At Westminster, we seek opportunities to nurture our love for and understanding of God and to evolve as thoughtful, compassionate, and integrated people. Learn more about the many weekly classes, discussions, and opportunities for fellowship.
This series hosts discussions with community leaders, experts, and members on local, national, and global issues. The offerings are always lively, engaging, and intelligent. Participants are invited to discuss and respectfully disagree. Through conversation, we can examine how our life-long adventure in faith informs our response to the cultural and political concerns affecting our world.
For more information, contact David Weeks at dweeksbuffalo@gmail.com.
All sessions are held in-person at Westminster Presbyterian Church and via Zoom (click link below). and are open to public
Sessions will start at 9:00 AM and will end at 10:00 AM
A look at the foundation of Extremism in Biblical and post Biblical Jewish texts; at the warnings given in opposition to zealotry in these ancient texts; how these same texts get corrupted to be used by the extremists of today.
Since the beginnings of Christianity, Christians have had conflicts with each other and with their governments. Some of the first Christians in America came purportedly for religious freedom, but created their own theocratic governments, leading other Christians to dissent and rebel. Since then some Christian dissenters have sought advocated for religious freedom for all, while others have sought to control religious freedom.
The presentation will cover the emergence of Muslim extremism from 1970 and after discussing social, political and economic conditions of some Muslim countries along with Western hegemonic interests worsening the prevailing situation.
Why do bad things happen? What Islam has to say about the problem of evil and original sin.
Passages is designed to meet the needs of people in the later part of their lives. The group meets for a brown bag lunch at 12:30 PM in the Oak Room, followed by a 1:15 PM program. These programs focus on the physical, spiritual, and intellectual interests of older adults.
For more information, contact Rev. Katelyn Nutter Dowling at katelynnd@wpcbuffalo.org.
Photos by David Ray, Erin Feuerstein, Jessica Ahrens, Julie Kracke, and Mike Shriver
Photos by David Ray, Erin Feuerstein, Jessica Ahrens, Julie Kracke, Lisa Grisanti and Mike Shriver