Next Living Room Can the Word "Christianity" be Saved from the Christians?
October 12, 2011 6 pm Doors, 7 pm Program
Intersections, 274 5th Ave Btwn 29th and 30th Sts
With Frank Schaeffer
Want to spread the word, share the event, or RSVP? See links below Come hear the story of Frank Schaeffer's personal journey from growing up in the beating heart of the Religious Right as the son of Francis and Edith Schaeffer, to becoming a convert in the Greek Orthodox church 25 years ago, a father, and a grandfather. Frank will share how he has made sense of Christianity over the years and how he has come to find grounding in religious practices, more than ideas, and ritual as the context for life's most treasured shared experiences. This evening will include time for discussion with Frank about the varieties of "Christianity", as well as readings from his new book "Sex, mom and God" and the chance to have a small experience of Greek Orthodox prayer and practices. Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times best selling author. His books include Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back and Sex, Mom, and God: How the Bible's Strange Take on Sex Led to Crazy Politics-and How I Learned to Love Women (and Jesus) Anyway. Schaeffer is a good memoirist, smart and often laugh-out-loud funny. For those of us not raised in religious homes, he is like a visitor from another planet who marvels at things that we take for granted - like letting children form their own opinions... Frank seems to have been born irreverent, but his memoirs have a serious purpose, and that is to expose the insanity and the corruption of what has become a powerful and frightening force in American politics. Read more WATCH! SPREAD THE WORD! Tweet about this event bit.ly/nc8ZT4 Invite your friends to the Facebook Event Invite your friends through Meetup.com SHARE THE EVENT! Volunteer to record a podcast, video, or Ustream, email Frank Take photos at the event to post in our Flickr Group Write a blog post for our website / or email us your post MOST IMPORTANT... COME! Volunteer to bring snacks and help set-up, email Bowie RSVP today (requested, but not required) See you there! |