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Bishop Sutton offers four proposals to keep faith relevant to younger generation
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Bishop Sutton offers four proposals to keep faith relevant to younger generation

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The Right Rev. Eugene Sutton started his Monday afternoon lecture with the facts: Christian churches throughout the United States are losing membership.
“With fewer and fewer notable exceptions, people — especially young people, the next greatest generation — are staying away from our churches,” said Sutton, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.

Sutton opened Week Two’s Interfaith Lectures, themed “Religion and Spirituality” by discussing what churches ought to be doing to stay relevant to young people in the 21st century. He had four recommendations.

Chane discusses a radical Jesus, radicalism in Christianity
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Chane discusses a radical Jesus, radicalism in Christianity

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“Was Jesus a radical?” Bishop John Bryson Chane asked the Hall of Philosophy audience during the 2 p.m. Interfaith Lecture.

On Wednesday, Chane continued Week Eight’s theme of “Radicalism: Burden or Blessing?” with a lecture titled “Radicalism… A Passion for The Possible in the 21st Century.” The title comes from the title of a book written by William Sloane Coffin, a Christian theologian, Chane said. In his lecture, Chane discussed the meaning of the word “radical,” whether Jesus was a radical, and whether the Christian church of today is or is not a radical church.

Chane was consecrated the eighth Bishop of Washington and was CEO of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. He is also an active participant and proponent of interfaith dialogue and a graduate of Yale Divinity School. Before attending Yale, Chane was a student at Boston University where he was a member of the Students for a Democratic Society.

Renowned preacher Taylor returns in Week Four
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Renowned preacher Taylor returns in Week Four

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The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor, Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College in northeast Georgia, returns to Chautauqua Institution as chaplain-in-residence for Week Four of the 2012 Season.

Taylor will preach at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday Ecumenical Communion Service and will co-celebrate the Eucharist. She will share her faith jorney at the 5 p.m. Vespers.

Taylor will preach at the 9:15 a.m. Devotional Hour Monday through Friday. Her sermon topics for the week follow the theme of water and include: “How to Lose Your Life Every Day,” “In the Beginning Was the Water,” “The Water Baby,” “When the Spigot Runs Dry,” “Bathing Deep” and “Even a Cup.”

Spong’s success grounded in deeply committed faith
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Spong’s success grounded in deeply committed faith

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Eighty-one-year-old John Shelby Spong still runs four miles every day before breakfast.

He and his second wife of 23 years, Christine, have five children and six grandchildren. The couple lives in New Jersey, and Spong spends his time lecturing, writing, traveling and — most importantly, he said — being with people he cares about.

“It’s been a wonderful life,” he said. “I’ve had just an incredible experience.”