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Sewanee, Tenn.—The annual Worship and Travel with Sewanee: A Tour Course in Anglican History and Spirituality, sponsored by the University of the South’s School of Theology, is accepting reservations for the May 31-June 11, 2007 tour.
The Anglican Tour is open to anyone who desires to study and experience the special historical heritage of Christianity in England and the vibrant spiritual life of the present Church of England. You will discover acres of intricate stonework and stained glass, a semester length course on British history, and a host of beautiful choral evensongs. Worship and Travel with Sewanee was designed by the School of Theology for laity and clergy participants as well as Sewanee students enrolled in graduate degree programs, who can earn academic credit.
The Anglican Tour is intended to be both an educational and enjoyable “sight-seeing” trip and a deeply moving spiritual pilgrimage. The Rev. Dr. Susanna Metz, assistant professor of contextual education at the School of Theology, and the Rev. Anne B. Chisham, director of Anglican Tours, are guides for the Anglican Tour.
In the words of Buff Grace, a School of Theology seminarian and participant in last year’s Anglican Tour: “Each day, over the hearty ‘cooked breakfasts’ the English are famous for or cruising along the lanes of the rural countryside, our guides set the sites in context, delving into the personalities of monarchs, the politics of church and state, and the trends in architectural styles. I knelt at the shrine to St. Cuthbert, where the hundreds of thousands of knees before me had worn a small bowl in the flagstone. I stood in the spot Constantine was named emperor in 306. I looked out to the sea St. Bega crossed fleeing Ireland, held quills like the ones Aidan used to scribe the Lindisfarne Gospels, and meditated in the ruined halls of Rievaulx where Aelred wrote his work on friendship. Perhaps best of all was the company of fellow travelers, each with fascinating life stories. Over pints and dinners we traded good stories and our insights from the day’s touring. It was a trip I will be drawing on for many years to come.”
For complete Anglican Tour details, itinerary, and a registration form, access the Sewanee Anglican Tour Course Web page at //theology.sewanee.edu/anglican%20tours or contact the Rev. Anne B. Chisham, director of Anglican Tours, by calling 800.438.2403, or E-mailing abcrev@cox.net.
[PHOTO CAPTION—A Saxon chapel of St. Gregory]
