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Zoom: Thursday September 3 and 10
at 6 PM CST:The Parables
with rev. robert mcCluskey
In this two-part course, we will take a closer look at parables. Parables lie very much at the center of the Gospels, but can be found throughout the Hebrew Scripture as well. We all know about parables–or do we? Outwardly they seem to refer to a series of mundane and familiar objects and events: to vineyards and fields, to householders and stewards, to sheep, coins and spendthrift sons, to oil, water, and wine. The literal sense of parables appear to be both memorable and entertaining and in some cases a bit threatening. We know what they say, but what do they mean? Rev. Robert McCluskey holds a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy, with a focus on Greek philosophy, modern idealism, existentialism, and hermeneutics. He is a graduate of the Swedenborg School of Religion and was ordained into the Swedenborgian Church of North America in 1984. He has pastored churches in Portland Maine and New York City.
Zoom: Sunday, September 6, 3:30 PM Central: The Twelve Gates Swedenborg Study
with Dell Rose
On Sunday, September 6 we will continue our deep dive into Swedenborgian theology in our 12 Gates series with Dell Rose.
The “12 Gates” is an immersive introduction to Swedenborgian spirituality, inviting students to journey through Emanuel Swedenborg's visionary theology as a pilgrim bound for the New Jerusalem.
Weaving together biblical exegesis, theological reflection, and the imaginative world of medieval pilgrimage, the course uses the metaphor of "gates" to structure a sustained exploration of prophecy, the human self, the Word, heaven and hell, judgment, charity, and salvation.
Zoom Link for “12 Gates,” Sunday, September 6, 3:30 PM CST: Use button. Meeting ID: 558 403 3057 Passcode: Swedenborg Videos of earlier presentations may be found on our YouTube Channel by searching "Swedenborg Library Chicago" in the Youtube search field.
Zoom Link for “12 Gates,” Sunday, September 6, 3:30 PM CST: Use button. Meeting ID: 558 403 3057 Passcode: Swedenborg Videos of earlier presentations may be found on our YouTube Channel by searching "Swedenborg Library Chicago" in the Youtube search field.
Zoom: September 17, 6 PM Central:
Ecclesiastes: A Critical Reading with Dell Rose
The Frame & the Cosmos: (Ecclesiastes 1:1–4:16)In this session, Dell will discuss the opening poem on nature's ceaseless cycles (1:4–11), the royal "experiment" in wisdom, pleasure, and wealth (1:12–2:26), the famous catalogue of times (3:1–8) and reflections on toil, oppression, and companionship. We'll open the higher-critical questions of authorship, dating, and persona and ask whether the rhyths of "a time to be born and a time to die" and "nothing new under the sun" represent a Hebrew sage's independent observation or a genuine resonance with Stoic cosmology.
On Tuesdays, beginning November 10 in person at 2 PM at Newberry Library:
Till the Gods Speak Again: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe with Dell Rose.
See Newberry.org to register. $255 for this 5-session program.
Calendar
The library is regularly open from 1:00 PM–5:00 PM on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and by appointment. For details on events, click on the “Events” tab at the top of the page.
Sunday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
August 233:30 PM CST: Zoom: 12 Gates Study | August 26Library open 1-5 PM | August 27 | August 28Library open 1-5 PM |
August 30 | September 2Library open 1-5 PM | September 36 PM: Zoom: Parables with Rev. Robt. McCluskey | September 4Library open 1-5 PM |
September 6 | September 9Library open 1-5 PM | September 106 PM CST Zoom: Parables with Rev. Robt. McCluskey | September 11Library open 1-5 PM |
September 133:30 PM CST: Zoom: 12 Gates Study | September 16Library open 1-5 PM | September 176 PM Zoom: Ecclesiastes, Part 1 with Dell Rose | September 18Library open 1-5 PM |
September 20 | September 23
Library open 1-5 PM
| September 246 PM CST: Zoom: Ecclesiastes, Part 2with Dell Rose | September 25
Library open 1-5 PM
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September 273:30 PM CST: Zoom: 12 Gates Study | September 30
Library open 1-5 PM
| October 16 PM CST: Zoom: Ecclesiastes, Part 3with Dell Rose | October 2
Library open 1-5 PM
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