[Summit] lecture series at Church of Redeemer

[Gould, Henry]

Dear neighbors,
 
Hello - I've been lurking on (& enjoying) this list for a while now.
I've lived in Summit for about 30 years, at a few different addresses.

 
I'm a member of the vestry at Church of the Redeemer, the Episcopal
church on Hope St.   This spring we're starting a monthly
lecture/discussion series, called the Labyrinth Talks.  We're inviting
people from various backgrounds to give informal talks, dealing with
issues on the boundary between religion and science, sacred and secular,
faith and doubt, etc.   The idea is not so much to preach or
proselytize, but to explore different facets and questions in this
field.  
 
I'm forwarding a press release for the first lecture; hopefully we'll
soon have a schedule for the complete spring series.  
 
My sincere apologies in advance to anyone offended by the mention of
"religious" activities in the neighborhood.  I understand those qualms.
If this is an inappropriate type of posting to this list, please let me
know.  I don't plan to bombard the Summit list with such notices - but
wanted to get the word out about this event, which is free and open to
the public.
 
Thanks -
 
Henry Gould
Fisher St., Providence

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Church of the Redeemer

655 Hope St., Providence

Rev. Jo-Ann  J. Drake, Rector

 

January 15, 2007

 

 

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The Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal church located at 655 Hope St.,
Providence, will present a series of monthly lectures this spring,
called the Labyrinth Talks.  The series will focus on various approaches
to understanding God's existence and nature. We will explore relations
between faith and reason, religion and science, philosophy and theology,
belief and doubt.  The symbol of the labyrinth is meant to suggest a
gradual, roundabout way of approaching these abiding mysteries.  The aim
is to attract people who are curious, uncertain, or simply wish to learn
more.

 

The first lecture in the series will take place on Wednesday, February
14th, at 7:30 pm, in the main meeting hall (entrance at rear of church,
on Savoy St.).  The speaker will be Rev. David A. Ames, whose lecture is
titled "Reintroducing God".  All talks are free and open to the public,
with discussion and refreshments afterward.

 

Church of the Redeemer is located on the East Side of Providence, on
Hope Street, between Fisher and Savoy Sts. (about three blocks south of
Rochambeau).  For further information on the series, or directions to
the church, please call the church at 331-0678, or email contact person
Henry_Gould at brown.edu <mailto:Henry_Gould at brown.edu> . 

 

David Ames is Interim Rector at St. Mark's Church, Riverside; Adjunct
Faculty in the Dept. of Philosophy at Rhode Island College; and a
consultant for non-profit organizations with the Executive Service Corps
of New England (ESCNE).  He serves as a Board member of ESCNE; he chairs
the Committee on Trustees at the Wheeler School; and he is a member of
the Ethics Committee of the R.I. Genomics and Proteomics BioBank. He
also has an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Community
Health, Brown Medical School.

 

 

 

 

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