Courage & Faith:  A Conversation

Introducing an exciting new series at Christ Church Greenwich, Courage & Faith:  A Conversation.  Under the direction of Jim Lemler and Ian Cron, this new spiritual formation series will provide environments, lectures, artistic performances and spiritual experiences that inspire and equip people to live Christianity in a postmodern world. Our next Courage & Faith weekend features Phyllis Tickle, February 6 & 7.

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Phyllis Tickle, founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekley, the international journal of the book industry, is frequently quoted in print sources like USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, as well as in electronic media like PBS, NPR, The Hallmark Channel, and innumerable blogs and web sites.  Tickle is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject.

In addition to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author of over two dozen books in religion and spirituality, most recently The Great Emergence, How Christianity is Changing and Why and The Words of Jesus, A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord.  All of Phyllis’ books are available at the Christ Church Greenwich Gift & Book Shop.
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FEBRUARY 6 & 7, 2010
Featured Guest:  Phyllis Tickle

Walking Through A Storm:  A Retreat for Women

Saturday, February 6 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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In times of major upheaval, all of society is involved, including religion. The result is an all-encompassing angst. The agitation in politics, economics and social structure only heightens the sense of fear and displacement in and concerning religion. That’s what is happening to us right now. That’s what we’re feeling and being discomforted by at the bank, the ballot box and the church.

A look at history can be very enlightening and also very reassuring as it teaches us that we’ve been here before. In fact, we’ve done this about once every 500 years since the change from BCE (before common era) to CE dating. But gaining a long view and being thereby reassured is only one part of the process. We must also look at what we are to do now; how we can not only survive but thrive, and how we meet our obligations to the Kingdom of God in a time of formative and formidable upheaval that has been referred to as nothing less than a tsunami, which is quite a storm.

Sunday, February 7
Guest Preacher at 9:00 am
Guest Speaker during the 10:00 am Exploration Series
Booksigning in the Christ Church Bookstore to follow