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John O'Donohue
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In this lecture/workshop weekend, John O'Donohue will employ lecture, conversation, poetry, story and meditation to approach to the intimate yet wild geography of the divine Ground. In O'Donohue's words - when your heart awakens to the adventure of God, the mind clears and deepens. The imagination becomes infused with possibility; on tame surfaces new veins of creativity start to open up. The chatter of false togetherness lessens and a silence you had never noticed begins to implicate your heart in tranquility. The suffering of others can no longer remain distant or abstract. You feel the calling to compassion, critical reflection and action. The quest for God is not a journey; it is a homecoming. You slip back in to the hearth, "in the house you have never left." Anxiety becomes courage; limit becomes invitation. At last you begin to feel alive, awakening to your special eternal inheritance. John O'Donohue, a poet, priest, philosopher and scholar from Conamara, Ireland is a gifted speaker, storyteller and dynamic teacher. Born and raised in County Clare, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology from the German University of Tubingen in 1990. A prolific writer, he is author of Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom (the international bestseller), Echoes of Memory (a collection of poetry), and Eternal Echoes: Exploring Our Yearning to Belong, among other books. |
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Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan
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Always a popular speaker at The Center, Marcus Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University and author of The Heart of Christianity. His many best-selling books include: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, The God We Never Knew and co-author with John Dominic Crossan of The Last Week: A Day by Day Account of Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem. |
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John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus of religious studies at DePaul University in Chicago, co-director of the Jesus Seminar, leading biblical scholar, internationally known lecturer and best selling author. Among his books: In Search of Paul: How Jesus’ Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, Who Killed Jesus, and The Birth of Christianity. |
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Padraigin Clancy
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The month of February in the Celtic tradition is known as the month for St. Brigit, Patroness Saint of Ireland. The theme of new life is central in Celtic Christianity and Brigit is the archetypical mid-wife. Lent, the 40-days before Easter in the liturgical calendar, is a season to prepare for new life, which can even be born out of an experience of death and is known to Christians in the risen life of Christ. During this weekend with Celtic scholars, storytellers and musicians, Padraigin Clancy and Dennis Doyle we will explore images of dying and rising, releasing and letting go in hopes of something new being born. Friday's lecture will explore central themes of Celtic spirituality and ways we can return to the well of Celtic wisdom during the “desert” season of Lent for inspiration, sustenance and courage. On Saturday, we will celebrate the life and wisdom of St. Brigit and look at the importance of the feminine in the Celtic tradition. Through presentations, prayer, reflection and music we will explore what is dying and rising to new life in us during this sacred time. With Brigit, Padraigin and Dennis as our guides, the day will explore the immanence of God, even when the journey is challenging and difficult, and provide the possibility of healing, holiness and wholesomeness.
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Padraigin Clancy, a native of Dublin, Ireland, has a postgraduate degree from the Department of Irish Folklore (UCD), and has lectured extensively and facilitated retreats and seminars throughout Ireland, appearing frequently on Irish national radio and television. Padraigin is a keen tin-whistle player and set-dancer. Originally drawn to the Aran Island by her studies, she has made it her home since 1990. In that time she has documented an extensive collection of Irish folklore and cultural history.She is author of: Celtic Threads, Exploring the Wisdom of Our Heritage. |
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| Dennis Doyle is an Irish-American professor of music at Glendale University, California and is a fine Celtic harpist, storyteller, composer and singer. Dennis has performed in Ireland, Japan and throughout North America. His concert appearances include opening for Clannad in Los Angeles, several appearances on the television show, Murder, She Wrote and many live radio appearances. Dennis will share his own musical compositions inspired by the Celtic Christian story at these events, along with playing some traditional Irish music. |  |
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Paul Knitter
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Paul Knitter is a clear voice about the importance of interfaith dialogue in our complex and religiously pluralist world. In Friday's lecture he will explore the fact that many, if not most, Christians now look upon other religions in a positive way, as instruments of God’s action; but they still insist that Christianity is the best of religions insofar as it represents the fullness of truth given by the one and only Savior. Knitter will examine the need and the possibilities of “going all the way” and recognize that the Christian God may not intend there to be any “best religion.” "Without Buddha I could not be a Christian." -Paul Knitter |
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Paul Knitter is the Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture at Union Theological Seminary. He holds a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate from the University of Marburg, Germany. Dr. Knitter is Professor Emeritus of Theology at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Most of his research and publications have been concerned with religious pluralism and interreligious dialogue. Since his ground-breaking 1985 book, No Other Name?, he has explored how the religious communities of the world can cooperate in promoting human and ecological well-being. In addition to this book, he is author of: One Earth Many Religions: Multifaith Dialogue and Global Responsibility, Jesus and the Other Names: Christian Mission and Global Responsibility, and Introducing Theologies of Religions. In 2005, he edited a multifaith exploration titled The Myth of Religious Superiority. |
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Philip Clayton
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"As goes your science, so goes your God." At the Friday evening lecture, Philip Clayton, a leading scholar of science and religion, will present the new paradigm of emergent complexity developing in the natural sciences today. His talk will trace the sciences of emergence across cosmic evolution -- from fundamental physics, through the biological sciences, and on to the emergence of consciousness and religion. He will then explore five models of religious belief that grow out of the new science, focusing on the new theologies of an emergent God. Throughout history, God has always been conceived in dialogue with the best science of the day. How should one conceive the divine in a world of pervasive emergence? The result is "theology in a new key" - an emerging God for an emerging church. |
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Philip Clayton holds a PhD in both philosophy and religious studies from Yale University and is the Ingraham Professor of Theology at Claremont School of Theology. Clayton is author of numerous books and articles including: All That Is: A Naturalistic Faith for the 21st Century, Mind and Emergence: From Quantum to Consciousness, The Re-Emergence of Emergence: The Emergentist Hypothesis from Science to Religion, and The Problem of God in Modern Thought. He has edited and translated several other volumes and published some 40 articles in the philosophy of science, ethics, and the world’s religious traditions, is a past winner of the Templeton Book Prize for best monograph in the field of science and religion, and a winner of the first annual Templeton Research Prize. |
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James Finley
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Jim Finley recommends this translation of "The Interior Castle" |
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James Finley has been a student of contemplative prayer for more than 20 years, six of which he spent at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he studied with Thomas Merton. He is the author of several books, including The Contemplative Heart, and his teachings are also available on CDs. Now a clinical psychologist in California, Finley leads meditation workshops and retreats throughout North America. |
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Martin Marty
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In the election year, noted author and Christian theologian Martin Marty will give his reflections on the public expression of being a follower of Christ. Marty is also a presenter, along with his son Peter Marty, in a 2008 Summer Seminar at The Center | |||
Martin Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity in the University of Chicago Divinity School. Marty was columnist for the Christian Century, on whose staff he has served since 1956 and in which his “M.E.M.O” column appears, is editor of the semimonthly Context, a newsletter on religion and culture, since 1969, and weekly contributor to Sightings, a biweekly, electronic editorial published by the Marty Center at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is also author of more than 50 books numerous essays, articles, and papers, among them: Righteous Empire, or which he won the National Book Award; the three-volume Modern American Religion; The One and the Many: America’s Search for the Common Good. |
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On Saturday evening, we’ll hold a Ceili, or “Celtic party,” with music storytelling, and traditional cakes and tea. As part of the evening, we’ll hold a tribute to John O’Donohue, celebrating the life and death of this gifted speaker, storyteller, dynamic teacher and author of Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom. It is by rare fortune that we have Padraigin Clancy with us this weekend. Padraigin and John were colleagues. She will draw from the well of Celtic wisdom including the works of John O’Donohue and, with Celtic harpist Dennis Doyle, will help us celebrate John. They will be joined by others who will pay tribute to John.
