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“Art Shaping the World”
Rev. Megan Lynes preaching
What difference does art make in our lives? First Parish has a long history of incorporating art in worship and using art as a creative voice in the community. Some of us are artists or quiet appreciators of art. Some of us know of social justice movements born completely out of artistic brilliance. Art shapes our lives. It has shaped religious history for thousands of years. Come explore how art and religion intertwine.
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At 9:00 a.m.:
“Animals That Shouldn’t Exist, According to Intelligent Design”
with biologist Abby Hafer
One of the great things about evolution is the sheer weirdness of its results. I will discuss some animals that you just shouldn’t go to your grave without knowing about, and I will discuss some of the philosophical conundrums implied by their very existence.
Come and find out about some of the most lovable and fascinating members of the animal kingdom, and why they knock some of our most fondly-held ideas into a cocked hat.
And at 11:00 a.m.:
“Catching Fire: How Cooking Makes Us Human”
with Richard Wrangham, Harvard primatologist and author
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“On Belonging to the Faith: Charles Dickens and Unitarianism”
with parishioner Diana Archibald
In honor of Charles Dickens’s 200th birthday (born February 7, 1812), we will take a closer look at the debate about whether Dickens was a Unitarian or not. What does it mean to *belong* to a faith? Do we have the right to lay claim to a dead man? And why are folks so keen to list this author among the rolls of their membership, anyway?
Diana Archibald is Associate Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, specializing in Dickens, transatlanticism, and the Victorian novel. She is co-curator of the exhibit, “Dickens and Massachusetts: A Tale of Power and Transformation” ( www.uml.edu/dickens). |
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