2008 Lenten Noon Forum
See below for transcrips and sound clips as they become available
The Church of St. John the Divine
1611 Quadra Street, Victoria
Tel: (250) 383-7169 www.stjohnthedivine.bc.ca12:00-1:00 p.m. Wednesdays Feb 6, 2008 through March 19, 2008
Bring a bag lunch – coffee and tea provided“Christ and Culture, Church and State:
Where are the going now? ”
February 6 Leadership in a Re-Mapped Social Christianity: Power, Place and Practice
Click for transcript With this session Wendy will re-imagine the work of leadership in and for a Christianity displaced by the relocation of social and political power in Canadian culture.
February 13 Click for transcript Archbishop Hutchison considers the relationship of church and state to be a major priority in the work of a church leader. During his time as Primate (the Senior Bishop of the Anglican Church in Canada) he was actively engaged in lobbying cabinet in support of various social policy issues. His annual address, given in the Cathedral in Ottawa on New Year’s day each year was forwarded to cabinet. Archbishop Hutchison will share something of those conversations with senior Canadian politicians during his time as Primate from 2004 to 2007, as well as similar conversations in the 20 years from 1984 while he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, and subsequently Bishop of Montreal and Archbishop of the Eastern part of Canada.
February 20
Adjunct Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, University of VictoriaTranscript not available Erica will speak about the ways in which the Muslim world understands the deep unity of faith and political leadership and particularly how this is expressed in art and architecture. The normative Islamic assumptions about this relationship contain an implicit critique of the West’s attempt to separate faith from the governance of society – what might the west need to learn?
February 27 Transcript not available Bishop De Roo will address some issues involved in the relationships between religion, faith, politics and culture in our contemporary society, locally and abroad. Are religion and politics compatible? Must they of necessity clash? Can they be creative partners? What contribution is faith challenged to make to culture and politics? How have attitudes evolved over the years? What can you personally do in this regard?
March 5 Transcript not available If we assume that God continues to be active in the world today, how do we discern where God is working? How is God’s mission expressed or ignored in the work of the church and in the policies of the state?
March 12 Click for Transcript A Lutheran perspective from a national leader on how faith interacts with society and how the church’s tensions with the politics of the day can be creative for both partners.
March 19 Transcript not available Christian faith has always seen the execution of Jesus of Nazareth as something more than the death of an individual. For Christians this death is also both public and political, in that it shows societies and institutions can react when they are challenged, while at the same time showing us two aspects of our human nature, one that can choose brutality and violence, and the other that offers a sublime quality of forgiveness. This address, on the eve of the Great Triduum that begins on Maundy Thursday and ends on the morning of Easter, will be preparation for experience those central events that lie at the heart of Christian faith.
Herbert O’Driscoll is the former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver and of the College of Preachers in Washington D.C., noted speaker and writer
