engaging faith 2010 ~

a huge success!

It was an incredible weekend at Furman with Jim Hollis and Marjorie Thompson.  Those of us who attended were filled with awe and provided fodder for much thought, introspection and meditation.

2011 Speakers announced

February 25-26, 2011

Alan W. Jones retired in 2009 from his position as Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, where he had served since 1985. Previously, he served as the Stephen F. Bayne Professor of Ascetical Theology at the General Theological Seminary in New York City from 1972 - 1982.  During his tenure, he founded and was the first director of the Center for Christian Spirituality.

 Now a U.S. citizen, he was born in England and received his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham. Known for his wit and keen sense of humor, Jones is one of the most respected Christian theologians in the world. He is an inspiring preacher and speaker who draws liberally from poetic and literary sources in his imaginative presentations. He is a prominent lecturer in Episcopal and academic circles both nationally and internationally. He is a prolific writer as well of books, articles, and editorial opinions and will be speaking to us from the book he is currently writing about thinking symbolically instead of literally.

Lillian Daniel has served as the Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn, since 2004, after serving for eight years as the Senior Minister of the Church of the Redeemer, in New Haven, Connecticut. She also hosts the Chicago based television program “30 Good Minutes”  featuring the leading voices in religion today.

 A frequent contributor to the Christian Century Magazine, her work has also appeared in Christianity Today, Leadership, Books and Culture, and the Journal for Preachers. Daniel has taught preaching at Yale Divinity School, Chicago Theological Seminary, and the University of Chicago Divinity School. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Chicago Theological Seminary and is the Board President of Arise Chicago, formerly the Chicago Interfaith Committee for Worker Issues.

Lillian Daniel will be speaking from her book, Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, which is the story of one church’s attempt to get main line Protestants to talk to each other about God.

Lillian Daniel will be speaking from her book, Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, which is the story of one church’s attempt to get main line Protestants to talk to each other about God.