Category: Religious Education

Please join us on Sunday (11 January 2015) at 9:30 AM for our adult religious education class.

We will continue our study of Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart.

A very persuasive response to the idea that our country was founded as a “Christian nation” — Stewart’s work takes a close and fresh look at what the founders meant by the words in the Declaration of Independence — “the laws of nature and nature’s God.”

This Sunday, we explore Chapter 4, “On the Genealogy of Nature’s God.”  We still have one last hard copy of the book available at church.

You can also buy the book for both Nook and Kindle e-readers.

If ordering through Amazon, remember to go through the All Souls website so that the church gets a portion of the proceeds.  From the homepage, scroll down to find the Amazon window on the right.

Please join us on Sunday (4 January 2015) at 9:30 AM for our Adult Religious Education Class.  We will be continuing our discussion of Nature’s God:  The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart.

A very persuasive response to the idea that our country was founded as a “Christian nation,” Stewart’s work takes a close, fresh look at what the founders meant by the words in the Declaration of Independence (“the laws of nature and nature’s God”).

We have 1 more books available if you don’t have one yet.  We will continue discussing Chapter 3 (“Epicurus’s Dangerous Idea”) which will also touch on the life of the 16th century monk Giordano Bruno (that name may sound familiar if you have seen the television series Cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson).

Find out what Epicurus, Bruno, and Thomas Jefferson could have possibly had in common.

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There will be no adult religious education classes on Sunday, 28 December 2014 — classes resume Sunday, 4 January 2015.

Please join us on Sunday (21 December 2014) at 9:30 AM for our Adult Religious Education Class.  We will be continuing our discussion of Nature’s God:  The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart.

A very persuasive response to the idea that our country was founded as a “Christian nation,” Stewart’s work takes a close, fresh look at what the founders meant by the words in the Declaration of Independence (“the laws of nature and nature’s God”).

We will have a 2 more books available if you don’t have one yet.  We will be discussing Chapter 3 (“Epicurus’s Dangerous Idea”) which will also touch on the life of the 16th century monk Giordano Bruno (that name may sound familiar if you have seen the television series Cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson).

Find out what Epicurus, Bruno, and Thomas Jefferson could have possibly had in common.

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Please join us on Sunday (14 December 2014) at 9:30 AM as we continue our adult religious education class discussion on the book Nature’s God:  The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart.

A very persuasive response to the idea that our country was founded as a “Christian nation,” Stewart’s work takes a close, fresh look at what the founders meant by the words in the Declaration of Independence (“the laws of nature and nature’s God”).

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Adult religious education resumes 7 December 2014 — Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart.

A very persuasive response to the idea that our country was founded as a “Christian nation,” Stewart’s work takes a close, fresh look at what the founders meant by the words in the Declaration of Independence, “the laws of nature and nature’s God.”

The books are in — for this week, please read the Foreword, Chapters 1, and Chapter 2.

If you ordered a book and have not yet picked it up, call or text Susan Caldwell at 318-465-3427.  She will be at the church Saturday afternoon (6 December 2014).

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