No, quite yet, but it is time to start thinking about getting your book.
Beginning on January 15, 2010, we'll be taking a look at A Fair Country by John Ralston Saul. Recommended by Darrick Heyd, A Fair Country unveils three founding myths about our country and argues for a new way of looking at Canada, as a Métis nation and through aboriginal ideas and culture. How does a new way of thinking about our country change the way in which we connect with it? Are there lessons here for the way we explore the idea of faith at West Hill?
Participants are not always West Hill congregants and the Book Study is always open to new voices so please do join us for an intriguing and animated discussion. The book has just come out in paperback and I'll be ordering books in bulk over the next couple of months. Please contact me at dana@westhill.net, in church, or give me a call (through the church office) if you'd like me to order a copy for you, or, if you'd like to be on the book study email list.
The book study takes place in the lounge at West Hill from 7:30 to 10:00 on alternating Fridays. See you in January!
Announcing the launch of
withorwithoutgod.ca, a site devoted to online study resources which may be used in conjunction with Gretta Vosper's
With or Without God: why the way we live is more important than what we believe. This resource is in answer to the many requests for materials to support leaders of small book-study groups. Here's how it works:
Purchase your login & password. Cost is $24 (taxes included). This gives you access for 90 days to:
• tips for effective leadership within a potentially resistant faith community.
• a chapter-by-chapter set of resources that includes a chapter summary, a comprehensive set of questions, and extensive online resources that can be used to support and supplement discussion.
You will find here more resources than you could ever possibly use. So cut-and-paste. Cherry pick questions and issues for discussion that seem best suited to the needs of your own community, then pull in those supplementary resources that match those concerns.
The questions were prepared by Scott Kearns with assistance from Cathi MacDonnell, board member of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity.
