October 2020
“Facing Our Racism: Becoming Conscious Partners” workshops on ZOOM
The killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor galvanized White people to become “conscious partners” with our Black sisters and brothers to end racism. Crucial to this new understanding and awareness is the formation of genuine, open, truthful relationships between Black and White community members. You are invited to take part in a “Facing Our Racism: Becoming Conscious Partners" workshop which analyzes the systemic, institutional, policy, and power-driven persecution and discrimination against Black Americans since the very beginning of slavery. Two…
Find out more »Perspectives on the World Christian Movement – Fall Virtual Classes
Perspectives is a profound 15-week journey that is taught across the nation and around the world. Perspectives will thread you so deeply into God’s story that it might just change your life. The class can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. It can also be taken for certificate or key reading. The class is being offered virtually on Friday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30pm from Friday, Aug 28 until December 18. Please spread the word and invite people in…
Find out more »November 2020
Reading Augustine in a Time of Crisis
Join us for a conversation with three interpreters of St. Augustine as they engage the questions posed by the multiple challenges of 2020. How can Augustine’s pastoral response to the sack of Rome speak to the fear and anxiety from the global pandemic? What political idolatry of today might Augustine diagnose? How might Augustine’s understanding of “exile” connect to the experiences of minority communities in the United States? How can Augustine’s thought be a bridge between different Christian traditions? Panelists:…
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