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Duration: 34:40 — Talk delivered on Friday, October 11, 2019
The Sword of the Spirit: An Essay in Communal Life & Mission
—John Yocum—
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit
John Yocum teaches at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and is a member of the Servants of the Word, a brotherhood of celibate men in the Sword of the Spirit, which is composed of more than 100 communities and groups in around 30 countries, with Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican and Protestant members, and a wide variety of mission groups and outreaches. John has a Doctorate in Theology from The University of Oxford. He has taught Theology at Oxford and at Loyola School of Theology in Manila, and currently teaches at the Catholic Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.
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