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0Tuesday, June 15th, 2010. 00:00Ecumenical Essay Contests
Here at the Open Table, we like ecumenism and think a fair bit about how to do it well. Maybe you do too. Here are a couple of opportunities for students to submit (for a chance at fame and fortune) essays and papers on the topic of ecumenism and Christian unity.
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Here at the Open Table, we like ecumenism and think a fair bit about how to do it well. Maybe you do too. Here are a couple of opportunities for students to submit (for a chance at fame and fortune) essays and papers on the topic of ecumenism and Christian unity.
Calls for Essay Submissions from Emerging Ecumenists
On behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), NCC President Elect Kathryn Lohre is calling for essays written by emerging ecumenists ages 35 and younger. Essays must address the theme, “Moving Forward Together: Visions of Young American Ecumenists.” Selected essays will appear in an anthology that will be presented at the NCC-CWS Ecumenical Centennial Gathering in November 2010.
The complete submission must be received in both hard copy and electronic form by May 1, 2010, 12 PM EST
North American Academy of Ecumenists - The 2010 Student Essay Contest
On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the modern ecumenical movement at the Edinburgh Missionary Conference, students in professional or graduate programs in Theology and Religious Studies are invited to consider how best to promote Christian unity today. Each contestant’s conclusions should be presented in a scholarly essay of moderate length (20-30 pages, double spaced). It is permissible for essays written for course credit to be submitted as contest entries.
June 15, 2010 DEADLINE
The author of the winning essay will receive an award of $250 and funding to attend the 2010 NAAE conference in Montreal, PQ, CANADA, September 24-26, where he or she will be invited to present a précis of the essay. The Journal of Ecumenical Studies publishes winning essays of sufficient scholarly merit.
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