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2016-17 Mid-Career Colloquy
2016-17 Teaching and Learning Colloquy for Mid-Career Religion Faculty at Colleges and Universities "Pedagogies of Community Engagement" APPLICATIONS CLOSED Experiential education includes a wide range of pedagogies that engage students in the use of material culture, site visits, active experimentation, creative performance, and service.  This colloquy will focus on one ...

2014 Graduate Program Initiative
2014 Summative Conference 3 Graduate Program Teaching Initiative 
Dates March 23-25, 2014 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis 
Leadership Team Eugene Gallagher, Connecticut College Willie Jennings, Duke Divinity School Patricia Killen, Gonzaga University 
   This conference gathers the representatives from nine doctoral programs that received grants in 2013-14 to meet with recently graduated doctoral students for ...

2010-11 Theological School Deans
2010-11 Teaching and Learning Colloquy for Theological School Deans: Changing Times for Theological Education 
Dates May 27-June 2, 2010 - Summer Session at Wabash College January 10-14, 2011 - Winter Session at Mustang Island 
Leadership Team Michael Jinkins, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Melanie A. May, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Paul Myhre, Wabash ...

2005-06 Pre-Tenure Religion
2005-06 Workshop on Teaching and Learning for Pre-Tenure Religion Faculty at Colleges and Universities Leadership Team Lorna Bowman, Brescia University, Director Diana Hayes, Georgetown University Bob Royalty, Wabash College Ruel Tyson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Thomas Pearson, Wabash Staff                   &...

2005-06 Pre-Tenure Workshop
2005-06 Workshop on Teaching and Learning for Pre-Tenure Theological School Faculty 
Dates July 7-12, 2005 - First Summer Session at Wabash College February 10-12, 2006 - Winter Session at Mustang Island June 14-19, 2006 - Second Summer Session at Wabash College 
Leadership Team Richard Ascough, Queen's Theological College-Director Willie James Jennings, Duke University ...

Passover 2024
An Author’s Note: October 7th represents one year since the Hamas attack on Israel and resulting Israeli military response in Gaza. This year, October 7th also falls during the Days of Awe, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, during which Jews are called to engage in ...

The crummiest semester ever?  A survival guide for spring 2021
I have a feeling that this is going to be the crummiest semester of my teaching career.  We’re tired here at my small undergraduate Catholic college outside of Boston.  I’ve toggled back and forth between classes on Zoom and in person.  As a result of all that, we’...

Ruach for String Quartet (2017)
Delvyn Case · Ruach (Revised Version)   The Hebrew word Ruach means both “breath” and “spirit.” Fundamental to this word (and to the Greek analogue, pneuma, which also is used in both ways) is a paradox. The notion of “spirit” denotes something ineffable and invisible - yet something that is always ...

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Stories from the Front (Of the Classroom) – Spring Semester and Summer 2016
We invite you to engage and follow the new round of Wabash Center’s "Stories from the Front (of the Classroom)” blog series. New entries will be posted every Tuesday from January 19 to September 20, 2016. Nancy Lynne Westfield (Drew Theological School), Claudio Carvalhaes (McCormick Theological Seminary), and Tat-Siong Benny Liew (College ...

Planning meeting of the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Support for a planning meeting to determine which topics to address at the 20th anniversary conference.

Teaching through the Senses: Updating REL 220 Religion in the United States to Include Sound, Sight, and Movement
This project to include sensory learning in my survey course was inspired by conversations with members of the Mid-Career Colloquy. Over five weeks I plan to read theory about the pedagogical use of sight, sound, and movement in teaching and to refashion 25 PowerPoint lectures to include music and film clips. ...

Teaching Theological Studies from the Center of Diversity: Developing Pedagogical Approaches for FY 2040 in the Mid-Twenty-teens
The dominant traditional image for theological education is the white steeple church which affirms white privilege and white ideological concerns as central to the formation of American religious ideals and principles. This image is counter-intuitive for teaching theology and ministry for the 21st century where racial and ethnic margins will ...

Mission-Aligned Learning for 2027 and Beyond: Fostering Student Success through Inclusive and Experiential Learning
Our department applies for a Wabash Grant to examine and refine how our teaching of signature courses in religious and theological studies reflects St. Edward’s University’s commitment to inclusive, future-oriented education. Through four day-long workshops, we consider key aspects of student learning and experiential approaches to teaching religious ...

Embodied Pedagogy for Practical Theologians: The APT 2018 Biennial Pre-Conference Workshop
An eight-hour workshop for practical theologians who want to learn “Theatre of the Oppressed” (TO): embodied teaching techniques for critical thinking and social transformation. Established TO trainers will work with 15-20 academics and 15-20 graduate students over two days. After this workshop, participants will be able to do two things. (1) ...

Extending the Principles of Flipped Learning to Achieve Measurable Results: Emerging Research and Opportunities
As higher education continues to grapple with expanding online coursework in meaningful ways, faculty must confront a perennial question: how can online coursework mirror the rigor of in-person classes while preserving the flexibility that makes online learning attractive to students? In Extending the Principles of Flipped Learning to Achieve Measurable ...

Critical Race Theory in Higher Education: 20 Years of Theoretical and Research Innovations
Critical Race Theory in Higher Education: 20 Years of Theoretical and Research Innovations is an in-depth description and analysis of critical race theory. The book addresses contemporary issues facing our society in general and higher education specifically. Dorian L. McCoy, a professor at the University of Tennessee and Dirk. J. Rodricks, ...

Learning, Development and Education: From Learning Theory to Education and Practice
There can be no question that understanding (implicit or explicit) learning theory undergirds effective teaching. This is especially true when instructional topics become confusing or diverge from the common experience of students. Many of the topics students encounter as they study theology and religion fall into this category, and it ...

Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time
Concerns about mastery of learning outcomes or competencies, grade inflation, student motivation, and faculty time compel reflection on how we assess students in higher education. In Specifications Grading, Nilson critiques the traditional, point-based grading system and argues that students should be assessed on whether they have mastered course learning outcomes. ...

On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom
What is expressly Christian about teaching in a Christian context? In this assessment of the state of Protestant Christian pedagogy and constructive vision for its improvement, Smith addresses a gap he perceives between the aspirations and actual practices of Christian teaching. Teaching in Christian contexts cannot be reduced to issues ...