JOIN US Thursday, October 22, 2015 on Chicago′s Near North side for
AN EVENING WITH JOHN DANFORTH co-sponsored by St. Chrysostom′s Episcopal Church and Bexley Seabury.
Photo by Aaron Lindberg
Episcopal priest and former Senator and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth has written extensively on the negative use of religion to divide the country. In his second book on faith and politics, The Relevance of Religion: How Faithful People Can Change Politics, Danforth turns to positive strategies for people of faith. Danforth will share his views and take questions from participants in our next Faith in the City dialogue.
WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2015, 7–9 p.m.
WHERE: St. Chrysostom′s, 1424 North Dearborn, Chicago
WHAT: Presentation, Q&A session, and book signing; light refreshments
WHO: Anyone interested in the role of religion in the public square, how people of faith can make a difference, community engagment, and social justice
ADMISSION: No charge. A freewill offering ($10 suggested) will go to St. Chrysostom′s Outreach Fund which supports neighborhood, citywide, and global ministries.*
SO WE CAN PLAN HOSPITALITY, PLEASE RESERVE by October 19
Email Julie Hinz or phone 312-944-1083 x210
John Danforth is the author of two books on faith and politics. He graduated from Princeton University, Yale Divinity School, and Yale Law School. Danforth practiced law in New York City and St. Lous before serving Missouri as attorney general and U.S. Senator. He went on to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and as a special envoy to Sudan. He is a partner in the law firm of Dowd Bennett LLP and lives in St. Louis.
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BEXLEY SEABURY is an Episcopal center for learning and discipleship offering theological education in a generous spiritual and intellectual tradition. Our mission is to equip lay and clergy leaders for bold inquiry in service of the Gospel and active engagement in congregational and community life.
ST. CHRYSOSTOM’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH creates strong disciples who are energized by excellence in worship, education, music, fellowship and service. Whoever you are, and wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith, we invite you, as you are, to hear the call of God in your life and to receive the blessings of God freely given.
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*NEIGHBORHOOD: Neighbors in Need hunger ministry and St. James Cathedral’s Summer in the City arts enrichment camp; CITYWIDE: Episcopal Charities and Community Services agencies; GLOBAL: St. Simeon’s Day School, Croix des Bouquets, Haiti and the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Mexico