| November 10, 2019 A ‘New’ New Testament Hal Taussig, Pastor, retired Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York Regarding his book of the same name, “A New New Testament,” noted colleagues say: “Important both historically and theologically. Readers will not be able to see the New Testament in the same way again.” – Marcus Borg; “A New New Testament does what some of us never dreamed possible: it opens the treasure chest of early Christian writing, restoring a carefully select few of them to their rightful place in the broad conversation about who Jesus was, what he did and taught, and what all of that has to do with us now.” – Barbara Brown Taylor |
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November 17, 2019 Pope Francis & the Banning of Nuclear Weapons Tobias Winright, Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics & Theological Ethics at Saint Louis University, Visiting Research Fellow (Fall 2019) at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame Pope Francis has called for nuclear disarmament and has more recently said that even the possession of nuclear weapons is immoral. Prof. Winright will tell us more about Pope Francis’ statements and will explore Christian ethical perspectives on nuclear weapons in both national and global contexts. |
| November 24, 2019 Addressing Local Food Scarcity through Good Ground Pantry Wayne Flesch, Bethel Coordinator for the “Good Ground” emergency food pantry at Second Presbyterian Church Bethel Mission Board Chair Wayne Flesch will lead a team of Good Ground Pantry volunteers who will tell us about their critically important ministry to help address local food scarcity. Bethel member Carroll Dick will also share information about food pantry ministry in the St. Louis area. |
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