Who should attend?  

 

Fans of Hutton's work


Scholars and students in religious studies, anthropology, sociology of religion, and the humanities, Pagan and earth-based religious practitioners

 

CHS students may register for credit (TBA)  

 

Keeping the Flame for Our Children's Children

 

Cherry Hill Seminary is meant to be here long after we who read this are gone from the earth.  

 

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Fond Farewell 

 

The Board of Directors of CHS bids a fond farewell to Michael McDermott, who has faithfully served the institution for nearly six years with grace, erudition and wisdom.  Michael has graciously offered to continue to advise and support CHS from the sidelines.  We will miss you on the board, Michael, and wish you well in your fine work with the

Faculty  Publications 

 

Lynne Hume's new book, The Varieties of Magical Experience: Indigenous, Medieval, and Modern Magic, is available for pre-ordering now.  She is also featured in the new Pathways in Modern Western Magic, edited by Nevill Drury.  These will soon be posted in the CHS online bookstore.
Spring Semester Now Live

 

Spring courses are now posted and accepting registration.  Treat yourself to something juicy next semester!  Take a look now 

 

 

Foundations (4-week sessions)   
Session Three November 5 through December 2:

Composing Effective Eulogies and Obituaries - Macha NightMare 

Pagan Spiritual Autobiography - Daryl Morazzini

Basic Shamanism: Community Service - Valentine McKay-Riddell  

Click on course title for more info and to register 

Important Dates
 
For Students
Nov 4 - Foundations 2 classes end
Nov 5 - Foundations 3 classes begin
Nov 12 - Spring registration begins
Dec 2 - Foundations 3 classes end
Dec 16 - Fall classes end
Full calendar

For Faculty
Nov 18 - Foundations 2 grades due to office
Dec 16 - Foundations 3 grades due to office
Dec 30 - Grades due to office by instructors 
 
Ronald Hutton Keynote Speaker for CHS Spring Symposium

We are delighted to announce a first-ever collaboration with the University of South Carolina to co-host a symposium featuring scholar Ronald Hutton as the keynote speaker!

Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes will take place on the USC campus in this old southern capital.  The agenda includes presentations by Hutton, CHS' own Wendy Griffin, and Jonathan Leader, chair of the USC Dept. of Archaeology, and South Carolina's State Archaeologist. 

This is an unprecedented opportunity to meet and engage in discussion with an international figure such as Hutton, an English historian who specializes in the study of Early Modern Britain, British folklore, pre-Christian religion and contemporary Paganism.  Hutton is the author of books such as Triumph of the Moon, Stations of the Sun, The Rise and Fall of Merry England, and Blood and Mistletoe.

Presentations and panel by Hutton, Griffin and Leader, presentation of papers, a ghosts-and-history tour of the old campus, drum circle on the historic Horseshoe, a Friday reception, and Saturday dinner.  Symposium hotel is walking distance from campus and the capitol, both of which will be in full bloom.

Jonathan Leader, SC State Archaeologist

While we at CHS are well-acquainted with our own esteemed Academic Dean, Dr. Wendy Griffin, her co-presenter at Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes will be new to most of our readers.

 

Executive Director Holli Emore and Dr. Jonathan Leader became acquainted through their involvement with Interfaith Partners of South Carolina.  When Holli noticed that Dr. Leader uses Triumph of the Moon as a text for one of his classes, she immediately contacted him to talk about the possibility of collaborating to present Hutton in the U.S.   

   

Dr. Leader turns out to be a fascinating individual with far-ranging interests.  Whether living with the Bedouins, teaching in Egypt for Zahi Hawass, working with Native peoples, or restoring a sunken Confederate submarine, Dr. Leader is in his element.  Now, here is the official biography:   

 

Jonathan Leader received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida Gainesville, and currently heads the S.C. Office of the State Archaeologist.  His research interests and background include the ancient Near East, Micronesia, Eastern United States pre- and proto-history, submerged resources, cultural resource management, remote sensing and GIS, archaeometry, archaeometallurgy, and conservation.  He teaches and lectures on a regular basis in four departments at the University of South Carolina.  Current research projects include: the H.L. Hunley (Confederate submarine) project; the S.C. Cannons Project; Bahamas project; the Florence stockade; and the SCIAA Digitized Publications project.   

 

 


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May peace and safety be restored very soon.