ACADEMIC SEMINARS
FALL 2025
Burnout Society
Led by R. J. Snell
Fridays, 1:00-2:20 pm.
September 19, 26; Oct 3, 24.
Ours is an achievement society in which our value is tied to accomplishment. Importantly, however, the judgments that matter most are our own judgments about our achievements. In the end, we increasingly discover that no achievement satisfies our demands and we give in to a culture of total work, resulting in exhaustion, burnout, and sense of pointlessness. How are we to recover and work well? How are we to have hope that our work could matter and could satisfy us?
Open to all students of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Lunch is provided.
For more information about this seminar, email R. J. at rsnell@winst.org.
Prospering in a Digital Age
Led by R. J. Snell
Fridays, 1:00-2:20 pm.
Oct 31; Nov 7, 21; Dec 5.
A society of total work and achievement lacks a point, prompting many to turn to digital distractions, loneliness, and what Byung-Chul Han terms a “bare existence.” Against this, we have the opportunity to draw on ritual, leisure, and community to become existentially rich and temperate in digital lives.
Open to all students of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Lunch is provided.
For more information about this seminar, email R. J. at rsnell@winst.org.
Lonergan and the Intellectual Vocation
Led by R. J. Snell
Time to be determined.
Although somewhat forgotten now, Bernard Lonergan’s exploration of what it means to understand provides a sophisticated account of human knowing as well as a normative vision of the intellectual vocation in a complete life. This seminar explores relevant texts.
Open to all students of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary.
For more information about this seminar, email R. J. at rsnell@winst.org.
