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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Joel Carillet: How Travel Teaches us to Love
Joel Carillet will be sharing stories and reflections that went into the shaping of his new book, 30 Reasons to Travel: Photographs and Reflections from Southeast Asia. (You can find more information on the book via his website, http://www.joelcarillet.com/.)
Title: 30 Reasons to Travel (or, How Travel Teaches us to Love)
Joel's Synopsis: Traveling, when done well, is nothing less than learning to love — loving things like adventure and change, yes, but even more learning to love people with names like Mustafa, Flora, Yangyang, Sikander, and Balram. It is learning to love places in all their complexities and contradictions, beauty and horror. It is learning to love our connectedness — that no matter what the religion, war, language, or worldview, we are, when all is said and done, neighbors in a world we share.
This could be good! It inspires me to post this delightful video from Playing to Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjFnJuk1Aw
Title: 30 Reasons to Travel (or, How Travel Teaches us to Love)
Joel's Synopsis: Traveling, when done well, is nothing less than learning to love — loving things like adventure and change, yes, but even more learning to love people with names like Mustafa, Flora, Yangyang, Sikander, and Balram. It is learning to love places in all their complexities and contradictions, beauty and horror. It is learning to love our connectedness — that no matter what the religion, war, language, or worldview, we are, when all is said and done, neighbors in a world we share.
This could be good! It inspires me to post this delightful video from Playing to Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjFnJuk1Aw
Professor H. Hashimoto speaks on Human Rights
On January 25th we were treated to a talk by Prof. Hidetoshi Hashimoto, Department of Political Science at ETSU. I, for one, was surpirsed that the mild-mannered Hashimoto turned out to be such a lively speaker on the topics of world travel and International human rights.
One of the compelling points from Dr. Hashimoto was that the top six countries carrying out the death penalty are China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United States and Iraq. More people are executed in Texas than in all of Europe.
One of the compelling points from Dr. Hashimoto was that the top six countries carrying out the death penalty are China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, United States and Iraq. More people are executed in Texas than in all of Europe.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
What is Intelligent Design?
On Sunday, January 18, we'll be treated to a talk on
Intelligent Design, presented by:
David Harker, Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
East Tennessee State University
Here's Professor Harker's synopsis of his presentaton:
"Education boards across the country continue to attack the teaching of evolutionary biology within our high schools, principally by urging that alternative theories deserve a place on school science curricula. The most prominent alternative view is known as Intelligent Design theory. But what is Intelligent Design? Is it science or religion? Is it a genuine alternative to evolution? In this talk I'll offer an overview of Intelligent Design and discuss some of the main reasons that are offered in favour of its being taught in our schools."
Suggested article: "What Is Wrong with Intelligent Design?" Quarterly Review of Biology, 2007, 82: 3-8. Available here: http://philosophy.wisc.edu/sober/recent.html
Our experience with other faculty from the Department of Philosophy at ETSU has been very good. I look to Dr. Harker to continue the fine tradition.
As always, please join us at:
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton
119 W F St.
Elizabethton, TN
The Forum begins at 9:45
Intelligent Design, presented by:
David Harker, Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
East Tennessee State University
Here's Professor Harker's synopsis of his presentaton:
"Education boards across the country continue to attack the teaching of evolutionary biology within our high schools, principally by urging that alternative theories deserve a place on school science curricula. The most prominent alternative view is known as Intelligent Design theory. But what is Intelligent Design? Is it science or religion? Is it a genuine alternative to evolution? In this talk I'll offer an overview of Intelligent Design and discuss some of the main reasons that are offered in favour of its being taught in our schools."
Suggested article: "What Is Wrong with Intelligent Design?" Quarterly Review of Biology, 2007, 82: 3-8. Available here: http://philosophy.wisc.edu/sober/recent.html
Our experience with other faculty from the Department of Philosophy at ETSU has been very good. I look to Dr. Harker to continue the fine tradition.
As always, please join us at:
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton
119 W F St.
Elizabethton, TN
The Forum begins at 9:45
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Session 1: An Invitation to Journey
The first session in titled: An Invitation to Journey. I'll be happy to send you a copy of the pre-class reading via e-mail. It's good -- deeper, I think, than the dvd. As a teaser, here are a couple of quotes:
"....“I think certainty is a vice in religion. I really think that we ought to rid ourselves of it. So, I would constantly want to hold this wrestling, this uncomfortableness, I do not have it together, we are struggling in this together, as the proper image of the Christian faith. We walk into the
mystery of God. We never arrive. And if we think we arrive we become an idolater.”– Jack Spong
"When Billie Holiday sang: “Thems that got shall get, thems that not shall lose…God Bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own,” she was tapping into a profound truth about life – and spirituality. Relying solely on doctrines and dogma passed on from others has seldomSo been a satisfying exercise for those longing for something deeper spiritually or thought-provoking theologically. To not ask questions is tantamount to forfeiting one’s own spiritual birthright and allowing other people’s experience of the divine to define your experience."
So, if you'd like a copy of the reading material (about 4 pages) just send me an email and I'll get it to you. Write to me at david.roane@gmail.com
(I would really like to post the reading on-line, but the publisher's website says that would be a violation of their copyright)
"....“I think certainty is a vice in religion. I really think that we ought to rid ourselves of it. So, I would constantly want to hold this wrestling, this uncomfortableness, I do not have it together, we are struggling in this together, as the proper image of the Christian faith. We walk into the
mystery of God. We never arrive. And if we think we arrive we become an idolater.”– Jack Spong
"When Billie Holiday sang: “Thems that got shall get, thems that not shall lose…God Bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own,” she was tapping into a profound truth about life – and spirituality. Relying solely on doctrines and dogma passed on from others has seldomSo been a satisfying exercise for those longing for something deeper spiritually or thought-provoking theologically. To not ask questions is tantamount to forfeiting one’s own spiritual birthright and allowing other people’s experience of the divine to define your experience."
So, if you'd like a copy of the reading material (about 4 pages) just send me an email and I'll get it to you. Write to me at david.roane@gmail.com
(I would really like to post the reading on-line, but the publisher's website says that would be a violation of their copyright)
Welcome
'On January 11, 2009 we will begin the Living the Questions series, hereafter referred to as "LTQ"
LTQ is comprised of two formats. There are 21 twenty-minute video presentations, and reading materials. I'll post the reading materials on this site, and we'll watch the videos on Sunday mornings.
I've watched about half of the videos so far and they are pretty good. The series comes with a "Disclaimer" warning that the contents may be challenging or distrubing. LTQ would be a "banned book" in many venues, and the contents would be upsetting to many good folks in our community. However, I think it's right for the Adult Forum.
Here are some endorsements from the LTQ website:
“I have been a pastor for 16 years and this is by far the very best study I have ever participated in.”
Rev. Teri Johnson, First UMC, Brookings, SD
“I’ve seen no tool that matches LTQ2 for in-depth discussion.”
Rev. Dr. Steve Wayles, 1st Congregational UCC, Phoenix, AZ
“This is the very best study we have ever done at our church.”
Bonnie Frost, Coral Isles Church, Tavernier, FL
And this is a promo from the LTQ website:
LtQ2 is an open-minded alternative to studies that attempt to give participants all the answers and instead strives to create an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what's next for Christianity. Comprised of 21 sessions, LtQ2 may be offered in sequence or as three independent flights of seven units each: Invitation to Journey, Reclaiming the World and Call to Covenant. Like its prequel, LtQ2 includes downloadable and printable leader and participant guides with weekly readings and discussion questions. Each session may be conducted in one hour or expanded to include a meal and personal sharing. The 20-minute video segments include conversations with leading voices of faith, sermon and lecture clips, digital stories illustrating aspects of an evolving faith, and concrete spiritual practices and disciplines. The flexible DVD and resource materials can be used in variety of class, retreat, and other formats.
LtQ2 features all the contributors from the original Living the Questions: Nancy Ammerman, John Bell, Marcus Borg, Minerva Carcaño, John B. Cobb, Jr., John Dominic Crossan, Lloyd Geering, Culver "Bill" Nelson, Siyoung Park, Stephen Patterson, Tex Sample, John Shelby Spong and Emilie Townes. In addition, LtQ2 also features Rita Nakashima Brock, Walter Brueggemann, Ron Buford, Yvette Flunder, James Forbes, Matthew Fox, Hans Küng, Amy-Jill Levine, Meagan McKenna, Rebecca Ann Parker, Helen Prejean, Barbara Rossing, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Bernard Brandon Scott, Rick Ufford-Chase, Winnie Varghese and Mel White.
LTQ is comprised of two formats. There are 21 twenty-minute video presentations, and reading materials. I'll post the reading materials on this site, and we'll watch the videos on Sunday mornings.
I've watched about half of the videos so far and they are pretty good. The series comes with a "Disclaimer" warning that the contents may be challenging or distrubing. LTQ would be a "banned book" in many venues, and the contents would be upsetting to many good folks in our community. However, I think it's right for the Adult Forum.
Here are some endorsements from the LTQ website:
“I have been a pastor for 16 years and this is by far the very best study I have ever participated in.”
Rev. Teri Johnson, First UMC, Brookings, SD
“I’ve seen no tool that matches LTQ2 for in-depth discussion.”
Rev. Dr. Steve Wayles, 1st Congregational UCC, Phoenix, AZ
“This is the very best study we have ever done at our church.”
Bonnie Frost, Coral Isles Church, Tavernier, FL
And this is a promo from the LTQ website:
LtQ2 is an open-minded alternative to studies that attempt to give participants all the answers and instead strives to create an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what's next for Christianity. Comprised of 21 sessions, LtQ2 may be offered in sequence or as three independent flights of seven units each: Invitation to Journey, Reclaiming the World and Call to Covenant. Like its prequel, LtQ2 includes downloadable and printable leader and participant guides with weekly readings and discussion questions. Each session may be conducted in one hour or expanded to include a meal and personal sharing. The 20-minute video segments include conversations with leading voices of faith, sermon and lecture clips, digital stories illustrating aspects of an evolving faith, and concrete spiritual practices and disciplines. The flexible DVD and resource materials can be used in variety of class, retreat, and other formats.
LtQ2 features all the contributors from the original Living the Questions: Nancy Ammerman, John Bell, Marcus Borg, Minerva Carcaño, John B. Cobb, Jr., John Dominic Crossan, Lloyd Geering, Culver "Bill" Nelson, Siyoung Park, Stephen Patterson, Tex Sample, John Shelby Spong and Emilie Townes. In addition, LtQ2 also features Rita Nakashima Brock, Walter Brueggemann, Ron Buford, Yvette Flunder, James Forbes, Matthew Fox, Hans Küng, Amy-Jill Levine, Meagan McKenna, Rebecca Ann Parker, Helen Prejean, Barbara Rossing, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Bernard Brandon Scott, Rick Ufford-Chase, Winnie Varghese and Mel White.
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