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The Fund for Theological EducationDr. Courtney Cowart
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Courtney Cowart is a scholar in the field of Spiritual Formation and American Church History (Th.D. fromGeneral Theological Seminary.) She is a survivor of 9/11 and served in the recovery of Ground Zero from historic St. Paul's Chapel.
She previously served as the Co-Director of the Office of Disaster Response for the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Before these life-changing experiences Cowart worked in the field of philanthropy for Trinity Church Wall Street and prepared candidates for ordination at the General Theological Seminary in New York. She is a frequent speaker on the subject of sacred activism.
Courtney is the author of An American Awakening: From Ground Zero to Katrina the People We Are Free to Be
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Dr. Courtney V. Cowart - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace
Dr. Courtney Cowart (TEC)Dr. Courtney Cowart, 9/11 survivor, author and the Director of Congregational Learning at the Fund for Theological Education, sits down with Day1 host Peter Wallace to discuss the her harrowing tale of survival on September 11th, 2001, her reflections on what that day continues to mean to us and what it can mean for us, her work with St. Paul's Chapel after that day, The Diocese of Louisiana in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, and how it all ties into her current work with the Fund for Theological Education.
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An Exhortation to Forgiveness
Matthew 18:21-35
Proper 19(24) - 13th Sunday after Pentecost (A)
September 11, 2011
Dr. Courtney Cowart (TEC)People of every faith throughout the world are gathering today to mark the passage of a decade since the acts of 9-11. Each of us has our memories. Where we were. How we felt. Who we lost. What we found.
Today we honor these memories and their lessons and with the perspective of time ask God, "To what would you have us re-commit, given what we saw and learned that day? How might we say again today with the fervor we prayed that terrible morning, a cosmic thank you, God, for your mercy, your presence, your healing in our lives?"
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