Seminars and Workshops 2006


Teaching Hymnology
Bert Polman, Calvin College
June 19-23, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

The Many Languages of African-American Christian Worship and Music
James Abbington, Emory University
June 19-30, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.
Application Deadline Extended to March 1, 2006

Communitas: A Visiting Scholars Program
June 19-July 28, 2006
Fellowships provided by the Office of the Provost at Calvin College

Christian Worship and the Practices of Visual Art
William Dyrness, Fuller Theological Seminary
June 26-July 7, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

The Transformation of Christian Worship:
Recent History of Protestant and Catholic Practices (1960-2000)

John Witvliet, Calvin College & Seminary
June 26-July 7, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Liturgy and Politics: Is the Church a Polis?
William Cavanaugh, University of St. Thomas
July 3-28, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

"Taste and See that the Lord is Good":
Liturgical Participation and the Dynamics of Happiness

Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary
July 10-28, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.
Application Deadline Extended to March 1, 2006

Imaginative Reading for Creative Preaching
Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Calvin Theological Seminary
July 10-28, 2006
Funds provided by the Center for Excellence in Preaching

Faith in the Classroom:
Christian Perspectives on Teaching and Learning

David Smith, Calvin College
July 17-21, 2006
Sponsored by the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning

Writing as Christian Proclamation in Contemporary Contexts:
The Truth’s Superb Surprise

Debra Rienstra, Calvin College
July 17-28, 2006
Sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Funds provided by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Consultation of Afro-Christian Scholars in Higher Education
Barbara Omolade, Calvin College, and
Willie Jennings, Duke Divinity School
July 15-22, 2006
(This is event is by invitation only)
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost of Calvin College and the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship

CCCU Disciplinary Workshop on Business
Shirley Roels, Calvin College
June 12-16, 2006
application deadline: TBA
Sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

Integrating Christian Faith and Social Work Practice:
A Working Conference

Cheryl Brandsen and Beryl Hugen, Calvin College
July 18-21, 2006
application deadline: January 31, 2006
Funds provided by the Deur Fund in Sociology/Social Work at Calvin College and the NACSW


Unless otherwise noted, the application deadline for all events is
February 3, 2006.


For information about additional events with similar programming, please visit the following locations:

Worship-related events including conferences, courses, and workshops:
www.calvin.edu/worship under "Events"

Workshops in Communication:
www.calvin.edu/cas/workshops