How we talk about God matters. The way we read and interpret the Bibleβand the questions we ask about what we believeβcan shape how we show up in the world. Join a community where ideas become action. Sundays at 10am , join the discussion at Trinity Commons in lower Manhattan β or participate online from anywhere. And with practice, we can cultivate it. February 16 and 23 : James K. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin University and author of How to Inhabit Time , on how we must reckon with our past to live faithfully in the present and have hope for the future.
James K. As a cultural critic and commentator, he explores the tensions of modern life, inviting readers and audiences to more intentional practices of faith and flourishing. He is currently at work on a book about contemplative spirituality and contemporary art.
Smith served as editor in chief of Comment magazine β and Image journal β From superheroes to epic novels, themes from the Bible inform and influence many well-known works of American literature.
Join us to explore the surprising ways scripture shows up in our favorite stories. God is at once immanent, as close as our own breath, and transcendent, beyond all boundaries and human understanding. How can this be? Join the Rev. Theodore Hiebert, Francis A. Far from abstract or irrelevant, these words we say together in church each week carefully express our foundational beliefs: who God is and what God has done in Christ and through the Spirit.
Learn the history of the creed, explore its meaning through the lens of the Trinity β Father, Son, and Holy Spirit β and discover what this ancient declaration says to us today. The holy Eucharist, or communion, is at the center of our worship services. But what does it mean? January 26 : Dr. Scott MacDougall, associate professor of theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, discusses the theology of the Eucharist and helps us understand how preparing and gathering at the table forms our lives as Christians.
