Whence cometh our hope?

This question came up last week and in the little time remaining, we decided to pursue the question next week. Greek mythology tells us the Hope was the last creature remaining in Pandora's box, after all the evils had been released. Nietzsche wrote that hope is the cruelest of the evils as it keeps us renewed to continued torment. And Hebrew's (6:19) tells us that "We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain. Please join us. You'll be welcome.

The social cost of income inequality

This Sunday we'll view a brief TED Talk by the British Economic professor, Richard Wilkinson titled: How economic inequality harms societies. We've seen this talk previously, and the facts persist: Countries with the greatest division between wealthy and poor are more burdened with social ills. Even the richest individuals are negatively affected. Sheesh! What would Jesus do?
Please be warmly invited to join us in Martin Hall at 9:45.

Jesus as moral philosopher: Don Cupitt

In the 1999 debates preceding the Republican primary, when asked who was their favorite philosopher, candidate George Bush replied, "Jesus Christ." Bush did have much to add, other than his hubris. However, Jesus seminarian Don Cupitt used Bush's response as the starting point of thoughtful thread on Jesus the divine versus Jesus, the moral teacher.
Please join us this coming Sunday as we explore Cupitt's interpretations. We'll be delighted to see you.

"LIFE, LIFE" with Don Cupitt

This Sunday we'll have a look at a reading from Don Cupitt's book Life, Life.
Paraphrased from the book...."In modern thinking people have increasingly come to see the world as primarily one of ordinary life. Don Cupitt argues that we speak of life very much as people used to speak of God: faith in live, what life has in store for us, wrestling with life, etc. In Life, Life he has assembled some 250 life-idoms. Cupitt mines these to develop a modern religious philosophy of human life. In it, ethics and stories take the place of traditional supernatural dogma."
Please joins us for an interesting look at religion from life's perspective.

Anxiety and Evolution, Once again

This is going so well, we're going to schedule it one more time. Please join us for some interesting discussion on the evolutionary basis of anxiety -- why we have it, what benefits we derive from it, and what it means when anxiety becomes pathological.
We'll be delighted to see you.

Evolution and Anxiety, Redux

Last Sunday we had a change of plan, so.....once again, this coming Sunday, led by Rebecca Nunley, our topic is Evolution and Anxiety. Admittedly, that is an ambiguous topic that could be interpreted more than one way. It could refer to the anxiety experienced by the idea of evolution, or it could refer to the evolutionary basis of anxiety. We'll talk about both sides, and the relatedness of these interpretations.

Please join us. We'll be delighted to see you.

Evolution and Anxiety

This coming Sunday, led by Rebecca Nunley, our topic is Evolution and Anxiety. Admittedly, that is an ambiguous topic that could be interpreted more than one way. It could refer to the anxiety experienced by the idea of evolution, or it could refer to the evolutionary basis of anxiety. We'll talk about both sides, and the relatedness of these interpretations.
Please join us. We'll be delighted to see you.