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Residencies

Shalem's Spiritual Guidance: Nurturing the Call spans two years with residencies approximately one year apart.

Residency Seminars: The content of seminars includes the following sequence of subjects as specifically related to spiritual direction.

  1. Continuing Topics Covering the Entire Program Time:
    1. Prayer and Christian Spirituality
    2. The Body and Prayer
    3. Classics of Christian Spirituality
    4. Spiritual Guidance in Christian History
    5. The Arts and Spirituality
    6. Spirituality in Our Time
  2. Major Seminar Themes:
    1. Entering One-to-One Spiritual Direction
    2. Theological Grounding
    3. Scripture and Spiritual Direction
    4. Discernment
    5. Psychology and Spiritual Direction
    6. Contemporary Social Contexts for Spiritual Direction (Family, Gender, Work, Social Vision, etc.)
  3. Other Selected Seminar Themes:
    1. Pluralism in Spiritual Guidance Relationships
    2. Group Spiritual Direction
    3. Spiritual Direction in Other Traditions
    4. Spiritual Journey in John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila
    5. Social Vision and the Spiritual Life
    6. Death and Life
    7. Corporate Worship
    8. Morality and the Spiritual Life

Seminar methods include short lectures, dialogue, individual and small group work focused on particular concrete questions, role plays, and real plays. Practical questions and subjects concerning the concrete practice of spiritual guidance are woven into the sequence. An informal atmosphere of mutual learning is cultivated, together with respect for the experience brought by associates.

Staff-Led Gatherings at Residencies: Staff-led gatherings on contemplative forms of prayer and related disciplines, focused both experientially and theoretically, continue throughout both residencies.

If you would like to apply for this program or need additional information, contact Christine Jeffrey This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it the Program Registrar at 301-897-7334 x209 or download the application form (PDF) now.