Adult Sunday School Class, Sunday Mornings, 10-11 a.m., Library
Facilitator and to register: Ted Otteson, ottesont@umkc
Text: Religion and the Critical Mind, by Rev. Dr. Anton Jacobs, a journey which takes us through critiques of religion from ancient times through Renaissance, Enlightenment, modernism, postmodernism, and beyond. Discounted price of text: $45.50.
Registration is requested to gauge the level of interest. Classes are subject to cancellation due to insufficient registrations. Cancellation notices will only be sent to those who have registered.
Class Offerings in February
Register by informing the contacts given for the class.
Speaking Spanish: Thursdays through April 26, 6:00-7: 30 pm & Sundays, 2-3:30pm, Mtg. Rm. Facilitator: Angela Allard. Spanish classes so we can greet our Hispanic neighbors. $5 each session.
Gnawing for Knowledge: Every Wednesday, 12-1pm, Meeting Room. Facilitator: Larry Bloomer, ldb64114@aol.com. The brown bag lunch sessions return each Wed for the noon hour. Bring your lunch, sit back and watch a 30 minute video each week from The Great Courses Series–Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World’s Great Intellectual Traditions. More information: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=4320
Talk about Movies: 2nd Wed of month, Feb. 8, 7pm, Meeting Rm. Go see the movies at the theaters and come for a lively discussion. February movies: “The Iron Lady,” “The Artist” and “Albert Nobbs.” Facilitators: Susan Sarachek, susan@altercounseling.com, 816-721-7459; Bonnie Postlethwaite, postlethwaiteb@umkc.edu, 913-221-4763
Jazz: Video Presentation and Demonstration: Wed. Feb. 8, 6:30pm, Library. Convener: Barbara Hildner. hildbrad@aol.com, 816-523-8698. An interesting video presentation and demonstration by Bill Messenger at the Peabody Conservatory of Music on the evolution of jazz from the early African rhythms during slavery through various forms to the present. Last of 4 part series.
Humanist Book Club: Thurs, Feb. 16: 6:30pm, Library. Text: Faith without Certainty by Paul Rasor, first four chapters.
Food Ethics, Politics, Culture: Thurs., Feb. 23, Mar. 22, & Apr. 26: 6:00 pm, Meeting Rm. Sponsored by Green Sanctuary. Contact: Tracy Van Quaethem, vanquaethemt@sbcglobal.net. Find out how to make choices in purchasing food that are in tune with our values. Exploration topics include: Biotech Food, The Sovereign Food Movement, U.S. food labeling laws, Heirloom Cultivars, the relationship between the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), immigration, and meat packing in the Midwest, and the Missouri Sharecropper Roadside Protest. Course materials include visual (film), print (book excerpts), and audio (radio broadcasts) texts. Course participants will be asked to present their own Food Ethnographies at an optional fourth session (April 26th).
