Six months ago we offered an Adult RE course on The New Jim Crow and it was new ground for many of us. Now these ideas are in the news almost every day. How do the war on drugs, mass incarceration, racial profiling and other factors fit together to create this phenomenon called The New Jim Crow and how did our culture suddenly wake up to these issues?

Six months ago we offered an Adult RE course on The New Jim Crow and it was new ground for many of us. Now these ideas are in the news almost every day. How do the war on drugs, mass incarceration, racial profiling and other factors fit together to create this phenomenon called The New Jim Crow and how did our culture suddenly wake up to these issues?

The Olympic Games are simultaneously the most competitive and the most cooperative of human institutions. How is it that these two tendencies coexist in one cultural event? In this paradox lies some real wisdom about our human life. Why do we love these games and the beautiful pageantry that frames this planetary festival of super intense experiences?

The Olympic Games are simultaneously the most competitive and the most cooperative of human institutions. How is it that these two tendencies coexist in one cultural event? In this paradox lies some real wisdom about our human life. Why do we love these games and the beautiful pageantry that frames this planetary festival of super intense experiences?

This month many houses of worship will celebrate Evolution Sunday. Can there be a reconciliation between religion and evolution? There is a creative edge of thought in the world right now around this question. Let's explore some of these new ideas and see where they might lead.

This month many houses of worship will celebrate Evolution Sunday. Can there be a reconciliation between religion and evolution? There is a creative edge of thought in the world right now around this question. Let's explore some of these new ideas and see where they might lead.

King Luncheon keynote speaker Michael Eric Dyson urges us to look beyond the King of the past to how Martin Luther King would respond to the challenges of the present. His roof shaking speech was a call to reevaluate, to get real and get active. We will try to share a taste of his message and what we can do, now that the tributes are over for another year.

King Luncheon keynote speaker Michael Eric Dyson urges us to look beyond the King of the past to how Martin Luther King would respond to the challenges of the present. His roof shaking speech was a call to reevaluate, to get real and get active. We will try to share a taste of his message and what we can do, now that the tributes are over for another year.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that love is a force that can transform oppressors into neighbors. Does it look like that faith statement has a future? How is his legacy doing after 50 years? The choir will sing "MLK" by U2 as we celebrate the birthday of an American hero.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that love is a force that can transform oppressors into neighbors. Does it look like that faith statement has a future? How is his legacy doing after 50 years? The choir will sing "MLK" by U2 as we celebrate the birthday of an American hero.