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Please enjoy this presentation from Jacob Hilliker’s January forum on the Gospels. He focuses on comparing and contrasting the content and themes among the four. We hope you find it enlightening and learn something new!
Have you wondered about the decline in church participation in mainline denominations like the ELCA? What will the church look like ten years from now? What are the challenges? What are cultural shifts? As the ELCA, we have been asking these and more questions for a long time. In preparation for this two-part forum, please listen to a short podcast titled “Has Religion Become Obsolete? A Conversation with Christian Smith (Part 1)”.
Dr. Christian Smith, sociologist at the University of Notre Dame and author of “Why Religion Went Obsolete”, discusses what is behind the decline in America’s religious participation based on his research. The forum will be based on the podcast and his book. (You do not have to purchase the book, but there are copies to borrow in the office, so please reach out to 480-967-3543 or info@ulctempe.org if you would like one). Join us for this conversation Sunday, August 10th, after worship at 11 am, and bring your reflections. If you did not get around to listening to the podcast, you are still welcome to attend.
On Part 2 of this forum, we will continue the conversation about why religion has become obsolete in American culture. Dr. Smith explores why traditional religion has lost its cultural relevance for post-Boomer generations. Listen to the podcast “Has Religion Become Obsolete? with Christian Smith (Part 2)” prior to Part 2 of our discussion next Sunday, Aug 17, after worship. Again, you do not have to listen to the podcast in order to attend.
After a holiday break, our Forums return on Sunday, January 19th. In The forums, we have presentation and lively discussion on a current issue or Biblical study.
Forums are on Sundays morning at 9:15-10:15 am (before the 10:30 Worship Service) in the Campus Center Library.
The Forums are on a break. They will resume in June. During the summer, the Forums will be held after the Sunday worship service.
In the Forum on Sunday, February 25, from 9:15-10:15 am, Autumn Byars will share the latest hunger-related data for Arizona. We will also learn about state and federal legislation, and other projects that are going on to serve our neighbors in need.
Autumn Byars is a University Lutheran Church member, an ASU graduate, and the first ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow placed with the Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Arizona (LAMA).
Come join us. The Forum will be held in the Campus Center Library and via Zoom.