This program consists of three events:
-Friday, October 21 6:30 pm, Temple Sholom: Sabbath Service followed by dinner and talk with Amy-Jill Levine. Tickets: $18 adults; $10 children. RSVP by October 17 to Alice Schoen, 203.542.7165. More information available templesholom.com.
-Saturday, October 22 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Parish Hall All day teaching event with Amy-Jill Levine. Lunch included. Tickets: $60*
-Sunday, October 23 Christ Church Greenwich: Amy-Jill Levine will be preaching during the 9:15 am worship service, and answering questions on Jesus and Judaism at the 10:10 Exploration Series in the Chapel.
(*Scholarships are available for Saturday event. Email requests to info@courageandfaith.org.)
Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science and the author of several books including, Short Stories by Jesus, The Misunderstood Jew and The Meaning of the Bible. She is also the co-editor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament. A self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Protestant divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” Levine combines historical-critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating antisemitic, sexist, and homophobic theologies.
The challenges facing the contemporary church are both daunting and exciting. How can we express the love of God in an increasingly secular age? How do we wage peace in a time of social polarization and global conflict? Are there new ways of doing church that will awaken others to the relevance of our faith?
Courage & Faith is a program that seeks to provide environments, lectures, artistic performances and spiritual experiences that will inspire and equip people to live Christianly in our postmodern world. The hope of this spiritual formation series is to stimulate generative conversation about what it means to follow Jesus faithfully and courageously in our daily lives.