Living the mystery of goodness and God in the midst of a beautiful yet broken world.

June 4 - 6, 2010

Facilitator:   Deacon “Red” Cheever

Using two wonderful books by Susan Neiman, and classical texts—the Bible and the Gita — retreatants will explore the mystery of “Theism and Tragic Knowledge.” The philosophies of other thinkers will also be explored, e.g. St. Augustine, Rabintranath Tagore, Ken Wilber and Harold Kushner. We do not seek ‘the answer;’ we seek to live the mystery of goodness and God in the midst of a beautiful, yet broken world.

Texts that will be used on retreat:

Susan Neiman, Evil in Modern Thought, An Alternative History of Philosophy. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-691-09608-2

Susan Neiman, Moral Clarity, A Guide for Grown-up Idealists. Revised Edition. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-691-14389-7.

The Holy Bible, any modern translation that is Annotated.

TIMES:	BEGINS: Friday, June 4th (check-in from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm) Dinner @6:15 pm ENDS: Sunday, June 6th (after lunch at 12:00 noon)
COST:	$175 / resident or $135 / commuter $75 non-refundable deposit)

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