New Directions Classes and Workshops: Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley

New Directions Classes

"The semester I spent at JSTB was a rich experience, first of all because it was a good opportunity to meet people coming from various horizons and with different rich experiences. It was a breath of fresh air..."
- Joseph Mizzi, SJ
Minia, Egypt

The New Directions program allows participants the flexibility to choose their classes from more than 250 offered each semester through the GTU. They can take these either for credit or audit. Below is a sampling of classes for Spring 2007:

Ministry and Spirituality -- Bruce Lescher
Practicum in Spiritual Direction -- George Murphy, SJ
Spirituality of Thomas Merton -- Clare Ronzani
Francis and Clare of Assisi -- William Short, OFM
Women in Religious Leadership -- Darlene Pryds
Church on the Move -- Joseph Boenzi, SDS
Prayer in the Bible -- John Endres, SJ

Sabbatical Workshops
All New Directions students are encouraged to participate in a series of sabbatical workshops. Below is a partial workshop schedule for Spring 2007:

Enneagram -- Bruce Lescher and Clare Ronzani
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Modern Biblical Scholarship -- John Endres, SJ
A Conversation about Human Sexuality, Intimacy, and Celibacy -- Joann Heinritz, CSJ and John Stoeger
From Control to Compassion -- Michael Crosby, OFM Cap
Medical Ethics: End of Life -- Richard Gula, SS
Medical Ethics: Beginning of Life -- Lisa Fullam
Vatican II: Forty Years Later -- Thomas Buckley, SJ
Spirituality of Creativity and Beauty -- Arthur Poulin, OSB Cam

For a complete list of courses, visit the GTU's web site at www.gtu.edu.

Classroom

"I have dined on fine lectures and rich conversations between science and theology with stimulating people whose work I will follow."
- Mary Bilderback, RSM
Long Island, New York