http://www.ants.edu/calendar/ en brees@ebree.com Copyright 2012 2012-06-04T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/social-media-bootcamp/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/social-media-bootcamp/#When:14:00:01Z with Tony Jones This day-long workshop will cover Ministry uses of blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and broadcast media for anyone who needs to know how to use them in a church setting. Sometimes technological advances come along that have the ability to transform ministry as we know it.  The current advent of social media is one such revolution—one that church leaders cannot afford to miss.  Using new social media, your church can connect with scores of members and potential visitors,.communicate church events and announcements, get real-time feedback, and keep up with the latest theological and ecclesial trends. In this one-day intensive workshop, social media veteran, pastor, and author Tony Jones will teach the basics of blogging, Facebook, and Twitter, and introduce a powerful free social media Broadcast tool. The registration fee for Social Media Bootcamp is $95 and includes lunch. For more information on this event and to register, please click on the yellow square. 2010-10-28T14:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night-the-crime-of-father-amaro/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night-the-crime-of-father-amaro/#When:22:00:00Z Foreign movie nights feature films produced in the native countries of Andover Newton international students. Admission is free. All are welcome. Yuliana Leon Wiser (Mexico) presents: The Crime of Father Amaro, a huge box-office success and controversial in Mexico, tells the story of an idealistic young priest, Father Amaro, sent to begin work in a small, rural Mexican town.  He’s assigned to help the beleaguered Father Benito (Sancho Gracia) build a new temple. Once he arrives, he meets the deeply religious and beautiful Amelia (Ana Claudia Talancon), who is young, sensual and so in love with God that she transfers her feelings to Father Amaro, who slowly reciprocates her affections before beginning a full-blooded affair.  2010-09-30T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/amy-speace-with-joe-cleveland/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/amy-speace-with-joe-cleveland/#When:01:00:00Z Singer, song-writer Amy Speace begins the first season of Andover Newton’s Stoddard Hall Performance Series. Folksinger and Andover Newton student Joe Cleveland opens. Tickets required. Reserved seats. For more information on this event and for tickets, please click on the red square. 2010-09-12T01:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-orientation/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-orientation/#When:13:30:00Z through Sept. 11 Fall Orientation for all students.  Participation in Orientation is required for all incoming students. Spouses and partners are welcome to attend. For a printable schedule, please click here. Academic 2010-09-10T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/a-big-sing-with-john-bell/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/a-big-sing-with-john-bell/#When:00:00:00Z John Bell, this year’s featured presenter at the Summer Institute for Arts and Worship will lead this public event featuring new hymns, interfaith, and world music for singers and all who love song. Sponsored by the Program for Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Andover Newton. All are welcome. A $5 offering at the door is requested; Andover Newton students free. 2010-06-21T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/army-chaplains-recruiting-event/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/army-chaplains-recruiting-event/#When:18:00:00Z Please join us as Andover Newton welcomes Army Chaplain Recruiters Captain Jeffrey Roberson and Major Young Kim for an unexpected and warmly welcomed visit to campus. Open to the general public, and especially to current and Andover Newton prospective students as well as veterans. Schedule:  From 1:00 - 2:00 pm the chaplains will be available to meet in the small sanctuary of Wilson Chapel to answer any questions you may have about chaplaincy in the military or in hospitals.  At 5:15 pm they will offer a non-denominational Prayer Meeting:  “Ministering outside the gate” in the small sanctuary, Wilson Chapel. Please join either hour. For more information contact Alison McCarty, Admissions, amccarty@ants.edu or 617-831-2431.   Admissions Event 2010-06-08T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/senior-chapel/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/senior-chapel/#When:18:00:00Z Each year the final chapel service for the Andover Newton community is set aside to salute the graduating seniors. The traditional “Milk and Honey” service, led by President Nick Carter and the dean and Senior Management Team of Andover Newton Theological School, has become a favorite of students, staff, and faculty alike. All are invited to come and share in this meaningful moment with this year’s senior class. 2010-05-05T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/christian-wiman-to-deliver-2010-jonathan-edwards-lecture/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/christian-wiman-to-deliver-2010-jonathan-edwards-lecture/#When:22:00:00Z Poet, essayist, and editor Christian Wiman will deliver the 2010 Jonathan Edwards Lecture, “Poetry, Prayer, and the Limits of Devotion.” Born and raised in West Texas, Christian Wiman is an award-winning poet and writer, praised for the “Biblical” power of his work, and the editor of Poetry magazine. Wiman’s poems and essays appear regularly in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, and The New York Times Book Review and have been collected in books, including Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet (2007). The Jonathan Edwards Lecture, named in honor of the celebrated 18th-century American theologian, Jonathan Edwards, is given annually on the Andover Newton campus. The lecture is always free and open to the public. Free parking is available. 2010-04-26T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/ministering-to-the-war-weary-a-day-with-rev-peter-bauer/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/ministering-to-the-war-weary-a-day-with-rev-peter-bauer/#When:15:30:00Z A day of presentations with Rev. Peter Bauer on ministering to returing war veterans. For more information and a complete schedule, please click on the red square below. 2010-04-14T15:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/special-evening-on-st-johns-bible-americas-book-of-kells/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/special-evening-on-st-johns-bible-americas-book-of-kells/#When:00:00:00Z The Massachusetts Bible Society, in partnership with Salem Covenant Church, Worchester, MA and in cooperation with the Andover Newton Bookstore, sponsors this special appearance of Father Eric Hollas, OSB, senior associate for arts and culture, St. John’s University, and Jim Triggs, executive director of the Heritage Program, the St. John’s Bible. Both will lecture on the extraordinary St. John’s Bible project. The hand-illuminated St. John’s Bible has been called “a work of art and a work of theology” and “America’s Book of Kells.” Father Hollas and Jim Triggs will be exhibiting the Heritage Editions of the three volumes of the Saint John’s Bible: Wisdom, Prophets, and Psalms, hand-tooled leather books that scrupulously reproduce the the artistry of the original hand illuminated Bible.  Father Eric Hollas, a member of the Benedictine order of St. John’s Abbey, Minnesota will describe the gorgeous illuminations and calligraphy of the SJB.  It was Father Hollas who initially proposed the project to Donald Jackson, calligrapher to the Queen of England, to create the first hand written, hand illuminated Bible in 500 years.  Jackson and his staff have been working for the past 11 years at his scriptorium in Wales, combining the ancient practices of scraping calf skins for the vellum pages, shaping goose quill pens, and blending egg yolk with hand-ground inks to create a vibrant text and iconographic illustrations. These ancient practices combine with 21st century technology to incorporate images as diverse as voice prints of Navajo chants, cosmological details inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope, and spirals of DNA. The St. John’s Bible has been called by Newsweek magazine, “America’s Book of Kells”.  The Andover Newton Bookstore staff will provide a booktable to accompany the talks and displays of the three books. There are currently five published volumes of the seven-volume originals, which will be completed in 2010-11, as well as giclee prints of many of the Bible’s most striking illustrations printed on museum quality paper suitable for framing.  Also available for a beautiful gift for your church, an ordinand, or friends or family members, are notecards, prayer books, and DVD’s that replicate the bible’s illustrations. The Andover Newton Bookstore is an official distributor for the St. John’s Bible and all the related prints and DVDs. Please visit the Bookstore web page for more information. Come see this wonderful gift to the world and to Christians everywhere, a magnificent, inspiring celebration of the scriptures that have sustained our faith through thousands of years. Illustration: Aidan Hart with contributions from Donald Jackson and Sally Mae Joseph, The Parable of the Sower and the Seed (Mark 4:3-9) 2009-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/one-book-many-voices-a-lecture-and-documentary-film-screening-with-liz-walk/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/one-book-many-voices-a-lecture-and-documentary-film-screening-with-liz-walk/#When:00:00:00Z Join the Massachusetts Bible Society for the annual Harrell F. Beck Lectureship with award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and ANTS trustee Liz Walker. Liz will be talking about the role of media in religion and screening One Book, Many Voices, her latest documentary about the Bible and the diversity of interpretations that accompany it. Liz Walker is Host and Executive Producer of ‘Better Living with Liz Walker’ a half hour inspirational magazine airing on WCVB TV, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.  The show, which focuses on healthy communities, is an extension of Liz’s new ministry.  An ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Walker has chosen to combine her communication skills with her spiritual passion to serve the world.  Walker, an Emmy award winning television journalist, anchored WBZ Television’s evening newscasts for almost 20 years before stepping down to enter seminary and begin the ordination process.   2009-10-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/growing-agile-leaders1/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/growing-agile-leaders1/#When:14:00:00Z Instructor: Robert Dale Level: Engagement Core Seminar: LS702, $195 Project Option: LS702P, $75 Dates: June 4-29 Registration Deadline: May 25 Description: Our world is shifting so radically and so constantly that leaders feel obsolete and stuck in place.  Agility, a leader’s ability to adjust quickly, provides traction for forward motion.  Thankfully, there are several types of agility.  For example, agility enables leaders to (1) ad-lib when the environment is completely novel, (2) multiply the power of partnerships, and (3) live in two worlds at the same time—the old world that’s fading away as well as the new world that’s emerging.  Agility, then, is the basic survival skill for today’s leaders. Reading: Growing Agile Leaders: Coaching Leaders to Move with Sure-Footedness in a Seismic World by Robert Dale (Coach Approach Ministries, 2011). Lifelong Learning 2012-06-04T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries-20121/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries-20121/#When:13:00:00Z Admissions Event 2012-03-10T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries-2012/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries-2012/#When:13:00:00Z Friday, March 09 – Saturday, March 10, 2012 Join other prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty and staff for the Spring 2012 Conference on Ministries at Andover Newton Theological School. There will be opportunities to worship, take sample classes, hear from our deans, and learn more about the application process. This will be a great opportunity to meet current students, faculty and staff from Andover Newton.  Join us to experience the community and find out all the school has to offer. The event is free of charge and meals will be provided.   For discounts at local hotels visit http://www.ants.edu/ants-difference/map/   or contact the Walker Center at http://walkerctr.org/ Guests travelling from over 50 miles away may request accommodation on campus on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the Conference on Ministries, please click on the yellow square. Admissions Event 2012-03-09T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/american-culture-and-the-missionary-enterprise/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/american-culture-and-the-missionary-enterprise/#When:19:30:00Z Acknowledging the 200th Anniversary of the Judson Mission and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission, February 2012 Beginning this Sunday and running through February 20th, Baptists, UCC’ers, and many other church groups will be celebrating 200th anniversary of Andover Newton’s distinguished alum Adoniram Judson mission to Burma/Myanmar and the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission. A series of events will take place on the North Shore (where Judson was born and from where he sailed to India/Burma in 1812) Cambridge, and Newton Centre. Distinguished scholars, historians, denominational and local church leaders, as well as scores of the Burmese/Myanmar Baptists who live in New England will participate. Wednesday February 8th from 2:30 – 8:30 PM the campus will welcome the celebration participants for an extended reflection and dialogue on “Perspectives on Mission in a Multi-faith World.” Andover Newton faculty and students will participate, including Dr. MT Davila, Dr. Mark Heim and Dr. Nimi Wariboko. The evening program will feature a reception and lecture by Mark Heim. At that event President Carter will announce and present The Judson Medal. Then on Saturday February 18th there will be a day-long “Mission Heritage Tour” that will travel to Salem, Malden, Andover and Newton Centre. When the tour arrives on the ANTS campus, our Co-Librarian and Archivist, Ms. Diana Yount will lead the visitors through a discovery of some of the artifacts relating to Judson, “The Brethren,” and the mission heritage that are part of the Andover Newton collection. 2012-02-08T19:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/growing-agile-leaders/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/growing-agile-leaders/#When:13:00:00Z Instructor: Robert Dale Level: Engagement Core Seminar: LS702, $195 Project Option: LS702P, $75 Dates: February 6 – March 2 Registration Deadline: January 27 Description: Our world is shifting so radically and so constantly that leaders feel obsolete and stuck in place.  Agility, a leader’s ability to adjust quickly, provides traction for forward motion.  Thankfully, there are several types of agility.  For example, agility enables leaders to (1) ad-lib when the environment is completely novel, (2) multiply the power of partnerships, and (3) live in two worlds at the same time—the old world that’s fading away as well as the new world that’s emerging.  Agility, then, is the basic survival skill for today’s leaders. Reading: Growing Agile Leaders: Coaching Leaders to Move with Sure-Footedness in a Seismic World by Robert Dale (Coach Approach Ministries, 2011). Lifelong Learning 2012-02-06T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/woodbury-workshop-2012/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/woodbury-workshop-2012/#When:13:30:00Z Just about everyone knows “the vision-thing” is important. Without it the people perish, so the saying goes. But getting a handle on this thing called vision and taking the steps needed to turn it into reality are challenges that beset every leader. Is vision discovered, determined or discerned? Is it a pithy statement, a detailed description or a song in the heart? And why is it that even the greatest sounding vision statements are so often so hard to implement? This year’s Woodbury Workshop will take on these issues under the leadership of Peter Senge, a world-renowned expert in the field, and Mary Luti, a skilled and accomplished practitioner.  Theme: Pursuing the Vision: Leading toward Newness Leaders: Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline and international consultant.           Mary Luti, Visiting Professor of Worship and Preaching at Andover Newton. The workshop is interactive. There will be presentations, small group discussions and large group question and answer times. You will have the opportunity to explore issues and concerns that matter to you! 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcome, Orientation and Worship 9:30 Morning Session with Peter Senge 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Afternoon Session with Mary Luti 3:30 Conclusion The registration fee is $155. The discounted fee for registrations received prior to December 16 is $140. The registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Fees are non-refundable for cancellations received after January 20. Download the Woodbury Workshop flyer and Registration Form for paying by check Peter M. Senge is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning, a global community of corporations, researchers, and consultants dedicated to the “interdependent development of people and their institutions.” He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990, revised edition published 2006). His latest book, The Necessary Revolution, co-authored with Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur and Sara Schley was released June, 2008. Dr. Senge has lectured extensively throughout the world, translating the abstract ideas of systems theory into tools for better understanding of economic and organizational change. His areas of special interest focus on decentralizing the role of leadership in organizations so as to enhance the capacity of all people to work productively toward common goals. Dr. Senge’s work articulates a cornerstone position of human values; namely, that vision, purpose, reflectiveness, and systems thinking are essential if organizations are to realize their potentials. Mary Luti is the Director of Wilson Chapel and Visiting Professor of Worship and Preaching at Andover Newton. She previously served for eight years as the pastor of First Church in Cambridge, MA. During her pastorate, the church undertook a significant visioning process based on the principles articulated in The Fifth Discipline. Mary will be sharing that experience with us as a way to provide some practical implications of the theoretical insights. Her presentation will serve as a springboard to the application of theory to our own ministry settings. Lifelong Learning 2012-02-02T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/info-session-essay-writing-workshop/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/info-session-essay-writing-workshop/#When:15:30:00Z Featuring Dr. Jennifer Peace with writing coach Helen Snively Please welcome the New Year with us and take some time to reflect on your goals for theological education. Join us for an orientation to Andover Newton, an introduction to our degree programs, and a discussion about how to approach writing your personal reflection for your application. Admissions Event 2012-01-05T15:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/deadline-to-register-for-spring-session/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/deadline-to-register-for-spring-session/#When:22:00:00Z Academic 2011-12-16T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-begin/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-begin/#When:13:30:00Z December 14-16 Academic 2011-12-14T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-fall-classes/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-fall-classes/#When:13:30:00Z Academic 2011-12-13T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/marie-fortune-conversations/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/marie-fortune-conversations/#When:17:30:00Z We are reminded daily that professional boundaries are important to faith communities and educational institutions. In order to address this topic, Andover Newton’s leaders have invited the Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune, a minister in the United Church of Christ and founder of the FaithTrust Institute, to campus. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, she is a pastor, educator, and author as well as a practicing ethicist and theologian. She will lead a series of conversations on professional boundaries in theological schools and ministry settings for the Andover Newton community on Monday, December 12, 2011, culminating in a public lecture at 7 p.m. 2011-12-12T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-spring-session-begins/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-spring-session-begins/#When:13:30:00Z Academic 2011-11-29T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/glimpses-an-advent-exploration/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/glimpses-an-advent-exploration/#When:14:00:00Z Opening Reception Tuesday, November 29 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This project has its roots in the early German Lutheran tradition of placing small religious pictures on the wall for each day of Advent. It was inspired by a community arts project the artist facilitated at St. Martin’s Church in Providence, Rhode Island last year. Parishioners created a series of small images based on scripture. The current exhibit of her own work represents a blend of New and Old Testament readings and relationships, strong childhood memories, and recent experiences. Each piece is accompanied by a scripture prompt that served as the basis for meditation and reflection throughout the creation process. The Artist: Heather J. Annis is a 2010 graduate of Andover Newton, with an M.A. in Theology and the Arts. Heather is interested in the intersections among art, faith, and community, and is passionate about an approach to art-making that involves community participation. She is the founder of Exodus 35 Community Arts Consulting; check out its Facebook page for more information. She is an artist working primarily in watercolor, colored pencil, and collage. In addition, Heather serves as the Youth Formation Director at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Pawtucket, RI. Community 2011-11-27T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-break-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-break-2011/#When:13:00:00Z Through Nov.  25 Academic 2011-11-21T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/andover-newton-application-clinic-webinar/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/andover-newton-application-clinic-webinar/#When:01:00:01Z Admissions Event 2011-11-17T01:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/veterans-day-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/veterans-day-2011/#When:13:00:01Z Classes in session. Offices closed Academic 2011-11-11T13:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/james-luther-adams-forum/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/james-luther-adams-forum/#When:00:00:00Z HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED…What drew James Luther Adams to the Unitarian community and, despite sharp critiques, sustained his commitment to the liberal church? What his impact was on the Unitarian Universalist movement?What distinctive themes of Adams’ thought we should develop to continue his creative ferment among religious liberals? This year’s theme is "What’s past is prologue": James Luther Adams and the Unitarian Universalists. The lecturer is George Kimmich Beach of Madison, VA.Dr. Beach is a Unitarian Universalist minister and leading interpreter of JLA’s thought. RECEPTION TO FOLLOW!   2011-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/deadline-for-registration-for-winter-session/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/deadline-for-registration-for-winter-session/#When:22:00:00Z Academic 2011-11-04T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/healing-from-trauma-mind-body-and-spirit/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/healing-from-trauma-mind-body-and-spirit/#When:15:00:01Z Lectures on Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD by Peter E. Bauer, Clinical Social Worker, Department Of Veterans Affairs Join students, staff and alumni of Andover Newton, as well as area chaplains, clergy and medical practitioners from the Boston area for a day of discussions on ministering to trauma victims who have suffer from traumatic brain injuries or post traumatic stress.   Andover Newton welcomes guest speaker Rev. LTC Peter E. Bauer, who will offer two presentations on November 2, 2011.  10:30 am - “Treatment Interventions for PTSD:  an Update” A glimpse of startling statistics on health issues of service members returning from the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, and a discussion of interventions.  Discussion will cover ways faith communities can help. 2:15 pm - “Current & Emerging Treatment Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury” An exploration of treatment for brain injuries caused by falls, sports and traffic accidents, or blast explosions.  Admissions Event 2011-11-02T15:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/admissions-open-house/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/admissions-open-house/#When:13:30:00Z A full day of presentations and discussions with class visits and campus tours. This is our most informative event of the fall season, with plenty of opportunities to interact with faculty and students. For more information on this event and to register, please click Sign Up. Admissions Event 2011-10-28T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/reception-for-art-exhibit-icons-of-9-11/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/reception-for-art-exhibit-icons-of-9-11/#When:22:30:00Z Through November 1, 2011 Artist Pamela Chatterton-Purdy returns to Andover Newton for a new Meetinghouse gallery exhibit, “Icons of 9/11”. She painted her series a year after the terrorist attack upon the United States on September 11, 2001. These Icons represent her effort to make sense out of what most of humanity recognized as a senseless, shameful act. The “Icons of 9/11” attempt to reconstruct the world by depicting ways in which she affirms the power of God’s transforming Spirit at work in the midst of the physical and psychic chaos. Community 2011-10-18T22:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-winter-session-begins/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-winter-session-begins/#When:13:00:00Z Academic 2011-10-18T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/orlando-costas-lecture-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/orlando-costas-lecture-2011/#When:23:15:00Z “Our Story, God’s Story: Constructing Latin@ Theology Outside the Biblical Gate”  Dr. Teresa Delgado Join us for the Orlando E. Costas Lectureship in Latino/a Theology, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 6:15 PM.  Featuring a lecture by Dr. Teresa Delgado (Iona College) titled “Our Story, God’s Story: Constructing Latin@ Theology Outside the Biblical Gate.” For more information contact Dr. Benjamin Valentin - Professor of Theology and Culture and Director of the Orlando E. Costas Lectureship in Latino/a Theology (Andover Newton Theological School) bvalentin@ants.edu. 2011-10-11T23:15:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/multi-media-religious-leadership/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/multi-media-religious-leadership/#When:23:00:00Z Everyone who lives in the United States today has a media vocabulary. Exposure to advertising, websites, radio, television, and film all contribute to change the way we talk and interact with one another. The Andover Newton Endorsement in Multi-Media Religious Leadership will give participants the knowledge to use media as a tool to communicate their faith to their constituents.  We will advocate and teach the use of media as a tool for proclaiming our faith rather than media itself being the message. At completion of the Andover Newton Endorsement in Multi-Media Religious Leadership, participants will have acquired the skills to produce or supervise the production of websites, social media, video production and distribution, and the ability to effectively communicate their faith and mission to their community. 2011-10-11T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/columbus-day1/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/columbus-day1/#When:13:00:00Z No classes. Offices closed Academic 2011-10-10T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/community-day-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/community-day-2011/#When:13:00:00Z Academic 2011-10-04T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/installation-of-drummond-as-dean-of-faculty/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/installation-of-drummond-as-dean-of-faculty/#When:18:00:00Z The President and Trustees of Andover Newton Theological School Request the honor of your presence at the Installation of The Reverend Dr. Sarah Birmingham Drummond as Eighth Dean of the Faculty Faculty, Trustees, and Clergy are invited to robe and process (hoods, red stoles, no caps) Kindly inform us of your intention to process: dames@ants.edu 2011-09-21T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-for-late-registration4/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-for-late-registration4/#When:13:00:01Z Academic 2011-09-16T13:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/opening-convocation/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/opening-convocation/#When:18:00:01Z Academic 2011-09-14T18:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-classes-begin-11/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-classes-begin-11/#When:13:00:00Z Academic 2011-09-12T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/orientation-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/orientation-2011/#When:14:04:00Z Academic 2011-09-09T14:04:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-fall-2011-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-fall-2011-semester/#When:13:30:00Z through Aug. 20 Registration for Fall Semester 2011. Academic 2011-08-01T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/block-party/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/block-party/#When:21:30:00Z Please join your neighbors for a BLOCK PARTY on Newton’s other “Hill” Family*Free Food*Fun Multi-Purpose Facilities and Multi- Faith Education Free and open to the public 4:30 to 7:30 PM Admissions Event 2011-07-26T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/uua-general-assembly-alumni-ae-dinner/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/uua-general-assembly-alumni-ae-dinner/#When:22:45:01Z Off Campus Event 2011-06-24T22:45:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/media-in-ministry-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/media-in-ministry-2011/#When:13:00:00Z Lifelong Learning 2011-06-10T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-classes-summer-session-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-classes-summer-session-2011/#When:14:00:00Z First day of classes for Summer Session 2011. Academic 2011-06-06T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/concert-carolyn-wonderland/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/concert-carolyn-wonderland/#When:23:00:00Z Tickets: $20 in advance, general seating, $30 includes buffet dinner To order tickets on line, 24/7, please click on the link. Dabney Hall Box Office Andover Newton Theological School 210 Herrick Road Newton Centre, MA 02459 617-831-2430 Box Office Open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and one hour in advance of performances in Stoddard Hall.  Or order on-line 24/7.  Tickets go on sale 60 days before the concert date. Reserved seating unless otherwise noted. 2011-06-05T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/commencement-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/commencement-2011/#When:19:00:00Z Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Newton Centre.  Please wear your caps and gowns.  For the comfort of you and your guests please make sure that all of you have lunch prior to the ceremony!  Last year people had trouble because they hadn’t eaten (and the ceremony can be lengthy), and we do not serve lunch that day. Graduates will gather at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel area behind the main sanctuary.  Please check your Andover Newton email address and Enews for updates.  A light reception under the tent on the Andover Newton quad will follow the Commencement Ceremony.  As graduating seniors you will each receive 4 tickets to this reception when you pick up your gowns (one for you, and 3 for guests).  Additional tickets may be purchased at the Business Office for $10.00 each.  Following Commencement please remember to return your caps, gowns, and hoods to Nayda, who will be collecting these items outside the church and in the Registrar’s Office in Worcester Hall. The Commencement speaker will be Rev. Dr.  William Schultz William F.  Schulz is the President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, a nonsectarian organization that advances human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world. Previously, he served for 12 years as executive director of Amnesty International USA, until spring of 2006.  An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Schulz is a former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He has appeared frequently on radio and television news and analysis shows and is the author or contributing editor of several books, including In Our Own Best Interest:  How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All; Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights; The Phenomenon of Torture; and The Future of Human Rights: US Policy for a New Era. The New York Review of Books said in June 2002, "William Schulz has done more than anyone in the American human rights movement to make human rights issues known in the United States." Academic 2011-05-21T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/baccalaureate-service1/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/baccalaureate-service1/#When:00:00:01Z The Baccalaureate Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at The Eliot Church of Newton on Centre Street.  You have chosen Prof. Bob Pazmiño as the faculty speaker, and the faculty have chosen Maureen Frescott to be the student speaker. As graduates you will gather in the Eliot Church Chapel Room no later than 6:30 p.m. on Friday to line up for the procession (the Chapel Room is off the hallway outside the forward doors from the sanctuary). Please wear your gowns, no caps.  You will receive information from our Registrar, Nayda Aguila, through Enews regarding when you may pick up your caps and gowns (they should be in her office by end of April). Professor Mark Burrows is serving as the Faculty Marshal and he will direct you, along with student and staff ushers. The reception that follows Baccalaureate will be under a tent on the quad.  This event is free for you and your guests. Please RSVP. Relevant details follow. Academic 2011-05-21T00:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/an-evening-at-the-museum-of-fine-arts/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/an-evening-at-the-museum-of-fine-arts/#When:23:00:00Z Join Dr. Mark Burrows, professor of the History of Christianity, for an evening at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 6 - 7:30 p.m.  We will examine several pieces in the medieval collection, as well as viewing the remarkable frescoes from the apse of a 12th century Catalonian chapel (reconstructed in the museum).  Off Campus Event 2011-05-11T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-spring-2011-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-spring-2011-semester/#When:14:00:00Z through May 11 Final exams for Spring 2011 Semester. Academic 2011-05-09T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-classes-spring-2011-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-classes-spring-2011-semester/#When:14:00:01Z Last day of classes, Spring 2011 Semester. Academic 2011-05-06T14:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/swimming-with-leviathan/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/swimming-with-leviathan/#When:17:15:00Z A musical exploration of chaos, creativity, and transformation. Kimberly Salico-Diehl, Piano Martel Spagnolo, Tenor Piano Music by Chopin and Ravel Original Compositions for tenor and piano by Kimberly Salico-Diehl Can you touch Leviathan’s tongue with your hand? Can you pry open its mouth and stick your head inside?                        Can you get it to sing you a love song? Will you let it play with your children? (Job 41, adapted)   2011-05-04T17:15:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/rod-jellema-reading-incarnality/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/rod-jellema-reading-incarnality/#When:17:00:01Z On Thursday, join poet Rod Jellema for a reading from his recently published book of poems, Incarnality (Eerdmans, 2011).  Jellema is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland.  Among his published books are Something Tugging the Line, The Lost Faces, and A Slender Grace.  Writing of his work, Jeanne Murray Walker suggests that “Rod Jellema’s life project has been to play edges against one another:  light against darkness, joy against tragedy, life against death, spirit against body, language against silence.”  Greg McBride praises the collection a “poems that reveal a mind that is open, mindful, and generous; poems whose voices move from the meditative to the humorous to the self-deprecating. . .Incarnality is art of the highest order.”  2011-04-28T17:00:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/good-friday2/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/good-friday2/#When:13:30:01Z Good Friday. No classes. Offices closed. Academic 2011-04-22T13:30:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/maundy-thursday/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/maundy-thursday/#When:13:30:00Z No classes. Academic 2011-04-21T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/patriots-day-holiday/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/patriots-day-holiday/#When:13:30:01Z Patrio’s Day Holiday. Classes in session. Offices closed. Academic 2011-04-18T13:30:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/financial-aid-deadline-for-returning-students/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/financial-aid-deadline-for-returning-students/#When:21:30:00Z Academic 2011-04-15T21:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/poetry-reading-by-chuck-harper/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/poetry-reading-by-chuck-harper/#When:17:00:00Z Poet Chuck Harper to read from his new book, Making a Life Join poet Chuck Harper on Tuesday, April 12, from noon - 1 p.m., in the Meetinghouse, for a reading from his newly published collection of poems, Making a Life.  Rev. Harper is no stranger to our community.  He has been a UCC pastor in the Boston area for thirty-nine years, now retired; for many of those years, he served as an Association Minister in the Metropolitan Boston Association of the UCC.  This is his second volume of poems, and is shaped by five interconnecting sections which move in sequence through: (1) a celebration of life on planet Earth, (2) the dialectical tension of joy and sorrow in our living, (3) reflections on American culture and politics, (4) meditations on language: its wonder, debasement, limits and aspirations, (5) affirmation of the ordinary as vehicle of the Sacred, intuited by us in silence, darkness, absence—and radiance. This poetry is lyrical, philosophical, theological, meditative and accessible. The internationally renown Historical Jesus scholar, Marcus Borg, provides an insightful preface for the book.  PBS journalist, Bill Moyers, says, “These poems cut deep, but not like a knife.  They are the slow coming of dawn, until we see all at once what had been there in the dark.  Their revelations are a gift.” Copies of the book will be available for sale, and in the ANTS bookstore. 2011-04-12T17:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/concert-claire-lynch/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/concert-claire-lynch/#When:00:00:00Z Tickets: $25 in advance, general seating To order tickets on line, 24/7, please click on the link. Dabney Hall Box Office Andover Newton Theological School 210 Herrick Road Newton Centre, MA 02459 617-831-2430 Box Office Open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and one hour in advance of performances in Stoddard Hall.  Or order on-line 24/7.  Tickets go on sale 60 days before the concert date. Reserved seating unless otherwise noted. 2011-04-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/spring-community-day/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/spring-community-day/#When:14:30:00Z Spring Community Day. No classes. Most offices closed. Academic 2011-04-05T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/2011-founders-gala/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/2011-founders-gala/#When:23:00:00Z Join as Andover Newton celebrates the founding of the nation’s first multi-faith theological “university” with a silent auction, giving tree, big band and dancing! Off Campus Event 2011-04-01T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/poetry-retreat-mark-burrows/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/poetry-retreat-mark-burrows/#When:14:00:00Z Gathering on Friday evening, April 1; departing on Sunday afternoon, after lunch, at 2 p.m.  Suggested donation:  $160, for room and board and registration fee. Professor Burrows, an oblate at Glastonbury Abbey, is professor of the History of Christianity at Andover Newton, and director of the program in Worship, Theology, and the Arts… Off Campus Event 2011-04-01T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/lecture-on-ecumenics/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/lecture-on-ecumenics/#When:00:00:00Z “Heaven’s Bottom Rung is Heaven: Spiritual Ecumenism in a Time of Fragmentation” Professor Burrows will give the annual lecture on ecumenics at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, on Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m.  The title of his talk will be:  “‘The Lowest Rung of Heaven Is Heaven’:  Spiritual Ecumenism in a Fragmented Time.” Off Campus Event 2011-03-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/spring-break/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/spring-break/#When:13:30:00Z through April 1 Spring Break. No classes; offices open regular hours. 2011-03-28T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/2011-johnathan-edwards-lecture/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/2011-johnathan-edwards-lecture/#When:22:00:00Z ”Who Should Step In When the Market Fails?: The Role of Government, Civil Society, and Church”Rebecca M. Blank, Ph.D. Acting Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce Download the Flyer (PDF) 2011-03-21T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night8/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night8/#When:22:00:00Z Foreign movie nights feature films produced in the native countries of Andover Newton international students. 2011-03-21T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/master-of-words-sung-and-spoken/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/master-of-words-sung-and-spoken/#When:17:30:00Z Mark Burrows is the Professor of the History of Christianity and director of the program in Worship, Theology, and The Arts at Andover Newton Theology School. Luce Fellow in Theology, author and editor of numerous books, Burrows will explore the mystical spirituality in Gibran’s poetry. Off Campus Event 2011-03-13T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/shawn-garvey-performs-at-stoddard-hall/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/shawn-garvey-performs-at-stoddard-hall/#When:00:30:01Z Shawn Garvey – Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist, Performer, Pastor Tickets: $15 in advance, general seating; $18 at the door More Information and Registration Information.   2011-03-12T00:30:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries2/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/conference-on-ministries2/#When:13:30:00Z Come and learn about the interfaith lens we use for theological education at Andover Newton. Friday March 11, 8:30am- 9pm and Saturday, March 12, 2011 9am - 4pm Register Now! See Admissions Calendar for other events Admissions Event 2011-03-11T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/invisibility-opening-reception/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/invisibility-opening-reception/#When:13:00:00Z paintings and illuminated drawings by Sung Won Yun, 2010/11 artist-in-residence 14 February – 23 May 2011 The three large paintings in the foyer are entitled “The Two Silences of Heaven and Earth” (ink and acrylic on canvas). The three framed photographs which depict scenes in Iceland belong to the same project, and are also entitled “The Two Silences of Heaven and Earth.” The four layered drawings displayed on the light boxes are from a larger body of work entitled “Congeries of Time” (graphite on transparencies). 2011-03-01T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/blessed-are-the-piecemakers-opening-reception/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/blessed-are-the-piecemakers-opening-reception/#When:13:00:00Z Quilts and fabric art by the Hills Church Quilters from the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church in the Meetinghouse Gallery February 12 - April 8 Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Concurrent exhibit in the Meetinghouse Gallery, Wilson Chapel (in)visibility: paintings and illuminated drawings by Sung Won Yun 2011-03-01T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/multicultural-festival/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/multicultural-festival/#When:22:00:00Z Please join us for the Andover Newton Multicultural Festival 2010. International food, music, and more! All are welcome. 2011-02-24T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/presidents-day-holiday/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/presidents-day-holiday/#When:14:30:00Z Presidents’ Day Holiday. No classes; most offices closed. Academic 2011-02-21T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/amusement-concert/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/amusement-concert/#When:00:00:00Z Fundraiser for scholarship awarded to Andover Newton Theological School students for musical ministry to the elderly. Featuring Andover Newton DMin candidate Martell Spagnolo Winner of the 2009 Paul W. Wiggin Gift of Song Scholarship Accompanied by Lisa Maria Andreoli Steinberg and Kimberly Salico-Diehl Champagne Reception for Donors of $100 or more in the Lower Lobby before the concert at 6:00 pm Tickets:  $20 ($15 for students and seniors) More information: www.museinc.org Download Event Poster Proceeds benefit the Paul W. Wiggin Gift of Song Scholarship at Andover Newton Theological Snow date:  February 17, 7:00 pm Community 2011-02-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/careers-that-matter-webcaset-event/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/careers-that-matter-webcaset-event/#When:23:00:00Z To be announced * See Admissions Calendar for other events Admissions Event 2011-02-15T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/woodbury-workshop-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/woodbury-workshop-2011/#When:13:30:00Z This year’s Woodbury Leadership Workshop, Governance and Ministry: Organizing for Faithful and Effective Ministry, will introduce a flexible approach to clarifying the responsibilities of governing boards, committees, clergy, and program leaders paid and unpaid. Workshop presenter, Alban Institute consultant, Dan Hotchkiss, will describe how congregations can organize for effective, life-transforming ministry. 8 AM - 9 AM For more information on this event and to register, please click on the red square. 2011-02-11T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/film-screening-and-panel-discussion-of-documentary-detained/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/film-screening-and-panel-discussion-of-documentary-detained/#When:23:30:01Z Through the story of two families caught in one of the largest workplace immigration raids in New England, Detained provides the little-seen perspective of detainees, and their families, as they experience an immigration raid and its aftermath. Panel members include Jenny Alexander - Filmmaker, Brita L. Gill-Austern - Austin Philip Guiles Professor of Psychology and Pastoral Theology, Alexandra Pineros-Shields - Professor of Immigration Policy, Jack Johnson- Executive Director of Massachusetts Council of Churches 2011-02-09T23:30:01+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/las/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/las/#When:22:30:00Z Last day for late registration for Spring Semester 2010 classes. Academic 2011-02-04T22:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night7/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night7/#When:22:00:00Z Foreign movie nights feature films produced in the native countries of Andover Newton international students. 2011-02-01T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-classes-spring-semester-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-classes-spring-semester-2011/#When:13:30:00Z First day of classes for Spring Semester 2010. Academic 2011-01-31T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/martin-luther-king-jr-day-holiday/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/martin-luther-king-jr-day-holiday/#When:13:30:00Z Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. No classes; offices closed. 2011-01-17T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/morning-info-session-personal-reflection-spiritual-formation/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/morning-info-session-personal-reflection-spiritual-formation/#When:15:30:00Z Register for this event  | Contact:  Alison McCarty See Admissions Calendar for other events Admissions Event 2011-01-06T15:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-class-winter-session-2011/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/first-day-of-class-winter-session-2011/#When:14:30:00Z First day of classes for Winter Session 2011. Academic 2011-01-03T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-fall-2010-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/final-exams-fall-2010-semester/#When:13:30:00Z through Dec. 17 Final exams for the Fall 2010 Semester. 2010-12-15T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-classes-fall-2010-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/last-day-of-classes-fall-2010-semester/#When:13:30:00Z Last day of classes for the Fall 2010 semester. 2010-12-14T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/info-session-writing-for-theological-research/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/info-session-writing-for-theological-research/#When:23:00:00Z Register   by emailing admissions@ants.edu, or calling 617-831-2430 | Contact:  James Hairston See Admissions Calendar for other events Admissions Event 2010-12-07T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-spring-2011-semester/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/registration-for-spring-2011-semester/#When:14:30:00Z through Dec. 17 Registration for all classes for the spring, 2011 semester. Academic 2010-11-30T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/thanksgiving-holiday2/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/thanksgiving-holiday2/#When:13:30:00Z Thanksgiving Holiday. Campus closed. 2010-11-25T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-break1/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/fall-break1/#When:13:30:00Z through Nov. 26. Fall Break. No classes, cafeteria closed; most offices open regular hours through Nov. 24. Academic 2010-11-22T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/dick-solberg-at-stoddard-hall/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/dick-solberg-at-stoddard-hall/#When:01:00:00Z Dick Solberg the Sun Mountain Fiddler is third in Andover Newton’s Stoddard Hall Performance Series. Tickets required. For more information on this event and for tickets, please click on the red square. 2010-11-20T01:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/readings-at-andover-newton-chris-wiman/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/readings-at-andover-newton-chris-wiman/#When:17:30:00Z Poet and editor Christian Wiman will read poems from his newly published collection, Every Riven Thing (2010), and discuss his work.  Bring your lunch and stay for as long as you wish. Books will be available for purchase. This event is the second in the new series, Readings at Andover Newton, funded by a generous gift to Andover Newton from an anonymous donor. Born and raised in west Texas, Chris Wiman is a prize-winning poet, essayist, and editor of Poetry magazine, one of the icons of American poetry. He was last year’s Jonathan Edwards Lecturer at Andover Newton. Woman’s poetry and criticism has appeared widely in magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, and Slate. His first published book of poems won the Nicholas Roerich Prize, and he has won the Ruth Lilly and Wallace Stegner Fellowships. He lives in Chicago. “Christian Wiman is a welcome voice in contemporary poetry,” writes series host Prof. Mark Burrows. “His is a gracious, impassioned intellect, full of both energy and gravity—and here is a broadly read writer who affirms the value of timeless religious questions.” “Along with the possibilities of poetry, Wiman’s great subject is doubt. ‘Honest doubt,’ he wrote recently in the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, is different from an ironclad commitment to doubt itself. Honest doubt is painful, ‘but it’s pain is active rather than passive, purifying rather than stultifying.’” 2010-11-15T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/veterans-day-holiday/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/veterans-day-holiday/#When:14:30:00Z Veterans’ Day Holiday. Classes in session; most offices closed. Academic 2010-11-11T14:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/in-between-resting-in-tension-embracing-passion/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/in-between-resting-in-tension-embracing-passion/#When:17:20:00Z Andover Newton student Kimberly Salico-Diehl, piano, performs music by Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff 2010-11-10T17:20:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/in-celebration-of-rumi-an-afternoon-of-music-poetry-and-whirling-dervishes3/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/in-celebration-of-rumi-an-afternoon-of-music-poetry-and-whirling-dervishes3/#When:21:00:00Z The Ruah Spirituality Institute returns to Andover Newton for a special afternoon of music, the dancing of dervishes, and inspiring readings from the work of 13th century Persian Sufi mystic Jalal al-din Mohammad Rumi, known in the West simply as “Rumi.” Rumi’s passionate and powerful poetry is filled with a longing for God, the Friend and the Beloved. It ranks with the most popular and widely read poetry in the United States today. The program will close with a traditional Dervish Zikr ceremony. Tickets available at the door for $15; $7 for seniors and full-time students. Andover Newton faculty and students admitted free. Presented by the Ruah Spirituality Institute, co-sponsored by Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Andover Newton Theological School. For more information or advanced tickets, please contact the Ruah Institute, www.ruahspirit.org, ruahspirit@gmail.com, or 617-277-0036. The RUAH Spirituality Institute, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445. Community 2010-11-07T21:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/presidential-breakfast-2010boston-conference/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/presidential-breakfast-2010boston-conference/#When:12:30:00Z As part of the 2010Boston Conference in Boston this November, the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) will be hosting a Presidential Breakfast at Andover Newton with President Nick Carter and keynote speakers from the conference. Spaces in the breakfast will be offered to conference attendees and BTI students on a first-come, first-served basis. To R.S.V.P., contact Travis Meyers, myers96@ants.edu by November 1. Students sdhould contact Mangyang Imsong, mangyangimsong@yahoo.com. 2010-11-06T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/a-glory-from-the-god-media-and-ministry/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/a-glory-from-the-god-media-and-ministry/#When:00:00:00Z Second of the Two Evenings on Media and Religion Media Center Director Bob Craigue presents his film on Darfur, produced in collaboration with Andover Newton trustee and news anchor Rev. Liz Walker. Free of charge, all are welcome. 2010-10-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night4/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/foreign-movie-night4/#When:22:00:00Z Foreign movie nights feature films produced in the native countries of Andover Newton international students. This evening’s selection is the Merchant Ivory production Before the Rains Set in India’s colonial past, circa 1930, Before the Rains is a period drama exploring how imbalanced socio-economic landscapes negatively affect the personal lives of those seeking to function in corrupt systems. Director Santosh Sivan’s intricate love story begins as a passion play and quickly unravels into a crime scene which has the entire police force searching for an innocent victim. Set mostly on British spice planter Henry Moores’ (Linus Roache) plantation, the viewer learns from the outset of his affair with servant Sajani (Nandita Das). Sajani’s marriage to an despicable Indian villager spells danger, though it’s not until Henry’s wife, Laura (Jennifer Ehle) comes to visit that one discovers how the infidelity destroys the lives of both participants. Before the Rains is a human tale of how love can be confused by what is foreign or forbidden. The movie will be preceded by a pizza dinner. Free and open to all. Come, bring your friends and enjoy! Community 2010-10-25T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.ants.edu/calendar/readings-at-andover-newton-the-poetry-of-robert-cording/ http://www.ants.edu/calendar/readings-at-andover-newton-the-poetry-of-robert-cording/#When:17:30:00Z Dr. Robert Cording will read poems from his newly published collection, Walking With Ruskin (2010), and discuss his work.  Bring your lunch and stay for as long as you wish. Books will be available for purchase. This event is the first in the new series, Readings at Andover Newton, funded by a generous gift to Andover Newton from an anonymous donor. Cording, who holds the James N. and Sarah L. O’Reilly Barrett Chair in Creative Writing at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, is a poet who has published widely and recently received a National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship.  He defines his job as “teaching students to live life’s questions.”  “Literature, and the humanities more broadly, don’t provide answers,” he explains. “What they do is give people a way to explore the big, essential questions that confront every human being. Why are we here? Why is there suffering and death? How can love and faith transform us?” He has given several previous readings at Andover Newton. 2010-10-25T17:30:00+00:00