Spiritual Study And Growth
An eight-week program led by Rev. Sanderson
Thursdays, April 22 - June 24
Note: there will be no meeting on June10
Meetings are at 7:00 PM in the church vestry
Have you lost a loved one to death? Perhaps even this past year? Are you concerned about the loss of a loved one in the near or distant future? Do you ever think about your own death, wonder about it, perhaps even experience some “existential anxiety” or dread in relation to it? This is not uncommon, even for us as Christians.
This spring, as we emerge from the Easter season, rich with its themes of death and resurrection, would be a wonderful time to explore the matter of death. In our Spiritual Study and Growth Group we will be exploring the matter of death from a Buddhist perspective, a perspective that I believe is not only compatible with a Christian perspective, but which might actually shed light on it. We will be reading the Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh’s thoughtful book No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life. For those of you who are unable to find the time to read during the week, we will be able to read each of the nine chapters during our sessions and have time to discuss them, since the chapters are not long.
|
