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During the latter part of June, 2009, Diana Butler Bass, author, speaker and scholar, was the key speaker for three events organised under the auspices of the Presbytery & Synod of SA. The meetings were jointly hosted by the Mission Resourcing Network, the Urban Mission Network, Pilgrim UC, Grace Connections Network and Adelaide West UC.
These three events were:
Resourcing Day Presbytery & Synod of SA: Saturday 27th June 2009, 9 am - 4.30 pm.
An Afternoon with Diana at Pilgrim Church, Adelaide: Sunday 28th June 2009, 1.15 - 3.00 pm.
Urban and Grace Networks, Adelaide West UC, Brooklyn Park: Monday 29th June 2009, 10 am - 3 pm.
For more details about the content of these sessions, download the brochure below:
 Diana Butler Bass Visit Brochure (2.74 MB) |
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Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of six books including the best-selling Christianity for the Rest of Us, released by Harper One in 2006. That book was named as one of the best religion books of the year by Publishers Weekly and Christianity Century. It won the Book of the Year Award from the Academy of Parish Clergy, and was featured in a cover story in USA TODAY. She is currently Senior Fellow at the Cathedral College of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Diana regularly consults with religious organizations, leads conferences for religious leaders, and teaches and preaches in a variety of venues. From 2002 to 2006, Diana was the Project Director of a national Lilly Endowment funded study of mainline Protestant vitality - a project featured in Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. She serves on the board of directors of the Beatitudes Society, and participates in an advisor for Emergent Village and Synagogue 3000. She is part of Sojourner's Red Letter Christians and is a regular contributor to the God's Politics blog on Beliefnet. |
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From Nomads to Pilgrims The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church Christianity for the Rest of Us Strength for the Journey All books are available for purchase from the MRN Resource Centre  From Nomads to Pilgrims: Stories from Practicing Congregations
Diana Butler Bass and Joseph Stewart Sicking (editors)
The Alban Institute, 2006 Cost $23.95 The book allows twelve congregations to tell their story of change as they intentionally rediscovered the traditional practices of the church, and reintroduced them into their contemporary situation.They are not detailing a program, or proposing a model for all to follow, but as you read each of their diverse stories together, the common thread emerges of a renewed congregation that is a practicing congregation, a community of pilgrims on the way. Read the review  The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church
Diana Butler Bass
The Alban Institute, 2004 Cost $22.95 In this book Diana draws on insights from recent studies of tradition, practice, narrative and congregational history. She enables us to see beyond the familiar journalistic commonplaces and to look afresh at the church. Read the review  Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith
Diana Butler Bass
Harper Collins, 2006 Cost $22.00 Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly and glowingly endorsed by Marcus Borg as "the most important book fo the decade about emerging Christianity and the renewal of mainline congregations" Read the Review  Strength for the Journey: A Pilgrimage of Faith in Community
Diana Butler Bass
Jossey Bass, 2002 Cost $22.95 Diana Butler Bass describes in remarkable detail the life of each congregation that shaped her own journey and she reveals with frankness the events that challenged and changed her. Read the review |
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