Itinerary
Religion
and Dispute Resolution
June 29 - July 5, 2008
Florence, Italy
| Sunday | |
| Afternoon
4:00 - 7:00pm
|
Check into Hotel Carolus (you are encouraged to arrive in Italy no later
than Saturday, June 28, to avoid being jet-lagged at the start of class;
make own arrangements for lodging for Saturday night)
Orientation at Hotel Carolus |
| Monday | |
| 8:30-10:15 | Artistic Rivalry and Revival: Conflict as an Impetus to
Creativity in Italian Renaissance Art Understanding Your Own Style of Response to Conflict |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Your Personal Style Profile: Affirming Your Strengths
and Managing Your Excesses |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch at Villa La Pietra |
| 1:00-3:00 | Tour of Villa La Pietra |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:30 | Interpersonal Peacemaking Skills: How to be Effective When People Are Angry |
| 4:30-4:45 | Break |
| 4:45-5:30 | Interpersonal Peacemaking Skills: Negotiating Win-Win Solutions |
| Tuesday | |
| 8:00-12:30 | Lecture Tour in Florence - Baptistery, Duomo, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Museo del Bargello |
| 1:00-2:00 | Lunch at Villa La Pietra |
| 2:00- 3:45 | Mediation Skills: Theoretical Introduction and Overview of the Process |
| 3:45-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:30 | Mediation Skills: Getting People to the Table and Introduction Stage |
| Wednesday | |
| 8:00-12:00 | Lecture Tour in Florence - Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi, Galleria degli Uffizi, Orsanmichele, Santa Trinita |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch at Villa La Pietra |
| 1:30-3:00 | Mediation Skills: Story-Telling Stage |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:45 | Mediation Skills: Problem-Solving Stage |
| 4:45-5:00 | Break |
| 5:00-5:30 | Mediation Skills: Problem-Solving and Healing Strategies |
| Thursday | |
| 8:30-10:15 | Mediation Skills: Agreement Stage |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 -12:00 | Mediation Skills: Neutralizing History |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch at Villa La Pietra |
| 1:00-2:30 | Mediation Skills: Mediating Multi-Party Disputes |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
| 2:45-4:15 | Dynamics of Congregational Conflict |
| 4:15-4:30 | Break |
| 4:30-5:30 | Family Systems Theory and Church Conflict |
| Friday | |
| 8:30-10:00 | Mediating Congregational Conflict: Overview and Contracting Phase |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15-12:00 | Mediating Congregational Conflict: Information Gathering and Education Phases |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch at Villa La Pietra |
| 1:00-2:45 | Mediating Congregational Conflict: Healing Phase |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:30 | Mediating Congregational Conflict: Problem-Solving and Closing Phases |
| Saturday | |
| 8:30-12:30 | Lecture Tour in Florence - Sant' Apollonia, Museo di San Marco, SS Annunziata, Galleria della Accademia |
| 12:30-5:00 | Free Time |
| 6:30-10:00 | Excursion and Farewell Dinner in Fiesole |
| Sunday | |
| Check out of Hotel Carolus and Departure | |
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operator, Southern Methodist University is limited. They act only as agents for
the passenger in regard to travel, whether by railroad, motor coach, private
car, boat, aircraft or any other conveyance. They assume no liability for
injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned
either by reason of defect in any vehicle, or through the acts or default of any
company or person engaged in conveying passengers, or in carrying out the
arrangements of the tour. The operator can accept no responsibility for loss or
additional expenses due to the delay or changes in schedules or other causes.
The right is reserved to decline, accept or retain any person as a member of any
tour, in the interests of the passengers, as circumstances demand it.