The next ARIHE Symposium will be held October 11-13, 2012 at Dordt College in conjunction with the planned inauguration of its new president. The theme will be related to the topic of curriculum. Further information will be forthcoming as it is available.
Past Symposia
2011 Symposium - A Pedagogy for Royalty
September 15-17, New Saint Andrews College
"A Pedagogy for Royalty: Educating the Next Generation in the Paideia of the King of Kings"
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This Symposium focused on appropriate pedagogy for whole person education in Reformed higher education. The Symposium began with presentations by Dr Peter Leithart and Dr Roy Atwood of New Saint Andrews. This was followed by a series of panels and workshops which explored specific issues of pedagogy as there relate to the different areas of the curriculum. The goal of the Symposium was to challenge us to consider fresh approaches to teaching and intellectual formation.
The Symposium was attended by over twenty people from nine of the ten member campuses, including: presidents, provosts, VPAs, deans and faculty members.
2010 Symposium - Spiritual Formation in the Trenches
November 5-6, 2010, Redeemer University College
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The first ARIHE Symposium focused on various issues related to spiritual formation in Reformed higher education. The first half of the symposium, led by Dr. James K. A. Smith (philosophy, Calvin College), discussed foundational themes from his Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview and Cultural Formation (Baker, 2009) for the purpose of concretely embodying these themes on the Reformed Christian campus. The second half of the symposium explored more specific issues related to spiritual formation on our campuses. The goal of this symposium was to correlate the daily “in the trenches” work of spiritual formation on our campuses with foundational themes in Reformed philosophy and theology.
The Symposium was attended by over seventy people from the ten member campuses, including: presidents, provosts, VPAs, VP Student Services, campus pastors/chaplains, deans of students, student life staff, professors, student leaders and others who have an interest in holistic spiritual formation on the Reformed university campus.
Future Symposia
What follows is a provisional listing of the hosts of past, current and future Symposia to provide a rotation of all institutions. This list is provisional and subject to change as circumstances require. Symposia are normally scheduled in the fall, toward the end of October or in early November. Themes or topics are proposed by the host institution at least one year in advance for discussion and approval by the membership.
Provisional Schedule
2010 - Nov 5-6, Redeemer University College, “Spiritual Formation in the Trenches”
2011 - Sept 15-17, New Saint Andrews College, “A Pedagogy for Royalty: Educating the Next Generation in the Paideia of the King of Kings”
2012 - Oct 11-13, Dordt College, a theme related to a focus on curriculum
2013 - Calvin College
2014 - Trinity Christian College
2015 - The King’s University College
2016 - Institute for Christian Studies
2017 - Covenant College
2018 - Geneva College
2019 - Providence Christian College
Possible Symposium Topics
What follows are two attempts to provide ideas for the range of topics that might be covered in the cycle of Symposia, one by categories and the other with specific topics. Themes or topics are proposed by the host institution at least one year in advance for discussion and approval by the membership.
Categories Noted in 2009
Topics Proposed in 2008