Saint John's Cathedral: Recent Episodes
Saint John's Cathedral
With Canon Broderick Greer
While "What are you giving up for Lent?" is good small talk at coffee hour, the focus on abstaining from chocolate or Starbucks misses God's broader invitation to a holy Lent: The taking on, not just giving up of practices that awaken us to God's liberating love in Christ. Join Canon Broderick as he explores a set of practices that might enhance your experience of this sacred season.
With Canon Broderick Greer
The baptized life is sustained by a rhythm of work and rest, of fasting and feasting. As we stand on the brink of Lent, Canon Broderick explores with us how this rhythm informs our collective and individual preparations for Ash Wednesday.
With Greg Moveisian, founder of the Abrahamic Initiative
Session Two – Competing Narratives: Two Peoples, Two Histories
Using resources provided by Churches for Middle East Peace, Greg leads a reflection and dialogue in three sessions on the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict as reflected in competing narratives, contemporary political, social and economic realities, and the effect on the lives of indigenous Christians. In this season of Epiphany, we seek understanding in order to manifest Christ’s light and love amid seemingly intractable conflicts.
With Greg Movesian, founder of the Abrahamic Initiative
Competing Narratives: Two Peoples, Two Histories
Using resources provided by Churches for Middle East Peace, Greg leads a reflection and dialogue in three sessions on the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict as reflected in competing narratives, contemporary political, social and economic realities, and the effect on the lives of indigenous Christians. In this season of Epiphany, we seek understanding in order to manifest Christ’s light and love amid seemingly intractable conflicts.
With Greg Movesian, founder of Abrahamic Initiative
Ties to the Holy Land: Christianity in Israel and PalestineUsing resources provided by Churches for Middle East Peace, Greg leads a reflection and dialogue in three sessions on the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict as reflected in competing narratives, contemporary political, social and economic realities, and the effect on the lives of indigenous Christians. In this season of Epiphany, we seek understanding in order to manifest Christ’s light and love amid seemingly intractable conflicts.
With Greg Movesian, founder of Abrahamic Initiative
Week One – Ties to the Holy Land: Christianity in Israel and Palestine
Using resources provided by Churches for Middle East Peace, Greg will lead a reflection and dialogue in three sessions on the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict as reflected in competing narratives, contemporary political, social and economic realities, and the effect on the lives of indigenous Christians. In this season of Epiphany, we seek understanding in order to manifest Christ’s light and love amid seemingly intractable conflicts.
With Tina Clark, Director of Formation
This journey of faith is always a place of mystery and wonder, of faith balanced sometimes precariously with doubt; we are always on a wilderness road. Tina explores how Christian Formation takes us not off the path of wilderness, but instead invites each of us to walk in community and wonder, finding God with and within at every turn.
With Tina Clark, Director of Formation
This journey of faith is always a place of mystery and wonder, of faith balanced sometimes precariously with doubt; we are always on a wilderness road. Tina explores how Christian Formation takes us not off the path of wilderness, but instead invites each of us to walk in community and wonder, finding God with and within at every turn.
What happens at the annual convention of The Episcopal Church in Colorado? What are Bishop Kym Lucas' goals and agenda as she settles into her role as Bishop? What is this "Way of Love" people are talking about? Amanda Barker and a panel of our Saint John's convention delegates discuss convention and the path of our diocese as we begin a new year together.
With the Saint John's Cathedral Convention Delegates
What happens at the annual convention of The Episcopal Church in Colorado? What are Bishop Kym Lucas’ goals and agenda as she settles in here? What is this “Way of Love” people are talking about? Amanda Barker and a panel of our Saint John’s convention delegates discuss convention and the path of our diocese as we begin a new year together.
Dean Richard discusses why purgatory is not an official Episcopal or Anglican doctrine. However, many of our beloved prayers in the current Prayer Book suggest that in the afterlife the soul travels a long journey that takes an eternity to complete; this journey leads us more deeply into the mystery of divine love in Christ.
Dean Richard leads a class on what he considers to be one of the most dangerous concepts in the history of Christianity: hell. Richard examines how hell imagined as a literal place has caused confusion and psychological torment throughout the ages. He discusses why the Episcopal Church, as well as the church’s ancient creeds, focus upon divine mercy rather than punishment in the afterlife.
Tina Clark leads a class on the mystery of heaven, which is something that Jesus describes as being “already among you” (Luke 17:21) and yet as something beyond death (John 12:24-25). She explores heaven as something we should imagine and yet as something that is unfathomable.
In the Daily Office, Sunday Eucharists, burials, and baptisms, Christians proclaim the Trinitarian faith of the Church as articulated in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, a regular reminder of the claim the Holy Trinity makes on our lives in the waters of baptism. Join us as we mine the interplay between the creeds and the sacrament of baptism.
With the Rev. Broderick Greer, Canon Precentor
The roles of context and imagination are central to Episcopal biblical interpretation because Episcopalians take the Bible too seriously to take it literally. The Bible, like any collection of texts in the wrong hands, can be used to prop up systems of violence. Join us as we explore humane, gentle, and transformative interpretations of a book that remains at the top of many bestseller lists.
As dementia continues to rise in epidemic numbers in our country, so too, does the challenge of providing competent care to those most impacted in our families and church communities. It is therefore vital to understand the implications that this disease has on grief, loss, and our most significant relationships, so that we can compassionately support people living with dementia and their care partners through this long and challenging illness.
Kay M. Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in the field of dementia care. Kay is a Certified Dementia Consultant, Educator, Coach, Trainer, and Speaker who is passionate about supporting people living with dementia, as well as the families, caregivers and communities entrusted with their care. Known for her engaging story-telling, and for bringing a unique authenticity and humor to her presentations, Kay can make often uncomfortable topics safe and stimulating for her audiences to engage in, experience, and to explore.
With Brenda Magsamen, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Development and Special Project Coordinator for Colorado
In Our Own Voice: Living with Mental Illness is NAMI's national effort to educate the general public and change the attitudes, preconceived notions, and stereotypes of how persons living with mental illness look and behave.
Join Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon as she hosts a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth from Israel and Palestinian-American Aziz Abu Sarah, about multifaith dialogue and engagement in constructive conflict, peace, and the reality of life in Israel and Palestine.
We discuss the role we can play in hosting dialogues about disagreements and becoming peacemakers and reconcilers in the midst of conflict. We believe we can bring hope to broken communities throughout the world - even to Israel and Palestine.
The family of Abraham traditionally included the three faiths, but lately, many people see Islam as an illegitimate member of the family, unwelcome in the house of Abraham. Historically, for Christians, this role was relegated to the Jewish members as "disinherited" siblings. Jews, however, for most Christians at least, have become full members of the family in good standing. Is this a possibility for the Muslims, or does the Quranic verse "The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you until you follow their way," obviate that possibility?
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About Dr. Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf is president and senior faculty member of Zaytuna College (Berkeley, California), America's first accredited Muslim liberal arts college.
He is an advisor to the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union. Yusuf also serves as vice president for the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (Abu Dhabi), which was founded and is currently presided over by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, a world-renowned Muslim scholar and jurist. In addition, Yusuf has joined the Emirates Fatwa Council under the leadership of Shaykh Abdallah.
He is the author of several books and scholarly articles, while also translating major creedal Islamic texts into English, including Purification of the Heart, The Content of Character, The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi, Caesarean Moon Births, Prayer of the Oppressed, and Agenda to Change our Condition.
Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as "the Western world's most influential Islamic scholar" by The Muslim 500, edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin.
Along with his extensive training in the Western liberal arts, Yusuf has studied Arabic and the Islamic sciences for over 40 years with leading scholars of the Muslim world.
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The Everding Distinguished Lectureship Program
Established through a gift from Prof. H. Edward and Lee Palmer Everding, this endowed lectureship is a project of the Iliff School of Theology and Saint John's Cathedral aimed at enhancing interfaith dialogue and interreligious learning throughout the community through annual lectures from outstanding visiting teachers.
The Everding Lectures
Presented by Dr. Hamza Yusuf, President and Senior Faculty Member, Zaytuna College
Since 9/11 over two million Muslims have died in conflicts that in one way or another were related to the events in September 2001. Muslims have been the greatest victims of terror, with minority communities in the Middle East a distant second. In 1947, the historian, Prof. Arnold Toynbee, foretold of a militant version of Islam coupled with a nihilistic zealotry arising in the not too distant future. What did he know that we didn't, and how much of Islam has actually informed these zealots? Moreover, what can we do in the U.S. to mitigate the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment that demonizes the religion of a fifth of the world's population, heralding a possible race war that Toynbee also predicted was likely?
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About Dr. Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf is president and senior faculty member of Zaytuna College (Berkeley, California), America's first accredited Muslim liberal arts college.
He is an advisor to the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union. Yusuf also serves as vice president for the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (Abu Dhabi), which was founded and is currently presided over by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, a world-renowned Muslim scholar and jurist. In addition, Yusuf has joined the Emirates Fatwa Council under the leadership of Shaykh Abdallah.
He is the author of several books and scholarly articles, while also translating major creedal Islamic texts into English, including Purification of the Heart, The Content of Character, The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi, Caesarean Moon Births, Prayer of the Oppressed, and Agenda to Change our Condition.
Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as "the Western world's most influential Islamic scholar" by The Muslim 500, edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin.
Along with his extensive training in the Western liberal arts, Yusuf has studied Arabic and the Islamic sciences for over 40 years with leading scholars of the Muslim world.
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The Everding Distinguished Lectureship Program
Established through a gift from Prof. H. Edward and Lee Palmer Everding, this endowed lectureship is a project of the Iliff School of Theology and Saint John's Cathedral aimed at enhancing interfaith dialogue and interreligious learning throughout the community through annual lectures from outstanding visiting teachers.
We are thrilled to welcome to Saint John's the Reverend Dr. Sam A. Portaro, an Episcopal priest, author, and faculty member at the CREDO institute.
Each of us in the church claims relationship with God; it's the basis of Baptism and reaffirmed every time we recite any Christian creed. Every relationship entails communication of some kind, often of many different kinds. As former Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold has noted, "Theology is how we talk about God; spirituality is how we talk with God." And there are as many different kinds of relationship with God as with any two human beings, which is to say, a lot! Yet talk about "spirituality" tends to wander quickly into the weeds or vaporizes into foggy wisps when, in truth, spirituality is all about relationship. So what's your relationship with God like, and how is it manifested?
Please note that this episode contains some strong language.
The Very Reverend Dr. Alan W. Jones is Dean Emeritus at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Previously, he served as the Stephen F. Bayne Professor of Ascetical Theology at the General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he was the founder of the Center of Christian Spirituality at General. Dr. Jones is the author of numerous books, including "Journey Into Christ" and "Exploring Spiritual Direction: An Essay in Christian Friendship."
The second of two Everding Lectures presented by Dr. Tinyiko Maluleke, Professor of Theology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. There is overwhelming evidence that when Desmond Tutu accepted the role of chairperson of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it was for him much more than the acceptance of a presidential appointment. He saw it as an opportunity to ritualize, exemplify and advocate the power of forgiveness and reconciliation in the building of nation and community. Above all, he probably saw it as a culmination of a lifetime of preaching and modeling of forgiveness. Racial forgiveness and harmony occupy a particularly special place in Tutu's thinking. This lecture will explore the sources and main tenets of Desmond Tutu's theology of forgiveness. Of particular interest will be the implications of Tutu's theology for race and gender relations in South Africa and the USA today.
The first of two Everding Lectures presented by Dr. Tinyiko Maluleke, Professor of Theology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
What kept Mandela hopeful and energetic all through the dark days of the struggle against Apartheid? Where did Mandela get the courage to make the daring speech in April 1964 before a 'white man's court' which had the power to sentence him to death?