Scholarship applications now being accepted for both full-semester AND Insights 4-week courses at Cherry Hill Seminary
Thanks to the generosity of our fall donors, we are able to offer several scholarship spots in the classes listed below.  Deadline for application is Thursday, Jan 14.  Apply Now
World Religions from a Pagan Perspective
 
For nearly two millennia, Paganism has been excluded from the theological roundtable. This course will examine the theologies and practices of the major world religions from a Pagan perspective. Broadly speaking, the fundamental spiritual options are Abrahamic, Dharmic, secular and Pagan. We ask: How do they differ from one another, what is a Pagan perspective and what does Paganism offer to the world's theological/spiritual forum that the other positions do not?
Master's level
Instructor: Michael York
No live class meetings
Jan 19 - Apr 26
Introduction to Interfaith
(recommended if you plan to attend the Parliament of the World's Religions) 
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Pagans have been involved as leaders at local, national, and international levels of interfaith, from the Parliament of World Religions to local discussion groups. This introduction to interfaith presents approaches, best practices, and organizational structures of the interfaith movement. Students will examine the core values and process for engaging at each level of interfaith activity.
Master's level
Instructor: David Kling
Mondays, 7 PM ET
Jan 19 - Apr 26
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Introduction to Social Justice

Social justice is the movement towards a more socially just world through the actions of a group of individuals working together to achieve its goals..
The class will introduce students to key thinkers, ideas and activists, as well as debates on topics such as poverty, racism, colonization, and the rights of indigenous peoples.
Finally, it will examine various social movements that have led to changes in society and the skills needed to work for social change.
Master's level
Instructor: Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers
No live class meetings
Jan 19 - Apr 26
Sacred Relics of Our Pagan Past


Pagan religious artifacts can be found in museums across the world from a variety of cultures and spiritual understandings.
The intersection these objects have with the world of fine art will be explored in this class.
A variety of museum collections will be accessed, looking at holdings that are of particular interest to Pagans, with a focus on the role the museum has played in preserving and developing contemporary Pagan art. Students will be required to visit a museum (or other similar space) to interact with an artifact in person and write an experiential essay after doing so culture.
Instructor: Alison Beyer
No live meetings,week of Jan 19 to week of Feb 15

 
Healing the Spirit of Place

Together we will explore our intimate connection with our Mother Earth. We'll discover some of the wounds that Gaia has suffered, why and how they've occurred, the ways in which we might support Her healing process, and methods of teaching this information to others. As part of this process, we'll learn specific energy healing techniques for water, earth, air, and fire (our star, the Sun). We'll come to understand the language of local plants, animals, and insects, and learn how to communicate with them. Finally we'll learn how to make flower and crystal remedies and how to use them for healing our Mother Earth and ourselves..
Instructor:  Valentine McKay-Riddell
An Insights course
Tuesdays 8 PM ET, week of Jan 19 to week of Feb 15
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Sacred Cycles I: The Way of the Earthbound Witch


Integral to our spirituality is the practice of reclaiming our bodies as part of a sacred cycle. This series of three classes, which may be taken in sequence or independently, will focus on the relationship we have with our Mother Earth, especially through our partnership with growing herbs, flowers and more. In this first class, we will discuss our relationship to the Spring cycle: working the ground, tending seed and nurturing ourselves through that connection. Tending a plant from seed to harvest, then offering the Earth back Her ancestors through their ashes, is an olden practice. It brings our bodies back into communion with the dirt we stand upon and heals us, mind, body and soul. As a family trad witch, I will be bringing my own tradition to the table that incorporates both Cherokee and the Irish Celtic methodologies and philosophies.
Instructor: Katharyn Privett-Duren
An Insights course
 Wednesdays 3 PM ET, week of Jan 19 to week of Feb 15