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Interfaith Field Trip to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center/Mosque
Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, Alvin Tan, Addir Graduate Community Fellow
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Feb/02 | Fri | 12:00PM-03:30PM | W11, Please see dress code |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 15 participants
Join the Addir Fellows* on an interfaith field trip to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center for their Jumu'ah (Friday prayers). After a brief orientation to the venue, we will be observing a Khutbah (sermon) followed by prayers. After the prayers, there will be time for questions and discusssions with our host to learn more about Islam.
12:00 pm — Meet at W11
12:30 pm — Brief orientation
1:00 pm — Prayer service
2:30 pm — Discussion
3:00 pm — Arrive back on MIT campus
Dress code: ISBCC requests that all visitors dress modestly and respect the sanctity of the prayer hall. Women are requested to wear longs sleeves, but are not required to cover their hair. If tour attendees wish to bring along a head scarf, that is completely optional.
Please sign up on this form: https://goo.gl/forms/dchIU4TObuTbR7mD3
*Addir is a word in Ancient Sumerian that means "bridge". The Addir Fellows Program aspires to build bridges of dialogue and understanding. Addir is co-sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain to the Institute in cooperation with the Board of Chaplains.
Sponsor(s): Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, adam1@mit.edu
The Heretic's Club: (Re)Incarnations of Jesus (Lunch)
Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern Staff
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Jan/31 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:30PM | 2-103 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 20 participants
The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.
(Re)Incarnations of Jesus (Lunch)
Who is Jesus? And who gets to decide? What do voices outside of Christendom have to tell us about this monumental figure from first-century Palestine? Join the Heretic’s Club as we explore how Jesus is understood from a variety of extra-Christian perspectives: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Secular. How do these voices offer fresh perspectives on Jesus’ message, divinity, and significance in world history? And how can these incarnations of Jesus shape our understanding of what it means to be human?
We hope to offer a thought-provoking conversation on Jesus that decenters the Christian perspective and adds fresh energy and insight to engagement with this (enlightened?) figure. This is an opportunity to learn, discuss, and meditate upon these perspectives with other inquirers.
Includes free lunch!
Please register here.
Other Heretic's Club Sessions:
Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU
The Heretic's Club: Somewhere between Faith and Atheism (Dinner)
Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern
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Jan/17 | Wed | 07:00PM-08:30PM | 2-103 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 20 participants
The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.
Somewhere between Faith and Atheism (Dinner)
These days many people find themselves somewhere in the gray area between having faith in a divine being and being convinced that there is no God. The religious side of things may feel too rigid, dogmatic, intolerant and exclusive while the secular side may feel too closed-off to wonder and spiritual experience and/or perhaps too isolated from positive and supportive community. Not fitting into either category can leave some people feeling “spiritually homeless”—especially those who appreciate active spiritual engagement and community. This lack of clear spiritual identity can pose challenges of isolation. Yet, perhaps there are also opportunities and possibilities are there for those of us who live in this kind of ambiguity and yet still crave spiritual engagement?
This Heretic’s Club session will provide no definitive answers! Yet we think there will be a lot of value in exploring this topic together and sharing our own stories of embarking on an unscripted spiritual journey.
Includes free dinner!
Please register here.
Other Heretic's Club Sessions:
Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU
The Heretic's Club: Why Am I Alive? (Lunch)
Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern
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Jan/24 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:30PM | 2-103 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 20 participants
The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.
Why Am I Alive? (Lunch)
Why am I here? Does my life have any overarching purpose? Or can it? Does my life have meaning? Does my life matter? Does anything matter? How do I know what matters?
We’ve all wrestled with questions like these and for some people they are a persistent itch which increasingly demands to be scratched. For some, life just doesn’t feel settled unless we’re connected to a bone-deep, passionate sense of purpose.
We often may find ourselves engaging with these questions on our own, but what would it look like to tackle them in an environment that’s friendly, supportive, diverse, non-judgmental and creative? Find out at this Heretic’s Club Session! Join us for a fun and inspiring conversation on purpose-finding where we’ll explore different approaches to cultivating a sense of purpose and offer various practical tools for doing so.
Includes free lunch!
Please register here.
Other Heretic's Club Sessions:
Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU
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