Graduate
Summer 2009 Seminar
Graduate Theology and Pastoral Ministry
P R E S E N T S
The Mind’s Road to God
A Summer Seminar with Dr. Jane Kopp
June 27 – July 1, 2009
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Saturday
12:30 – 4:00 p.m./7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:30 – 4:00 p.m./7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Monday
9:00 a.m. – Noon/7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. – Noon/7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. – Noon
To register for this event, please download the seminar brochure, which includes the registration form, and mail the completed form along with payment to:
Graduate Theology and Pastoral Ministry
Saint Michael’s College
One Winooski Park, Box 252
Colchester, VT 05439
Phone: 802.654.2579
E-mail: emahoney@smcvt.edu
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Seminar Focus
To be a mystic is to touch and be touched by the Ground of Being - in one or more, or all, of its aspects, especially power and tremendousness, all-knowledge, and love. Such experience is usually either preceded or followed, or both, by radical modification of the ego. At the same time, the ego must not be entirely disabled if the experience is to be of maximum benefit both to the mystic and to others.
This course looks at a range of experiences that may or may not properly be considered mystical, with an interest in both what is afterwards communicated to other people and how it is communicated. The subject of mystical experience is beset by differences among the vocabularies and value systems of various cultural traditions (religion, arts, psychology, among others) that have an interest in it. Exploring some of these crucial differences in vocabulary and perspective, and even simply identifying some of the interested traditions, will be part of the work of the seminar. The focus will remain, however, throughout, on the mystical experience itself, and on the extraordinary power of such experience to move and transform—even those who encounter it only at second-hand.”
Optional Credit available for qualified participants. Please contact Dr. Edward Mahoney.
About Jane Kopp
Jane Kopp, Ph.D. is the Director of the Brooks Center for Spirituality and serves as Minister at First Divine Science Church of Denver. She received a B.A. from Brown University, a B.A and M.A. from Cambridge University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught at the University of New Mexico (1962-1969 and 1975-1981), the University of Utah (1972-1973), Washington University (1983-1984) and at Colorado Sate University since 1992. She has been Chair of the Christian Metaphysics Program at Brooks Center since 1991.
Jane Kopp has a wide range of interests and an expertise in Classical Languages and Literature, English Literature, Philosophy and Spirituality. She has received a number of honors and awards, including a University Research Fellowship, University of New Mexico; the Dr. Benjamin Wall Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley; and was a Marshall Scholar at Cambridge University.
She has authored several books including Your Mind Is Like the Sky: Talks on Love, Ego, and Spirituality; For the Aspiring Mystic; and Setting the Heart to Understand, as well as numerous articles on topics ranging from spirituality to Church leadership. Jane Kopp also has held a number of leadership positions in several academic institutions and serves on the Board of Directors of the Divine Science Federation.
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RETREAT ARRANGEMENTS AND TRAVEL
Accommodations
Participants will be housed in Townhouse accommodations on the College campus. Townhouses have four single bedrooms and a shared bath on the upper floor and an open living-dining area on the first floor. Off-site accommodations are also available. Inquire for information.
Getting to Saint Michael’s College
The Burlington International Airport (BTV) in South Burlington and Amtrak station in Essex Junction are both 10-minute drives from campus. The Greyhound Bus station in Burlington is within 15 minutes of campus. Taxi service is available throughout the area. For driving directions visit: www.smcvt.edu/directions
