Joshua Thomas
Course of Study:
Person, Community, and Religious Life
Year of Entry:
2005
Areas of Focus:
Youth & Young Adult Religious Education
Interfaith Peacebuilding
Theology & Sexuality
Narrative Psychology & Therapy
Education:
| Degree |
Institution |
City |
State |
Graduation Year |
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| M.Div |
Union Theological Seminary |
New York |
NY |
2005 |
| A.B. |
Dartmouth College |
Hanover |
NH |
2000 |
Teaching Experience:
| Course Title |
School |
Role |
Professor |
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| Introduction to Pastoral Care & Counseling |
Candler School of Theology (Emory University) |
Teaching Associate |
Emmanuel Lartey |
| Meaning, Modernity & Youth Ministry |
Candler (Emory) |
Teaching Assistant |
Mary Elizabeth Moore |
| Shame, Guilt & the Rites of Reconciliation |
Candler (Emory) |
Teaching Assistant |
Ted Hackett |
| Christian Spirituality & Liberative Pedagogy |
Candler (Emory) |
Teaching Assistant |
Mary Elizabeth Moore |
| Religious Education as Formation & Transformation |
Candler (Emory) |
Teaching Associate |
Jennie Knight |
Conference Presentations:
| Format |
Presentation Title |
Conference Name |
Conference Date |
|---|
| Paper |
Sanctifying Difference: Coming Out, Conversion and Other Challenges of Young Adult Faith |
Religious Education Association |
2007 |
Work Experience:
| Position / Role |
Institution |
City |
State |
Dates |
|---|
| Campus & Young Adult Missioner |
Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire |
Concord |
NH |
February 2008- Present |
| Dir. of Youth & Young Adult Formation |
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church |
Atlanta |
GA |
August 2005-January 2008 |
| Student Assistant |
Initiative in Religious Practices & Practical Theology, Emory |
Atlanta |
GA |
September 2006-Present |
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School Community Involvement:
| Position / Role |
Institution |
City |
State |
Dates |
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| Initiative in Religion, Conflict & Peacebuilding |
Emory University |
Atlanta |
GA |
2007-Present |
| Co-Chair, Student Senate |
Union Theological Seminary |
New York |
NY |
2004-2005 |
| Youth Education Task Force |
Candler School of Theology, Emory |
Atlanta |
GA |
2007-2008 |
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Practices Concentration:
Core Seminar Paper: Sanctifying Difference: Being Gay, Becoming Jewish & the Search for a Way of Life
Experiential Requirement: Reconciliation among Abraham???s Children: Interfaith Peace Education with Youth