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Adult Education 2008-2009

All are welcome to participate in the Adult Forum.

ADULT FORUM

Sunday Mornings, 9:15 -10:30 am - in the Church Lounge

March 2009 Topic: THE MYTH OF REDEMPTIVE VIOLENCE

What is the origin of violence? How does religion and ritual sacrifice participate in violence? Is there such a thing as a "Christian Anthropology"? How do we understand the biblical stories filled with violence?

Presenters will focus upon the work of René Girard, Robert Hammerton-Kelly, and Karl Barth. Books and articles are available on the table in the hallway near the parish hall.

+Sunday, March 1: Introduction and Biblical Metaphor
Rev. Dr. Randall K. Wilburn. Click here for biographical information

+Sunday, March 8: Relationships and Community
Jeanette Miller

Dr. Jeanette Miller, a leading authority on and performer of American Spirituals, is a writer, performance artist, singer, and retired pediatric physical therapist. Currently, she is in the process of authoring two books. Turning To Grace The Blows Of Fate is a book of short stories telling of the courage, dignity and triumphs of persons and situations that Miller has experienced. The Women Of Clark House chronicles the amazing lives of women living in the Clark House, an Amherst residence for senior citizens, and dispels the myths of aging with new realities. Miller received her degrees from Simmons College and N.Y. U. She has five children, five grandchildren, and one great grandson.


+Sunday, March 15: Scapegoating the Powerless: Jacob’s Well
Leah Gregg

Leah Gregg has worked with her husband Scott Jackson for the past five years building Christian Community with young adults, the homeless and others in the Pioneer Valley. However, her journey towards discovering the always surprising presence of God is lifelong and includes community organizing in inner city Detroit, studying at Marlboro College and Yale Divinity School and almost six years of marriage and around 3 months of motherhood. She is a member at Grace Episcopal Church where she helps coordinate the 6pm Contemplative Service and works with student outreach.


+Sunday, March 22: Violence and Orthodoxy in Karl Barth
Dr. Scott Jackson

Dr. Scott Jackson has worked for five years with his wife, Leah Gregg, as a volunteer with young adults, the homeless, and others in the Pioneer Valley. Both are members of Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst and serve as volunteers with the Ark Five College Episcopal Chaplaincy. Scott earned degrees in theology from the University of Chicago (Ph.D.) and from Emory University (M.T.S.). He has a passion for helping believers read and appropriate the classics of Christian thought in life-transforming ways.


+Sunday, March 29: Implications for the church and our future in a pluralistic culture
Rev. Dr. Randall K. Wilburn. Click here for biographical information

We live in a violent world and we need a positive alternative embodied in the Gospel and the Person and Work of Jesus Christ. Come join us.


In our post-Easter forums in April and May, we will gather around the word, specifically the lessons for the day. Each forum session will be led by a member of the congregation. We will ask who the texts were written to and what was their intended message. We will then try to discern what the texts mean for us and for our future together as a Christian Community in Amherst. The schedule (Sundays at 9:15 am) is:

+ April 19 - Lisa Martin
+ April 26 - Randall Bausor
+ May 3 - Deborah Smith
+ May 10 - Rudy Nelson
+ May 17 - Cathy Butterfield
+ May 21 - Dale Hirsch

This Forum Series provides an excellent opportunity to invite others who may not have a church or religious community. All are invited!

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