Sumeru News — Chaplaincy
U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy Masters & Mindfulness Diploma update
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I had the opportunity today to meet with Jenn Neufeld, the Admissions Counsellor for Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto, to find out more information about the Masters-level Diploma in Buddhist Mindfulness and Mental Health, starting in January 2015, and the possible Masters in Pastoral Studies/Buddhist Chaplaincy degree program. The university is still gauging... Read more »
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U of T diploma program: Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health
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Via the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada… A Buddhist diploma program in Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health http://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/Prospective/Academic_Programs/Diploma_in_Buddhist_Mindfulness_and_Mental_Health.htm has been launched by Emmanuel. It is accepting students now, can apply on-line. Please kindly help to publicize it. There will be two courses offered in Jan. 2015. We really want to see sufficient students to make... Read more »
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Buddhist Chaplaincy Masters Program at U of T?
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I recently received an invitation from Bhante Saranapala to attend the second round-table discussion about the feasibility of starting a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies focusing on Buddhism at the University of Toronto’s Emmanuel College divinity school. The invitation was sent to approximately 115 Buddhist leaders in Toronto and a few from other parts of... Read more »
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A better way to die / from the perspective of a Buddhist chaplain
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A Better Way to Die: Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care is an article in the current Atlantic Monthly magazine, from the perspective of Buddhist chaplain Seigan Glassing. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/a-better-way-to-die/276724/
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Inmates suing over Canada’s cut to non-Christian prison chaplains
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Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html
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