Forums
Forums bring us all together to talk about the big issues and tough challenges we face – but also to celebrate our community and find new directions together.
St. Columba's ... embodies a very old Christian tradition that marries faith, reason, and civic engagement.
-EJ Dionne, Washington Post Columnist
Forums at St. Columba’s More than mere conversations: faith in action -- a living exhibit of faith fully engaged in the world
Topics
- Faith and Art
- Faith and Social Justice
- Faith and Science
- Christianity for Dummies
- Bible, Spirituality, and Theology
- Faith and Interreligious Dialogue
Upcoming Forums
May 8 – Sara Via will speak on sustainable landscaping and ways to create a climate-friendly yard. Professor Via is an entomologist at the University of Maryland College Park and maintains a web site called The Climate Corner.
·May 15 – Community organizer Sidra Siddiqui will discuss what Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) is doing to bring affordable, healthy, safe, clean, and green housing to Ward 3. Barbara Briggs, a volunteer on WIN’s environmental team, will also report on finding gas leaks all over the city.
·May 22 – Jeanne Braha of Rock Creek Conservancy will speak about water and watershed issues in our area. Her organization, of course, works with DC and Montgomery County to protect the Rock Creek watershed – but did you know that the runoff from St. Columba’s does not go to Rock Creek, but flows down the Little Falls Branch straight to the Potomac?
2020-2021 Speakers:
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  A Post-Election conversation with Sylvia Burwell and David Ignatius View Forum |
 Preaching Black Lives (Matter) with the Rev. Dr. Gayle Fisher-Stewart View Forum |
 Miracles, Mind and a Return to Eden with Swami Chidbrahmananda View Forum |
 Four Steps to Becoming a Racially-Reconciled Church with Bishop Eugene Sutton View Forum |
 Protecting the World's Oceans with Andy Sharpless View Forum |
2020/2021 Forums:
What next? Spiritual lessons from the last year with Jay Sidebotham
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Three week Series: The Wisdom of Humility: Learning to Be Creatures by Looking to the Soil.
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Facing the Social and Economic Realities of the COVID Pandemic with Tom Monahan
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Four Steps to Becoming a Racially-Reconciled Church with Bishop Eugene Sutton
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Protecting the World's Oceans with Andy Sharpless
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The 2020 Presidential Election and the Future of American Politics with John Sides
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Miracles, Mind and a Return to Eden with Swami Chidbrahmananda
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Ways to Pray with the Rev. Ledlie Laughlin
Faith Lab Resource Prayer Resource Guide
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The Gospel of Mark: Current Issues in the Church and the World
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Church and State: Reflections on a Post Insurrection Church
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The New Roberts Court with Amy Howe
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The Economic Consequences of the Pandemic: How Can the Government Help Those Most in Need?
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Race Matters (And Sometimes Doesn't) with Ray Suarez
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Annual Meeting Forum
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A Post-Election conversation with Sylvia Burwell and David Ignatius
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Let's Talk About Race: How Will St. Columba's Become Antiracist?
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Surviving and Thriving in a Pandemic: A Conversation with Mental Health Professionals
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Rector's Forum
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A Conversation with E.J. Dionne and Ray Suarez on Politics and Faith
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Faith and Parenting in a Pandemic
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Preaching Black Lives (Matter) with the Rev. Dr. Gayle Fisher-Stewart
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