Forgiveness

What It Is and What It Isn't

A Quiet Day & Lunch with 
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton

Saturday, June 8, 2013

9:00am to 3:00pm

General Theological Seminary

To register, click here.

Peter asked Jesus how many times he must forgive a brother who had wronged him. Seven? But no: It was seventy times seven. Which is 490. Most of us have a hard time doing it even once! 

Might that not be because we have some unhepful ideas
about what constitutes forgiveness? 

We will explore this possibility, and emerge from our time together with renewed hope about dealing with a consistent and often painful human problem.
 

Barbara Cawthorne Crafton is an Episcopal priest and author. She heads The Geranium Farm, an institute for the promotion of spiritual growth. The Farm publishes her Almost-Daily eMo, a meditation read online by tens of thousands worldwide.

Her many books include collections of essays (The Sewing Room, Yes! We'll Gather at the River, Some Things You Just have to Live With); daily meditations (Let Us Bless the Lord (Vols 1-4), Meditations on the Psalms, Finding Time for Serenity; a book of poetry (Blessed Paradoxes), a meditation about the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (Mass in Time of War) and, most recently, teaching about how people of faith experience depression (Jesus Wept: When Faith and Depression Meet). 

The Cyrus Cylinder, a small, cylinder-shaped baked clay tablet inscribed with Akkadian cuneiform from the 6th century BCE, is arguably one of the most important texts and objects from the ancient Near Eastern world. Sometimes called "the first declaration of human rights," the Cyrus Cylinder, housed at the British Museum, is currently touring museums in the United States.

In connection with this traveling exhibition, Dr. Robert Owens, Professor of Old Testament at General Seminary, will offer a free webcast about the Cyrus Cylinder and the significance of Cyrus in the Biblical tradition on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm Eastern time.

To register go to:

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/139796286

of The General Theological Seminary

invites you to

A GARDEN PARTY

Featuring Chelsea Winds Recorder Ensemble

Gregory Eaton       David Hurd

Barrie Mosher        Anita Randolfi

Friday, June 21, 2013

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Performance 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Reception 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Meet and Greet our New Dean and President,

The Very Rev. Kurt H. Dunkle, and his wife Cathleen

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