
TWO WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 22 & 29, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family)
led by Dean Steve Thomason
Our world is seemingly on fire, and the uncertainties of our time translate to a sense of chaos and upheaval. Anxiety and anger run amok. Under threat of change, the human impulse is to conservative inertia or even regression, which invariably leads to injustice and oppression. We are seeing that; we are living in this crucible moment when the paradigms that have historically made sense in the social fabric will not hold, and tweaks to them will not suffice. Paradigm shifts (revolutionary insights) are needed as we find our way. We are on the cusp of something as significant as Newtonian cosmology or modern Cognitive Psychology, but we will only breakthrough to new paradigms if we let go of the basic assumptions of the prevailing theories of social constructs built on a misguided transactional calculus. Hint: Jesus was on to something big!
Join online using this Zoom link.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES:
The following was shared at Part 1 of the forum:
The following were shared or referenced in Part 2 of the forum:
- Margaret Wheatley, "What is Our Work?"
- Parker Palmer, "Leading from Within"
- Breathing Compassion: A Practice for the Transformation of Pain
The slides from Part 1 can be downloaded here (pdf).
The slides from Part 2 can be downloaded here (pdf).
Video of Parts 1 & 2 are posted below.
2 Responses
Jessie Dye
My partner and I are in Mexico for these two sessions. Is it possible for us to download the whole session? The slides are up, but I’d really value hearing Dean Thomason’s whole talk.
I am hopeing we can join on Zoom on the 29th.
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Hi Jessie, the video of part 1 was just posted today — if you don’t see it, try refreshing the page. The video can also be found on the “Workshops & Forums” playlist of the cathedral Youtube channel here.