Cultivating Community through Language Learning in a Benedictine Seminary Network

St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, a seminary located in southern Indiana, was founded in 1857 by monks of the Benedictine order of Einsiedeln in Switzerland. The seminary has since been devoted to the education of faith leaders—priests, deacons, and graduate lay students. Due to the growt...

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Main Author: Abraham, Daniela B. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B language learning
B Communities
B Liminoid
B Liminal
B ACTFL
B Benedictine hospitality
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