Events

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When Rachel Pieh Jones moved from Minnesota to rural Somalia with her husband and twin toddlers eighteen years ago, she was secure in a faith that defined who was right and who was wrong, who was saved and who needed saving. She had been taught that Islam was evil, full of lies and darkness, and that the world would be better without it.

In Pillars, Jones recounts, often entertainingly, the personal encounters and growing friendships that gradually dismantle her unspoken fears and prejudices and deepen her appreciation for Islam. Unexpectedly, along the way she also gains a far richer understanding of her own Christian faith.

Jones brings the reader along as she reexamines her assumptions about faith and God through the lens of Islam and Somali culture. Are God and Allah the same? What happens when one’s ideas about God and the Bible crumble and the only people around are Muslims? What happens is that she discovers that Jesus is more generous, daring, and loving than she ever imagined.

In this live online event, Barbara Brown Taylor introduces Pillars in conversation with author Rachel Pieh Jones and Abdi Nor Iftin, hosted (virtually) by Magers and Quinn bookstore in Minneapolis.

Website: https://www.plough.com/en/events/2021/what-can-a-christian-learn-from-muslims

10:30 am Sermon: “Apostles of Sensitiveness”
5:30 pm Lecture: “Learning to Walk in the Dark: A Spirituality for Uncertain Times”

Website: https://dauphinwayumc.org/dill-lecture/

Cost for the entire conference is $100 in person or $25 online. Follow this link to see the full two-day schedule of speakers and performances.

Barbara’s talk, “Eccentric Apostles: Leading from the Growing Edge” is at 1p.m. EDST at Emory University. This will be held in the Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252.

Website: https://www.candlerthurmanconference.com/

See Barbara’s online talk, “Writing to Be Heard over all the Noise” at 12 pm EDST.

Website: https://writingforyourlife.com/digdeeper-a-la-carte-may-2022/

Listen to Barbara’s two keynote talks at Saint Andrew United Methodist Church.

June 7th at 9:30 am MDT and June 8th at 1:25 pm MDT.

Website: https://writingforyourlife.com/colorado-2022/

More information forthcoming.

Website: https://evolvingfaith.com/

Duke University Chapel, Guest Speaker.

All are welcome to attend this ecumenical service of Christian worship on Sunday mornings throughout the year. Join us as we sing, pray, give thanks, and learn together. This week’s guest preacher, Barbara Brown Taylor, is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest.

Website: https://chapel.duke.edu/

“Holy Envy and the Common Good”

Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University (closed event).

Website: https://wheatley.byu.edu/student-conference-on-religion-in-the-public-sphere-2023-2023-02-21

Writing for Your Life welcomes you to the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta for our next Writing for Your Life Spiritual Writers’ Conference on March 6-7, 2023. The conference is open to all who are interested in spiritual writing (and reading!).

Website: https://writingforyourlife.com/wfyl-atlanta-2023/

“Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others”

The Office of Church Relations is pleased to bring The Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor to teach and preach on Saturday, March 11, 2023, on Chapman University’s campus in Orange, CA.  Her lecture will take place at 10:00 am and she will preach at the worship service beginning at 1:30 pm.  Please register for this free event by using the link below.

Website: https://www.chapman.edu/campus-life/church-relations/founders-day/index.aspx

Calvary Episcopal Church celebrates its 100th annual Lenten Preaching Series beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22. All are invited to attend in-person to hear this year’s 18 dynamic speakers. Barbara will preach at the noonday service on Wednesday, March 22, and will join David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, for the Lenten Preaching Series Podcast recorded live in the church from 6:15-7:15 pm that evening.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/learn/lenten-preaching-series/

Eat & Read is the brainchild of Jane Wolfe, Harvard Divinity School graduate and co-owner of Melba’s Poboy Shop in New Orleans.  Every year she invites a variety of authors to the restaurant for book signings, book giveaways, and conversation.  Authors have included Colson Whitehead, Michael Pollan, Sophfronia Scott, Sister Helen Prejean and many more. On May 5 Barbara will sign free copies of An Altar in the World, visit with customers, and enjoy a poboy.

Website: https://www.melbas.com/literacy-program

Join us as we welcome best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor and award winning Celtic author and teacher of spirituality John Philip Newell in conversation beginning at 6:30 pm.  If you plan to attend, keep checking this link since high attendance may require registration.

Website: https://www.christchurchcathedral.org/blog/barbara-brown-taylor-and-john-philip-newell3106/?occurrence=4739

This event has been cancelled.

Website: https://www.furman.edu/spiritual-life/events-worship-at-furman/religion-in-life-lectures/

Join Barbara and author Dana Trent for the launch of Dana’s new book Between Two Trailers: A Memoir (Convergent Books, 2024).  This is a ticketed event, so go to the website for full information.

Website: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/jdanatrent24

The Yale Institute of Sacred Music at Yale celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a host of special events including this Sunday afternoon Hymn Festival at Yale’s historic Woolsey Hall.  Dr. Felicia Barber will conduct an ecumenical community choir of 300 voices in concert with the Yale Camerata, a brass ensemble, gospel instrumentalists, and organists Drs. Nathaniel Gumbs and Bruce Neswick. The Reverends Jim Forbes and Barbara Brown Taylor will serve as guest preachers.  The event is free and open to the public.

Website: https://ism.yale.edu/event/all-creation-sings-isms-50th-anniversary-hymn-festival

Barbara will preach at two services on Sunday morning: the traditional service at 9:30 am and the contemporary service at 11:00 am

Website: https://www.stlukesumc.com/northindy

Worship at 10:00 AM followed by Jeff Chu’s book launch for Good Soil at 11:30 AM.

Website: https://www.fpcberkeley.org/event/sunday-worship-76/

Barbara Brown Taylor joins the lineup of 17 speakers in this year’s dynamic five-week series. See Calvary’s website for more information, including how you can watch the series live on Calvary’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, or website.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/lent-2/

Join Barbara Brown Taylor and Jeff Chu for a live taping of this podcast at Calvary Episcopal Church on Wednesday night, or head to the website for details on how to watch it online.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/

Join Georgia Center for the Book, Decatur Book Festival, Conversations at First Baptist, and Charis Books & More for an evening with award-winning author Elaine Pagels, in conversation with Barbara Brown Taylor. They’ll be discussing Pagels’ new book, Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus, a spellbinding and deeply-researched epic that sets out to answer the question of how a poor young Jewish man inspired a religion that shaped the world. This event is free, but tickets are required.

Website: https://georgiacenterforthebook.org/events

“Writing in Harmony: A Conversation on Creative Processes with author Barbara Brown Taylor and musician John Bell” in the University of Georgia’s Special Collections Building at 7:00 PM.

Website: https://georgiawritershalloffame.org/honorees/barbara-brown-taylor

Worship at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary and online.

Website: https://www.bradleyhillschurch.org/2024/12/12/70th-dinner/

The Farminary Project at Princeton Seminary does theological education in sync with the seasons of small-scale agriculture, producing faith leaders who are conversant with ecology, sustainability, and food justice, as well as the need for sacred rest in a culture of 24/7 productivity. Barbara will speak at the opening worship service for this four day celebration, to be held both on the seminary campus and at the Farminary’s 21-acre farm. Other speakers include Willie Jennings, Norman Wirzba, Jeff Chu, and Michael Twitty, among many others. Tickets are required; see the Farminary website for details.

Website: https://ptsem.edu/academics/departments/farminary/the-farminarys-10th-anniversary/

New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Jen Hatmaker joins bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss faith, reinvention, and the freedom of starting over. Free and open to the public; no tickets needed; seating is first come, first served.

Website: https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/event-details/awake-jen-hatmaker-on-her-midlife-renaissance

The Coming of the Light

Communities of faith around the world mark earth’s regular passage from dark to light (and from light to dark in due season) with everything from pop-up solstice celebrations in cow pastures to ancient vespers services in great cathedrals. What is it about twilight that speaks to the human soul, and what spiritual challenges are hidden in this earthly give-and-take of natural light? These questions and more will be on the table when we meet in January to celebrate the Christian season of Epiphany, the season of growing light. If you plan to come early for dinner and a twilight organ concert by candlelight, be sure to register at https://onrealm.org/fpcnaples/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=Y2MwMWFmZmQtYTc2Yi00YjMxLWIyNGUtYjNhNjAxNWI3ZGEx

Website: https://www.fpcnaples.org/