The Summer Internship in Lived Theology
Jessica Morningstar with future student teachers from Nueva Vida, Nicaragua
The Summer Internship in Lived Theology complements the numerous existing urban and rural service immersion programs flourishing nationally and globally by offering a unique opportunity to pursue service as a theological activity. The internship further encourages students to interpret moral action in its differing religious contexts.
Read our call for applications.
Catherine Gamper at a ONE event in Washington, DC
2011 Interns:
JESSICA MORNINGSTAR is studying commerce as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia. She has a passion for those less fortunate and aspires to use her career to help impoverished people around the world. In the summer of 2011, she worked with Christian Fellowship Church in partnership with Peace Inc. to implement a holistic adult literacy program in rural Nicaragua. Jessica reflected upon the role that faith and spirituality play in different aspects of the literacy program—specifically the relationships between teachers and students, the program design and effectiveness, the attitude of the students and even their decisions about what to do after they finish their education.
CATHERINE GAMPER was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and is an undergraduate majoring in Religious Studies and French at the University of Virginia. During the summer of 2011, Catherine worked in Washington, D.C. for ONE, an organization that raises awareness to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. At ONE, she focused on the ONE Sabbath, working to facilitate action in local congregations and faith communities. Read Catherine's final paper.
2010 Interns:
ROGER CONARROE was born and raised in Connecticut and is majoring in Religious Studies at U.Va. Roger worked for the Health and Nutrition sector of Save the Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. During his time in Burkina Faso, Roger reflected on the role of Christian faith in the large, diverse realm of social justice, human rights and development work.
LEE STEPHENSON is a 2010 graduate from the University of Virginia's College of Arts and Sciences, where she concentrated in 1950s and 1960s American history. Her thesis posited that the theme of alienation present in the African American literary tradition influenced and informed civil rights leaders. In the summer of 2010, Lee worked in Washington, D.C. for ONE, an organization dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease. Her major project was the creation of an Action Guide corresponding to Spike Jones's documentary, The Lazarus Effect, about the power of antiretroviral drugs.