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2013 Willson Lectures Featuring Peter Rollins
2013 ESR Willson Lectures
April 8-9, 2013
Featuring Peter Rollins
View today's lectures via webcast on ESR's website: http://new.livestream.com/enten/ESR-Willson2013
Christianity and The Decay of God
In contrast to the usual answers concerning what the Good News might be, Peter will present a radical and initially disturbing definition: you can’t be satisfied, life is difficult, and you don’t know the secret. Arguing that God has traditionally been thought of as a type of product that will make you whole, remove your suffering and give you the truth, he will contrast that with an approach to faith which invites us to embrace suffering, face up to our unknowing and fully accept the difficulties of existence.
Join us as we explore this theme with Peter through lecture, panel discussion and anchor groups. Registration is open for the full event and you can view/print the PDF registration form HERE. You can also view the entire event brochure HERE. The Monday evening lecture can be attended separately, and is free and open to the public.
April 8-9th Agenda
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Monday April 8th |
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8:00 am |
Registration & continental breakfast |
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8:30 am |
Waiting Worship |
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9:00 am |
The Hellish Pursuit of Heaven: Religion and the Escape from Emptiness -Peter Rollins |
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9:45 am |
Break |
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10:15am |
A Group Response to the Hellish Pursuit: A Panel Discussion |
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11:20am |
Programmed Worship |
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12:00pm |
Lunch and relaxation |
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1:30 pm |
Life Before Death: Freedom from Enjoyment - Peter Rollins |
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2:00 pm |
Transition |
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2:15 pm |
Anchor Groups |
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3:30 pm |
Transition |
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3:45 pm |
Christ and the Putrid Collective: Can a Radical Church Emerge -Peter Rollins |
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5:00 pm |
Dinner break on your own |
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7:30 pm |
Public Lecture - Christianity and the Decay of God - Peter Rollins |
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Tuesday April 9th |
*Peter Rollins will not be present for this day's activities* |
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8:30 am |
Programmed Worship |
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9:30 am |
Presentation: New Foundations |
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10:30am |
Anchor Groups |
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11:30am |
Common Meal & wrap-up discussion |
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Public Lecture
7:30 pm
Goddard Auditorium, Earlham College
This lecture is free and open to the public
Rollins is an Irish writer, lecturer, theologian, philosopher, and published author including the book Insurrection: To Believe is Human; To doubt, Divine, and his newest title, The Idolatry of God.
For more information on Rollins you can visit his website here: http://peterrollins.net/.
For more information on this year's Willson Lectures, contact Mandy Ford at fordma@earlham.edu or call (765) 973-2158

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