› Shameless with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Wednesday, February 7 @ 7:30 pm at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
727 Harvard Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081
› Shameless with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Wednesday, February 7 / 7:30 pm
at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
727 Harvard Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081
artners in Ministry, a collaborative of Protestant houses of worship supporting spiritual life at Swarthmore College, and the Interfaith Center of Swarthmore College invite you to attend Shameless with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber. Negative messages about sex come from all corners of society: from the church, from the media, from our own families. As a result, countless people have suffered pain, guilt, and judgment.
Drawing on interviews of parishioners and her own life experiences, Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber connects the messages many people have received from the church and the harm they have experienced in their bodies and spirits as a result. She reaches for a new Christian sexual ethic to help the process of healing in people who have been hurt by the church’s broader teachings or by an inability to talk about sex at all. Rev. Bolz-Weber offers no simple answers. She argues instead that we should not be more loyal to an idea, a doctrine, or an interpretation of a Bible verse than we are to people. In this talk, Nadia shares stories, poetry, and Scripture that pave a way toward a new Christian sexual ethic. If you have ever been mistreated, confused, angered and/or wounded by shaming sexual messages, this event is for you. If you want to imagine a new Christian sexual ethic, this event is for you. For more about Nadia and this event, click here.
› Try Less Hard: A Lunch & Conversation with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Wednesday, February 7 / 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (at the IC Dome in Sproul Hall, Room 201, Parrish Hall Rd, Swarthmore, PA 19081)
› Try Less Hard: A Lunch & Conversation with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Wednesday, Feb. 7 / 12:30 pm – 2 pm
At the IC Dome in Sproul Hall, Room 201
Parrish Hall Rd, Swarthmore, PA 19081
hat if wholeness and freedom came from trying less hard and embracing who we truly are? You are invited to a lunch and talk led by Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, a New York Times bestselling author who has been called “a pastor for America’s outsiders” (BBC). Rev. Bolz-Weber is the first to attest that she does not look like most people’s idea of a pastor. The community of faith she founded in Denver, Colorado – House for All Sinners and Saints – is a haven for a diverse community seeking affirmation and acceptance, where “convicted felons and elected officials join teenagers with pink hair,” redefining what church is while upholding a deep reverence for tradition. In her books and talks, she makes the deeply felt argument that honesty and human connection are key to creating and sustaining community. This event is sponsored by Partners in Ministry, a collaborative of Protestant houses of worship supporting spiritual life at Swarthmore College, and the Interfaith Center of Swarthmore College.
