Tag: Religion
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Gustavus Receives Lilly Endowment Grant To Establish Summer Academy For Faith, Science, And Ethics
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Gustavus has received a $589,463 grant to establish the “Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics.” The weeklong summer academy is part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s High School Youth Theology Institutes initiative.
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Ethiopian Child Advocate Shiferaw Woldmichael Visits Gustavus
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Gustavus Adolphus College recently welcomed Shiferaw Woldmichael, founder and director of the Child Development Training and Research Center (CDTRC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to campus for a 10-day visit.
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Gustavus Serving as Partner Site for Religion Conference
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Individuals interested in the intersections of theology and sustainability are invited to Gustavus Adolphus College Jan. 21-23, when the college will simulcast Trinity Institute’s 39th National Theological Conference. This year’s conference is titled Radical Abundance: A Theology of Sustainability.
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Jodock to Administer Templeton Foundation Grant
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Dr. Darrell Jodock, the Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College, will help administer a $150,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation’s Science for Ministry Initiative awarded to the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research.
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Gustavus Serving as Partner Site for Religion Conference
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Gustavus Adolphus College will present Trinity Institute’s 38th National Theological Conference, Religion and Violence: Untangling the Roots of Conflict, on Jan. 21-23. The college will serve as a regional partner site for this event.
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Longtime Beloved Religion Professor Dies
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The Rev. Robert Esbjornson, 89, died Friday, Oct. 26 in St. Peter, Minn. “Esbj,” as he was affectionately known by several generations of Gustavus Adolphus College students, was a longtime professor of religion (1950-1983) at the college and a beloved campus figure.
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Johnson and Esbjornson will Release Book on October 13
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Dennis Johnson and Robert Esbjornson, both longstanding members of the Gustavus Adolphus College community, have collaborated to produce a book titled, Esbj! The Heart and Mind of a Professor. The book will be released on Oct. 13 during homecoming festivities at Gustavus where both contributors will be present for a book signing.
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Annual Lefler Lecture will Feature Theologian John F. Haught
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With a focus on science and religion, this year’s Herbert and Mary Jane Lefler Lecture will bring theologian Dr. John F. Haught to Gustavus Adolphus College on Sept. 26-27.
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Gustavus to Hold Inaugural Lindau Symposium
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The Reverend Richard John Neuhaus will be the keynote speaker when Gustavus Adolphus College holds the inaugural Lindau Symposium at 7:30 p.m. May 8, in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.