academy

for applicants

Place:

Broumov, monastery, Guest house, Klášterní 1, 550 01 Broumov

LECTURERS

Rev. Sharon K. Dittmar, MidAmerica Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Congregational Life Consultant, USA

Rev. Dr. Paul Rasor, theologian, Netherlands

Rev. Wies Houweling, counselor, Netherlands

Rev. Petr Samojský, D.Min., Prague Unitarian Congregation, OŠS, Unitarian Academy

PhDr. Kristýna Ledererová Kolajová, RSCU Executive Director, Unitarian Academy

Mgr. Ruth J. Weiniger, Th.D., Oikoymenh, Philosophical Institute, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

SCHEDULE

N Module – Church Life Maintenance

Thursday, October 12

10:50–11:00	Opening ceremony for N Module
Training	Minister as a Leader	Time	Lecturer	Credits
11:00–11:45	Ministry in postdenominational era, pitfalls and challenges	45 min	Wies Houweling	1
12:00–13:30	Continuous education of ministers, need for distance, reflection, mentors...; professionalism: how to maintain universality in ministry work, distance and perspective,...	90 min	Sharon Dittmar	2
13:30–15:00	Lunch
Training	Support	Time	Lecturer	Credits
15:00–15:45	Professional bodies and organizations, including international cooperation	45 min	Kristýna Ledererová	1
Training	Minister's role in Church Life Maintenance I.	Time	Lecturer	Credits
16:00–18:00	Facilitation	120 min	Kristýna Ledererová	2
18:15–19:00	The role of the minister in creating the mission and vision of the congregation, the concept of development, internal rules…	45 min	Petr Samojský	1
19:15–20:00	Minister's involvement in the church life maintenance: possibilities, advantages, risks, ...	45 min	Petr Samojský	1
20:00	Dinner

Friday, October 13

07:30–08:30	Breakfast
08:30–08:55	Service
Training	Minister's role in Church Life Maintenance II.	Time	Lecturer	Credits
09:00–09:45	Ministers' responsibility for the state of the congregation	45 min	Sharon Dittmar	1
10:00–11:00	Where to draw sources and inspiration	60 min	discussion of lecturers and students	1
11:15–12:45	Minister and church life maintenance - closing workshop	90 min	led by Kristýna Ledererová	2
12:45–14:00	Lunch

P Module – Theology

Friday, October 13

14:20–14:30	Opening ceremony and service
Training	Theology: Faith, Religion and Their Meaning and Reflection	Time	Lecturer	Credits
14:30–15:30	What is theology: defining the term + other basic concepts: God, etc., time and various approaches to it	60 min	Paul Rasor	2
15:45–16:45	The development of theology (basic overview), liberalism in theology and religion	60 min	Paul Rasor
Training	Theology in Relationship with an Individual	Time	Lecturer	Credits
17:00–17:45	I and Thou as the foundation of existential reflection; possibilities of understanding the reality, the role of faith	60 min	Petr Samojský	1
18:00–18:45	Sacred texts and the other religions; inspiration from other than religious sources; Unitarians and so called Living Bible	60 min	Ruth Weiniger
18:45–20:00	Dinner
20:00–20:45	Methodological seminary

Saturday, October 14

07:30–08:30	Breakfast
08:35–08:50	Service
Training	Theology in Relationship with an Individual and a Group	Time	Lecturer	Credits
09:00–09:45	Religious tradition and its meaning for creating and following a personal spiritual path	45 min	moderated debate	1
09:55–10:40	Unitarian religion, Unitarian spirituality, role of community	45 min	Sharon Ditmar
Training	Ethos in Religion	Time	Lecturer	Credits
11:00–11:45	Revealed x natural religion; creative religion; Highest authority, dogma, creed, miracles; can religion exist and be effective without them?	45 min	Petr Samojský	1
11:55–12:40	Ethos in various world religions	45 min	Ruth Weiniger
12:40–14:00	Lunch
14:00–14:45	Foundations of unitarian ethos: principles, human role-model, language of reverence	45 min	Petr Samojský	1
Training	Unitarian and Universalist Theology	Time	Lecturer	Credits
15:00–16:00	Specifics of Unitarian theology I. Relationship theology – philosophy (metaphysics) – ethics	60 min	Paul Rasor	1
16:15–17:15	Specifics of Unitarian theology II. Meaning of sciences in Unitarian tradition, relationship of Unitarian faith to esoterism and mysticism	60 min	Kristýna Ledererová	1
17:30–18:30	Discussion	45 min	vede Kristýna Ledererová
17:30–19:00	Dinner
from 19:00	Meeting for students and tutors

Sunday, October 15

07:30–08:20	Breakfast
08:20–08:50	Service
Training	Unitarian and Universalist Theology II	Time	Lecturer	Credits
09:00–09:45	Unitarianism, Universalism: roots, development, contemporary approaches, their mutual relationship	45 min	Sharon Dittmar	1
Training	Famous and Important Theologians	Time	Lecturer	Credits
09:55–10:35	Figures of liberal theology important for today	45 min	Paul Rasor	2
10:45–11:45	Prominent Unitarian theologians of the past and present	60 min	Paul Rasor
11:45–13:00	Lunch
Training	Theology in Czech Unitarianism	Time	Lecturer	Credits
13:00–14:30	Does Czech Unitarianism have a specific theology and theologians?	90 min	Petr Samojský	1
14:50–16:20	Closing workshop	90 min	led by Kristýna Ledererová
16:20–16:30	Closing ceremony