Marcus Borg in Salt Lake

	MARCUS BORG IN SALT LAKE CITY CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2375 East 3300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84109 FEBRUARY 2-4, 2007

	CHRISTIANITY FOR THE HEART. AND THE HEAD. Friday, Feb 2, 7:30-9:00 PM Saturday, Feb 3, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sunday, Feb 4, 9:00 - 10:00 AM FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE (Feb. 2) 7:30 - 9:00 PM Two Visions of Christianity Today: Seeing the Difference, Building Bridges Brief Description: Christians and the church in North America today are deeply divided by two very different visions of Christianity, including ways of seeing the Bible, the Christian tradition, and the Christian life. The lecture describes these two visions of Christianity, clarifying the differences and seeking points of commonality.
	SATURDAY ALL DAY LECTURES (Feb. 3) Seeing the Christian Life Again 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 1. Morning 9:00 - 10:00 AM What Ails Us? The Need for Personal Transformation Q and A Until 10:15 AM. Brief Break 10:15 - 10:30 AM 2. Morning 10:30 - 11:45 AM What Ails Us? The Need for Political Transformation Q and A Until 12:00 Noon. Lunch Break 12:00 NOON - 1:15 PM 3. Afternoon 1:15 - 2:30 PM Transformation: Prayer, Worship, and Practice Q and A Until 3:00 PM.
	SUNDAY MORNING SERMON ( Feb. 4) 9:00 - 10:00 AM Open Hearts and Thin Places. Two metaphors that express much of what is central to Christian life and to our life together as church. Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:30 AM 10:30 - 11:30 AM Discussion between Dr. Borg and interested persons __________________________________________________________________________

Marcus J. Borg (Ph.D., Oxford University) is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University. Known as one of the leading historical Jesus scholars of this generation, he is the author of ten books, two of which have become best-sellers, Jesus: A New Vision and
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. His most recent publication is The Heart of Christianity: How We Can Be Passionate Believers Today (2003). He has lectured widely in this country (including at the Smithsonian and Chautauqua Institutions) and overseas ( England, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Israel, and South Africa). His books have been translated into German, Dutch, Korean, and French.

An outstanding teacher, Borg has received all of Oregon State University's major awards for teaching, including one from the legislature. He is the first person in the College of Liberal Arts to be designated "Distinguished Professor" by the university. He has twice been President of the CLA Faculty Council.

Borg teaches both lower and upper division courses. His courses include Great Ideas, World-Views and Values in the Bible, Philosophy and Religion, World-Views and Environmental Values,
Great Figures: The Historical Jesus, and a variety of special topics courses.

Borg sees philosophy as primarily concerned with the role of ideas in our lives. "Ideas matter," Borg says, "much more than we commonly think they do - especially our world-views and values, namely our ideas about what is real and how we are to live. We receive such ideas from our culture as we grow up, and unless we examine them, we will not be free persons, but will to a large extent live out the agenda of our socialization."