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SUMMARY:INKFEST
DESCRIPTION:InkFest is coming! We are so excited to welcome back last year’s UnSlam Winner\, Writeous Soul to do a double feature with Asia Rainey! The closed mic list features an awesome lineup of artists who have become a part of the spoken word family through Sessions Open Mic. Get ready for an amazing night!
URL:https://link-centre.org/event/inkfest/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Thomas Alternative - A Different Christianity with The Gospel of Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Register online HERE.\n\nSeptember 28–29\, 2018\nTupelo\, Mississippi\nIn 1945 a new gospel was discovered that would alter the way scholars look at gospels\, the origins of Christianity\, even Jesus himself. The new gospel was identified as the previously known but never found Gospel of Thomas. This Seminar introduces the Gospel of Thomas\, examines its vision of Jesus\, and asks how Thomas challenges our understanding of the historical Jesus and the story of Christian beginnings. \n\n \n\n\n\nProgram Details\nDiscovering the Fifth Gospel\nRuben Dupertuis and Stephen J. Patterson \nIn 1945 an Egyptian farmer made a startling discovery: a collection of ancient Christian texts\, mostly lost\, now found\, including the remarkable Gospel of Thomas—the “fifth gospel.”  What is the Gospel of Thomas?  How was it discovered?  Why has this discovery sent scholars scrambling for answers ever since?  Rubén René Dupertuis and Stephen J. Patterson introduce you to the Gospel of Thomas. \nFriday evening\, 7:30–9 pm \nChristianity Beyond the Canon\nRubén René Dupertuis \nThe familiar notion of the New Testament canon invites us to think of texts that are either “in or out\,” “good or bad.” But the range of texts and materials we have from the first few centuries of early Christianity actually paint a picture that is more varied\, fluid\, and unsettled. In this session\, Rubén René Dupertuis will help us contextualize the significance of texts like the Gospel of Thomas. \nSaturday\, 9:30–10:30 am \nPlato’s Gospel: The Theology of the Gospel of Thomas\nStephen Patterson \nThe Gospel of Thomas has been called a “Gnostic” gospel\, a “wisdom” gospel\, the “original” gospel\, and “heresy.”  In this workshop Stephen Patterson clarifies what the Gospel of Thomas is and is not\, how it works\, and why it has caused so much controversy through the years. \nSaturday\, 11 am – noon \nQuestion and Answers on Thomas and Christianity Beyond the Canon\nRubén René Dupertuis and Stephen J. Patterson \nPatterson and Dupertuis answer your collected questions and lead a discussion of the significance of what you have heard so far. \nSaturday\, 1:30–2:30 pm \nThe Fifth Gospel Today: The Wisdom of Jesus Now\nRubén René Dupertuis and Stephen J. Patterson \nWhat difference has the Gospel of Thomas made to the way scholars understand Jesus?  Christian origins?  Christianity in its first four centuries?  Can this collection of sayings make any difference today?  Patterson and Dupertuis will lead you in a discussion of the larger issues raised by their talks. \nSaturday\, 3–4 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\nSouthern Progressive Alliance for Exploring Religion (SPAFER) and the Barbara Wendland Foundation\, Temple\, TX. \nLocal Contact and Information\nAll events at: \nThe Link Centre\nReception Hall\n1800 W. Main Street\nTupelo\, MS 38801 \nFor local information\, contact: \nJim High\nhighjim@gmail.com\n(662) 401-1932 \n\n\n\n\n\nFees\nAll Sessions \n\nIndividual Rate $75\nPre-registration Rate (extended to Sept 21st) $60\nAdditional Family Members $50\n\nSingle Sessions \n\nFriday Evening Lecture $20\nSaturday Morning Workshop $30\nSaturday Afternoon Workshop $30\n\nRefunds are available until two weeks before the event if requested in writing\, minus a $10 administrative fee. No refunds will be given after that date. \n\nRegister online HERE.
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