Join us for the Anna Howard Shaw Center's Thursday Lunch Talk!

For more information on the Shaw Center's Thursday Lunch Talks contact Kasey Cox at kcox@bu.edu    

Hello from your friendly writing tutors! As the semester progresses, we are discovering there is some confusion about what the writing tutors at STH do. To provide some help and clarity, we are offering the following guidelines for how to use our services.

Please remember that anyone is welcome to come to our office. We are always excited to meet with students and talk about writing with them!

Guidelines for use of the Writing Tutor:

We will gladly:

1. Discuss paper topics. 

5. Provide support as you move through the writing process. (This includes help with writer's block, lack of confidence in your writing, and clarity about the art of academic writing.)

We will be unable to:

1. Proofread papers. 

4. Offer guidance on the basics of English grammar and spelling.

It's no secret - our current 'default' strategy for international aid isn't working. Be the Change - Kenya seeks to restructure the way our global community works together. We focus on the transfer of renewable resources between countries, building the capacity of existing local non-profits and creating reliable local networks to provide direct aid. Our hope, to work with Kenyans to create a community which successfully addresses poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. Want to Join?! We're looking for interns - both in the US and in Nairobi. Interested? Check out our website at www.bethechangekenya.org and contact Natalie Finstad at Natalie@bethechangekenya.org

Explore vocational possibilities over Spring Break!

This Alternative Spring Break trip will be Saturday March 10th- Saturday March 17th, 2012.   

The adventure is emerging from the creative work of the Spiritual Life Office, Community Life Office, and STHSA.

We will be visiting a diverse selection of ministry sites, from emerging church ministries to homeless shelters to eco-justice advocacy sites, all along the east coast (Connecticut, New York, Maryland, and Washington D.C.). The trip will be limited to a small group of 12 people, and the cost will be subsidized.

APPLICATIONS will be available starting November 5th.    

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any one of us:

Robin Olson: rolson@bu.edu  

Micah Christian:micah68@bu.edu

Ashley Anderson:ajanders@bu.edu

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to enroll in one of several workshops taking place from January 4-20, 2012 on the HDS campus, as part of HDS J-Term . These workshops are offered to alumni and students, and many are being facilitated by HDS graduates. Workshops are 1-2 days in length, and cost $30 each. You are invited to register online (as space allows).

Consider joining Professor Dan McKanan for "Ethical Eating: Social and Ecological Perspectives on Food and Food Production"; Karen Harris, MDiv '04 for "Yoga and the Art of Ministry"; Jeremy Smith, MTS '03, MBA '05 for "Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Faith-Based Leaders" - and these are but a sampling of the offerings and presenters.

Starting in 2009-2010, when Harvard adjusted the academic calendar, a three-week January Term (or J-Term) was created in the time between New Year's Day and the start of the spring semester. Each graduate school has used this time differently. At HDS, it has become a time for non-credit workshops and other forms of non-classroom instruction to take place.

This is an exciting opportunity for alumni to connect with students and with campus, and we hope that you will consider joining us.

Sincerely,

Wilmington United Methodist Church, Wilmington, MA is looking for a part time Christian Educator and Pastor's Assistant.    

Wilmington United Methodist is 15 minutes north of Boston and the church is a 1/2 mile from a Commuter Rail (T) Stop.  We are a growing and active congregation, with over 100 children in our dynamic Sunday School program. We are a "children oriented" church which believes that children and youth are a vital part of our congregation. Therefore, children and youth are integrated into all aspects of our ministry, including regularly leading worship.  

We are looking for someone to continue to grow our education ministry for adults and children, and to assist the pastor with visitation and leading worship. We are looking for someone who is creative, open, and who works well with other members of a staff and with volunteers. We would prefer a Deacon, but are open to anyone who has a back ground in educational ministries.  

For more information or to apply for the position, please contact: Rev. Travis Bonnette-Kim at wucmpastor@verizon.net or (978) 658-4519.

• Institute for Philosophy & Religion 2011-12 Lecture Series "Politics, Religion and Theology" 

• Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA) 25 years of research, publication and education  

The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs is a center for research, publication, and education on one of the most important questions in the contemporary world: How does culture affect economic and political developments world-wide? Specifically, how does religion impact international affairs? Since its inception in 1985, CURA has sought to discover, trace, and analyze the connection between culture, economics, politics, and globalization. We have conducted research projects on every continent except Australia, and these projects have resulted in publications that have become major points of reference on their topics. In a dynamic and modernizing world, CURA's ultimate agenda is to further global understanding and communication.

This series brings sustained attention to negotiations over authority in a range of times and places. Speakers will address Muslim women's own authority-to write and interpret texts, to structure their own spiritual lives, to manage wealth and make marital choices-and the authority wielded by husbands and kin, governments, religious leaders, and normative texts.