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January 12 Originally scheduled for December 8 but cancelled by snow, the Thursday Evening Book Study group will read and discuss “The Birth of Jesus” from Newsweek, December 13, 2004 (pp. 48-58), an analysis of the Christmas narratives. Is the Christmas story—from angels to Bethlehem Star—historically accurate as 67% of Americans believe? A fairy tale? A literary effort by Christians to depict Jesus as a divine figure in a way understandable to Greco-Romans who were familiar with the birth stories of pagan heroes like Alexander the Great and Caesar Augustus? Or a leap of faith that modern, grounded, discerning people can make? Find the complete article here or pick up a hard copy from the WCC office.
January 17 Countering the Consumer Culture: the Struggle to Instill Spiritual and Ethical Values in our Children and Grandchildren Speaker: Joan Merlo of the Samaritan Institute Worried that the excesses of Christmas have spoiled your children or grandchildren? Don’t! There are lots of other opportunities for parents, grandparents and other adults to positively influence the development of moral and spiritual values in our own children and grandchildren or the other children in our lives. Learn about the important role of adults in children’s development from Joan Merlo, L.C.S.W., a Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist specializing in enhancing relational skills and healing with parents, couples, families and individuals. Joan is on the staff of the Samaritan Institute, an interfaith counseling center, with offices in Winnetka and Lake Forest. A resident of Highland Park, Joan has raised her three children on the North Shore. For transportation or babysitting and supervised homework time, call the church office (847 441-3400 ext. 10) by January 12.
September 19, October 3 and October 17 Muslim, Christian, Jew: Common Ground or Irreconcilable Differences?
How do we interpret Hezbollah’s call to destroy Israel and Israel’s retaliatory destruction of Lebanon’s infrastructure? What about plots to explode American-bound planes over the Atlantic and President Bush’s denunciation of “Islamic jihads? Is religion at the center of Middle Eastern conflicts and the terrorist plots or only at the periphery?
Develop a better understanding of Islam, the complex relationships among Christians, Muslims and Jews and the role religion plays in Lebanon, Gaza, post-invasion Iraq and terrorist cells by attending Tuesday Talks, our speaker/discussion series, this fall.
September 19—“What Does the Koran Really Say about Christians and Jews? An Introduction to Islam and Key Teachings of the Koran” Presented by Ronald H. Miller, Chair, Department of Religion, Lake Forest College and Director of Common Ground
October 3—“Rifts between Christians and Muslims: Sources of Conflict and Suggestions for Healing” Presented by Ronald H. Miller and Ahmad Sadri, Professor of Sociology at Lake Forest College
October 17—“The Current Middle East Situation and the Role of Religion in its Conflicts” Babysitting and transportation is available upon request to church office (847 441 3400 ext. 10) by the preceding Friday
THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY TEN VALUES TO UNITE AMERICA By Jonathan Miller FRIDAY, December 8, 2006 7 PM ALSDORF WORSHIP CENTER Jonathan Miller is the Kentucky State Treasurer who lives in Lexington, KY. With THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY, he artfully drafts a blueprint for an ideal construction of legislation and living that he knows is well within our reach. "Jonathan
Miller draws deeply from the Hebrew Scriptures to challenge contemporary
Americans to build a truly compassionate community in the United States.
This deeply felt work underscores the truth of the observation of Jesus in
the New Testament that the good householder draws forth old things and new.
From the ancient wisdom of Israel Jonathan Miller draws forth something
fresh, urgent, pertinent, and wise in order to speak to our times. This book
is obedient to the challenge of ‘Tikkun Olam’—to repair the world—and, as
such, deserves a wide readership." —Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology, The University of Notre Dame
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