Weekly Book Discussion Group
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The weekly book discussion group has been meeting for more than 18 years, and generally reads 4 or 5 books a year. We meet weekly on Thursday at 7:15pm to discuss and debate current, timely books on contemporary Catholic topics. Dr. Tony Tambasco, a theologian and biblical scholar at Georgetown University, leads the discussions. All are welcome!
The Holy Trinity Book Discussion Group is currently meeting virtually via Zoom on Thursdays from 7:15pm to 8:45pm. For more information and Zoom particulars, please contact Bob Stewart grobertstewart1@mac.com.
Next Book Discussion
The Spirit of Hope: Theology for a World in Peril by Jürgen Moltmann
Chapters 8-10
Thursday, January 18 at 7:15pm via Zoom (Meeting ID: 306 049 3017; Passcode: 599860), or contact Bob Stewart grobertstewart1@mac.com
- Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian who is one of the founders of a “theology of hope,” which arose after World War II and sowed the seeds of liberation theology. It steers a path between despair and naive optimism. It does not rely simply on human ingenuity, but maintains that the future impinges on the present and gives rise to new possibilities in this world. That future is shown in a suffering Christ (“Crucified God” is the title of another of his books) who is risen. This book returns to the theme that Moltmann so powerfully addressed in his groundbreaking work, Theology of Hope. In the twenty-first century, he tells us, hope is challenged by ideologies and global trends that would deny hope and even life itself. Terrorist violence, social and economic inequality, and most especially the looming crisis of climate change all contribute to a cultural moment of profound despair. Moltmann reminds us that Christian faith has much to say in response to a despairing world. In the eternal yes of the living God, we affirm the goodness and ongoing purpose of our fragile humanity. Likewise, Gods love empowers us to love life and resist a culture of death.
The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and the publisher WJK.
NEW BOOK THAT WE WILL BEGIN DISCUSSING ON FEBRUARY 1:
James Alison, Knowing Jesus, SPCK Classics, 2012, 128 pages, paperback $14.99.