The Second Year at Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary builds upon the foundation of the first year and goes deeper into the exploration of interfaith ministry and sacred ceremony through a lens of wisdom, ritual, energy and reflection. The seminarian is immersed in the knowledge and significance of sacred ceremony and ritual in an interfaith and mystical context. Through instructional, experiential, and interactive methods, seminarians explore the rituals, energy and symbolic meaning underlying interfaith ministry and sacred ceremony in order to prepare them for their role as interfaith ministers.
Classes are held both in person as well as virtually for those who are unable to travel or attend in person.
Required Texts for Second Year
Sacred Ceremony: How to Create Ceremonies for Healing, Transitions, and Celebrations
by Dr. Steven Farmer ISBN # 978-1-56170-981-6 |
Barefoot on Holy Ground
by GLoria Karpinski ISBN 0345-43509 |
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Module #1 Sacred Service
Module # 2 Sacred Ceremony
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Module # 3 Rites of Passage
Module #4 Interfaith Ministry & Practice
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Additional Recommended Texts for Second Year
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Falling into Grace by Adyashanti Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh The End of Your World by Adyashanti When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodran Ethics for the New Millennium by Dalai Lama Elements of Homiletic: A method for Preparing to Preach by O.C. Edwards, Jr. A Deep Breath of Life: Daily Inspiration for Heart-Centered Living by Alan Cohen Chicken Soup for the Soul (and a Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen The Song of the Bird (also Taking Flight and The Heart of the Enlightened) by Anthony de Mello The Sower's Seed: One Hundred Inspiring Stories for Preaching, Teaching, and Public Speaking by Brian Cavanaugh Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life by Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat Fundamentals of Preaching by John Killinger Giving Good Homilies by Jay Cormier |
Earth Prayers by Roberts and Amidon
The Enlightened Heart by Stephen Mitchell A Book of Psalms by Stephen Mitchell The Lotus Prayer Book by Integral Yoga Publications Choose Once Again: Selections from A Course in Miracles by Foundation for Inner Peace God Makes the Rivers Flow by Eknath Easwaran, ed. Human Rites: Worship Resources for An Age of Change by Ward and Wild Prayers for a Thousand Years: Blessings and Expressions of Hope for the New Millennium by Roberts and Amidon, eds. The Inner Treasure by Jonathan Star, ed. ***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: How to be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook by Stuart Matlins and & Arthur Magida |