Monday, May 17, 2010 7:30 PM
The Wisdom Jesus: Transformational Teaching for Today's Times
Cynthia Bourgeault
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Two thousand years after he walked the dusty roads of an obscure Roman province, Christians and non-Christians still debate who Jesus was and what his ministry really meant. Like their first-century forebears, modern Christians tend to look at Jesus through a specific lens: Son of God, social reformer, miraculous healer, even political agitator. Join Cynthia Bourgeault as she explores another side of the man Jesus: that of a teacher immersed in the ancient stream of wisdom traditions, offering us a unique path for living in today’s troubled world.
The plenary session on the Wisdom Jesus with Cynthia Bourgeault begins at 7:30, followed by a public interview hosted by Cathedral Dean Sam Lloyd on the origins of Bourgeault’s thought, her own spiritual practices, and how the Christian contemplative tradition can be a bridge of understanding with other faiths.
An opportunity for audience questions and book signing follows.
Related event. Cynthia Bourgeault offers a day-long workshop on Saturday, May 15, entitled “Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening: An Ancient Contemplative Practice for Our Own Time.” Learn more »
About Cynthia Bourgeault
Cynthia Bourgeault is a renowned Christian contemplative, author, retreat leader, and self-described Episcopal “hermit” priest, dividing her time between solitude on Eagle Island, Maine, and a more extraverted schedule in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she serves as principal teacher for the Contemplative Society and an adjunct faculty member at the Vancouver School of Theology.
Bourgeault is the author of six books: Chanting the Psalms, Mystical Hope, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Love is Stronger Than Death, and The Wisdom Jesus. She is also responsible for many articles and CDs on the Christian spiritual life. She is a past fellow of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural research at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and an oblate of New Camaldoli Monastery in Big Sur, California.
Bourgeault is passionately committed to the recovery of the Christian contemplative path and has worked closely with many other contemporary leaders in this tradition. She is also deeply committed to working with leaders of other faiths.