Announcements

Call for Student Papers (2009)
Foundation Theology: Student Essays in Ministry Education
For over twenty years the Foundation has published and annual collection of distinguished essays by students during odd-numbered years and faculty during even-numbered years. In the past, the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) has collaborated with the Office of the President to select essays written throughout the year by current students. However, that practice has now been altered, allowing students to take the initiative in submitting their own essay for consideration for inclusion in the Foundation Theology monograph. Commencing immediately, currently enrolled students are invited to submit a scholarly, research-based article written during their course study through the following website: www.gtfeducation.org/FT2009. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2008.

The editorial review committee, comprised of AAC members in consultation with the Office of the President, will make the final selections based upon quality of work and a diversity of subjects treated in the competing essays. The instructions available on the above website must be strictly followed, and failure to follow the guidelines will result in the disqualification of the submitted paper. The Foundation Theology monograph series is generously distributed throughout the theological world in North America, the United Kingdom, and Rome; as such, we are eager to encourage our students to present exemplary works reflective of their study at the Foundation. Foundation Theology 2009: Student Essays in Ministry Education, will be available during the Convocation and Graduation festivities at the Foundation on May 7 and 8 of 2009.

New Faculty Appointment
March 2008
The Foundation is pleased to announce its most recent appointment of a new faculty member, that of The Rev. Fr. Anthony O. Nwachukwu, who has taken up the post of Professor of Counseling Psychology and West African Studies. This appointment is particularly timely in light of the increasing number of West African students at the Foundation. Dr. Nwachukwu’s special areas of research, writing and teaching include ethics, spirituality and psychology. Ordained a priest in 1987, Dr. Nwachukwu is Nigerian and has served as pastor for thirteen years in Nigeria and has taught at Bigard Memorial Major Seminary and at St. Peter Claver and Mater Ecclesia Seminaries in Nigeria. During his time as a pastor, he published several works of scholarship. His degrees include the Master of Divinity from the Catholic Institute of West Africa, the Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the Federal University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and the Doctor of Psychology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Dr. Nwachukwu is a certified Chaplain member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, a Retreat Moderator, First Assistant Administrator of Mater Ecclesia Diocese, a Theological Vicariate Examiner, and Judge in the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal (Abuja, Nigeria). Read a complete biography of Dr. Nwachukwu here.

2008 Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal
June 27-July 18, 2008
This institute is located at Loyola University Chicago and will be hosted on the Lakeshore Campus. The Foundation has valued this institute at one Unit of Study per week of participation (three weeks are available), and students may apply any Unit(s) of Study earned through attendance toward their degree at the Foundation. There will be morning, afternoon and evening courses offered as well as weekend courses, along with time for prayer/worship and leisure activities. The Executive Director is Dr. Anne Luther, a Foundation alumna and Professor of Spiritual Direction at the Foundation. Graduate credit through Loyola may be earned. Discounted tuition is available to those who register prior to April 30, 2008. For further information, visit the website at www.retreatsintl.org, email retreatsintl@luc.edu, phone 312-915-7970, or fax 312-915-7971.

Royal School of Church Music
International Summer School and Conference
August 11-17, 2008, Canterbury Cathedral, United Kingdom
This summer school and conference is designed for church musicians, singers and clergy. The theme of this 3rd tri-annual school/conference is "Transforming, Enabling and Inspiring Worship." Workshops in conducting, organ playing, cantor skills, vocal training and voice care, percussion and working with children will be offered. More information is available at www.rscm.com/issc or via email at isssc@rscm.com or telephone at 011-44-1722-424-843.

International Conference on John Calvin
May 24-27, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland
A call for papers has been issued for "John Calvin and His Influence, 1509-2009," which is an international conference to take place in Geneva. In connection with the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth, a number of Geneva institutions are planning a major international conference which will involve historians of religion and society in early modern and modern Europe as well as North America, Asia and Africa. Papers are invited which cover any aspect of Calvin's historical action and influence. For further information, visit www.unige.ch/ihr/calvin2009-e.html or email Cristina Dalla Valle at cristina.dallavalle@ihr.unige.ch
or calvin2009@ihr.unige.ch.

Curso E-tutoriales Ofrecidos Ahora en Español
La Fundación Teológica Graduada se complace en presentar cinco cursos E-Tutoriales en lengua española, ofrecidos por el Padre Jorge R. Colón León, C.Ss.R., profesor de teología católica en la Fundación.

Los cursos E-Tutoriales usan el correo electrónico como único mecanismo de comunicación entre el estudiante y la facultad. Todas las tareas y evaluaciones son sometidas por correo electrónico. Los siguientes E-turoriales están disponibles en español:

Teología de la Gracia
El sacramento de la eucaristía
Antropología teológica: Creación y pecado
Cristología Fundamental
La Santería: un desafío pastoral
Introducción a la teología pastoral
Pastoral de comunidad
Pastoral de Evangelización y catequesis
Introducción a la teología
Teología Fundamental
Eclesiología
Sacramentos de Iniciación: Bautismo, Confirmación
Espiritualidad Masculina

El padre Colón ha sido profesor de teología sistemática en el Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos en Lima, Perú y en la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Es un sacerdote redentorista ordenado, y posee la Maestría en Educación Religiosa, Maestría en Divinidad, Licenciatura en Sagrada Teología, Doctorado en Sagrada Teología de la Universidad Gregoriana de Roma, y el Doctorado en Teología de la Fundación Teológica Graduada. También ha servido en la facultad del Instituto Teológico Internacional de Puerto Rico, y es un autor con muchas publicaciones en el campo de la teología, con obras tales como su reciente estudio sobre los textos mariológicos de la Biblia, La Virgen María en la Biblia.

Para matricularse en un E-Tutorial, las personas interesadas deben completar una ficha de matrícula en línea. El vínculo para obtener esta forma se halla al fondo de la página de E-Tutoriales del sitio en red de la Fundación. Vaya a E-Tutoriales.