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The group meets regularly for discussion in a variety of locations around the mid-South. It also conducts retreats and provides educational materials and resources for self-directed religious exploration. The ''Oasis'' is a bi-monthly journal published by SPAFER. | The group meets regularly for discussion in a variety of locations around the mid-South. It also conducts retreats and provides educational materials and resources for self-directed religious exploration. The ''Oasis'' is a bi-monthly journal published by SPAFER. | ||
==Lecture series== | |||
Since 2001 the group has sponsored periodic lectures by national religious figures: | Since 2001 the group has sponsored periodic lectures by national religious figures: | ||
* June 2, 2001: "Faith in the Real World", delivered by Stephen Patterson | * June 2, 2001: "Faith in the Real World", delivered by Stephen Patterson | ||
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* May 5-6, 2006: lecture delivered by Amy-Jill Levine | * May 5-6, 2006: lecture delivered by Amy-Jill Levine | ||
* November 3-4, 2006: "Progressive Christianity: A Direction for the Future?" three lectures delivered by Delwin Brown | * November 3-4, 2006: "Progressive Christianity: A Direction for the Future?" three lectures delivered by Delwin Brown | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.spafer.org/index.shtml SPAFER] website | |||
[[Category:Nonprofits]] | [[Category:Nonprofits]] | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] |
Revision as of 00:46, 4 November 2006
The South Points Association for Exploring Religion is a Birmingham-based non-profit forum for religious and spiritual exploration. The group was founded in 2000 by Ken Forbes, Burdett Wantland and others in order to establish a group for free and respectful discussion of progressive or unorthodox religious ideas.
The group meets regularly for discussion in a variety of locations around the mid-South. It also conducts retreats and provides educational materials and resources for self-directed religious exploration. The Oasis is a bi-monthly journal published by SPAFER.
Lecture series
Since 2001 the group has sponsored periodic lectures by national religious figures:
- June 2, 2001: "Faith in the Real World", delivered by Stephen Patterson
- December 7-8, 2001: "The Search for Authentic Spirituality: Opening Hearts and Minds", delivered by Hal Taussig
- March 6-7, 2002: "The Courage to Move into the Future" and "Rethinking Human Sexuality", delivered by Bishop John Shelby Spong
- November 7-8, 2003: "The Heart of Christianity: Seeing the Christian Life Again", delivered by Marcus Borg
- March 10-11, 2004: "Using the Bible as a Doorway to God, Not as a Weapon to Undergird Prejudice", delivered by Bishop John Shelby Spong
- May 6-7, 2005: "Paul Then and Now", delivered by John Dominic Crossan
- October 28-29, 2005: "Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Early Christianity", delivered by Bart Erhrman
- May 5-6, 2006: lecture delivered by Amy-Jill Levine
- November 3-4, 2006: "Progressive Christianity: A Direction for the Future?" three lectures delivered by Delwin Brown
External links
- SPAFER website