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UUFR Adult Religious Education Sunday Morning Discussion Group meets every Sunday from 9-10:15 am in the Clara Barton Room of Peace Hall. All are welcome! For additional information, or to receive discussion group e-mails,
please contact Betty Pipes bettypipes@yahoo.com or Angela Tousey atousey@nc.rr.com. |
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Current 2008 Discussions |
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June 29
Discussion of books
The following books will be presented by various members of the group: “A Wonderful Life” by Stephen J Gould, “Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama, “Founding Faith” by Steven Waldmam, “Life of PI” by Yann Martel, and “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini.
July 6
Current Events
July 13
Service Prep
Working title, content, writers, players, general discussion.
July 20
Regime Change: Promise and Peril
Stephen Kinzer’s speech on Iran to the Future of Freedom Foundation. (The Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF) is a nonprofit libertarian advocacy group based in Fairfax, Virginia)
Stephen Kinzer is an American author and newspaper reporter. He is a veteran New York Times correspondent who has reported from more than fifty countries on five continents. During the 1980s he covered revolution and social upheaval in Central America. In 1990, he was promoted to bureau chief of the Berlin bureau and covered the growth of Eastern and Central Europe as they emerged from Soviet rule. He was also New York Times bureau chief in Istanbul (Turkey) from 1996 to 2000. He has also written several non-fiction books about Turkey, Central America, Iran, and most recently about the US overthrow of foreign governments from late 19th and 20th century to present. His books include All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror and Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq. Kinzer is currently a New York Times correspondent based in Chicago.
July 27
Buddhist Psychology: The Healthy Mind and Infinite Perfections
Buddhism is the combination of the psychology of mind blended with the ethics of health. It provides prescriptions and guidelines for living in a more satisfying, contented, and happy way. But in order to do it, we have to know how. To that end Buddhists have explored, analyzed, and organized many layers of mind which lie hidden to the West. They have also developed mind training that improves attitudes and clarifies a path to mental health. Wally Myers will present the factors that enhance the health of the mind as well as particular virtues to cultivate. These insights are free and open to the public. You need not be a Buddhist to help your mind.
August 3
Moral Accounting: How do we decide the appropriate ethical choice
In Moral Politics, George Lakoff begins by analyzing the principles of moral accounting, i.e. how we balance the moral books. He uses a small number of schemes that have parallels in accounting, such as reciprocation, retribution, restitution, revenge, altruism, forgiveness, karma, reward and punishment, and work. Wally Myers will present this viewpoint, challenge its fitness as a moral system and extend the accounting metaphor across different levels of ethical problems. Many of us use this accounting metaphor to guide our behavior; but to what kind of morality does it lead?
If any one has any suggestions for future dates, please contact Betty Pipes or Angela Tousey by email.
Betty Pipes bettypipes@yahoo.com
Angela Tousey atousey@nc.rr.com |
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