Sunday Adult Education: 2010

Every Sunday, 9:00 - 9:45am
Every Sunday Trinity offers forums and classes in a lecture/discussion format that run the gamut of topics from things Biblical, liturgical, historical, spiritual or focused on the broader cultural milieu parish-wide, local, regional, national and global. Taught by a wide variety presenters, each session can “stand alone” even when it is part of a longer series – but you’ll want to join the fun as often as you can.

Sunday Forums – 2010

Sunday Forums with Marcus Borg

Presentation by internationally-known historical Jesus scholar and Trinity's Canon Theologian on Biblical scholarship today.

Marcus J. Borg is Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, OR. Internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, he was Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University until his retirement in 2007.

He is the author of eighteen books, including Jesus: A New Vision (1987) and the best-seller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994); The God We Never Knew (1997); The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (1999); Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2001), and The Heart of Christianity (2003), both best-sellers. His newest books are Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary (2006), a New York Times Best-Seller; Conversations with Scripture: Mark (2009), and three books co-authored with John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week (2006), The First Christmas (2007), and The First Paul (2009).

Sunday Classes

ADULT EDUCATION: WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE HOLY QUR'AN: A SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GREG HETRICK

Sunday, September 5, 9 a.m., The Morrison Room
Islam is viewed by many as a radical and intolerant belief system. The writings of the Holy Qur'an show a different world, especially for the treatment of women. Greg Hetrick will give a brief examination of how UN women's rights conventions are supported by the sacred text of Islam. Included in this presentation will be case studies of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.