Marcus is introduced with a question about reconciling what he knew to be true from his youth in the church with the new things he was learning when he went away to college. Marcus begins by talking about his […]
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Marcus Borg speaks at All Saints Church Pasadena for their 2013 Lent Event To begin, Marcus relates a whimsical song titled ‘She Left Me For Jesus’. Moving into the more meaningful part of his talk, Marcus explains that his book
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Marcus opens with a comic piece on “9 reasons why beer is better than religion”. Then Marcus explains his vocational passion to be adult theological reeducation at the congregational or parish level. He explains that is why he travels
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Marcus begins by explaining that he is annually invited to preach at Calvary Episcopal Church during lent but would like to talk this year about Easter which happens after Lent. His Easter speech will continue a previous theme of
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Marcus provides a framework and ways to think and talk about what God is in a short opening for a small group of people to discuss the topic “What is God?” What does the word “God” refer to? Supernatural
This audio recording opens with a reading of a text about St. Paul in Athens where he is proclaiming the good news of god’s revelation in Jesus Christ. The market place in Athens is an important place for discussing and
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This discussion takes place in Rollins College, it is meant to open discussions not necessarily convince or debate. Marcus begins by answering the question ‘if one believes in the meaning of the resurrection is it necessary to believe in the
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The first gospel of Mark is ‘Jesus Christ the Son of God’ in passages two and three Mark quotes a passage from the prophet Isaiah “I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, the voice
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Opening Statements White speaks first. They open by referencing Paul as talking about having the story passed down to him. White says this indicates that Paul is recording a first hand witness’s event which is not clouded by time. The
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This video is a recording of an interview of Marcus with Interfaith Voices about his book The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon which was co-authored with John Dominic Crossan. Multiple Pauls? The interview begins
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