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.
University Papers
Bergdall, Thomas W., A Bare Bones Outline of Secular Christianity, 2022
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 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, Masters at Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, April 2002
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
Marsh, Catherine, Business Executives’ Perceptions of Ethical Leadership and Its Development, published in the Journal of ‘Business Ethics, 2013
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, 1947
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
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
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Bailey, Bill. The Adventures of Bill and Marianna Bailey: As I Remember It, 2009
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Betonte, Hilde (Smith), Memories of Life in the Faith and Life Community, the Ecumenical Institute and the Institute of Cultural Affairs, 2019
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Bishop, Isobel Antoinette. The Circle of Grace: From Local to Global to Local, 2018
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Bishop, Jim. Discovering the Balance: Between Reason and Emotion, Action and Reflection as Scientist, Parish Minister, Village Consultant Prison Chaplain, 2018
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Campbell, James, A Journey of Beginnings: The making of a life, 2019
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Early, Lee, Footprints, 2020
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Griffin, Muriel and Robert, Journey On, 2018
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Hefte, Rachel, Co-Motion – Empowering Youth through Skill Training and Community-based Projects, April 2002
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Salmon, Bill, Living with Death as a Friend, July 25, 2014
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Singleton, Louise, At Home Between Earth and Sky, 2015
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Webb, Patricia, Morning Work: A poetry and prose memoir, 2021
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Webster, John, My EI/ICA Encounters, 2018
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Zahrt, David. Around the World and Back: David’s Memoirs (2018)