Collegeville Institute Seminars
The Collegeville Institute Seminars are an interdisciplinary, ecumenical, collaborative initiative designed to gather scholars and ministers to explore issues of importance for today's Christian communities. The Seminars were launched in 2009 around two initial areas of interest: vocation and the professions, and integration in theological education. A third seminar on vocation through the lifespan was added in 2010.
Through conversation, study, and research, the Seminars seek to draw from the wisdom and experiences of experts in different fields and disciplines, with the goal of creating scholarship and programming for congregations, seminaries, universities, and other places of ministry. By paying close attention to the lived realities of Christian faith, the Seminars will be developing resources that will serve both the academy and the church. Participation within the Seminars is by invitation only.
Generously funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, the Seminars are a project of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, located at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. The Seminars are directed by Kathleen A. Cahalan, Associate Professor at Saint John's School of Theology.