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"The Power of Forgiveness"
by Jane Winders Frank
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About the painting:
The descending dove, the holy spirit, merges with the symbol of the cross and radiates light. This light of forgiveness of one human to another, and God's grace and forgiveness of us, triumphs over darkness .
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The Edmunds Lecture Series
 Sunday and Monday,
March 16-17, 2008
We are pleased to welcome
Dr. L. Gregory Jones
Dean of the Divinity School
Professor of Theology,
Duke University
The focus of this year's presentations will be on forgiveness.
Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
“Practicing Forgiveness”
Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m.
“Reconciliation and the Challenges of Loving Enemies”
Dr. Jones will also deliver the Sunday worship services on March 16, at 9 and 11 a.m.
“Life in the Spirit”
Galatians 5:19-6:2
Prior to his arrival at Duke, Jones was chair of the theology
department at Loyola College in Maryland. An ordained United Methodist
minister, Jones is a graduate of the University of Denver (B.A.,
M.P.A.) and the Divinity School of Duke University (M.Div., Ph.D.).
Jones, a Christian ethicist, is the author of several books, including
the acclaimed Embodying Forgiveness, The Scope of Our Art, co-edited
with Stephanie Paulsell, and Resurrecting Excellence, coedited with
Kevin Armstrong. Jones writes a regular column, "Faith Matters,"
for The Christian Century, and he is co-editor of the scholarly
journal Modern Theology. Jones was a contributing author to Practicing
Theology. With his wife the Reverend Susan Pendleton Jones, Director
of Special Programs at Duke Divinity School, Jones parents three
children: Nathan, Benjamin, and Sarah.
Biography from: http://www.practicingourfaith.org/who_authors.html
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The First Lecture: "Apocalyptic and the Beauty of God"