Second Saturday Conversation explores Christianity in and for the 21st century. We gather the second Saturday of every month from September to June. We meet from 9:30-11:00 am pacific time. To receive invitations to live sessions of Second Saturday Conversation sign up for our mailing list. All our sessions are free and are also made available here on the Marcus J. Borg website.
We use listening guidelines provided by Listening Hearts Ministries. By request we post those here.
Second Saturday Conversation is made possible by contributions to the Marcus J. Borg Foundation.
Second Saturday Conversation November 11, 2023 I highlighted three topics. The first the name God. Arguably a name that has been used in more languages than any other to refer to our “ultimate concern “ or “point of ultimate reference.” […]
October 14, 2023 we had Scott Holland as our guest. Scott knows well what led to the emergence of Theopoetics as both a critique of theology and an invitation to imagine it differently. Scott is not only a professor of
What is Theopoetics? An Invitation (Featuring Scott Holland) Read More »
We begin our fourth year of Second Saturday Conversation. Welcome. In this session I introduce some themes we will explore this year: Theopoetics an invitation to an imaginative approach for exploring theology, “ dangerous memory” (Johann Baptist Metz) and
Skylights and Seasoned Tongue-and-Groove: Year 4 Intro Read More »
Second Saturday Conversation June 10, 2023 is the end of this programming year. We begin again after a short summer break September 9. In this session I did a brief review of some of our topics and highlights from our
We’re Beyond the Shallow Now: A Retrospective on Our Program Year Read More »
Jack Caputo was our guest for Second Saturday Conversation. An always challenging and also affirming conversation ranging from how Jack got involved in his philosophical and theological call to an acknowledgement of AI. So now what? Enjoy this session. And
So What? A Conversation with the One and Only John D. Caputo Read More »
On this Second Saturday Conversation we explored Holy Saturday, the day in the Christian liturgical calendar between Good Friday and Easter. No liturgy for that day. A day of openness, emptiness. I suggested that this day we reflect on what
Holy Saturday: In-Between Time Read More »
March 11, 2023 Second Saturday Conversation guest was Brandon Scott. We had a great crowd attend! Brandon is a leading scholar on parables, an interpreter of resurrection, an historian of early Jesus communities. A birder and photographer. And more. Enjoy
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way (with special guest Brandon Scott) Read More »
In this session we talked about the need to re-contextualize Christianity for the 21st century, the tendency of conventional Christianity to bypass the difficulties of life, and affirmed that deep in the structure of things is a goodness. We also
Epiphany: What We Don’t See Coming Read More »
Barbara Brown Taylor was the Second Saturday Conversation guest. She brought perspective, insight, humor to our conversation about Christianity in and for the 21st century. From the ground up. She helps us reflect on what matters most. We had a
Discussing Christianity in the 21st Century with Barbara Brown Taylor Read More »
In this session reflections on: the Christmas season as a mixed time of year for many, the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke (history remembered/history metaphorized), Jesus as an idol/strongman or icon, a light in the darkness.
The Christmas Story and The Slash Read More »
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