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SUMMARY:Grace Farms Foundation Benefit
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for Our Sustainable Future\, Grace Farms Foundation’s fourth annual benefit on October 19\, 2019. Enjoy an immersive evening in the River building with an elegant zero-waste dinner and entertainment by DJ ELEW featuring saxophonist Marcus Miller. The evening will feature Parisa Khobdeh Dance Company\, and a spotlight on the cocoa industry with Tony’s Chocolonely. We will be highlighting auction items with sustainable and ethical supply chains and championing change together. \nOur Sustainable Future relates to our focuses this year: \n\n\n\nWe are advocating for supply chain transparency through public programs\, industry awareness groups\, and policy changes.\nWe are initiating a regional campaign to encourage people to plant pollinators.\nWe received our LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification in Operations & Management. In 2017\, we received a LEED certification for Building Design & Construction.\nWe are convening not-for-profits that are leading sustainable efforts locally and regionally.\nWe are hosting “Life Worth Living” classes and conversations for people to consider what will make our lives and our future flourish.\n\n\n\nAll benefit donations received will directly support the Grace Farms Fund\, which sustains Grace Farms and our five initiatives. All event and administrative costs have been generously underwritten. \nOur Sustainable Future | Ticket & Auction Website \nFor more information\, contact Megan Mones\, Marketing Manager\, at 203.920.1934 or mmones@gracefarmsfoundation.org. \nGrace Farms Foundation\, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization\, contributions to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. For federal income tax purposes\, you can deduct as a charitable contribution the amount of the donation received less its fair market value of goods or services received. For any donation of $5\,000 of more\, then name and address of the donor and the total donation will be included in the Foundations Form 990-PF filed with the IRS.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/2019-benefit
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice
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SUMMARY:In Pursuit of Flourishing Life | Is College the Key?
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, Grace Farms Foundation’s Faith Initiative Director and Lecturer of Humanities at Yale University\, Dr. Karen E. Eshoo\, Head of School at King School\, and Dr. Frank Bartolomeo\, Director of Adolescent Services at Silver Hill Hospital\, lead a discussion about how the college prep and application processes can reveal and shape both parents’ and students’ visions of flourishing life. \nAs colleges become ever more competitive\, the admissions process can generate an enormous amount of pressure and anxiety. In the midst of these pressures\, the initially motivating desire to pursue a college education – a flourishing life – can be subverted. Hear from different perspectives and explore how we can better help young people enter this next stage of their lives equipped to flourish not just in their endeavors\, but as human beings.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/college_admissions
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, Sanctuary\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | Conversations with Dr. Matthew Croasmun
DESCRIPTION:With the health and safety of our visitors\, staff\, and community in mind\, Grace Farms temporarily closed to the public on March 9 and remains closed. All programs scheduled during this time will be cancelled or rescheduled. \nAlthough Grace Farms is temporarily closed\, the work of Grace Farms Foundation continues.  \nThe Grace Farms Relief Fund for Connecticut\, which was established with private donations totaling $2.5 million\, to address the critical shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers in Fairfield and New Haven counties. Grace Farms Foundation has also organized the Grace Farms Alliance Against COVID-19\, an effort comprised of more than half a dozen partner organizations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. \nLearn more about what we are doing to help serve our community during this time and our COVID-19 response effort. \n\n  \nJoin us as Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, introduces selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives. \n  \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning2
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, Library\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Croasmun
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nJoin us for a Zoom presentation led by Yale Lecturer and Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, introducing The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor. Dr. Croasmun will provide insight into the text and a framework through which to explore Taylor’s book. \n  \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives. \n  \nJoin us for more virtual Books on Faith & Meaning programs: \nTuesday\, June 23 | 1 – 2 pm \nTuesday\, July 14 | 1 – 2 pm \nTuesday\, August 11 | 1 – 2 pm \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning3
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Croasmun
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nJoin us for a Zoom presentation led by Yale Lecturer and Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, introducing The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone. Dr. Croasmun will provide insight into the text and a framework through which to explore Cone’s book. \n  \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives. \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning6
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Croasmun
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nJoin us for a Zoom presentation led by Yale Lecturer and Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, introducing Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil. Dr. Croasmun will provide insight into the text and a framework through which to explore Weil’s book\, and will be joined in conversation by Dr. Deborah Casewell\, a Simone Weil scholar\, and lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at Liverpool Hope University. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives. \n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning4
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Croasmun
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nHow do we make meaning of our lives today\, when it feels as though everyone and everything we care about is susceptible to loss? In This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom\, Martin Hägglund\, Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale\, argues that it is exactly this sense of fragility and the possibility of loss that make our lives meaningful. As long as we have attachments to lose\, we are susceptible to suffering\, but to be liberated from that risk would also mean losing all sense of genuine care or meaning in our lives. \nJoin us for a Zoom conversation between Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Prof. Hägglund\, exploring the tenants of his book. During a time in which we are constantly reminded of the fragility of life\, and in which our sense of loss is so acute\, this will serve as an important reminder that we can always find meaning in our lives. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning5
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning A Conversation with Willie James Jennings
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nAs people committed to fighting against racism\, what are we fighting for? In After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging (Theological Education between the Times)\, Prof. Willie James Jennings describes insights gained from his extensive experience in theological education\, examines how ideas of whiteness distort our understanding of community\, and proposes new ways of belonging to one another. \nJoin us on November 17th at 12 pm for a Zoom conversation between Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Willie Jennings. Through Professor Jennings’ powerful vision of life and mutual belonging\, we will examine how we might reimagine the intellectual heritage of Christian theology within our current struggles for community\, with a goal to transgress boundaries that have existed for centuries. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning6
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210119T120000
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning  A Conversation with Prof Xavier Pickett
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nJoin us for a Zoom conversation with Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Professor Xavier Pickett from NC State University\, exploring Dr. Howard Thurman’s theological treatise\, Jesus and the Disinherited. \nThe Christian faith\, Thurman insists\, has had much to say about how a Christian ought to respond to the suffering of others. But what does the Christian faith have to say to those who are themselves suffering under oppression—to those “with their backs against the wall”? Thurman offers an account of a Jesus whose life was marked by oppression\, a Jesus who grew up under Roman occupation\, knew what it was to have one’s body constantly under threat—one who knew the temptation of fear\, deception\, and hatred\, and nevertheless responded in love. Thurman’s book is a foundational work of non-violent resistance\, but it is also a vivid vision of flourishing life in the face of violent oppression. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning5-2
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T130000
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SUMMARY:IRL Finding Realness\, Meaning and Belonging in Our Digital Lives with Author Chris Stedman
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nJoin us for a Zoom conversation with Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and author and humanist leader Chris Stedman\, who will discuss his latest work\, IRL: Finding Realness\, Meaning and Belonging in Our Digital Lives\, offering an exploration of authenticity in the digital era\, shedding new light on how age-old notions of realness can be freshly understood in our online lives. \n\nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning-7
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:Life Worth Living | 7-Week Course
DESCRIPTION:What is the shape of a flourishing life? Join us for a 7-week online academic course led by Dr. Matthew Croasmun\, Director of the Life Worth Living Program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture and Faith Initiative Director at Grace Farms Foundation. The course engages a range of philosophical and religious traditions to facilitate conversation on questions of meaning and purpose in our lives. \nEach week\, participants read a set of religious and philosophical texts (no more than 30 pages) advocating different tradition’s answers to these questions. During class participants discuss what they’ve read—putting Confucius in conversation with Alice Walker\, or Toni Morrison in dialogue with the Rabbis—with a goal to better understand the stakes of the questions and the trade-offs made by different answers. Participants then write their own (provisional) answers to the question in light of what they’ve read and discussed\, and share what they’ve written so they can continue to learn from one another’s insights. A more in depth description of the course is available here\, with more detail about the format below. \nThis course is currently full\, but we are always assessing the demand for additional course offerings. Please enter your information on our Life Worth Living Waitlist to be contacted directly about future courses. \nLife Worth Living class will be offered as an online course through Zoom and Canvas\, an online course management platform.  We will meet weekly face-to-face over Zoom for a two-hour session\, including full group discussions and conversations in smaller breakout rooms.  In between class meetings each week\, course participants can access PDFs of the readings\, short video lectures\, and discussion forums on Canvas. \nAfter receiving confirmation of application and being accepted into the course\, participants will be instructed on how to register and receive the Zoom login information and an invitation to join the Grace Farms’ Life Worth Living Canvas site.  We understand that online coursework will be new to many of our participants\, and we will be readily available to answer tech-related questions. The image below provides some insight into your interaction with the course management platform. \nWhile we continue to advance good behind closed doors\, we strive to maintain the Grace Farms spirit of hospitality.  All participating students will receive a course welcome package in the mail\, and will be invited to attend a special River Retreat reflection when the Grace Farms building reopens to the public. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/life-worth-living-2021-3
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:A Hindu Theology of Liberation with Author Anantanand Rambachan
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nHow can the Hindu tradition Advaita Vedānta inform contemporary conversations surrounding justice\, dignity\, and the equality of human beings\, to disrupt systems of patriarchy\, homophobia\, and inequality? Join us for a Zoom conversation with Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and author Anantanand Rambachan\, as they discuss his book A Hindu Theology of Liberation and explore how Hindu traditions have contributed to modern struggles for liberation and how they can continue to do so within contemporary contexts and concerns.  \n\nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
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CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found  with Author Rev. Dr. Angela W. Gorrell
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \n“Joy has a mysterious capacity to be felt alongside sorrow and even—sometimes most especially—in the midst of suffering.” \nJoin us for a Zoom conversation with Faith Initiative Director\, Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Rev. Dr. Angela W. Gorrell\, who will discuss her latest book The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. Gorrell contextualizes her search for Christian joy within her personal experience of loss\, and ultimately the larger societal need for joy as a counteragent to the despair that is all too prevalent in the twenty-first century. Her work articulates a vision for community that\, in the midst of tragedy\, comes together in the search for joy. \n\nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning-8
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:How to Be a Sinner with Author Peter Bouteneff
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nHow can identifying as a sinner bring peace of mind\, a clear conscience\, and love for others? Peter Bouteneff\, author and internationally recognized professor of Orthodox theology\, will join Dr. Matthew Croasmun to discuss his latest work How to Be a Sinner\, addressing topics such as  guilt\, shame\, and self-care through his compassionate narrative. \n\nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning-9
CATEGORIES:Faith
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SUMMARY:The Analects of Confucius with Professor Stephen Angle
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \n“Confucianism is about being a good person by emphasizing the virtues that go together with creating a society that’s harmonious […] each individual does better when people around us are doing better.” – Prof. Angle\n\nJoin us for a conversation with Author and Professor Stephen Angle and Dr. Matthew Croasmun about the Analects of Confucius. A Professor of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University focusing on human rights\, politics\, and ethics both in China and globally\,  Prof. Angle views Confucianism not as some ancient\, abstract wisdom but something very much alive\, with values that reflect our needs today. For him\, benevolence and harmony with support for gender equality is the best way to realize Confucian values in our current context. \nOne of the foundational texts of Life Worth Living\, a seven-week course founded at Yale University and now taught both online and on site at Grace Farms Foundation\, the Analects have helped people for centuries in defining the shape of flourishing life. This session is aimed at helping those new to Confucianism find their way into its wisdom–Prof. Angle is adept at drawing the modern Western reader into these ancient texts. \n\nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning-10
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SUMMARY:Living in the World as if It Were Homewith Author Tim Lilburn
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \nHow can we aim our desires and longings to cultivate a divine relationship with the earth\, our common home? Tim Lilburn\, a Canadian poet\, essayist\, and professor at the University of Victoria\, will join Dr. Matthew Croasmun to discuss his book\, Living in the World as if It Were Home\, a collection of meditations steeped in mysticism and ecological poetry.  This book\, the first of a trilogy\, proposes seeing the natural world in a new way\, bringing us closer to creation and flourishing life for all. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-faith-meaning-11
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20210608T110326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210608T110326Z
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SUMMARY:Modern Muslim Theologywith Author Dr. Martin Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:LIVE ZOOM EVENT \n“Informed by his deep reading of scripture and the Islamic tradition\, as well as his grounding in the academic study of religion\, Nguyen offers a theology that is of interest to academics as well as to people of faith\, and to those who wish to learn more about Islam regardless of their orientation.” \n– Zayn Kassam\, Pomona College\n  \nJoin us for a conversation with Faith Initiative Director Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Dr. Martin Nguyen\, Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University to discuss his most recent book. Modern Muslim Theology asserts that theology is a creative\, ongoing process\, and offers refreshingly accessible perspective on practicing the Islamic tradition in our contemporary world. \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-12
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20210715T100648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T100648Z
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SUMMARY:River Retreat Launch from the Faith Initiative
DESCRIPTION:The River Retreat offers a self-directed way to encounter the faith initiative and its core question: what is the shape of flourishing life?  Completed at an individual pace\, over the course of a couple of hours\, a whole day\, or longer\, it inspires insights about priorities\, relationships\, and visions of a life worthy of our shared humanity. Guests are encouraged to return and experience the retreat multiple times\, as a  discipline of discovery to listen for new pieces of wisdom\, and consider what is truly worth wanting. \nJoin Faith Initiative Director Dr. Matthew Croasmun and Faith Initiative Coordinator Katie Grosh for an introduction to The River Retreat at 2:30 pm in the West Barn before setting out on your personal reflection.   \nBooklets are available throughout the year in the West Barn Welcome Center.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/river-retreat-launch
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20210715T095935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T095935Z
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SUMMARY:Member Welcome Reception
DESCRIPTION:This open-house style event will feature new member experiences and the opening of a new\, site-responsive sculpture from artist Alyson Shotz: Temporal Shift is a reflective work that interacts with natural light and animates an interior courtyard of the SANAA-designed River building\, describing time as the seasons change. The evening will be catered with a signature cocktail and light appetizers inspired by Chef Neena Perez’s food relief menu.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/members-welcoming-reception
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20210716T130907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T130907Z
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SUMMARY:The Bhagavad Gita with Dr. Asha Shipman
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Asha Shipman\, the Director of Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain at Yale University\, will join Dr\, Matthew Croasmun in conversation about the Bhagavad Gita. This scriptural text calls for selfless action and righteousness\, while being openly accepting and harmonizing spiritual pursuits through action (karma)\, knowledge (gyaana)\, and devotion (bhakti).\nfree
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/the-bhagavad-gita-with-dr-asha-shipman
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211124T171739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211124T171739Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | The Bhagavad Gita with Dr. Asha Shipman
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Asha Shipman\, the Director of Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain at Yale University\, will join Dr. Matthew Croasmun in conversation about the Bhagavad Gita. This scriptural text calls for selfless action and righteousness\, while being openly accepting and harmonizing spiritual pursuits through action (karma)\, knowledge (gyaana)\, and devotion (bhakti). \n  \nOur Books on Faith & Meaning series consists of monthly presentations introducing selections from the Faith & Meaning section of the Grace Farms Library. Spanning multiple religious and philosophical traditions\, both ancient and contemporary\, these texts encourage us to think critically about the meaning in our lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/the-bhagavad-gita-with-dr-asha-shipman-dec22
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220129T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220129T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211122T163407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T163407Z
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SUMMARY:River Retreat Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Faith Initiative Coordinator Katie Grosh will introduce the River Retreat\, a self-directed way to encounter the Faith initiative and its core question: what is the shape of flourishing life? \nCompleted at an individual pace—over the course of a couple of hours\, a full day\, or longer — it inspires insights about priorities\, relationships\, desires\, and visions of a life worthy of our shared humanity. Booklets will be handed out after the introduction for participants to explore on their own.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/river-retreat-orientation-jan22
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211122T163340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T163340Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | Pirkei Avot with Leah Sarna
DESCRIPTION:Rabbanit Leah Sarna\, Associate Director of Education and Director of High School Programs at Drisha\, will join us for a conversation about Pirkei Avot\, a key ancient text of Rabbinic Judaism\, exploring topics ranging from the ethics of everyday human interaction\, to statements about the relationship of God and humanity. \n  \nRabbanit Leah Sarna is the Associate Director of Education and Director of High School Programs at Drisha. She previously served as Director of Religious Engagement at Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago\, a leading urban Orthodox congregation. She was ordained at Yeshivat Maharat in 2018\, holds a BA from Yale University in Philosophy & Psychology\, and also trained at the SKA Beit Midrash for Women at Migdal Oz\, Drisha and the Center for Modern Torah Leadership. \nRabbanit Sarna’s published works have appeared in The Atlantic\, The Washington Post\, Lehrhaus and MyJewishLearning. She has lectured in Orthodox synagogues and Jewish communal settings around the world and loves spreading her warm\, energetic love for Torah and Mitzvot with Jews in all stages of life.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning-pirkei-avot-with-leah-sarna
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211122T163746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T163746Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | On Vanishing with Lynn Casteel Harper
DESCRIPTION:A minister\, chaplain\, and essayist\, Lynn Casteel Harper joins Faith Initiative Director Dr. Matthew Croasmun to discuss her important book On Vanishing: Mortality\, Dementia\, and What It Means to Disappear. Harper’s personal\, philosophical\, and scientific examination of dementia encourages us to reexamine our fears of disappearance\, death\, and mortality. \n  \nLynn Casteel Harper is a writer\, minister\, and chaplain. She is the author of On Vanishing (Catapult\, April 2020)\, a nonfiction book that explores the dimensions of spirituality\, social justice\, and dementia. Lynn received a Barbara Deming Fund grant for women writers for the project. \nHer work has appeared in Kenyon Review Online\, Catapult\, The Huffington Post\, North American Review\, CALYX\, the Journal of Religion and Abuse\, and elsewhere.  She received the New Delta Review Nonfiction Prize in 2013 and the Orison Anthology’s 2017 Nonfiction Award.  She was named runner up for the Torch Prize in 2016. \nAn ordained Baptist minister\, Lynn completed her M.Div. at Wake Forest University and her chaplaincy residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.  Lynn served as the nursing home chaplain at a continuing care retirement community on the New Jersey shore for seven years.  She is currently the Minister of Older Adults at The Riverside Church in the City of New York.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning-on-vanishing
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211122T164059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T164059Z
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SUMMARY:River Retreat Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Faith Initiative Coordinator Katie Grosh will introduce the River Retreat\, a self-directed way to encounter the Faith initiative and its core question: what is the shape of flourishing life? \nCompleted at an individual pace—over the course of a couple of hours\, a full day\, or longer — it inspires insights about priorities\, relationships\, desires\, and visions of a life worthy of our shared humanity. Booklets will be handed out after the introduction for participants to explore on their own.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/river-retreat-orientation-apr22
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20211122T164304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T164304Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | This Here Flesh with Cole Arthur Riley
DESCRIPTION:In her debut book\, author Cole Arthur Riley\, the creator of Black Liturgies\, writes about the stories of her family\, what they revealed to her\, and how they unlocked her spirituality. This Here Flesh: Spirituality\, Liberation\, and the Stories That Make Us encourages us to examine our own stories and reflect on how we can honor\, lament\, or heal from those stories.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning-this-here-flesh-with-cole-arthur-riley
CATEGORIES:Faith
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20220407T185720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T185720Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | Growing Moral with Steve Angle
DESCRIPTION:Philosopher Steve Angle returns to the Books on Faith & Meaning series\, led by Faith Initiative Director Matthew Croasmun\, to build a case for modern Confucianism as a way of life worth the attention of reflective modern readers. In his most recent book\, Angle points the way towards a progressive\, evolving version of Confucianism that is consistent with the principles it has upheld over centuries. Ancient and enduring\, rich and wide-ranging\, Confucianism offers insights into how we can lead deeply connected and good lives.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning-growing-moral-steve-angle
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20220405T012636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T012636Z
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SUMMARY:River Retreat Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Faith Initiative Coordinator Katie Grosh will introduce the River Retreat\, a self-directed way to encounter the Faith initiative and its core question: what is the shape of flourishing life? \nCompleted at an individual pace—over the course of a couple of hours\, a full day\, or longer — it inspires insights about priorities\, relationships\, desires\, and visions of a life worthy of our shared humanity. Booklets will be handed out after the introduction for participants to explore on their own.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/river-retreat-orientation-jun22
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20220516T211107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T211107Z
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SUMMARY:Life Worth Living Educators Retreat (past)
DESCRIPTION:As the school year comes to a close\, current and retired educators and administrators are invited to spend a refreshing\, rejuvenating\, and reflective day at Grace Farms. Led by Matthew Croasmun\, Faith Initiative Director at Grace Farms and Director of the Life Worth Living program at Yale Center for Faith and Culture\, this retreat offers an opportunity to pause\, process our experiences\, have meaningful conversation\, and connect with colleagues from other schools. Weaving our way throughout the River building\, we will consider questions of flourishing life below\, and what’s really worth wanting\, both for ourselves and our communities. \nLunch and dinner is included. \nRetreat Schedule:\n10:00 am\, Pavilion: Welcome\n10:30\, Court: “What am I doing?”\n11:15\, Commons: “Is what I’m doing creating the life I’m after?” \nNoon: Lunch \n1pm\, Library: “What sort of life do I want?”\n1:45\, Sanctuary: “What sort of life is most worth living?”\n3:00\, Library: “How can I learn to want a life worth living?”\n3:45\, Commons: “How can I live a life worth living?”\n4:30\, Court: “What are the habits of a life worth living?”\n5:00\, Pavilion: Debrief and discussion \n6:00: Dinner and conversation \nWe want everyone to be able to participate. If price is a barrier\, or if you have any other questions\, please reach out to kgrosh@gracefarmsfoundation.org.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/life-worth-living-educators-retreat
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Faith
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220712T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T004326
CREATED:20220512T155832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T155832Z
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SUMMARY:Books on Faith & Meaning | Meaning in Life and Why it Matters with Susan Wolf
DESCRIPTION:Join Faith Initiative Director Matthew Croasmun and Professor Susan Wolf for a discussion of her book\, Meaning in Life and Why it Matters. This clear and compelling text explores human motivation and differentiates meaningfulness from happiness or morality.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/books-on-faith-meaning-meaning-in-life-and-why-it-matters-with-susan-wolf
CATEGORIES:Faith
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