8:15 pm, Tuesday, March 9
A Talks on Tap “Great Debate”
Apostolic Succession: What is it and Who Claims It?
Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street
Two Great Debates in two months! From almost the birth of Christianity, different branches of it have laid claim to what is a called “Apostolic Succession”, the unique authority that Jesus originally gave to his disciples while on earth. For this one-of-a-kind Great Debate, we’re inviting an Orthodox priest, a Catholic priest, and a Mormon (LDS) missionary—all groups who believe they have Apostolic Succession—to explain their claim and the reasons why. Don’t miss this one!
8:15 pm, Tuesday, March 23
The Value of Home Schooling
Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street
Home schooling is in some ways a unique American tradition, as the goal of developing nations is to create public education and laws of most European nations forbid home schooling. Yet, in recent years this countercultural educational practice has become simultaneously more popular and more under attack in some parts of the country. Is home schooling a healthy alternative to public education or does it ultimately hinder children’s intellectual and emotional growth? Should it be protected, promoted, or eroded?
8:15 pm, Tuesday, April 13
Who’s in Charge Up There? The Activity of God in World
Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street
Sometimes in life we feel as if everything that happens to us is infused with purpose and meaning. However, sometimes we feel as if nothing makes sense and is completely unconnected to a “grand plan.”So if a Creator exists, is he/she/it involved? If so, how much? Is God a micromanager, a spectator, or something in between? And what does it mean when people say, “God is sovereign”? Come share your experiences and ideas on the activity of God in our world.
8:15 pm, Tuesday, April 27
To Burn the City You Love? The Ethics of Conflict, Violence, Destruction in Making the World a Better Place
Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street
The great 20th century British author and commentator, G.K. Chesterton lamented that too many men “looked only to the god within. They had not enough interest in the outer world really to wreck or revolutionize it. They did not love the city enough to set fire to it.” Essentially, they were men so set upon inner peace that they were unwilling to improve the greater world at the cost of conflict. So we ask, to what extent is it ethical to embrace conflict in order to achieve a good goal? How many lives are worth the overthrow of a tyrant? How many mudslinging commercials are worth unseating the corrupt incumbent? Does loving your company, faith community, city, or nation mean you’re willing to set fire to it?
