Communities of faith
Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008
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Sojourners leader to speak at school
LITTLE ROCK — Jim Wallis, president and chief executive officer of Sojourners, will speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on May 14.
The lecture will be at 4 p. m. at the school’s Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave. A book signing will follow.
Wallis is a best-selling author, preacher and commentator on religion and public life. His most recent book is The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America.
He is also author of God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It.
Wallis was reared in a Midwestern evangelical family. As a teenager, his questioning of the racial segregation in his church and community led him to the black churches and neighborhoods of inner-city Detroit. He spent his student years involved in the civilrights and anti-war movements at Michigan State University.
While at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois, Wallis and several other students started a small magazine and community with a Christian commitment to social justice.
Today, his Sojourners ministry oversees Sojourners magazine and programs to promote voluntary service.
First United Methodist in downtown Little Rock is partnering with the Clinton School to bring Wallis to Arkansas.
Admission is free, but reservations are required and can be made via e-mail at publicprogr ams@clintonschool. uasys. edu or by calling (501 ) 683-5239 Catholic retreat on discerning spirits
FORT SMITH — The Rev. Tom Elliott, priest at Christ the King Catholic Church, will lead a retreat on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s “Guidelines for the Discernment of Spirits” today. Registration begins at 8: 30 a. m. and the retreat lasts until 3 p. m.
The retreat is free and includes lunch and materials. The program will be in the Parish Center. Participants will learn about Satan’s temptations, as well as how to listen when God speaks.
The church is at 2112 S. Greenwood Ave. Information is available online at www. christ-king. org or by calling (479 ) 783-7745. Discussion of planet at House of Prayer
LITTLE ROCK — Spiritual leaders from a variety of faiths will discuss living with the earth during a “Holy Ground” program at the Arkansas House of Prayer on May 17.
Representatives from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Sikh and other faiths will participate in the presentation and question-and-answer session. The program will be at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, adjacent to the House of Prayer. The program begins at 9 a. m. Light refreshments will be served at 11: 30 a. m., followed by a tour of the House of Prayer, as well as prayer and meditation. Information about the interfaith House of Prayer is available online at www. ar kansashouseofprayer. org or by calling (501 ) 821-7773. Communities of Faith is a compilation of church and religion news for Northwest Arkansas. The deadline for submissions is noon Monday before Saturday publication. Please send information, including a phone number, to Christie Storm, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 515 Enterprise Drive, Suite 106, Lowell, Ark. 72745, fax it to (479 ) 770-8484 or e-mail:
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