Classes at 9:15AM in the Assembly Room unless otherwise noted.
Tolerance in an Intolerant Age: What Should Christians Say?
John Bowlin
September 11
Can we tolerate commitments we despise, activities we consider unjust, persons and lives we find harmful or vile? We are told that tolerance is a virtue, that a liberal democracy requires a tolerant citizenry, a people who can live among differences they cannot endorse, that they might even consider abhorrent. But we worship a God of justice, truth, and love. Can we be faithful to this God while tolerating injustice and enduring falsehood? Can this response to difference bear witness to this God’s love?
John Bowlin, the Stuart Associate Prof. of Philosophy and Christian Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary, has been a member of NPC since 2008, along with Mimi, Nicholas, and Isaac. He teaches moral theology, and started thinking about toleration after attending a cockfight in Collinsville, OK, in May of 2000.
Young Adults in Ministry
Emily Kent & Alyson Kung
September 18
Come and hear how two college graduates serving as PC(USA) Young Adult Volunteers have worked with the homeless, women, and children. Then examine the various issues, challenges, and joys they encountered. This is their first time to present their story to a congregation.
Alyson and Emily spent the last year in South Korea serving the city of Daejeon through teaching English, working in a women’s shelter, a homeless shelter, and a soup kitchen. As Young Adult Volunteers they learned about the culture and political atmosphere of South Korea with a critical eye towards US involvement. Nassau Presbyterian sponsored their work and calls them friends.
Our Artist in Residence
Armando Soso
September 18
9:15 a.m., Music Room
“Through my weaving, I work to expresses my dreams, my memories, the overlapping cultural influences of my life in the United States, and my aspirations for the future. The traditional elements repeated in different forms throughout my textiles are a means of connecting with, celebrating, and preserving the rich and fascinating Guatemalan culture of my childhood.”
Armando Sosa was born into a weaver’s family in Guatemala. As a young boy he was given the task of guarding newly dyed threads drying on the grass of the riverbank; by the age of sixteen he was working on a compound-harness loom. Now a resident of the Princeton area, his tapestries are exhibited widely and he was named “Artist of Exceptional Ability” by the United States Government.
1 Corinthians
George Hunsinger
Beginning September 25
9:15 a.m., Dining Room, Maclean House
George Hunsinger returns for the 20th year to lead this in-depth Bible study, which continues a verse-by-verse examination of the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. After a review of the earlier chapters, he will pick up at Chapter 14. The Corinthian congregation wrestles with doctrinal and ethical issues in conversation with their “founding pastor” Paul. Within his correspondence, Paul offers us compelling good news in his understanding of the cross, the resurrection, worship, and life together in Christian community.
Entry to Maclean House, the yellow house next door to the church building, is through the rear garden door. Bring your own Bible or pick one up underneath the flat screen monitor on the first floor of the church near the kitchen.
George Hunsinger is Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
Nassau in Malawi
Liz Heinzel-Nelson
September 25
Jesus’ call to care for the poorest of the poor led Liz Heinzel-Nelson and her family to live for a year in Malawi, Africa. While there she met Sydney, one of the one million orphans living in the 4th poorest country in the world. When she returned in 2009 she helped to found Villages in Partnership (VIP), a Christ-centered non-profit organization working to lift Sydney and 19,000 others out of extreme poverty. Liz will share stories, strategies, challenges, miracles and how the gospel is powerfully changing lives today.
Liz Heinzel-Nelson is Executive Director of VIP. She grew up in Princeton, younger sister to Loretta Wells, and now lives with her family in Allentown, New Jersey. She leads teams to Malawi several times a year. Nassau partners with VIP to empower thriving village life.
Coming in October
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Election Issues
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Jesus in Asia