For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church
You are invited to join a series of reflections and conversations with Andrew Bingham and David Goa on For the Life of the World, Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church.
“For the Life of the World, Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church” is the title of a recent publication edited by David Bentley Hart and John Chryssavgis under the auspices and with the blessing of His All Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch.
This document, long awaited, is a welcome opportunity to discuss Orthodox “social doctrine in terms appropriate to modern reality.” It provides general parameters, avoids nebulous abstractions and sweeping generalizations, simplistic, pietistic, or legalistic pronouncements. Anchored in the Gospel it calls us to consider and think about major issues facing the life of our fragile and struggling world with the mind of Christ, free of fear, ideological preoccupations and to do so both for our own healing and for the life of the world.
Join Zoom Meeting - Passcode: 960466
https://zoom.us/j/91990323849?pwd=YkxYSkw3MlBHRVVFQUd2LzljSjZtdz09
An electronic copy of the book is available at: https://www.goarch.org/social-ethos
You may also connect through davidgoa.ca
Schedule
Sunday, February 21, 2:00-3:30 MTS - “For the Life of the World”, Introduction, Context & Purpose
Sunday, February 28, 2:00-3:30 MTS - The Church in the Public Square
Sunday, March 7, 2:00-3:30 MTS - The Course of Human Life
Sunday, March 14, 2:00-3:30 MTS - Poverty, Wealth, and Civil Justice
Sunday, March 21, 2:00-3:30 MTS - War, Peace, and Violence
Sunday, March 28, 2:00-3:30 MTS - Ecumenical Relations and Relations with Other Faiths
Sunday, April 4, 2:00-3:30 MTS - Orthodoxy and Human Rights
Sunday, April 11, 2:00-3:30 MTS - Science, Technology, and the Natural World
Sunday, April 18, 2:00-3:30 MTS - Conclusion, “What do we take from For the Life of the World ?” Does it speak to all Orthodox Christians and beyond the boundaries of Orthodox churches?