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30th Annual Clergy Institute w/ Elaine Pagels
May 05, 2010
The Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Institute for Christian and Jewish Understanding and Henry Eisenhardt with Temple De Hirsch Sinai invite you to the
30th Annual Clergy Institute (Non-Clergy are welcome to attend)
with Author and Scholar Elaine Pagels The Cultural Impact of the Book of Revelation
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle
Please enter at 1441 - 16th Ave
Contact us at 206.3323.8486 Click here for directions to Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
This year we welcome renowned theologian and author Elaine Pagels to the Institute. Her upcoming work on The Book of Revelation will root the rhetoric, hysteria and delusion that accompanies this text and eschatology in general in thoughtful scholarship and discourse. Please join us for an engaging and enlightening discussion on this timely topic.
We hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 5th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our historic Capitol Hill campus in Seattle. Together we will create much food for thought on issues of concern to our congregations. The day will include morning refreshments, lunch, our address, a panel discussion, and the opportunity to dialogue in break-out groups.
The Book of Revelation is the strangest, and by far, the most controversial book in the Bible. It doesn’t contain a shred of an idea, nor does it contain ethics or a philosophy; instead, you find visions, dreams and nightmares. Join us as we explore what has constituted the appeal and impact of the Book of Revelation during the last two millennia. If we can understand that, we will better understand the 21st Century.
Contact Mimi:
mimi@tdhs-nw.org or by calling (206) 323-8486.
More about our Speaker:
Elaine Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she best known as the author of The Gnostic Gospels, The Origin of Satan, and Adam, Eve and the Serpent, she has published widely on Gnosticism and early Christianity, and continues to pursue research interests in late antiquity. Her most recent books include Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (was on the New York Times best-seller list) and , co-authored with Karen King of Harvard.
A discussion of the Book of Revelation from UC Santa Barbara.
About the Clergy Institute
The strength of our nation lies in its diversity. We are a unified people without being uniform in our beliefs. We create a community that transcends the tyranny of conformity. Enduring and enriching interfaith relationships have sustained modern America through troubled times. In today’s world, the urgent need for education, dialogue and outreach between faiths and peoples has never been more apparent.
Click here for directions to Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
This year we welcome renowned theologian and author Elaine Pagels to the Institute. Her upcoming work on The Book of Revelation will root the rhetoric, hysteria and delusion that accompanies this text and eschatology in general in thoughtful scholarship and discourse. Please join us for an engaging and enlightening discussion on this timely topic. 
The Book of Revelation is the strangest, and by far, the most controversial book in the Bible. It doesn’t contain a shred of an idea, nor does it contain ethics or a philosophy; instead, you find visions, dreams and nightmares. Join us as we explore what has constituted the appeal and impact of the Book of Revelation during the last two millennia. If we can understand that, we will better understand the 21st Century. 
