PUB THEOLOGY – OCTOBER
October’s get togethers will be at: Brew Merchant 442 Washington Ave, Holland, MI 49423
Week 1: The Cross as a Focal Image for Faith
October 7 at 6:00-7:30pm
Why use the cross as a focal image? How often have you or a friend wondered, “Isn’t the cross a pretty brutal image to have hanging on your neck?” How do feel about depictions of the cross empty? How about with Jesus on it? How has it been used as a theological locus and is it still useful for us today? There’s a lot here, and some really complicated interwoven values here. Let’s discuss!
Discussion article
Bonus Content – Video Lecture by Robin Jensen
Week 2: Halloween and Syncretism
October 14 at 6:00-7:30pm
SpooOOOoooky season is upon us and some are preparing for the festive season of Halloween and All Saints. We’ll be talking about how Christianity has interacted specifically with Halloween but also more broadly how religions interact with each other, borrow from each other, and coexist well or harmfully. Syncretism is the combination of different forms of belief or practice, and all religions are chalk full of it. All humans borrow from other humans on a personal and societal level and religions are no exception. So we’ll spend some time noticing that and see where the conversation takes us.
Discussion Article
Week 3: What’s Alive With Us Today?
October 21 at 6:00-7:30pm
Week 4: What’s Alive With Us Today?
October 28 at 6:00-7:30pm
At Pub Theology we like to stay nimble and sensitive to what is most alive for the sake of conversation. So, every other week we’ll stay flexible with the topic for the evening. We may discuss a continuation of last week, we may have decided on a topic on the fly last time, or we might be discussing the most recent Reformed Journal Article.
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