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Lessons and Practices of Revolutionary Love
September 15, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 5:30 pm on Thursday, repeating until November 17, 2022
What is Revolutionary Love you ask? According to Valarie Kaur, “revolutionary love is an orientation to the world and to the work of justice that is most successfully practiced in community. It is more than emotion or feeling. It is the ongoing choice to labor for others, opponents, and ourselves.”
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to learn more about Revolutionary Love on Thursdays, September 15–November 17, 5:30–7 pm. A light meal will be provided.
Drawing upon Kaur’s book, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, we will discover together revolutionary love as a praxis for personal, spiritual, and political, transformation. We will examine stories, theories, and practices from writers, scholars, activists, and practitioners whose work has informed the framework of revolutionary love. We will connect these to historical contexts and contemporary social issues and concerns. We will engage in personal spiritual practices to challenge power inequalities, dismantle unjust institutions, and create a world that honors the humanity of us all. And each week, will practice communal learning, personal and silent reflection, and invitations to action.
The outline of her spiritual practice paradigm can be seen in the compass on the right, with a focus on loving others, opponents and ourselves. We will explore one of these each week. There are corresponding:
It is recommended that you begin reading her book before we start. Limited copies are available. Contact Pastor BJ for more information.
Watch Valarie Kaur’s TED Talk to get a sense of the arch and aim of our time together.
