A Spirituality for Our Time with Jay McDaniel
On June 17 to June 19 the Madawaska Institute for Culture and Religion will be hosting Dr. Jay McDaniel.  A Spirituality for our Time

He will examine the questions of prayer, ecology, interfaith, and aesthetic so we can form a spiritually that will ground us in our faith journey.  As a follow up to Diana Butler Bass's comments of being spiritual and religious  we will form a spiritual that is religious  and grounds our care of the earth and all who inhabit it.  Through Buddhism and Christian traditions we will deepen our faith.  Through poetry and jazz we will celebrate the harmonies of the universe.  Through conversations we will add intensity to our experience. Taking seriously the complexities of our time we will form a theology that will sustain us and our actions.

 Dr. Jay McDaniel brings with him a grounding in Buddhism and Process Theology. He will also bring his current experience of working with Process Centers in China.  He teaches  at Hendrix College as Professor of Religion and Director, Steel Center for the Study of Religion and Philosophy.
 
He says "My aim as a teacher at Hendrix is to help students understand how people live and think in different parts of the world when they are shaped by religious points of view.  It is also to help students develop "philosophies" and "theologies" of their own in dialogue with the many religions and also with people who are not interested in religion.  I think of myself as a "constructive theologian" and encourage my students to recognize that they, too, can be creative thinkers in their own right.  Understanding others and creatively responding to what one learns: these are the guiding ideals of my teaching."

For more go to http://www.jesusjazzbuddhism.org/
The cost will be $225.  It will be located in Burnstown Ont.  To register contact George Hermanson at george@hermanson.ca