Learning Objectives
This course will introduce you to the intersection between the work of contemplation and justice . Upon completion, you will:
1. Understand Contemplative Activism
2. Integrate Contemplation and Action
3. Address Burnout and Sustainability
Course Components
Embrace These Hours
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Introduction
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The Vigil Hour
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The Vigil Hour
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Practicing the Vigil Hour
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The Hour of Awareness
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The Hour of Awareness
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The Hour of Gratitude
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The Hour of Gratitude
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The Hour of Courage
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The Hour of Courage
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The Hour of Knowing
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The Hour of Knowing
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The Hour of Peace
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The Hour of Peace
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The Hour of Rest
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Embrace These Hours
Taught by Osheta Moore
This course integrates contemplation and activism, equipping participants to cultivate sustainable rhythms of rest, reflection, and justice-centered action rooted in the way of Jesus. Guided by the spiritual direction of Osheta Moore, learners explore practices that deepen connection to God, self, and community while embodying belovedness and peacemaking. Participants are formed to pursue justice and reconciliation as grounded, resilient leaders.
Meet Your Instructor,
Osheta Moore
Osheta Moore is a trained spiritual director living on Dakota land in Saint Paul, MN. She is an appointed Moravian pastor; she and her husband shepherd a community of “misfits on a mission, finding our identity in Jesus” called Roots Moravian Church. Osheta has authored two books, Shalom Sistas and Dear White Peacemakers. In her writing she calls us to own our Belovedness and proclaim the Belovedness of others (especially those marginalized and harmed by oppressive systems), so we can become genuine expressions of the Beloved Community right where we are. As a spiritual director, she carves out gentle, loving spaces for quiet and listening inspired by her favorite theologian, Howard Thurman: “In the stillness of quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair.”