Theme Speaker, the European Unitarian Universalist retreat
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Visiting Professor, the Czech Unitarian Academy in Prague
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Small Group Ministry Facilitators Training Program
Trainer and Workshop Facilitator, the Small Group Ministry Facilitators Training Program, September 6-7, 2019, The First Unitarian Church of Providence
Read moreSpring Meeting on Paul’s Brain Science of Emotions
Paul’s Brain Science of Emotions Westar Scholar and Author, Thandeka, talks about her upcoming sessions at the Spring Meeting on Paul’s Brain Science of Emotions: https://youtu.be/dZF_YYKT068 The apostle Paul addressed the nations of ancient Rome with the rhetoric of the “law of Christ”(Gal 6:2) and the “spirit of the law” (Rom 8:2). He tried but failed to teach them selfless love as the emotional foundation for faithfulness to God. Did he know what he was talking about? According to Thandeka, modern science may reveal things that Paul understood at an instinctive level—things that we can see now with much greater clarity. Using the tools of affective neuroscience, she will examine Paul’s first-century attempt to teach selfless love, demonstrating how this love relates to human psychology, and asking if selfless love is the true value and future of religion. Thursday, March 21, 2019 1:00–2:00 pm 2:30–3:30 pm 4:00-5:00 pm: Book Discussions Doing Theology in the Age of Trump, featuring Clayton Crockett Love Beyond Belief, featuring Thandeka Join us in Santa Rosa, or online, March 20-23: https://www.westarinstitute.org/national-meetings/spring-2019/
Read moreGot Race? America’s Most Successful Ad Campaign
firstparishportland.org 7:00PM to 9:45PM, Friday, October 26, 2018 First Parish in Portland, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation 425 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101
Read moreLiberal Faith’s Death and Resurrection in 21st Century America
The Fresno Interfaith Scholar Weekend for more information and to register: http://www.interfaithscholar.org/ Friday, March 1 Fresno State North Gym 118: Campus Drive, Fresno, CA 93740 7:30 pm – The Race Factor: “Got Race? America’s Most Successful Ad Campaign” Saturday, March 2 Temple Beth Israel: 6622 N. Maroa Avenue, Fresno, CA 93704 8:00 am – Registration & Breakfast 9:00 am – Torah Reflection 9:15-10:30 am – The Emotion Factor: “Not Waving, But Drowning” 10:45-12:00 pm – The Religion Factor: “Who Speaks for God in America Today?” 12:00-1:00 pm – Lunch 1:00-2:15 pm – The Anti-Religion Factor: “The Nones: Spirituality for Religion’s Cultured Despisers” Sunday, March 3 Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno: 2672 East Alluvial Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720 10:30 am – The Hope Factor: “Love Beyond Belief Today”
Read moreCan Cognitive and Affective Neuroscientific Perspectives on Emotional Experience Help Us Update Schleiermacher’s Analysis of Affect’s Role in the Cultivation of Virtues Promoting Community?
2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Denver, CO
Read moreGot Race? America’s Most Successful Ad Campaign
A public lecture presented by Rev. Dr. Thandeka, a renowned theologian, minister, and congregational consultant. Thandeka’s talk will track the hidden history of racial identify-formation and how whites and blacks were made in America. Be a part of the conversation that calls us to answer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s question, “Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?” First Unitarian Church of Dallas (https://www.dallasuu.org)
Read more‘Got Race? America’s Most Successful Ad Campaign’ – A Public Lecture
“Race in the Age of Trump: Can Brain Science Help Us Out?” – A Public Lecture
A special presentation by Rev. Dr. Thandeka in memory of Jaak Panksepp “Race in the Age of Trump” traces the history of racial identity-formation in America, showing “how racial identities were ‘invented’ in America to keep both blacks and whites in their place.” The lecture provides an alternative to shame- and blame-based anti-racism programs. Insights from the brain science of emotions will be used for constructing New Race Work in the Age of Trump. Sunday, April 15 2:00 – 4:30 pm 1912 Center 412 East Third Street Moscow, Idaho More information about the event: http://events.revthandeka.org
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