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Research Seminar Series: Academic Writing in Theology
Research Seminar Series: Academic Writing in Theology
We offer supportive study skills seminars for research students. Our own students get priority, but all are welcome if places are available. Please contact Dr Férdia Stone Davis for more information at fjs23@mbit.cam.ac.uk Research Seminar Series: Academic Writing in Theology How to Begin? Lent Term on Wednesdays 19 January 2022, 1pm–3pm: What is a PhD anyway? Identifying a research question and getting started. 02 February 2022, 1pm–3pm: Academic writing: working within a discipline, building a structure and crafting the appropriate style. 16 February 2022, 1pm–3pm: Project and time management: discipline, deadlines and planning ahead. 02 March 2022, 1pm–3pm: Methods, methodologies [...]
Free
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Women Who Changed the Church: Teresa of Avila: Reformer, Mystic, Spiritual Guide
Women Who Changed the Church: Teresa of Avila: Reformer, Mystic, Spiritual Guide
St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is a towering figure in Christian spirituality, her influence extending far beyond the Carmelite Order in which she established her reformed or ‘discalced’ branch of nuns and friars, now spread throughout the world. In an age when women were expected to restrict their spiritual horizons to reciting vocal prayers and receiving the sacraments, Teresa discovered friendship with Christ as the gateway to contemplative prayer, experienced for herself the most exalted forms of mystical union and, undaunted by the Inquisition, encouraged her sisters to do likewise. Her mystical writings quickly became spiritual classics and continue to [...]
£10
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CTP Module 4 Women Who Changed the Church Workshop 1 of 3
CTP Module 4 Women Who Changed the Church Workshop 1 of 3
From the women of the scripture to Catholic Women Speak, women have consistently changed church practice, communities, and ideas. This eight lecture series, including this year’s Mary Ward lecture, will explore inspirational women whose lives and actions have been transformational within the Church. By focusing on women in the historical and contemporary church, the course is designed to open discussion spaces to celebrate, uncover, and critique the contributions of women to and through Church history. Speakers include: Prof Shannen Dee Williams of University of Dayton (Mary Ward Lecture 2022), Sr Jo Robson OCD, Prof Jeana Del Rosso of Notre Dame [...]