At best mysticism has been considered an experience of union with ultimate reality. More pejoratively it has been considered esoteric, occult, supernatural, nebulous, fuzzy, privatized. We want to unfetter the "mystical experience" from "secret" or "hidden" knowledge and bring it into the every day. Where we experience it.
A common dichotomy in religion has been between the sacred and the profane or secular. We will explore our understanding of the sacred, how it can redirect a life positively or coercively, and reflect on the importance of how we see and why.
What do we think it means to listen to Jesus? What do we hear? What is suggested by the command to follow him? We will take time for what poets call “eloquent listening” to the message of Jesus, to ourselves and to each […]
RSVP Here Into the Deep Introduction In June of 2018 the Marcus J. Borg Foundation sponsored our first lecture weekend with speaker Michael Morwood. Following that event many asked us to continue to provide opportunity to explore and re-imagine what […]
On Saturday, April 13, the day before Palm Sunday, we will have our final conversation and plunge "Into the Deep" for this spring.
The topic will be Palm Sunday and Resurrection. We will consider why the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is provocative and important. And how the story poignantly contrasts rival kingdoms. We will also puzzle about resurrection, even resurrection of the body, and what we think it means for us today.
Marianne Borg and Bill Ellis (both retired Episcopal clergy) welcome you to continue the conversation about how our doubts and loves shape our relationship to Christianity, spirituality, religion, and our life together. Marianne and Bill began this conversation last fall and continue it beginning October 12, 2019.
Marianne Borg and Bill Ellis (both retired Episcopal clergy) welcome you to continue the conversation about how our doubts and loves shape our relationship to Christianity, spirituality, religion, and our life together.
Marianne Borg and Bill Ellis (both retired Episcopal clergy) welcome you to continue the conversation about how our doubts and loves shape our relationship to Christianity, spirituality, religion, and our life together.
Marianne Borg and Bill Ellis (both retired Episcopal clergy) welcome you to continue the conversation about how our doubts and loves shape our relationship to Christianity, spirituality, religion, and our life together.
Marianne Borg and Bill Ellis (both retired Episcopal clergy) welcome you to continue the conversation about how our doubts and loves shape our relationship to Christianity, spirituality, religion, and our life together.
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