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Inside This Issue: Blessed but Depressed: An EOL Community Forum
The issue of depression and how it specifically affects Christian African American women is multi-faceted. Therefore it was the goal of EOL to provide a community forum in which depression was addressed from multiple perspectives and distinct academic disciplines. During the community forum, “Blessed but Depressed”, which was held at Unity Baptist Tabernacle in Mount Vernon, N.Y.on March 8, 2008, Reverend Edward Mulraine, the Pastor and Rev. Dr. Nancy Fields of the First Presbyterian Church, Mount Vernon N.Y., presented theological perspectives. Nurse practitioner, Nicola Smith- Ampofo and Minnette Francis, doctor of optometry, presented medical perspectives. The psychologist, Dr. Pricilla Hambrick-Dixon discussed depression from a clinical viewpoint and the moderator, Monifa Mulraine incorporated sociological and historical references. This structure provided a comprehensive and highly informative forum full of critical analysis, provocative discussion, and even the expression of emotion...(Click here to read complete article) Faith & The Future of Harlem: An EOL Focused Group Discussion
On Wednesday February 27th, 2008, Ecologies of Learning (EOL) researchers, academics, governmental representatives, and other interested parties gathered at the Harlem Public Library to discuss “Faith and the Future of Harlem.” The purpose of the focus group was to obtain an understanding of how communities of faith in Harlem were reacting to social and economic changes in their neighbourhood. The evening was divided into two segments: one exploring changing demographics and ethnic succession, and the other addressing gentrification and faith-based housing initiatives...(Click here to read complete article) St. Peter's Church: A Student Case Study
In the fall of 2007 I had the good fortune to stay at Saint Peter’s Church on a study leave from Denmark. There I served as visiting Pastor, sharing in worship and everyday church life. At the same time I took a course at New York Theological Seminary with the Ecologies of Learning Project, which gave me the opportunity to reflect on my experiences at St. Peter’s. Using EOL’s ethnographic methodology, I was able to better understand how religious institutions, like St. Peter’s Church, influence local and global social landscapes...(Click here to read complete article) Gentrification & Cultural Conflict: An EOL Study in Progress
Although congregations often play an important part in the drama of gentrification, literature solely examining the relationship between this process and religious institutions is relatively sparse. But there is a fair amount of literature on congregations and community and neighborhood change, which often provides theories and case studies that are applicable to and in some cases include gentrification. There have not been many ethnographic studies of neighborhood change in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. A major quantitative survey by Rutgers University (2007) documents the widespread gentrification that has taken place in these sections. The study finds the high demand of housing dwarfs the supply, with young professionals flooding the market. The older Italian, Hispanic, Polish, and Hasidic Jewish communities are in danger of being displaced...(Click here to read complete article) News & UpdatesFLUSHING FOCUS GROUP NEW YORK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY’S 5TH ANNUAL URBAN AWARDS GALA Awardees: Please contact Karen Leahy for more information by email, kleahy@nyts.edu or by phone at 212.870.1203 or register online at http://www.nyts.edu MISSION FOCUSED, FAITH-BASED DEVELOPMENT: CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE UNDERSTANDING THE MISSION OF YOUR CHURCH & COMMUNITY: FAITH-BASED DEVELOPMENT This course will deal with a variety of issues connected with the involvement of faith-based economic development in New York City. A number of critical questions will be explored: Does my community need housing development? Is this part of the mission of my church? Do I understand the needs of my community? How do I maneuver through the legalities of economic development in NYC? Is an economic development initiative my form of urban ministry? In addition, students will have an opportunity to network with dignitaries in the housing and economic development realm of New York City. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 2008 - WHEN URBAN IS GLOBAL: MAKING THE CITY YOUR CAMPUS II New York Theological Seminary is pleased to offer a Faculty Development Institute on the theme: When Urban is Global: Making the City your Campus. The Institute will be held at our campus in New York City, June 12-21, 2008. We will use New York’s churches and neighborhoods, which we know well from our work with students, alums, and our extensive research program, as our “learning lab.” We have assembled a superb faculty, and we expect to attract participants—about a third of them from other countries—who will have much to teach as well as learn.This is a joint initiative of the Seminary’s Center for World Christianity and Ecologies of Learning Project, which we direct. These are funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Lilly Endowment, respectively. As a result, we are able to offer all participants housing, transportation This institute is for theological educators. It will be a rich experience of mutual teaching and learning about urban change under the impact of religious, cultural, and economic globalization, the implications of this change for Christian ministry, and creative ministerial models that are responsive to that change. It is intended for theological educators who use, or intend to use, the cities in which we are located as opportunities for research, teaching, and ministerial training. We are accepting applications until May 1, 2008. Apply now at
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