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Rev. Lenny Duncan Dear Church Book Tour

Central Lutheran Church 1820 NE 21st Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us as we welcome Rev. Lenny Duncan to Portland. His forthcoming book, a love letter written to the ELCA, is a challenge and gift to our denomination. Come and hear his questions, vision, and passion. Learn more about Pr. Lenny at www.lennyduncan.com. From his website: Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated and homeless, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make the all headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work—drawing a direct line between the church’s lack of diversity and the church’s lack of vitality. The…

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Free

What Is Justice? A Personal Exploration – Bill Denham

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a reading from What is Justice? by Bill Denham. Matthew Avery Solomon and Noel Espinoza were murdered on September 4, 2008. Three men were charged with the crime. In What Is Justice?: A Personal Exploration, author Bill Denham studies the crime and what it reveals about himself and about our broader culture’s pursuit of retributive justice. Incorporating poetry, philosophy, theology, and memoir, Denham suggests an alternative system borne out of our inter-connectedness and reliant on the exercise of our imaginations. What Is Justice?: A Personal Exploration is an engaging, deeply personal, and deeply felt exploration into the meaning of justice. It is an essential and thought-provoking piece. “In death will come, poet Bill Denham attempts the near impossible, coming to terms with the…

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Kirtan and Reading from Newly Released Book, Dharma, the Way to Awakening and Social Change

New Renaissance Books 1338 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Please join us for an insightful book talk/reading and discussion on Dharma followed by devotional music and chanting. What is the Dharma? How does understanding your own dharma help you to feel more at peace and aligned with your purpose? How does the following of dharma support social change and help create a more peaceful world? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered at Maetreyii Ma's book launch for her newest book, Dharma the Way to Awakening and Social Change. Join Maetreyii Ma for an insightful, thought-provoking discussion followed by devotional music and kirtan.

$20

Timothy Egan

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

In his new book, The Worst Hard Time author Timothy Egan traces an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, exploring the past and future of Christianity. Moved by his mother’s death and his Irish Catholic family’s complicated history with the Church, Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. A thrilling journey, a family story, and a revealing history, Egan’s A Pilgrimage to Eternity (Viking) looks for our future in its search for God.

Free

Jim Wallis

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Writing in response to our current “constitutional crisis,” bestselling author and Christian activist Jim Wallis urges America to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means to save us from the polarizing bitterness and anger of our tribal nation. In Christ in Crisis (HarperOne), Wallis provides a path of spiritual healing and solidarity to help us heal the divide separating Americans today.

Free

Reading: Dorice Horenstein: Moments of the Heart

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author Dorice Horenstein to read from her book Moments of the Heart. There are many paths to Jewish ideals, and Moments of the Heart takes readers by the hand in a non-intimidating way to explore Jewish thoughts, choose a kinder life, and be empowered. Our heart has a tremendous influence on how we view life, how we act, and how we build relationships. Just as the heart has four chambers, Moments of the Heart lays out four different types of relationships: with oneself, with others, with the Creator, and once-in-a-life time moments that define people. Each chamber contains several entries introducing topics that stem from Jewish thought and practice that inspire readers to live their best lives, utilizing Hebrew knowledge, wisdom,…

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Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join Michaela McCormick (she/her) and Sasha Strong (they/them) as they read from their chapters in the new anthology, Transcending.

Free

Rob Bell in Conversation with the band Joseph

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In his profound and deeply personal new book, New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell explores the endless dynamic questions and connections that have shaped his life to provide powerful insight into understanding your purpose and place in the world. Our home is a universe of endless dynamic connections that never stop inviting us to participate in the great mysterious love at the heart of it all. Everything Is Spiritual (St. Martin’s Essentials) is a brief history of how these ideas about creation, love, and connection shaped the author — and can shape every one of us. In his new book, Bell explores the concept that what people really want, more than anything, is to understand their purpose here — so much so that it…

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Premise Course: What makes humans the same and different? King’s Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

(Learn about Premise classes here: https://www.premiseinstitute.com/premisefaq) Depending on how we identify (race, gender identity, socioeconomic class, etc.), the events of the past year, if not the past five hundred years, have unearthed the ways systems of oppression impact all of us quite differently. Those differences have deepened divides and made connecting authentically more challenging—particularly across lines of racial difference. Some of us are afraid to say the wrong thing or don’t know how to approach conversations about race, while others are tired of doing the emotional labor of educating people about racism. The teachings of Buddhism and the work of Buddhist practitioner Ruth King offer us tools to heal and transform the interactions we have across racial differences. Through understanding the two truths that govern…

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$150
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