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2009-2010
Faith & Narnia: The Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Michael Ward
Date:
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 7:00pm
Location:
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church C.S. Lewis is best known for his Chronicles of Narnia and for apologetic works such as Mere Christianity. However, his professional career was not in the writing of children's stories or in Christian evangelism, but in the study of medieval and renaissance literature, with a particular interest in pre-Copernican astronomy; he taught the subject for nearly thirty years at Oxford and nearly ten at Cambridge.
Faith & Pluralism: Christianity Among Other Religions
Gerald McDermott
Date:
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:00pm
Location:
Plymouth Creek Community Center Gerald McDermott will discuss whether Christians can believe other religions have truth and goodness, and if so, then what is unique about the Christian faith. He will also touch on the question of salvation -- namely, can non-Christians be saved? McDermott will propose an answer that has been submerged for a long time in Christian thought, but which is thoroughly orthodox.
Faith & Leadership: A West Point Model
Richard P. Camp, Jr.
Date:
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 7:00pm
Location:
Plymouth Creek Community Center Richard P. Camp Jr. became Assistant Chaplain for the United States Military Academy in December, 1973, serving as a civilian clergyman. His duties included ministering to the spiritual welfare of cadets through a program of worship, nurture and education. In December, 1979 he was appointed senior chaplain by President Jimmy Carter.
Faith & Theater: My Life in Triple Espresso
Bob Stromberg
Date:
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:00pm
Location:
Hopkins High School Auditorium Characterized by humility, wholesome encouragement, and a healthy blend of knee-slapping comedy, Bob Stromberg has been delighting audiences of all ages with his unique personal style of speaking, storytelling and humor for more than 25 years. He is, according to the Chicago Sun Times, "A mesmerizing physical comedian." And the London Times calls him "a genuinely funny man."
Faith & The Writing Life
Marilynne Robinson
Date:
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 7:00pm
Location:
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church Marilynne Robinson is the author of Gilead, which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her most recent novel, Home, a companion to Gilead, won the 2008 L.A. Times Book Prize for fiction and the 2009 Orange Prize for fiction.