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Grassroots Coalition Resource Guide

Causes; Consequences; Responses to Climate Change; FREE Download; www.secondenlightenment.org

Graymoor Centenary Celebration

CENTENARY Celebrate 100 years! Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25, 2008). Visit www.weekofprayer2008.org for background, suggestions, resources, and to share ideas. Or contact WPCU Centenary, Graymoor, PO Box 300, Garrison, NY 10524-0300.

Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies

Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Religious Studies Program. Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies. Tenured position at senior level. Extensive teaching experience and PhD in Religious Studies or related field required. Appointment, August 16, 2008. Semester system, four undergraduate courses per year. AOS open, but must be able to teach Introduction to Christianity, Contemporary Issues in Catholicism, and other courses in Catholic history and thought. Appointee is expected to carry on an active research and publication program. Salary competitive.

Submit letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, student-evaluation summaries, and three confidential letters of recommendation, in hard copy, to Religious Studies Search Committee, 402 Catt Hall, ISU, Ames, IA 50011. Search will continue until position is filled; applications received by November 12 will be considered for AAR interviews. ISU is an AA/EEO employer. Members of underrepresented classes are encouraged to apply.

Desire Priesthood? Religious Life?

Lay Ministries? Enriching sabbatical? Vocation discernment retreat? 907-339-2486. gonzaga.edu/ministryinstitute

Niagara University Seels Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Niagara University’s Religious Studies Department, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Biblical Studies at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2008. Successful candidate will have an earned doctorate, teaching experience, and show promise of scholarly achievement. Position primarily serves the general education curriculum. Should be able to teach introductory level courses and eventually develop new courses for the department in their areas of interest. Preference given to candidates conversant with the Catholic tradition. Cover letter outlining teaching and research interests, cv, graduate transcripts, three recommendation letters to: Dr. Brian Bennett Religious Studies Department Niagara University, NY 14109. Application deadline: December 1st. Niagara recently celebrated its sesquicentennial; is a Catholic and Vincentian university with approximately 2,900 undergraduates and 800 graduate students; is perched above the Niagara River gorge, four miles north of the Falls; adjacent to the international border between the United States and Canada, and near Buffalo and Toronto. AA/EOE

Director of Lay Ministry Formation

The Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame seeks to appoint a Director of Lay Ministry Formation in its Master of Divinity degree program. The preferred candidate will have a doctoral degree, and will bring to the position experience in spiritual and human formation in the context of Roman Catholic ministerial education. He or she will be familiar with and able to work with the competency standards for lay ecclesial ministry approved by the USCCB, as well as the ideals set forth in Co-workers in the Vineyard, and should be conversant with the major spiritual traditions of the Church. Responsible for design and implementation of a comprehensive lay ministry formation program, working in collaboration with the M.Div. program staff. Must be Roman Catholic, and able to work in a setting where seminarians and candidates for lay ecclesial ministry study together and work collaboratively. Send CV, letter of application, and three professional references to John C. Cavadini, Chair, Department of Theology, 130 Malloy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556. We will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2007.