Beyond Belief: A Marcus Borg Retrospective – ZOOM Webinar led by Rev. David Felten
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Join Rev. David Felten, co-creator of Living the Questions, for Beyond Belief: A Marcus Borg Retrospective Zoom Study. Beginning Thursday, October 26th from 10:00 – 11:30AM (Arizona time/MST), this online (ZOOM) webinar will continue each Thursday through Dec 7th. Registration includes six online Zoom sessions facilitated by pastor David.
Co-sponsored by The Fountains, a United Methodist Church (www.weputlovefirst.org), David will be joined by Minnesota-based author, activist, and zoom-wrangler Elizabeth Bayer. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity for inspiring input and great conversation around “the Best of Borg.”
Important Note: Once your order is processed, you will be sent an order confirmation from info@livingthequestions.com. During the week of Oct 16th, you will be sent an email from jennifer@livingthequestions.com with instructions around the weekly Zoom meetings. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder. If the message isn’t there, please contact Jennifer at jennifer@livingthequestions.com so that she can resend the information.
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THIS WEBINAR IS SOLD OUT Please check back later for next offering. Thank you.
Join Rev. David Felten, co-creator of Living the Questions, for Beyond Belief: A Marcus Borg Retrospective Zoom Study. Beginning Thursday, October 26th from 10:00 – 11:30AM (Arizona time/MST), this online (ZOOM) webinar will continue each Thursday through Dec 7th. Registration includes six online Zoom sessions facilitated by pastor David.
Co-sponsored by The Fountains, a United Methodist Church (www.weputlovefirst.org), David will be joined by Minnesota-based author, activist, and zoom-wrangler Elizabeth Bayer. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity for inspiring input and great conversation around “the Best of Borg.”
Important Note: Once your order is processed, you will be sent an order confirmation from info@livingthequestions.com. During the week of Oct 16th, you will be sent an email from jennifer@livingthequestions.com with instructions around the weekly Zoom meetings. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder. If the message isn’t there, please contact Jennifer at jennifer@livingthequestions.com so that she can resend the information.
Webinar Facilitators
David Felten
Pastor at The Fountains, a United Methodist Church in Fountain Hills, Arizona (weputlovefirst.org), David and fellow United Methodist pastor, Jeff Procter-Murphy, are co-creators of the Living the Questions curriculum and authors of Living the Questions: The Wisdom of Progressive Christianity (HarperOne, 2012). David is one of the founders of No Longer Silent: Clergy for Justice, advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQ people both in the church and in the community and one of the founding directors of Catalyst Arizona (formerly the Arizona Foundation for Contemporary Theology). Committed to bringing together people of diverse backgrounds and faith traditions for vital interfaith dialog, David is also the founder of the Fountain Hills Interfaith Alliance. As a musician, David has performed and recorded with a wide variety of local and nationally-known musicians. You can find David’s commentary and columns at ProgressiveChristianity.com and progressingspirit.com. Find him online at davidfelten.com.
Elizabeth Bayer
Elizabeth is a yoga teacher and retired healing center owner. She is a noted lecturer, workshop leader and author of two non-fiction books dealing with self-discovery – her 2003 memoir Wednesdays at the Fluff ‘n’ Fold and 2016’s Yoga Expression Spirit in which she chronicles the three pillars of her life. In 2020, Elizabeth and her husband founded the Annandale Art and Textile Center, the MN non-profit home of the Heart of the Lakes Weavers, a vocational weaving program employing individuals with differing learning styles and abilities.
Zoom Meeting Themes
| Zoom Session Title | Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| Centered in the Spirit | Thurs Oct 26th |
| Meeting Jesus Again | Thurs Nov 2nd |
| Followers of the Way | Thurs Nov 9th |
| Reading the Bible | Thurs Nov 16th |
| **No Meeting Nov 23** | (U.S. Thanksgiving) |
| An Emerging Way | Thurs Nov 30th |
| Beyond Belief | Thurs Dec 7th |
Contributors
Marcus Borg
(1942–2015) was among the most widely known and influential voices in progressive Christianity. He was the Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University and canon theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland. His books have sold over a million copies, including the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Jesus, The Heart of Christianity, Evolution of the Word, Speaking Christian, and Convictions. His work has been translated into eleven languages. The Marcus J. Borg Foundation is a repository of his work and the continuing conversation he so deeply engaged.
Marianne Borg
Marianne is Founding Chair of The Marcus J. Borg Foundation. She is a retired Episcopal priest having served at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Portland, Oregon for 18 years. She founded Trinity’s Center for Spiritual Development, an educational program that drew national attention. In addition to providing lectures and seminars featuring leading voices in the Christian and religious world, The Center developed a multi-year curriculum, “Seeking God in the 21st Century,” and sponsored pilgrimages to Turkey, Israel, Ireland, Greece, and Italy. Prior to her ordination in 1991, Marianne worked in San Francisco for Sunset Magazine and Films and Harper and Row (now HarperOne) Publishers.
Downloadable Discussion Questions
To open/save the files to your computer, either left-click each description to open, or right-click each description and select “Save as”. Session 1: Centered in the Spirit Session 2: Meeting Jesus Again Session 3: Followers of the Way Session 4: Reading the Bible Session 5: An Emerging Way Session 6: Beyond Belief
