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<td>"Competing Christianities" Lecture Series with Marcus Borg at
Central Lutheran, Portland</td>
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<td>Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:57:41 -0800</td>
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<td>Jennifer Grosvenor <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:grosvenor@hevanet.com"><grosvenor@hevanet.com></a></td>
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<b>"Competing Christianities" Coram Deo Lecture Series
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March 9-11, Central Lutheran, Portland</b>
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<b>Dr. Marcus Borg</b>
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Renowned author, scholar and speaker
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Presented by Central Lutheran Church in partnership with the Oregon
Synod ELCA
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Friday, March 9 ($10):
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~ <b>Competing Christianities</b> (7:30-9pm)
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Saturday, March 10 ($20): <br>
~ <b>Rereading Jesus: Conventional Christianity vs Radical
Discipleship</b> (9-10:30am)
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~ <b>Jesus vs Empire</b> (11am-12:30pm) <br>
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Sunday, March 11:
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~ <b>Jesus: Executed for Justice and Peace</b> (9-10 am,
Education hour) <br>
~ Sermon (10:15am, Worship service)
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Central Lutheran, 1820 NE 21st Ave., Portland OR, 97212;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.centralportland.org">www.centralportland.org</a>
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Registration and childcare information: 503-284-2331,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:office@centralportland.org">office@centralportland.org</a>
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<b>Dr. Marcus Borg</b> will discuss two radically different
understandings of Christianity. Borg often appears on mainline TV news
programs and is an internationally acclaimed "Jesus Scholar." His new
book, <i>Jesus: The Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious
Revolutionary,</i> together with <i>Reading the Bible Again
for the First Time, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time,</i>
and<i> The God We Never Knew </i>hint at his understanding
of Jesus and authentic Christianity.
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“If he (Borg) did not exist, we would have to invent him for we have
no better guide to the recovery of an authentic Christian faith.” -
Harvard Divinity, Professor Peter Gomes</font>
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