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SUMMARY:See No Stranger Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Faith Commons has been facilitating intentional work with Valarie Kaur and her Revolutionary Love Project. We are looking forward to scheduling in-person events with Ms. Kaur in fall of 2022. Until then\, we have held weekly workshops examining the revolutionary love compass. We have viewed her 2008 documentary film “Divided We Fall” with a brief introductory conversation with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. \nAnd now\, we invite you to read her book\, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. We will read along together\, and discuss a third of the book in three virtual book club meetings this spring. \nEach meeting with occur on the following Wednesdays at noon: \nMarch 16 – Introduction and Part I \nApril 20 – Part II \nMay 18 – Part III and Epilogue \nRegister below\, and the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the meetings.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/see-no-stranger-book-club-3-2/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:CitySquare Presents an Author Talk with Kristin Du Mez
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to sponsor and excited to invite you to CitySquare Presents an Author Talk with Kristin Du Mez at Wilshire Baptist Church on Sunday\, April 3rd\, at 3:00 PM. Kristin Du Mez will talk about her New York Times best-selling book\, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. The event is free\, but please RSVP here as seats are limited. We look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/citysquare-presents-an-author-talk-with-kristin-du-mez/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:See No Stranger Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Faith Commons has been facilitating intentional work with Valarie Kaur and her Revolutionary Love Project. We are looking forward to scheduling in-person events with Ms. Kaur in fall of 2022. Until then\, we have held weekly workshops examining the revolutionary love compass. We have viewed her 2008 documentary film “Divided We Fall” with a brief introductory conversation with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. \nAnd now\, we invite you to read her book\, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. We will read along together\, and discuss a third of the book in three virtual book club meetings this spring. \nEach meeting with occur on the following Wednesdays at noon: \nMarch 16 – Introduction and Part I \nApril 20 – Part II \nMay 18 – Part III and Epilogue \nRegister below\, and the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the meetings.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/see-no-stranger-book-club-2/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:See No Stranger Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Faith Commons has been facilitating intentional work with Valarie Kaur and her Revolutionary Love Project. We are looking forward to scheduling in-person events with Ms. Kaur in fall of 2022. Until then\, we have held weekly workshops examining the revolutionary love compass. We have viewed her 2008 documentary film “Divided We Fall” with a brief introductory conversation with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. \nAnd now\, we invite you to read her book\, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. We will read along together\, and discuss a third of the book in three virtual book club meetings this spring. \nEach meeting with occur on the following Wednesdays at noon: \nMarch 16 – Introduction and Part I \nApril 20 – Part II \nMay 18 – Part III and Epilogue \nRegister below\, and the Zoom link will be emailed to you the day of the meetings.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/see-no-stranger-book-club/
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture & Book Signing with Valarie Kaur
DESCRIPTION:Valarie Kaur will be coming to Dallas to teach us and inspire us toward revolutionary love. \nMs. Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader\, lawyer\, award-winning filmmaker\, educator\, innovator\, and best-selling author of SEE NO STRANGER. She leads the Revolutionary Love Project to reclaim love as a force for justice. \nValarie burst into American consciousness in the wake of the 2016 election when her Watch Night Service address went viral with 40 million views worldwide. Her question “Is this the darkness of the tomb – or the darkness of the womb?” reframed the political moment and became a mantra for people fighting for change. \nThis lecture event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite. \nSponsors receive complimentary tickets. The presenting sponsor is Faith Commons\, and the following are partnering sponsors: \nBrett and Mara Bim | Brenda Brand | Steve and Gail Brookshire | Communities Foundation of Texas | The DFW Sikh Community | Lauren Embry | Empire Bakery/Meaders and Robert Ozarow | Faith Forward Dallas | Fellowship Southwest | First United Methodist Church | Friendship West Baptist Church | Rev. Amy and Dr. David Moore | | Healthy Futures of Texas | National Council of Jewish Women Greater Dallas | North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church | Northway Christian Church | Sarah and Lee Papert | Pathways to Ministry | Paul Quinn College | People Newspapers | Retreat House Spirituality Center | SMU Baptist House of Studies | SMU Human Rights Program | SMU Maguire Center for Ethics | SMU Perkins School of Theology | Social Justice Task Force of Grace Presbytery | Temple Emanu-El | Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation | Thanksgiving Square Foundation | Wilshire Baptist Church \nTo become a sponsor\, please email Rabbi Nancy Kasten at nancy@faithcommons.org.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/public-lecture-book-signing-with-valarie-kaur/
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Love Project Intensive Workshop with Valarie Kaur
DESCRIPTION:Author and activist Valarie Kaur is coming to Dallas on September 9\, 2022 for an intensive workshop. \nTickets for this workshop are $250. A copy of See No Stranger is included with this ticket purchase\, as well as a box lunch. \nThe workshop is being held September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Paul Quinn College in the Grand Lounge.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/revolutionary-love-project-intensive-workshop-with-valarie-kaur-2/
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SUMMARY:Screening of "Boycott" Documentary & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Faith Commons will screen the documentary “Boycott” in partnership with the Dedman School of Law First Amendment Clinic on Sunday\, October 23 at 4 p.m. at SMU’s Underwood Law Library. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on current threats to free expression and the First Amendment. Boycott traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel. It follows three plaintiffs—one in Texas\, one in Arkansas\, and one in Arizona— whose rights were impacted by this legislation. \nAnti-boycott laws\, like book bans\, aim to suppress certain ideas and narratives. Since 2015 a slew of anti-BDS legislation has been passed on both the Federal and State levels\, with very little consideration of legal precedent. In 2021 Governor Abbott signed a bill banning government contracts with companies that “discriminate against the firearms or ammunition industries.” Now our tax dollars cannot be spent to access goods and services from companies or contractors who choose to divest from these industries in any way. A parallel law was signed in the same legislative session with regard to the fossil fuel industry. \nBoycotts are a non-violent way to rally social and political change. Just as anti-abortion laws prevent women from accessing resources they need to protect their health and wellbeing\, anti-boycott laws prevent citizens from advocating for themselves through the exercise of free speech\, in any of its forms. \nFaith Commons has chosen to screen this film in advance of the November midterm elections to raise awareness and understanding about the intended and unintended consequences of anti-boycott legislation\, including the legislation that Governor Abbott signed into law in the 2021 legislative session. \nPanelists \nNancy Kasten \nRabbi Nancy Kasten is Chief Relationship Officer for Faith Commons. A community educator\, volunteer and activist\, as well as a certified Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher\, Rabbi Kasten’s work is founded on her intention to create deeper and more meaningful relationships with and between people of all backgrounds and beliefs. She serves on the Social Justice Commission of the Union for Reform Judaism’s Religious Action Center and several boards\, including the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas\, Dallas\, Texas Impact (based in Austin\,TX) and the Polyphony Foundation (based in Nazareth\, Israel.) \nTom Leatherbury \nTom Leatherbury is Director of the First Amendment Clinic at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. Focused on First Amendment issues including free speech\, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and petition\, the clinic is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation\, created by Dr. Frank Stanton\, long-time former president of CBS from 1946 to 1971. The clinic uses best practices of clinical legal education to strengthen First Amendment values and to improve access to justice. \nLeatherbury serves as practice group leader of Vinson &Elkins’s firm-wide appellate practice and has more than forty years of experience representing clients in state and federal appeals and trials. Throughout his career\, Leatherbury has regularly represented traditional and digital publishers and broadcasters in all aspects of media litigation throughout his career\, including libel\, privacy and other torts\, reporter’s privilege\, newsgathering and access\, misappropriation and breach of contract actions. \nAmong his many honors\, Leatherbury was recently named a fellow in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers\, was presented with the Dallas Bar Foundation Justinian Award and was awarded a Presidential Citation from the State Bar of Texas for his commitment to helping its diversity and inclusion efforts. \nHis past leadership roles include serving as director and president of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas\, president of the Media Law Resource Center’s Defense Counsel Section\, chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Media Relations Committee and board member of Texas Appleseed. \nKate Schwartz \nKate is the Public Engagement Manager at Just Vision\, an organization that fills a media gap on Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement. In this role\, Kate manages the development and implementation of Just Vision’s public engagement and digital media strategies across the organization\, including film outreach\, journalism and press\, social media engagement and more\, in the US\, Israel-Palestine and internationally.\nFaizan Syed \nFaizan Syed is the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations\, Dallas/Fort Worth (CAIR-TX DFW.)  He moved to DFW in October 2019 after being the Missouri Director of CAIR for 8 years. While serving as Director of CAIR-MO Faizan responded to the Joplin Mosque Arson\, Missouri’s anti-Sharia and anti-BDS legislation\, and Michael Brown’s murder by police officer Darren Wilson. He has worked to bring justice to countless families suffering discrimination.  \nFaizan is not afraid of engaging with all people regardless of political belief and potential hostility. He was thrust into the media spotlight in 2016 when he passed out doughnuts at a Trump rally in St. Louis in order to engage in conversations and build bridges with Trump supporters. He is more than happy to dialogue with people who have different opinions because he fundamentally believes that the best way to build bridges is by fostering understanding between people who hold different opinions. \nModerator \nGeorge Mason \nRev. Dr. George Mason is a Christian theologian and the Founder and President of Faith Commons\, an organization he founded in 2018 to lift up faith voices in the public square for the common good. He served as Senior Pastor of the Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas from 1989-2022. A nationally recognized leader among Baptists\, especially with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Fellowship Southwest\, Rev. Dr. Mason is the Lead Advisor for the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology (SMU) and participates in numerous local and global ecumenical and interfaith endeavors.  \nParking Details \nParking is available in the Daniel Parking Center located at the corner of Hillcrest and Daniel Avenue. From Hillcrest Avenue\, go east on Daniel Avenue. The Daniel Parking Center is the first building on the left. \nParking is also available in the Airline Visitor Parking Garage located at 6506 Airline Road. At SMU Boulevard and Airline Road\, turn north onto Airline and follow the road until it intersects with Airline Circle. Turn left to the garage entrance on Airline Circle. \n\nTickets & Details \nYou can purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-boycott-documentary-panel-discussion-tickets-438611016357
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SUMMARY:The T.B. Maston Foundation Award Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for The T.B. Maston Foundation Award Dinner. \nThursday\, October 27\, 2022 @ 6pm\nWilshire Baptist Church\n4316 Abrams Rd.\, Dallas\, Texas 75214 \nThis biennial celebration honors those leading work in the area of Christian Ethics. \nThis year\, The T.B. Maston Foundation will recognize the work of Faith Commons and its leaders—Rev. Dr. George Mason and Rabbi Nancy Kasten. \nFaith Commons is a Dallas-based organization convening faith leaders and people of good faith for conversations around issues critical to life together. \n  \nTickets & Tables: \nTable of 8 honoring Faith Commons\, $1\,000 | Table for 8\, $500 | Individual ticket\, $60 \nReservations: \nReserve your spot by email then pay for your ticket or table here. \n 
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/the-t-b-maston-foundation-award-dinner/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Confronting Our Global Ecological Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this colloquium bringing religious leaders\, scholars\, and scientists together to address the crisis we face as a community on earth heading towards destruction. \nWhen: Tuesday\, November 1\, 2022 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. \nWhere: Prothro Great Hall\, Perkins School of Theology\, Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX \n 
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/confronting-our-global-ecological-crisis/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Love Project Intensive Workshop with Valarie Kaur
DESCRIPTION:Author and activist Valarie Kaur is coming to Dallas on September 9\, 2022 for an intensive workshop. \nTickets for this workshop are $250. A copy of See No Stranger is included with this ticket purchase\, as well as a box lunch. \nThe workshop is being held September 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Paul Quinn College in the Grand Lounge.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/revolutionary-love-project-intensive-workshop-with-valarie-kaur/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:6th Annual MLK Teach-In
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mason co-presents with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes\, III\, at the 6th Annual MLK Teach-in. As you are aware\, the MLK Teach-In focuses on King’s faith that led him into the streets to protest and into the corridors of power to influence public policy and provide ways for people to live out their faith in public life. This year’s theme continues the conversation regarding King’s theological orientation and public ministry. 2023 marks the 55th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Strike March/Movement. In light of the current social issues\, upcoming Texas Legislative Session\, and injustices in our local and global communities\, we will explore themes from the Memphis Sanitation Strike March/Movement and the faith that undergirded the march. We will also pick up on the theme of Christian responsibility from King’s imaginary letter entitled Paul’s Letter to American Christians.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/6th-annual-mlk-teach-in/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230120T090000
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SUMMARY:A Global Moment in Time: Peace and Justice
DESCRIPTION:This hybrid Global Moment in Time special initiative includes a virtual component in Fall 2021 and an in-person component in Spring 2023. Both components will examine ways to build peace and justice at local and regional levels around the world.  Participants will learn how leaders and organizations in the United States actively engage in mediating disputes arising from political\, socioeconomic\, ethnic\, religious\, and regional differences. They will explore conflict resolution methods and strategies for directing positive political\, social\, and economic change in a democratic society.  Participants will examine and share essential leadership skills needed to balance divergent social demands and interests when confronting political\, social\, and economic challenges. They will explore the skills necessary to participate effectively in international fora to end conflict\, promote justice\, and sustain peace. The project will include a series of interactive dialogues\, a global virtual summit on Peace and Justice\, and an action planning session. Participants will contribute to a joint visual presentation – as a digital or print publication – that amplifies their involvement in peace and justice activities in their communities.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/sample-event-2/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Baptist House of Studies hosts Sacred Speech Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Speech: A Writing Workshop for Pastors\, Prophets\, and Poets is for anyone with a story to tell or an interest in how writing can connect us with each other and the divine. \nBaptist House of Studies | Perkins School of Theology\nOur keynote speakers will be Jonathan Merritt\, an award-winning faith and culture writer\, and Erin Lane\, an author\, theologian\, and vocational facilitator. \nThere will also be several workshops\, a conversation about the publication process\, a panel discussion about writing as spiritual practice\, a time for book signing\, and the option to schedule a one-on-one writing consultation. \nYou can register HERE or click on the link at the bottom of the attached flyer. Registration would make a great gift for friends\, family\, or yourself! \nWelcome to the SMU eStore. Sacred Speech: A Writing Workshop for Pastors\, Prophets\, and Poet (nbsstore.net)
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/baptist-house-of-studies-hosts-sacred-speech-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230217T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230217T140000
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SUMMARY:Interfaith Luncheon: Interfaith Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Faith leaders of the Dallas/Fort Worth area are invited to join Faith Commons and Churches for Middle East Peace for a luncheon and conversation about the importance of Interfaith Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine. We will hear a short message from three esteemed Palestinian Christian leaders from Bethlehem– Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb\, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac\, and Jack Sara. The luncheon will include opportunities for networking and discussion about hurdles and best practices for interfaith coalition building towards justice and peace in Palestine and Israel.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/sample-event-1/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:What Kind of Baptist? The Importance of Public Witness in a Secular Age
DESCRIPTION:Rev. George A. Mason\, Ph.D.\, founder and president of Faith Commons is a featured speaker for the 2022-2023 James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies Lecture Series “What Kind of Baptist? The Importance of Public Witness in a Secular Age.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mission statement of the School of Divinity reads\, “Wake Forest University School of Divinity is Christian by tradition\, Baptist in heritage\, and ecumenical in outlook.“ Over a third of our students identify with the Baptist faith\, and even more encounter this rich tradition through our Baptist Commons Program\, course offerings\, and community gatherings. This year’s lecture series goes to the very heart of our distinctive community as we engage a plurality of Baptist voices in the public square.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/what-kind-of-baptist-the-importance-of-public-witness-in-a-secular-age/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Wake Forest University: Community Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:Rev. George A. Mason\, Ph.D.\, founder and president of Faith Commons is a featured speaker for the 2022-2023 James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies Lecture Series “What Kind of Baptist? The Importance of Public Witness in a Secular Age.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mission statement of the School of Divinity reads\, “Wake Forest University School of Divinity is Christian by tradition\, Baptist in heritage\, and ecumenical in outlook.“ Over a third of our students identify with the Baptist faith\, and even more encounter this rich tradition through our Baptist Commons Program\, course offerings\, and community gatherings. This year’s lecture series goes to the very heart of our distinctive community as we engage a plurality of Baptist voices in the public square.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/wake-forest-university-community-worship-service/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230919T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230919T203000
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SUMMARY:Summer Book Discussion: Poverty\, by America
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, the Faith Commons Book Pick is Matthew Desmond’s Poverty\, by America. \nJoin us as we explore the uncomfortable truths about how those of us who live above the poverty line benefit from the pain and suffering of our brothers and sisters. \nAnd mark your calendars for September 19 at 7 pm central when we will gather virtually to discuss the book together!
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/summer-book-discussion-poverty-by-america/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231009T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231018T170000
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SUMMARY:A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
DESCRIPTION:This October\, you are invited to join George and Nancy for an Interfaith tour of the places and events that shape our historic religious attachment to the Holy Land. We will meet with and learn from Israelis and Palestinians\, some Jewish\, some Christian\, and some Muslim\, who are thinking about a future in which the Holy Land can be a hospitable and sacred place to all of God’s people. \nLearn more here: https://mejditours.com/open-tour/what-is-holy-about-this-land/
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/a-pilgrimage-to-the-holy-land/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:The Luther Center of North Texas Presents The 11th Annual Herbener Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Topic:  \nThe Psychology of Christian Nationalism – How People are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide \nTopic Summary: \nJoin us for an enlightening event at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas as we delve into the fascinating topic of Christian Nationalism.  In this time of political and religious discord\, having an understanding of the Christian nationalist movement is critical for the Gospel work of social justice.  What attracts people to extremist views\, and how can we talk with family members\, friends and congregation members who have “gone down the rabbit hole” of right-wing politics and conspiracy theories?  As the 2024 election cycle draws closer\, the Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White will give a presentation based on her new book\, The Psychology of Christian Nationalism (Fortress Press\,2022)\, and engage with a panel around these critical and timely issues. \nPanel Discussion will be led by Rev. George A. Mason\, Ph.D. Senior Pastor Emeritus Wilshire Baptist Church. Members of the panel will include Rabbi Nancy Kasten of Faith Commons and lawyer Amanda Tyler\, Executive Director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty).   \nA book signing will follow. \nRegistration URL:  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-psychology-of-christian-nationalism-tickets-720795006267 \n  \nCo-Sponsors:  \nFaith Commons – https://faithcommons.org/ \nChristians Against Christian Nationalism – https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/ \n  \nSpeaker Bio and Info: \nThe Rev. Pamela Cooper-White\, Ph.D.\, is the Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor Emerita of Psychology\, and Religion\, and Dean and Vice President Emerita for Academic Affairs\, at Union Theological Seminary\, New York.  She also served since 2016 as Assisting Priest at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.  An award-winning author\, she has published 10 books\, including The Cry of Tamar: Violence against Women and the Church’s Response (in 2 ed.); Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care & Counseling; and Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological Perspective.  Her latest book is The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: How People Are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide (Fortress Press\, 2022).  She was the 2013-14 Fulbright-Freud Scholar of Psychoanalysis at the Freud Museum in Vienna; is an Academic Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association and was just awarded Honorary Membership in the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP New York).  She serves as President of the International Association for Spiritual Care in Switzerland; on the Board of the Freud Foundation U.S. (Freud Museum Vienna); the editorial Board of the Journal of Pastoral Theology; and the Steering Committee of the Psychology\, Culture\, and Religion Group of the American Academy of Religion.  She lectures frequently in the U.S. and internationally. \n  \nWebsite: luthercenter-northtexas.org\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/luthercenternorthtexas\nFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/877992980617203?ref=newsfeed  \n  \nLuther Center of North Texas Contacts:\nEvent Coordinator:\nBecky Brakke\nbbindal@aol.com\n214-354-6638 \n  \nGraphics Coordinator:\nKari Daelke\nkarid@mac.com\n972-365-0116
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/the-luther-center-of-north-texas-presents-the-11th-annual-herbener-lecture-2/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240113T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240113T120000
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CREATED:20231212T060000Z
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SUMMARY:6th Annual MLK Teach-in
DESCRIPTION:In January\, George will participate in the 6th annual MLK Teach-in at the invitation of Friendship-West Baptist Church. \nThis year’s MLK Teach-in will focus on King’s progressive and revolutionary missions and ministry while empowering individuals to participate in and lead movements for justice locally and globally.  \nIn light of an impending significant presidential election\, ongoing global conflicts and wars\, the pressing border crises\, and deprivation of fundamental rights\, including voter and reproductive rights\, climate change\, and other critical issues\, it’s essential to reflect on Dr. King’s call for a Revolution of Values.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/6th-annual-mlk-teach-in-2/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240203T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240203T160000
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CREATED:20240125T060000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T060000Z
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SUMMARY:North Texas Faith Votes
DESCRIPTION:Join faith communities from across North Texas for an afternoon of networking and hands-on civic engagement training. \n\nLearn how your congregation can mobilize voters\nHear from local election officials\nConnect with other faith leaders committed to public witness in civic engagement\n\nRegister here: https://texasimpact.org/event/community-event-north-texas-faith-votes/
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/north-texas-faith-votes/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240213T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240213T133000
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CREATED:20240129T060000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T060000Z
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SUMMARY:Faith Leaders Luncheon: Advocates of Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Advocates of Humanity: New Language for Faith Leaders to Speak about the War in Israel and Gaza \nConversation with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Noor A’wad \n$10 | Students Free | Lunch Served \nRabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Noor A’wad are leaders of the West Bank-based Roots/Shorashim/Judur\, an Israeli-Palestinian initiative for understanding\, non-violence\, and transformation. \nEven in this time of unprecedented violence\, distrust\, and division\, Roots is persisting in a vision of a future that upholds the humanity of all Israelis and Palestinians. \nCome hear the language they are using to move beyond the present reality and resist the further entrenchment of hatred between these two peoples\, who are forever destined to live together. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-leaders-luncheon-advocates-of-humanity-tickets-814103143417?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/faith-leaders-luncheon-advocates-of-humanity/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240426T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240426T153000
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CREATED:20240314T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165301Z
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SUMMARY:Healing from Racism and Oppression Conference: South Africa and the Latinx Experience
DESCRIPTION:On April 26\, 2024 Faith Commons\, Perkins’s School of Theology’s Baptist House of Studies Program\, Fellowship Southwest\, Baylor Scott and White Health and some key individual donors are hosting a conference entitled “Healing from Racism and Oppression: South Africa and the Latinx Experience.” featuring Fr. Michael Lapsley and Sandy Ovalle as speakers. \nFr. Lapsley is currently the Director of the Institute for the Healing of Memories in Cape Town\, South Africa. He is an Anglican priest and social justice activist who was severely injured by a letter bomb sent to him in Zimbabwe where he had been exiled by the South African government for his anti-apartheid work. He founded the Institute for the Healing of Memories in 1998 to seek to contribute to lasting and collective healing that makes possible a more peaceful and just future. \nSandy Ovalle is the Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing for Sojourners. She is a table setter and space-curator\, rooting her work in the deep faith and strength of Chicanx and Latinx spiritual teachers. She engages around different justice areas including climate and environmental justice\, immigration\, women and girls and peace and nonviolence. \nThe conference will take place at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology from 8:30 to 3:30 on 4/26/24.  We are hoping to draw seminary students\, chaplains\, local clergy and interested lay persons to the conference. \nVirtual and in-person registration options are available here.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/healing-from-racism-and-oppression-conference-south-africa-and-the-latinx-experience/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240518T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240518T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T095730
CREATED:20240514T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165315Z
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SUMMARY:Rally for Gun Violence Prevention and NRA Accountability
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 18\, Faith Commons is joining Students and Moms Demand Action supporters\, Texas Impact\, community gun violence prevention leaders\, survivors of gun violence\, coalition partners\, and faith leaders to host a rally for gun violence prevention and NRA accountability at Dallas City Hall Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon. The rally is scheduled in parallel with the National Rifle Association’s annual conference\, which is being held in Dallas from May 16–19. \nWe will use the time to honor those impacted by gun violence\, memorialize those taken by gun violence\, and commit to taking meaningful action to help keep our communities safe. We will also hold the NRA accountable for shielding bad actors in the gun industry\, demanding that the gun industry executives reform their business practices and take responsibility for their role in our gun violence epidemic. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/rally-for-gun-violence-prevention-and-nra-accountability/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240617T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T095730
CREATED:20240513T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165302Z
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SUMMARY:Under G-d: Screening and Discussion on Why Abortion Bans Violate Religious Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Under G-d is a 22-minute documentary film that weaves together the stories of a mother and activist in Indiana\, a rabbi in Florida and lawyers throughout the country fighting abortion bans on the grounds of religious freedom as they seek to protect women—and democracy—by preserving the Constitutional right of separation of church and state. \nPanel discussion on why abortion bans violate religious freedom to follow the screening with: \n\nRachel Laser\, President and CEO\, Americans United for Separation of Church and State\nRev. Erika Ferguson\, CEO\, Envision Justice\, The Tubman Travel Project\nModerated by Rev. Dr. George Mason\, President\, Faith Commons\n\nRegister here: https://www.mobilize.us/au/event/620361/ \nAccess the free screening guide here.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/under-g-d-screening-and-discussion-on-why-abortion-bans-violate-religious-freedom/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T210000
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CREATED:20240827T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165328Z
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SUMMARY:Free "Bad Faith" Screening & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join Faith Commons\, Good Faith Media and the First Amendment Clinic at SMU’s Dedman School of Law for a screening of the documentary film\, Bad Faith. \nPanel discussion to follow with Anne Nelson (award-winning investigative journalist and author of Shadow Network)\, Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones (minister\, community leader\, and one of “The Tennessee Three”) and Rabbi Nancy Kasten (Chief Relationship Officer at Faith Commons). \nModerated by Mara Richards Bim (Clemons Fellow at Baptist News Global and Program Director at Faith Commons) \nThursday\, September 19\, 2024 \nDoors open at 6:00; Screening begins at 6:30 \nUnderwood Law Library Building\nWalsh Classroom #125\n6550 Hillcrest Ave\, Dallas\, TX 75205 \nLight refreshments | REGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/bad-faith-screening-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T095730
CREATED:20240603T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Fellowship Southwest's Compassion and Justice Conference 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Compassion & Justice Conference will bring together people and organizations from different backgrounds to worship\, grow\, pray\, and take action. \nYou will have the opportunity to hear and learn from the prophetic and diverse voices of leading advocates\, pastors\, and practitioners who will focus on Fellowship Southwest‘s four priorities of work: Immigration\, Indigenous Topics\, Hunger\, and Racial Justice. Click here to learn about the speakers and the schedule. \nThe FSW tag line is “Compassion\, Justice\, Connection.” This year\, the Compassion & Justice Conference is focusing especially on that third pillar of connection. You will be invited to dialogue\, share your experiences and gain wisdom from others doing similar work. Be encouraged to expand your networks and partner with other like-minded leaders. \nFaith Commons is proud to be a sponsor of this event. \nYou can register for the event here.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/fellowship-southwests-compassion-and-justice-conference-2024/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T120000
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CREATED:20240924T050000Z
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SUMMARY:A Weekend with Jim Wallis
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 28\, 2024\, spend the evening at Northaven UMC as Jim Wallis discusses his newest book against white Christian nationalism. Then return for Sunday worship to hear a sermon from Rev. Wallis. \nRegister here.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/a-weekend-with-jim-wallis/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T095730
CREATED:20241015T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165400Z
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SUMMARY:Should We Worry? Christian Nationalism in Our Schools
DESCRIPTION:Join the Conversation\nIf you are a community member\, an educator\, or a parent concerned about the future of our schools\, we invite you to learn about recent proposals to include Bible-related content in Texas K-5 curriculum. We’ll explore the implications for school diversity\, fairness\, and respect for religious freedom. \nWhy Attend?\n\nGain Expert Insights: Understand the realities of Christian nationalism in education.\nDiscover Legal Implications: Get informed about the legal landscape surrounding religious influence in schools.\nTake Action: Find out how to advocate effectively for a more inclusive educational environment.\n\nReserve your free tickets & review the panel bios here.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/should-we-worry-christian-nationalism-in-our-schools/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T095730
CREATED:20250113T060000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T165403Z
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SUMMARY:Nationwide MLK Teach-In
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, January 18\, 2025\, at 10:00 am—in person and online—for a National MLK Teach-In. This event will reclaim the mission and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, meet people where they are\, guide them through discussions about Dr. King’s commitment to radical change\, and prepare participants to engage in meaningful movement-building. \nRev. Dr. George Mason will be part of the Dallas panel at Friendship-West Baptist Church\, offering his insights alongside other distinguished speakers. Register here to indicate whether you’ll participate online or in person.
URL:https://faithcommons.org/event/nationwide-mlk-teach-in/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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