The Bug Model
The Bug Model First course - 1955 The Bug Model—so named because it looks like a bug—was developed at the Christian Faith and Life Community at a time when groups focused on their internal symbolic and intellectual life at the expense of fully engaging...
Women’s residence of the CFLC
Austin, Texas - 1954 Women students were added to the CFLC in 1954. The Wooten Mansion served as the first women’s residence of the CFLC (Al Lingo, August 8, 2011). Evanston, Illinois The World Council of Churches delegates met in Evanston, Illinois in 1954. They passed a resolution...
The Austin Experiment
Austin, Texas - 1953 The CFLC started the College House to provide a residential theological education program for male students at the University of Texas. In 1953, The CFLC purchased the Wooten Mansion, called the Mansion on the Hill, for use as a student dormitory. Later it...
The Campus Ministry
Austin, Texas - 1952 The Campus Ministry Experiment existed within the Christian Faith and Life Community (CFLC) at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Jack Lewis, a Presbyterian clergyman, was the campus minister. Two good background articles about the Christian Faith and Life Community were published in 1962, the...
A Chronological History
1952-1988 Beret Griffith, Editor Clickable Image: click the symbol of the era you want to explore. The Chronological History since 1952 traces the development of The Ecumenical Institute (EI) and the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). These organizations are dedicated to sharing methods...