We hear rumblings. Christian Nationalism is on the rise. Have we seen churches and Christians (and other religious people) engage social ills, protest and march, and lobby out of religious conviction to bring about change? A key example is the Civil Rights Movement that took hold in the 1960s in the USA and in Canada. We begin this two-part conversation revisiting the Civil Rights Movement and re-examining how religious ideas, narratives, songs and institutions were central in addressing the disease of racism and the dangers of white supremacy.
Read MoreHere is the 2022 Spring Schedule for Philosopher’s Cafés with David Goa. Topics to be discussed include:
Pathways: Is Healing Deep Divisions Possible?, Freedom, the Common Good and Fragile Democracies, Human Beings and the Delicate Blue Dot Planet
Read MoreHypatia (370-415 ce), the Last Great Pagan Philosopher
17 March, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
The Fake News, Alternative Facts and the Rise of Virulent Identity Politics
17 February, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
The Fake News, Alternative Facts and the Rise of Virulent Identity Politics
17 February, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
Hypatia (370-415 ce), the Last Great Pagan Philosopher
17 March, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
What are the spiritual and intellectual roots of atheist? Are they similar to those of religion? Does atheism offer a gift to religious perspectives? Does it present a challenge?
Read MoreThe response to the Covid-19 virus has been dramatic in Canada and around the world. What lessons may we draw from the experience of isolation, social distancing and its effect on the vulnerable? What did it and does it mean for you?
Read MoreAre residential schools Canada’s foundational tragedy, our original sin? How did churches become servants to modernity’s vision? What of a Papal apology? Are we all responsibly for everyone and everything?
Read MoreThe response to the Covid-19 virus has been dramatic in Canada and around the world. What lessons may we draw from the experience of isolation, social distancing and its effect on the vulnerable? What did it and does it mean for you?
Read MoreHere is the Fall schedule for Philosopher’s Cafés with David Goa, and will be hosted by two locations, see below.
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