The Voices of Trinity from Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, perform on July 24, 2016 in the Amphitheater. Photo by Sarah Holm It'll be gospel music that drifts from the Amphitheater into
Rabbi Deborah Waxman She’s the first woman rabbi to lead both a Jewish seminary and congregational union, and the first lesbian to have risen to the level of national and professional Jewish leadership she currently enjoys.
Richard Rohr, author of “The Divine Dance.”. Photo courtesy of Whitaker House “Your identity is hidden with Christ in God,” wrote Paul the Apostle in Colossians 3:3. That identity — shrouded from view though it
It’s Fr. Richard Rohr’s hope that his interfaith lectures will give people “intelligent compassion,” for themselves and for others. “If the only agenda that’s given to you is what I call the ‘first half of
Richard Rohr, author of “The Divine Dance.”. Photo courtesy of Whitaker House Human lives can be thought of as having two distinct halves. When the halves of a person’s life are discussed, a major concern
The Tallman Tracker Organ sits at the heart of the Hall of Christ. Fifty-two years ago, Argentinian composer and organist Norberto Guinaldo wrote his “Suite for an Old Tracker Organ” as a way to honor his
Richard Rohr, author of “The Divine Dance.”. Photo courtesy of Whitaker House It’s Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM’s, opinion that in life’s beginning, people need structure — they need continuity, predictability and impulse control before they can
Chautauqua Organist And Coordinator Of Worship And Sacred Music Jared Jacobsen Leads The Chautauqua Choir For This Week’s ‘Terra Beata’ Sacred Song Service Sunday, July 7, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA GUPTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Some concerts might
Roy Speckhardt believes human empathy and compassion can direct the arc of history toward a better place. “There exists great harm in this world, and people who have bad motivations — they exist,” said Speckhardt,
Eric Meyers It’s an archaeological portrait of everyday life that Eric Meyers wants to paint in his interfaith lecture — a portrait of lower Galilee, the area where Meyers said Jesus Christ grew up. “Literary and
Only a few kilometers away from Nazareth is an excavation site called Sepphoris, a place that Carol Meyers discovered was multicultural in antiquity. “It’s one of the things that drew us to the site,” said
Jared Jacobsen, organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music, practices for of the 2019 season. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER It’s not often that a composer is considered to represent the pinnacle of an entire era
John Dominic Crossan John Dominic Crossan believes the only radical difference between the East and Western Christianity’s portrayal of Jesus Christ’s life comes from the historical imagery of his resurrection. “People don’t realize there’s actually no
Kristin Romey The view of human history may be clouded by the passage of time — but because of people like Kristin Romey, it’s now possible for some to throw their gazes back through the fog
Chautauqua Organist and Coordinator of Worship and Sacred Music Jared Jacobsen leads the Chautauqua Choir for this week's sacred song, themed “American Voices,” on Sunday, June 30, 2019. ALEXANDER WADLEY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER During a phone call a
Over the past two decades, Mustafa Akyol has studied the complexities of both Islamic theology and the arguments behind religious freedom. “I’m not doing theology for theology’s sake, I’m doing it for human rights,” said Akyol,