Additional Writings of Institutes’ Work

For your review and enjoyment are university papers and memoirs staff and colleagues have written related to the work of the Institutes since the 1960s.  Enjoy!

 

University Papers

Bergdall, Thomas W., A Bare Bones Outline of Secular Christianity (2022)

Bingham, Annette Patton. An Analysis of Participatory Development Programs Which Could Lead to Empowerment of People. MA Thesis (1993)

Clements, Mollie, The New Humanity and An Indicator: As exemplified in the Global Council of the Order: Ecumenical, an independent study with Rosemary R. Ruether, December 6, 1984

Crocker, Marilyn, Teacher Burnout: The Price of Chronic Imbalance in The Quality of Worklife Imbalance: A Systems Analysis of the Problem, 1991

Epps, John. The Concept of the Church in the Theology of H. Richard Niebuhr,  Doctoral Thesis, Southern Methodist University (1971)

Elliott, David D., “The Soul of Man and the Radical Religious: St. Francis and the 20th Century“, dissertation for Master of Divinity at the Chicago Theological Seminary (1971)

Gilbert, Amara, Rites of Passage: An ethnographic exploration (May 19, 1998)

Hanson, Greta, Intentional Community: An Exploration in Maintenance, Thesis for Bachelor of Arts program, Department of Sociology, 1989

Hefte, Rachel M., Co-Motion: Empowering youth through skill training and community-based projects(April 2002), Masters at Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

Hess, G. Alfred, Jr.,  Epistemological Basis of Imaginal Education (2005); Global Development Training for Village Residents: The Maharashtra Village Development Project. Doctoral Thesis (1980)

Jones, Mary Laura. Uptown Then and Now, April 2004

Kloepfer, John. The Art of Formative Questioning: A Way to Foster Self-disclosure.Thesis (1990)

Kroeger, Brooke Weinstin, “The Ecumenical Institute“, Master’s Project, May 1972

Mathews, Joseph Wesley, John Wesley:  Chapter 1:  The Human Constitution; Chapter 2:  The Life of Love; Chapter 3:  The Knowledge of Faith; Conclusion Concluding Remarks, Doctoral Thesis (194?)

Mathews, Joseph Wesley, Selected Talks, November 1978

Mathews, Joseph Wesley Jr. Fifth City: A case study in community development, MA Thesis (1975)

McGuire, Jann. Dark Passage: Illness as Initiation. Doctoral Thesis. University of Creation Spirituality (2001)

Newkirk, Karen, TRADING PLACES: Integrating Indigenous Australian knowledge into the modern economy (2020)

Packard, K. Elise, The Effect of the Learning Basket Approach on Teen Mothers’ Perception of the Role of Play in Infant Development and Their Own Confidence as Learners, Doctoral Thesis (2003)

Salmon, William E., The Development and Application of a Curriculum by which United Methodist Pastor-Parish Relations Committees and Pastors May Move to Mutual Ministry, Doctoral Thesis (1997)

Scott, Patricia Porter, ICA as a Learning Organization, 1995

Shinn, Ed, Parts of Shinn’s doctoral program:  The Village Earth Model for Sustainable Village Development, and A Brief History of Village Earth.

Slotta, OliveAnn Davis, Roles and Perceptions of Five Stakeholder Groups in a High School Program that Exemplified Second-Order Change,Doctoral Thesis (1999)

Troxel, Jonathan, Narrative Therapy Works: Telling the transformative story through narrative therapy (2004)

Tupe, Bhimrao, “A Study of Parenting Education“, Masters Thesis (2020)

Valdes, Kristine A. An Historical and Philosophical Context for Adopting a Project Approach to Teaching and Learning, MA Thesis (1998)

Wilkinson, Conna, The Oklahoma City Central City Jets:  Imaginal Religious Education in an Urban Setting (1994)

 

 

Colleague Memoirs

Bailey, Bill. The Adventures of Bill and Marianna Bailey: As I Remember It (2009)

Betonte, Hilde (Smith), Memories of Life in the Faith and Life Community, the Ecumenical Institute and the Institute of Cultural Affairs (2019)

Bishop, Isobel Antoinette. The Circle of Grace: From Local to Global to Local(2018)

Bishop, Jim. Discovering the Balance: Between Reason and Emotion, Action and Reflection as Scientist, Parish Minister, Village Consultant Prison Chaplain (2018)

Campbell, James M, A Journey of Beginnings: The making of a life (2019)

Early, Lee, Footprints (2020)

Griffin, Muriel and Robert,  Journey On (2018)

Hefte, Rachel, Co-Motion – Empowering Youth through Skill Training and Community-based Projects, April 2002

Salmon, Bill, Living with Death as a Friend, July 25, 2014

Singleton, Louise, At Home Between Earth and Sky (2015)

Webb, Patricia, Morning Work: A poetry and prose memoir (2021)

Zahrt, David. Around the World and Back: David’s Memoirs (2018)