How many times have you sung the words “I was blind but now I see?” If you’re like us, probably more times than you can remember, much less count. Have you ever stopped to think, though, “but now what?” What good is sight if it doesn’t give us vision? A vision for what’s really going …
View course details ““Spit and Mud: The Messy Miracle of Sight” (The Messy Miracle of Seeing Christian Racism)”
KAIROS Great Lakes St. Lawrence presents its biennial conference, entitled Furthering Reconciliation, on Zoom. Hosted by KAIROS Durham, the conference will be held November 6 and 7, 12:30 – 4 pm. All are welcome!
November 5-7, 2021 with the Rev. Canon Karen Montagno “Where do we go from here? Chaos or community?” It’s a question the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King posed in the late 1960s to society in a time of seeming chaos, challenge, and change, and it resonates in these times. Explore this question with the Rev. …
View course details “Abundance in the Midst of Challenge–Retreat”
The Venerable Val Kerr and Janice Whiteley Through prayer, creativity, and reflection participants will be encouraged to be innovative partners on the creative edge of where the Spirit of God is recreating the church and what it means to be a “Missional Church” while keeping the history of Indigenous Peoples in mind. The history of …
View course details “Connecting with Indigenous Knowledge”
Jesus plays a central role in the Islamic tradition and offers a rich entry point into Christian-Muslim dialogue. Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D., will lead this study of the person and mission of Jesus as presented in Muslim sacred scripture – the Qur’an. Students will assess the Qur’an’s significance for Muslim faith and practice, examine Qur’anic passages …
View course details “Jesus in the Qur’an: An Entry Point for Interfaith Dialogue”
Explore the role of Jesus and Mary in the Islamic tradition as an entry point to interfaith dialogue About this event This event is brought to you by the department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary This class will meet online on four consecutive Thursday evenings (Oct 28 – Nov 18). from 7 – …
View course details “Jesus in the Qur’an: An Entry Point for Interfaith Dialogue”
KAIROS Prairies North invites you to its annual gathering on November 20, Unpacking Settler Colonialism and Relationship to Land and Water. Friends, teachers, and co-conspirators Stan MacKay and Bob Haverluck will work with teachings and art to help us on the long inner and outer journeys of decolonizing and challenging settler colonialism. Elder Stan is from Fisher River Cree Nation …
View course details “Kairos Fall 2021 Regional Gathering–Prairies North”
KAIROS Atlantic presents its virtual regional gathering on Friday evening and Saturday, November 26 and 27. The gathering is entitled, Living Treaties: How we live into the Treaties and how Treaties live in us. Join us to hear provocative guest speakers and consider how our own lives are part of Treaty. Everyone welcome! More details to come. Contact connect@kairoscanada.org if you have questions.
Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum Are you interested in reading, watching and learning about the history of race and racism in America and the impact it has on our world today – and engaging in meaningful conversation about change? Join an online cohort and explore a rich curriculum focused on Indigenous, …
View course details “Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum”
Course Description The Residential School tragedy highlights the need for senior church leaders to examine the Church’s prevailing Indigenous perspectives and practices. This course aims at helping build a healthy respect for Indigenous identity as “other”, neither vilifying or idealizing, but seeking to become an ally. Throughout this six-class course, you’ll explore the topics of …
View course details “Master Class on Canadian Indigenous Realities and the Canadian Church with Ray Aldred”
