Otis Young Lecture series on Religion and Ethics Presents:
Robert Wright
The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Nominee for The Evolution of God and one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine.
Thursday, November 4, afternoon at Doane College (Crete, NE).
Thursday, November 4, 7:00 PM, lecture followed by reception and book signing, First-Plymouth. Suggested donation: $5.00.
The Evolution of God
Can the Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—coexist peacefully with one another? The fate of the world may depend on that question, and Robert Wright says the answer is yes. Drawing on the histories and scriptures of these religions, he reveals the key to bringing out the best in them and shows that all three are capable of evolving to meet the great challenge of our time: knitting the world’s peoples into a cohesive global society. He shows how and why the Abrahamic God has grown morally over time and offers hope that more growth lies ahead.
Robert Wright is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Evolution of God, a finalist for the 2010 General Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize. His previous books include The Moral Animal: Evolutionary Psychology and Everyday Life (named by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best 10 books of the year) and Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny (which President Bill Clinton required White House staff members to read). Wright is a recipient of the National Magazine Award for Essay and Criticism and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has taught philosophy at Princeton and religion at Penn and is now a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and editor in chief of Bloggingheads.tv, which he co-founded. He has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, many other periodicals and is a New York Times Opinionator.
Christianity in America 2011
Rev. Dr. Jim Keck, Senior Minister at First-Plymouth
Thursday, January 20, 7:00 PM, Chapel at First-Plymouth. Free.
Dr. Keck will explore the spiritual trends, theological movements and ever-changing face of the Christian church in America. What beliefs and practices define the average Christian today? And what current change is producing the greatest transformation in Christianity since the Reformation? Rev. Dr. Jim Keck, is the Senior Minister at First-Plymouth Church. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from Andover Newton Seminary and was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1990. He has also served as a guest lecturer at Tufts University, Andover Newton Theological School, American Baptist School and Pacific School of Religion, as well as a keynote speaker for numerous denominational events.
