__NOTOC__ The Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation is a

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educational organization that offers programs with the stated goal of providing "in-depth support for contemplative living and leadership." The institute was incorporated in 1979 having grown out of a group that began meeting in 1973 in

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The institute is an associate member of the

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* Christian educational institutions Edgewood (Washington, D.C.) Organizations established in 1979 {{Christianity-stub