{"id":10973,"date":"2021-09-30T09:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T13:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=10973"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:54:13","slug":"carrie-newcomer-and-padraig-o-tuama-to-join-esr-and-bethany-for-2021-ministry-of-writing-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/carrie-newcomer-and-padraig-o-tuama-to-join-esr-and-bethany-for-2021-ministry-of-writing-colloquium\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Newcomer and P\u00e1draig \u00d3 Tuama to join ESR and Bethany for 2021 Ministry of Writing Colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Earlham School of Religion and Bethany Theological Seminary will co-sponsor the 2021 Ministry of Writing Colloquium<\/a> <\/strong>on October 22-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s event features a performance by Quaker singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer<\/strong><\/a>, a lecture from poet-peacemaker P\u00e1draig \u00d3 Tuama<\/strong><\/a> and several writing workshops and \u201cmini retreats.\u201d All events are virtual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year’s theme is grace, play, and delight\u2014all things that feel in short supply in 2021, and all things that we need to stay afloat in a sea of very good reasons to worry,\u201d said Ben Brazil, associate professor and director of the Ministry of Writing Program at Earlham School of Religion. \u201cWe designed this year’s colloquium to recharge our hopes.

“Like everyone else, we wish we could be together in person,\u201d he said. \u201cBut Carrie and Padraig are extraordinary, and we think their artistry and spirit will come through, even online.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The colloquium will ask participants to pay what they are able. Recommended fees are $20 for a single session, or $50 for the entire event. Registration for all events is required on ESR\u2019s website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The colloquium opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, with \u201cAn Evening with Carrie Newcomer.\u201d Dubbed a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe<\/em>, Newcomer has 19 albums and three books of poetry to her credit. Her new album, “Until Now,\u201d also features a companion book of poetry. Her performance will take place on Mandolin, an online platform optimized for live performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, Oct. 23, the colloquium continues with a morning plenary from Lis Valle<\/strong><\/a>, a minister and assistant professor of homiletics from the McCormick Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee. Multiple workshops focused on joyful, playful and graceful approaches to writing are scheduled throughout the day. Newcomer is also leading two \u201cmini-retreat\u201d sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P\u00e1draig \u00d3 Tuama (photo by Trevor Brady)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d3 Tuama will close the colloquium with a lecture at 6 p.m. that evening. <\/strong>He is the host of \u201cPoetry Unbound\u201d with On Being Studios and has written four books of poetry. In addition to spending six years leading the Corrymeela Community, Ireland\u2019s oldest peace and reconciliation organization, \u00d3 Tuama has advocated for LGBTQ inclusion and the value of the arts in public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The colloquium supports the writing and work of the joint Master of Arts: Theopoetics and Writing<\/strong><\/a> that is offered at ESR and Bethany Theological Seminary. This year\u2019s colloquium also is taking place in conjunction with ESR\u2019s Visit Week. All of ESR\u2019s prospective students will be invited to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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