning, and develop a related service-learning project. Todd Penner, Austin College "Reading the Bible Rhetorically: Constructing Biblical Identity" Using a socio-rhetorical approach in developing an introductory Bible course. Analyzing how learning takes place with this approach, developing pedagogical strategies and tools, including critical evaluation of biblical rhetorical strategies, and developing a comparison of biblical discourse with discourses from other traditions. Robert Royalty, Wabash College "Introducing the Bible, Introducing the Study of Religion" Revise a course, "Introduction to the Hebrew Bible," by incorporating new primary and secondary resources, developing group assignments, including student reflection on theological issues, and integrating new technology and visual media. Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross "Unity, Diversity and Methodology in the Teaching of Comparative Religions" Experiment with the use of an interactive website of an Indian village to revise a course, "Comparative Religions: Worldview." Investigate how such resources can be integrated into undergraduate religion courses, including the design of assignments that require a deeper comparison of religions, and the development of different forms of classroom discussion. Kerry Skora, Hiram College "Teaching and Learning of Hinduism in a Religious Studies Seminar" Design a religious studies seminar on Hinduism that explores ways to link my own research to my teaching, including innovative approaches to designing and using a syllabus, reading list, websites, and assignments to meet the needs of a wide range of students.

2001-02 Colloquy on Teaching Biblical Greek 
Dates July 5-11, 2001 - First Summer Session at Wabash College July 11-17, 2002- Second Summer Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Brian Blount, Princeton Theological Seminary Paul O. Myhre, Wabash Center 
 Goals: To learn from each other the best ways to teach biblical Greek, including key issues, helpful strategies, important goals, and best practices To produce a handbook or other instructive materials for other scholars teaching biblical Greek Front Row (left to right): *Brian Blount (Princeton Theological Seminary), Wayne Merritt (Interdenominational Theological Center), N. Clayton Croy (Trinity Lutheran Seminary), David Rensberger (Interdenominational Theological Center), A.K.M. Adam (Seabury-Western Theological Seminary), Sue Garrett (Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary). Second Row: Sze-kar Wan (Andover Newton Theological School), James Bury (Perkins School of Theology), Steven Cox (Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary), Fred Weidmann (Union Theological Seminary, NY), David Fredrickson (Luther Seminary), Mitzi Minor (Memphis Theological Seminary), *Paul Myhre (Wabash Center). Not Pictured: Ross Wagner (Princeton Theological Seminary). * leadership/staff

1999 Conference for Doctoral Programs Preparing Graduate Students as Teachers 
Dates October 17-18, 1999 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel, Indianapolis, IN 
Leadership Team Raymond Williams, Wabash Center Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center Dianne Oliver, Wabash Center 
 Participants: Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary, NY Mary Callaway, Fordham University Richard Cogley, Southern Methodist University Don Compier, Graduate Theological Union Vince Cornell, Duke University Donald Dietrich, Boston College Michael Duffey, Marquette University David Eckel, Boston University Chuck Foster, Emory University/Candler School of Theology John Grabowski, Catholic University of America Edward Gray, American Academy of Religion Kathleen Greider, Claremont School of Theology Stephen Haynes, Rhodes College Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion Ken Kuntz, University of Iowa Anne Monius, University of Virginia Harry Nasuti, Fordham University Bruce Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary Wade Roof, University of California, Santa Barbara Rick Rosengarten, University of Chicago Divinity School David Scholer, Fuller Theological Seminary Frank Seeburger, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology Jack Seymour, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Greg Sterling, University of Notre Dame Charles Swezey, Union Theological Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education Gene Szarek, Loyola University Chicago Kathy Talvacchia, Union Theological Seminary, NY Eugene TeSelle, Vanderbilt University Divinity School Janet Weathers, Princeton Theological Seminary Richard Wood, Yale Divinity School Description: The purpose of the meeting was to learn from some of the schools who have undertaken specific initiatives, to discuss strategies for the future, and to recommend the shape of our grant program for PhD/ThD schools.

1999-2001 Colloquy on Teaching The Practices of Ministry 
Dates JJune 2-6, 1999 - First Summer Session at Wabash College June 7-11, 2000 - Second Session atWabash College June 6-10, 2001 - Third Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Herbert Anderson, Catholic Theological Union Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center 
 The Wabash Center convened a Consultation on Teaching the Practices of Ministry to consider the goals, content, and methods of teaching the traditional disciplines of pastoral ministry: worship/liturgy, pastoral care, religious education, preaching, and church administration and leadership. Goals: to examine the possibilities and complexities of teaching and learning for the practices of pastoral ministry in seminary and theological school contexts to discover commonalities and differences of pedagogy among the traditional disciplines of pastoral ministry to explore the pedagogical implications of the changing contexts and shifting foci for the practice of pastoral ministry in a congregational setting to consider the implications of pastoral and spiritual formation for preparing people in the practices of pastoral ministry to create a collegial context in which we might sustain a rich discussion and develop resources to advance new directions in teaching and learning the practices of ministry Front row (left to right): Pamela Couture (Colgate Rochester Divinity School), *Herbert Anderson (Catholic Theological Union), Edward Foley (Catholic Theological Union), Jean Stairs (Queen’s Theological College), Virstan Choy (San Francisco Theological Seminary). Second row: Sharon Burch (Boston University), Nancy Eiesland (Candler School of Theology), DanielSchipani (Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary), *Lucinda Huffaker (Wabash Center). Third row: Michael Jinkins ( Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary), Connie Kleingartner (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago), K. Samuel Lee (Wesley Theological Seminary), James Nieman (Wartburg Theological Seminary), Fred Holper (McCormick Theological Seminary), Christie Neuger (United Theological Seminary of Twin Cities). Not pictured: Anne Wimblerly (Interdenominational Theological Center). *leadership/staff

1999-2000 Workshop on Teaching and Learning for Pre-Tenure Theological School Faculty 
Dates June 19-25, 1999 - First Summer Session at Wabash College January 28-30, 2000 - Winter Session at Delmar, FL June 24-29, 2000 - Second Summer Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Jack Seymour - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Director Joretta Marshall, Iliff School of Theology Patricia O'Connell Killen, Pacific Lutheran University Robert O'Gorman, Loyola University Chicago Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center 
 Front Row (left to right): *Robert O’Gorman (Loyola University, Chicago), Kenneth Davis (St. Meinrad School of Theology), *Patricia O’Connell Killen (Pacific Lutheran University), *Joretta Marshall (Illiff School of Theology), June Goudey (Bangor Theological Seminary), Seung Ai Yang (St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity). Second Row: *Jack Seymour (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary), James Massa (Pope John XXIII National Seminary), Colleen Conway (Methodist Theological School in Ohio), Mary Hinkle (Luther Seminary), Tat-Siong Benny Liew (Chicago Theological Seminary), Linda Day (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary), *Lucinda Huffaker (Wabash Center). Third Row: Daniel Ulrich (Bethany Theological Seminary), Kelton Cobb (Hartford Seminary), Yolanda Smith (Illiff School of Theology), Mary Hess (Boston College), Richard Ascough (Queen’s Theological College), Rebecca Slough (Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary), Barbara Holmes (Memphis TheologicalSeminary). * leadership/staff

1996 Conference for Doctoral ProgramsPreparing Graduate Students as Teachers Dates: October 20-22, 1996 - Wabash College Leadership Team: Raymond Williams, Wabash Center Participants: Maureen O'Brien, Boston College David Eckel, Boston University William Loewe, Catholic University of America Kathleen Greider, Claremont School of Theology Charles Foster, Emory University Mary C. Callaway, Fordham University Kent Yinger, Fuller Theological Seminary Barry Stenger, Graduate Theological Union Tyler Roberts, Harvard University Richard MIller, Indiana University Bruce E. Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary Patrick Carey, Marquette University Katharine Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary/Columbia University Dean McBride, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia William Schweiker, University of Chicago Divinity School Robert Baird, University of Iowa Paul Groner, University of Virginia Peter Hodgson, Vanderbilt University Marilyn Adams, Yale University Description: Twenty representatives from Ph.D. granting institutions convened to discuss how their programs prepare doctoral students for future careers as teachers in theology and religion. The group came up with some specific suggestions for initiatives: (a) designs for a teaching portfolio (b) competitive grants for teaching fellowships in the schools with graduate programs, creating opportunities for students to teach independent courses at their home institutions (c) subvention for a faculty mentor (d) competitive visiting fellowships at other institutions, supporting the teaching of doctoral candidates at undergraduate liberal arts institutions (e) grants to support the production of course syllabi on teaching (f) grants to foster meetings between faculty and graduate students at different institutions to discuss the challenge of undergraduate pedagogy and the training of graduate students for careers as teachers

1996-1998 Colloquy onTeaching Theology 
Dates July 27-31, 1996 - First Session at Wabash College July 26-30, 1997 - Second Session at Wabash College July 25-29, 1998 - ThirdSession at Wabash College 
Convener: William C. Placher, Wabash College 
 Goals: To provide an occasion for theologians to reflect together on the teaching of theology and the nature of the theological enterprise To develop resources for teachers of theology To support excellence in theological teaching To help set an agenda for the field Front Row (Left to Right): *Lucinda Huffaker (Wabash Center), Ronald Quillo (Oblate School of Theology), David Goatley (Lott Carey Foreign Baptist), Serene Jones (Yale Divinity School), James Lewis (Anderson University). Second Row: Noel Erskine (Candler School of Theology), +Luke Johnson (Candler School of Theology), Stephen Webb (Wabash College), Mary Stimming (Rosary College), James Buckley (Loyola College in Maryland), James Yerkes (Moravian Theological Seminary). Third Row: Miroslav Volf (Fuller Theological Seminary), L. Gregory Jones (Duke Divinity School), Nadine Pence Frantz (Bethany Theological Seminary), Alan Padgett (Azusa Pacific University), *Raymond Williams (Wabash Center), *William Placher (Wabash College). Not Pictured: Kristen Kvam (St. Paul School of Theology), Linda Mercadante (Methodist Theological School in Ohio). * leadership/staff + Lilly Evaluator.

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2005 Conference on Teaching Introductory Religion Courses Date: August 2-4, 2005 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI Leadership: Barbara Walvoord, University of Notre Dame Participants: Laura Ammon, University of North Florida Paul Aspan, St. Joseph's University Swasti Bhattacharyya, Buena Vista University Rosemary Carbine, Whittier College David Carlson, Franklin College Tim Carmody, Spring Hill College Amy Carr, Western Illinois University Mary Carter Waren, St. Thomas University Michael Cosby, Messiah College Steven Crain, University of Saint Francis Alan DeCourcy, College of Mount St. Joseph Daniel Deffenbaugh, Hastings College Mary Gaebler, Gustavus Adolphus College Eugene Gallagher, Connecticut College Terry Giles, Gannon University Lori Hale, Augsburg College W. David Hall, Centre College Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Bellarmine University Michael Homan, Xavier University of Louisiana Steve Hoogerwerf, Hope College Kevin Hughes, Villanova University Jerry Irish, Pomona College Katherine Jones, Wofford College Brian Kane, DeSales University Shane Kirkpatrick, Anderson University Jesse Long, Lubbock Christian University William Madges, Xavier University, Cincinnati Roseanne McDougall, LaSalle University Sheila McGinn, John Carroll University Clayton McNearney, Marshall University Mark Medley, Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Lucinda Nolan, Catholic University of America Eric Northway, Iowa State University Rebecca Todd Peters, Elon University Priscilla Pope-Levison, Seattle Pacific University Louise Prochaska, Notre Dame College David Ratke, Lenoir - Rhyne University Kay Read, DePaul University Paul Redditt, Georgetown College Martha Reineke, University of Northern Iowa Jeffrey Ruff, Marshall University C. Hannah Schell, Monmouth College John Simmons, Western Illinois University Elna Solvang, Concordia College (MN) John Starkey, Oklahoma City University Richard Steele, Seattle Pacific University Arthur Sutherland, Loyola College in Maryland Michelle Tooley, Berea College Ronald Troxel, University of Wisconsin - Madison Sally Vance-Trembath, University of San Francisco Kimberly Vrudny, University of St. Thomas (MN) Robert Wall, Seattle Pacific University J. Denny Weaver, Bluffton University Clodagh Weldon, Dominican University James Wellman, Jr., University of Washington Amos Yong, Regent University School of Divinity Wabash Center Staff: Lucinda Huffaker, Director Tom Pearson, Associate Director Paul Myhre, Associate Director

2004 Colloquy onThe Role of the Theological Librarian in Teaching, Learning, and Research 
Dates November 3-8, 2004 -Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Linda Corman, Director, Trinity College Faculty of Divinity Carrie Hackney, Howard University School of Divinity Roger Loyd, Duke Divinity School Paul O. Myhre, Wabash Center ATLA Professional Development Committee Advisor: David Stewart, Luther Seminary 
 Theological librarians play an essential role in the educational process. Institutional standards developed by the Association of Theological Schools highlight the need for librarians to contribute to theological scholarship--teaching, learning, and research--in ways specific both to the profession and to the particular school, its mission, curriculum, and resources. Yet in practice, the means of fulfilling this expectation are not always clear or immediately available to librarians. This colloquium explored the vocation of theological librarianship and promoted the development of strategies and skills for increasing the effectiveness of librarians in the teaching/learning/research process in their own institutional and professional contexts. Goals of the colloquium: To provide an opportunity for theological librarians to reflect on the distinctiveness of theological librarianship as a vocation and a profession To examine the traditions of theological scholarship in relation to libraries and librarians To identify strategies to enhance the librarian’s effectiveness as a partner with faculty and students in the task of theological scholarship, recognizing that the library’s contribution depends both on the quality of its collections and other information and technological resources and on the ability, commitment, and vision of the staff who, in their varied roles in the library, are charged with facilitating the productive use of these resources in teaching, learning, and research To explore the theological librarian’s role in implementing change in educational practices related to the impact of new technology, methods, resources, paradigms and trends on theological scholarship/librarianship To provide opportunities for participants to develop collaborative projects/proposals that will strengthen teaching, learning and research at their institutions Front Row (left to right): Derek Hogan (Campbell University), Jonathan Roach (Ecumenical Theological Seminary), Hannah Kirsch, (Asbury Theological Seminary), John Weaver (Emory University), Elyse Hayes (Seminary of the Immaculate Conception). Second Row: Lugene Schemper (Calvin Theological Seminary), Laura Harris (Iliff School of Theology), James Skypeck (Boston University School of Theology), Monica Corcoran (St. Meinrad School of Theology), Angela Morris (Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary), *Paul Myhre (Wabash Center), Third Row: Amy Limpitlaw (Vanderbilt University), Sylvia Locher (Ashland Theological Seminary), Emily Knox (The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church), *Linda Corman (Trinity College Faculty of Divinity). Fourth Row: *Carrie Hackney (Howard University School of Divinity), Gerald Truman (Urshan Graduate School of Theology), Robert Mayer (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), *Roger Loyd (Duke Divinity School). Not Pictured: +David Stewart (Luther Seminary). * leadership/staff; + ATLA consultant.