Our 2024 Theme:
Walking with Others Towards Interfaith Practice
What's Coming Next -
For March 2024 we will be having our semi-annual book study "Had You Been Born In Another Faith: The Story of Religion As It Is Lived and Loved By Those Who Follow the Path of Their Parental Faith" by Marcus Bach. See write up below. There will be TWO locations for the book study for March 2024 - One IN PERSON at Forbes Office WEDNESDAY, 2-3:30 p.m. 9805 Foley Drive, Belleville, IL 62223 Call for details: 618-397-2273 March: 6, 13, 20, 27 One IN PERSON and VIRTUAL Options on THURSDAYS, 7-8:30 p.m. (PLEASE RSVP to get the virtual link) Community of Christ Church 350 Tamarack Ln, Shiloh, IL 62269 Call for details: 618-660-7937 March: 7, 14, 21, 28 Weekly discussion schedule 1 - pg. 1-39 (Hindu and Parsi) 2 - pg. 40-82 (Buddhist and Confucianist) 3 - pg. 83-119 (Shintoist and Jew) 4 - pg. 129-186 (Moslem, Roman Catholic and Protestant) -------------------------------------------------------------- Please RSVP or on our Facebook Page: @MetroEastInterfaithPartnership or our email: [email protected] "Success, or failure, very often arrives on wings that seem mysterious to us" Marcus Bach
From: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Had_You_Been_Born_In_Another_Faith/XY0W0AEACAAJ?hl=en
In this insightful and thought-provoking book, Marcus Bach explores the question of what it would be like to be born into a different religion. With sensitivity and empathy, Bach takes readers on a journey of inquiry and discovery, challenging us to examine our assumptions about faith and opening the door to new avenues of understanding. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in interfaith dialogue and exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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AUTHOR - MARCUS BACH
About the Author from: https://marcusbach.wwwhubs.com/
Marcus Bach was born in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He trained for the ordained ministry at Mission House College and seminary in Plymouth, Wisconsin. After a pastorate in Kansas City, Missouri, Marcus Bach returned to school to pursue play writing . He received his M.A. (1937) and Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Iowa's prestigious interfaith School of Religion. There he taught about little known religious sects and also presented the course in radio. Although he always continued to write and publish, in 1961, he resigned from the School of Religion to pursue lecturing and writing full time. He authored twenty-seven books, including Major Religions of the World, Had you Been Born in Another Faith, The Unity Way, The World of Serendipity, and The Power of Total Living. At one point in his life, Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ in their lives. He travelled 40,000 miles in pursuit of this aim, interviewing Helen Keller, Pope Pius XII, Albert Schweitzer,Therese Neumann, and Shoghi Effendi. Dr. Bach was founder and director of "The Fellowship for Spiritual Understanding." He has contributed to the Encyclopedia Americana, Theatre Arts, the Reader's Digest, and many other periodicals. and was director of special projects for SFF. The Rockefeller Foundation granted him a fellowship in “research and creative writing” from 1934-36 Marcus Bach is recognized as a leading authority on the world's religions and inter-cultural relations. Among his currently popular works are The World of Serendipity, The Power of Perception and the metaphysical allegory, I, Monty. Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis EventsCalendar of Events in St. Louis area
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