http://www.transmissioning.org an emerging liturgical community in NYC Mon, 12 May 2008 02:52:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you've no doubt noticed, there's no Transmission this week because there are five Wednesdays this month. In lieu of a standard Transmission, therefore, I'd like to invite you to come hear Christ Hedges to a reading from his new book, which is about the recent prominence of Atheist ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/29/chris-hedges-at-union-theological-seminary/ These are worth watching. Catch the whole show on PBS if you can! http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/26/bill-moyers-and-jeremiah-wright/ Bowie Snodgrass, beloved community member, had a great interview for Naked City, the Village Voice's blog on sexuality, as part of the series Sexiness, Next to Godliness: Religion and the Sex Industry. Go check it out: http://www.nakedcity.com/2008/04/god_loves_sex_workers.php http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/18/featured-on-village-voice-blog/ In 1818, an 18-year-old named Mary Shelley wrote a novel called Frankenstein. I have never read it, but have picked up the basic plot from movies and such. A brilliant doctor decides that he will create the perfect man, using pieces of dead people. The man he ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/16/a-twentysomethings-lovehate-relationship-with-the-bible/ I suspect that Paul, our token UCC member, could speak on this more eloquently than I can, but I've been stunned at the way the controversy over past sermons over Rev. Wright simply won't die down. Jeremiah Wright is, in my mind, a modern day prophet in the biblical ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/15/reflections-on-rev-wright/ A friend sent me a link to this. A bunch of USCD hospital workers are struggling and demonstrating for fair compensation, and a bunch of church folk (including the Interfaith Council for Worker Justice) got together to wash their feet. Awesome. So here's a video chronicling the event. ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/14/san-diego-workers-for-justice/ Bowie and I spent a lovely three days in West Cornwall Connecticut last week, hanging out with a bunch of other young church leaders as part of a consultation sponsored by Trinity Wall Street.  There were a lot of really exciting conversations taking place and I found it incredibly invigorating ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/09/communion-by-numbers/ Transmission is a sponsor for this conference and Bowie is one of the speakers in the Emergent Round Table Discussion at this conference in June. You can register now for $49! Or contact us if would like to volunteer for some or all of the days.     See ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/07/envision-the-gospel-politics-the-future-june-8-10/ RICH AND POOR: TWO WORLDS OR ONE FAMILY Presentation given by J.Snodgrass for the Marble Collegiate Church Young Adults 20s/30s Every year, the gap between rich and poor gets wider. The title I was given for this presentation - "Rich and poor, two worlds..." reminded me that in economic terms we ... http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/04/07/rich-and-poor-two-worlds-or-one-family-by-jsnodgrass/   Our dear friend Mel Ahlborn made this super cool and a little trippy flash video of last year's Easter at Avalon. It takes a minute to load, but then get ready for a smooth ride... Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! Alleluia.         http://www.transmissioning.org/2008/03/23/easter-at-avalon-07-video/