November 2022 - Imagining & Shaping - Strengthening Formation For All

November 3, 2022

 

Imagining & Shaping - Strengthening Formation For All

 

 

This month's CEIE message comes from SU-STM Alum Rose Hesselbrock

 

Rose Hesselbrock shares on the importance of the Jesuit Congregation 34 Decree on Ecumenism in relation to the legacy and future of our focus at the Center. In addition, she shared the medley of CEIE-sponsored events to look forward to in the month of November and in the months ahead (Jesuit Congregation 34: Decree on Ecumenism).

 

CEIE Winter Workshop Series is Open for Registration! 

CEIE’s Winter Workshop – The Art of Spiritual Direction: Foundations, Practice, and Application

$30.00 for Individuals for Entire Workshop Series – 30% Group Discount (4 people or more)

 

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CEIE Webinar Series Presents – A Spiritual Hippocratic Oath to the LGBTQIA+ Community

 

Bruce Knotts, Director of the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations, leads our virtual lunch on the safety and well-being of the LGBTQIA+ Community around the world today. This session includes time for questions and conversation.

 

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Dr. Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos - A Jesuit Identity that Imagines, Shapes and Integrates

 

Professor Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos is the inaugural Vice President of Mission Integration at Seattle University. She spoke with CEIE Director Dr. Michael Reid Trice about Mission Integration and how to understand its vital contribution from a Jesuit University in the world today. 

 

 

 

A Lutheran Summit: Historic Gathering on Seattle University Campus 

 

Rev. Dr. Rick Rouse,  

CEIE Advisory Council Member  

 

On October 21, 2022, leaders of major Lutheran institutions in the Pacific Northwest gathered for a Lutheran Summit hosted by Seattle University’s Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement.

Center Director and Spehar-Halligan Professor, Rev. Dr. Michael Trice and Advisory Council member Rev. Dr. Rick Rouse co-facilitated a stimulating day of conversation, discovery, and envisioning.  Participants shared their plans and aspirations for the spiritual formation and development of church leaders in the Pacific Northwest region. (Continue reading here)

 

The Hebrew Bible's Argument for Religious Diversity

 
 

Dr. Marc Cohen,

PhDProfessor, Departments of Philosophy and Management, Seattle University

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, Genesis through Deuteronomy, are divided into 54 “portions.” One or two are read each week on a schedule followed (uniformly) by Jewish communities around the world.

The cycle began again with the first few chapters of Genesis the week of October 16th, then this past week we read the chapter that include the story of the Tower of Babel. (Continue reading here)

A Word on the Fall Issue – The Interfaith Observer 

 
Megan Anderson, CEIE TIO Editor: "The CEIE Team is thrilled to launch our first issue of The Interfaith Observer (TIO) this December on the power of Religious Literacy - from protecting the world’s rainforests to the influence of Chinese culture on the history and religious identity of the Kaifeng Jews. Look for more information on the CEIE website this month." 
 
 

The themes of this month’s Roundup - November 2022 - are Unexpected Stories, The Big Issue, as Usual, Indigenous Spirituality and Indigenous Land, “Why Do the Nations Rage?”, Getting to Know Each Other, and Interfaith Resources

The Interfaith News Roundup is an aggregator of important religion and spirituality news in the world, and is a monthly feature in The Interfaith Observer (TIO) since 2011. Today TIO is at home in the Religica Theolab at The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement (CEIE) at Seattle University.

 

Advancing Racial Equity with LaTosha Brown

 

On October 5th, 2022, LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter joined United Way of King County for an inspirational presentation about advocacy, voting rights and how we can all take action towards a just and equitable nation. 

Panel at the National Council of Churches Unity Gathering

 

On October 9, 2022, the National Council of Churches held a unity gathering titled Meeting the Challenges of Public Theology Today. The panel was delivered to students around the country. CEIE Director and Professor Dr. Michael Trice was a member of the panel. 

From left to right: Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Rev. Tamesha Mills, Rev. Stephen Green, Rev. Dr. Loida Martell, Rev. Dr. Michael R Trice, Rev. Dr. Iva Carruthers

 

 

CEIE Webinar: Dr. Edward Donalson III – The #BlackLivesMatter Movement: Toward an Intersectional Theology

 

On October 13th, 2022, Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward Donalson III, a Pentecostal Bishop, led a virtual lunch on the #BlackLivesMatter movement, alongside Black Liberation and Womanist and Queer Liberation theologies. Dr. Donalson was joined by Rev. Terrance Taylor, Senior Pastor of the Breath of Life Seventh-day Adventist church in Inglewood, California, who moderated the webinar. Guest panelists included Rev. Dr. Vanessa M. Brown, Bishop Elect, and Bishop Joseph William Tolton

 

 

Interfaith Sharing Series: Dharma Talk

 

On October 21, 2022, Buddhist Priest Rev. Taijo Imanaka spoke on “A Shingon Temple Responds to Present Day Challenges: War and the Precept of Not-Killing” at Seattle University campus and online.

 
 

For more information click on the links below: 

  • 7-18 November 2022 - COP 27 - UN Climate Change Conference [Visit Here] Location: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

  • 6 December 2022 - Advent Evening of Prayer with CEIE Coordinator John Malcomson, co-presenter [Visit Here] Location: Livestream & in-person at Seattle First Baptist Church

  • 19 January, 16 February, 16 March 2022 - CEIE Workshop - The Art of Spiritual Direction – Share in this virtual workshop series with eight spiritual directors and educators to discover more about the foundations and practice of spiritual direction. [Visit Here] Location: Virtual Event 

  • 14-18 August 2023 - 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions –A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights [Visit Here]  Location: McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago, USA

 
 

We have highlighted some interesting links for a few of the events this month: 

This month we honor Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month. We affirm and express our deep gratitude for the many contributions of this rich and diverse community. Please visit the Indigenous Peoples Institute’s website to learn more about their important and powerful work, as well as the SU Office of Diversity and Inclusion website, and their range of educational resources regarding Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

 

Mahrukh Motofram – Leading Strategic Enhancement and Alumni Engagement with CEIE

 

Mahrukh Motofram's recent certificate at Seattle University in Non-Profit Leadership, her commitment to Seattle University alumni engagement, and her local to international service enables a specific position for enhancing the relationship of the alumni experience to CEIE’s programming and future certificate opportunities.

She will work with CEIE in strategic enhancement of these alumni relations, also in her capacity as a long-standing interfaith advisor and founding member of the Advisory Council member to CEIE.

 

 Visit Mahrukh's Seattle U Fellow's Page

 

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