The Church of St.James the Apostle Lenten Program  

Speaking About God

A Study of Karen Armstrong’s

The Case for God

February 7
The Rev. Professor Patricia G. Kirkpatrick
Introduction and orientation for program

February 14
No Meeting Vestry

Lent I February 21
Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Linda Borden Taylor

Video presentation of Armstrong interviewed by Bill Moyers and discussion of Chapters 1 Homo Sapiens 2God and 3 Reason.

Lent II February 28
Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Linda Borden Taylor

Discussion Chapters 4 Faith and 5 Silence.

Lent III March 7
Facilitator: The Rev. Professor Patricia G. Kirkpatrick

Discussion Chapters 6 Faith and Reason and 7 Science and Religion

Lent IV March 14
Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Linda Borden Taylor with
The Rev. Professor (Emeritus) Douglas John Hall

Discussion Chapters 8 Scientific Religion, 9 Enlightenment and 10 Atheism. A Theologian responds

Lent V March 21
The Ven. Peter D. Hannen

Discussion Chapters 11 Unknowing and 12 Death of God?

Palm Sunday March 28 Panel discussion

Panel discussion with all four facilitators / presenters. Discussion of Epilogue and following question

What meaning / consequence have these discussions and ideas for the work of the community of St. James the Apostle?

Sessions will be no longer than 1 hour and will be held in the board room beginning at 12:30.

This is a Lenten study program and so it is assumed that only those who want to be here will be here. The only commitment asked for from the participants is that they be faithful in their reading of the weekly set book chapters.