The CCS Graduate Collaborative is a year-long program that supports the intellectual, professional, and spiritual formation of Christian graduate students and postdocs. A cohort of 6-10 scholars meets over the calendar year at a weekend retreat, six dinner dialogues around short theological readings, and a series of workshops at which students receive feedback on their work from peers and faculty mentors.
The program rests on a pair of complementary beliefs: 1) that every discipline—be it biochemistry, history, or business—may teach us truth about God who wove the fabric of the world. And 2) that theology provides crucial insights to every discipline in return, allowing us to understand the deeper meaning of all academic pursuits.
The Graduate Collaborative is a community of scholars seeking to approach their academic work in a spirit of faith; to deepen theological understanding; to write and research in the light of God’s truth; to better understand the role of faith in a pluralist university; and to support one another amid the challenges of graduate school.
"It is evident how the many-formed Wisdom of God, which is clearly revealed in Sacred Scripture, lies hidden in all knowledge and in all nature."
— Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (13th century)
