I wanted to talk briefly about our upcoming Public Theology discussion and about an exciting new Zoom group we are offering this fall.

First of all, what is Public Theology? We believe that theology is not just a private matter or just a specialized topic for a handful of interested Christians. We believe that Christian theology is for all of us and that theology has something to say in public and to the public.

We will meet for Public Theology this Monday, September 21 to discuss N.T. Wright’s God and the Pandemic. The book is short but profound and speaks to our context in a powerful way. If you prefer, there is an Audible version of the book, and N.T. Wright reads it in his wonderfully soothing voice. Here are couple of podcast interviews (here and here)where he discuss the book as well.

We will be meeting at Vector Brewing at 7pm on their wonderful outdoor patio. (If you are interested in an online version of Public Theology, please email contact@stbartsdallas.org. We are still working out the details of the how and when of the online discussion, which will be based on how much interest there is.)

Also, we are also starting an online group around the course called Practicing the King’s Economy. I’m very excited about this teaching because it expands our understanding of the kingdom of God and challenges us to deepen our engagement with the world around us precisely because we are citizens of of the kingdom and partakers of his divine economy. I think this course has much to teach us right now.

Please register here We will meet on Zoom every other Tuesday night starting September 29.

You can watch a trailer for Practicing the King’s Economy here.

Chris+