At St George's, we believe that growing in the Christian life includes growing in understanding. Jesus calls us to love God not only with heart, soul, and strength, but also with our mind (Matthew 22.37)
Each week after our Sunday service, we gather for a time of Christian Formation: learning, discussion, and fellowship, often with good food and always with thoughtful conversation. All are welcome to join us.
You do not need any background in theology or philosophy to participate. Curiosity and a willingness to engage are more than enough.
This spring, our conversations will explore both world religions and the ways Christian truth is reflected in literature.
World Religions (Part 1)
- Jan 18: "No one comes to the Father but through me": World Religions in the light of John 14.6
- Jan 25: "The Lord is one": Judaism
- Feb 1: "And Muhammad is his prophet": Islam
- Feb 8: Magi, Mazda, and Mercury: Zoroastrianism
Lent: Christ in Literature
- Feb 15: The Penitential Spiral of Lent/Passiontide/Holy Week/Triduum
- Feb 22: Science Fiction and Theology, with Ray Bradbury's "The Man"
- "I often seek theological insights in reading science fiction because this is a genre eminently suited to explorations of the nature of the Creator and creation." (Madeleine L'Engle)
- March 1: The Great Divorce (Part 1 of 2), by C.S. Lewis
- March 8: The Great Divorce (Part 2 of 2), by C.S. Lewis
- March 15: Open Forum: Bring any question!
- March 22: The Golden Key, by George MacDonald
- March 29 (Palm Sunday): "The Dream of the Rood", Anglo-Saxon poem
- April 5 (Easter Sunday): no Christian Formation meeting
- April 12: (no meeting)
World Religions (Part 2)
- April 19: The Weariness of Existence: Hinduism
- April 26: Nonviolence with a capital NON: Jainism
- May 3: The Suffering of Existence: Buddhism
- May 10: Welcoming Warriors: Sikhism
- May 17: Yin and Yang: Chinese Religions
- May 24 (Pentecost): New Religious Movements: Bahá'í, Mormonism, Pastafarianism
Join us any Sunday. You are welcome at any point in the series.
Image is of the Killamery Cross, a 9th century stone high cross (Ireland)
