A January Adventure In Emerging Christianity

Submitted by Stephanie Wert ... on January 16, 2009 - 5:00am.

When: January 16 - 21, 2009
Where: Epworth-by-the-Sea, St. Simons Island, GA
Who: January Adventure

The presidential election will be over and it will be time for us to consider, prayerfully and thoughtfully, how we as progressive Christians can help make the world a better place.

Richard Dawkins, the Oxford professor and atheist of note, said: “If subtle, nuanced religion predominated, the world would be a better place and I would have written a different book. The melancholy truth is that decent, understated religion is numerically negligible. Most believers echo Robertson, Falwell or Haggard, Osama bin Laden or
Ayatollah Khomeini. These are not straw men. The world needs to face them, and my book does so.”

We agree with Dawkins that “the world would be a better place”, and it is the goal of January Adventure to nudge his “negligible” up to at least “noticeable”. Come and help us.

Join speakers Marcus Borg and Diana Butler Bass from January 16th till the 21st, 2009.

Marcus Borg
"Paul for the Rest of Us: A Radical Apostle for an Emerging Future."

Diana Butler Bass
"Tradition for the Rest of Us: Exploring the Past for an Emerging Future"

Session I Jan 16-18, 2009 Friday Evening through Sunday Noon

Session II Jan 19-21, 2009 Monday Evening through Wednesday Noon

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Strengthening the progressive Christian network for justice, compassion, & peace