Fall 2007 Schedule

The Center is offering three primary activities this year.

First, we are bringing in Distinguished Lecturers
from all over New England to help us to think wisely and
rigorously about the intersection of Christian faith and
contemporary culture. Our goal is not simply to host
academic exercises, but to give tools for application that
impact and enrich our daily lives.

Second, the Center is hosting a monthly Movie Discussion
Group to examine and help unpack some of the dominant
themes that impact faith and culture ‘on the big screen’ .

Third, we are hosting a monthly Andreas Forum facilitated
by Stephen Broyles. Stephen is a former professor and
current Artist in Residence at First Baptist Church in
Amherst, and he shares his wide variety of interests and
expertise in these interactive evenings.
You can go to http://www.andreascenter.org/ for more information.

Recognizing the temptation to spend all our time in interesting
talk about God without accompanying worship and thanksgiving,
we will also host a Compline Service every Saturday
evening at 8pm. Compline is the last service of the monastic day,
and our goal is to help participants center their hearts and minds
for Sabbath worship in their various churches.

And finally, stay tuned for details of a Book discussion
group forming this Spring.

Amherst Center for Christian Studies
Schedule for Fall 2007:

SEPTEMBER
Movie Group
Friday, September 21, 7pm
“Driving Lessons” Dessert and discussion will follow movie.

Andreas Forum
Friday, September 28, 6pm
“Packasses, Smiths, Cobblers, and Tanners:
An Evening with Socrates”
Soup at 6pm, forum at 7pm
http://www.andreascenter.org/

OCTOBER
Lecture
Friday, October 12, 7pm
“Life, Death, Freedom: Jesus Questions Nietzsche”
greg ganssle, Philosopher with the Rivendell Institute and
a lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Yale University.
www.yale.edu/philos/people/ganssle_greg.html

Movie Group
Friday, October 19, 7pm
“What Dreams May Come”
Dessert and discussion will follow movie.

Andreas Forum
Friday, October 26, 6pm
“Vincent van Gogh, A Missionary Turns to Paint”
Soup at 6pm, forum at 7pm
http://www.andreascenter.org/

NOVEMBER
Lecture
Friday, November 2, 7pm
“Faith and Bioethics: Consultation, Teaching, & Public Policy”
Bob Orr, Consultant on Clinical Ethics at Center for
Bioethics and Human Dignity”
www.cbhd.org/aboutcbhd/staff/orr.htm

Movie Group
Friday, November 9, 7pm
“Faith Like Potatoes”
Dessert and discussion will follow movie

Lecture
Friday, November 16, 7pm
“Three Faces of Evil and Tolkien’s Christian Ecology”
Matt Dickerson, Middlebury College Professor and Author
http://community.middlebury.edu/~dickerso/

Andreas Forum
Friday, November 30, 6pm
“The Scribes and the Book of Revelation: How Do You Copy a
Book Full of Bad Grammar?”
Soup at 6pm, forum at 7pm
http://www.andreascenter.org/

DECEMBER
Lecture
Friday, December 7, 7pm
“Beautiful iPeople: iPod, Pop Culture and Genuine Beauty”
Bruce Herman, Artist and Lothlorien Distinguished Chair in
the Fine Arts at Gordon College
http://www.brucehermanonline.com/

Andreas Forum
Friday, December 14, 6pm
“Raising Voices: Gregorian Chant to Bach”
Soup at 6pm, forum at 7pm
http://www.andreascenter.org/

We hope you will join us for some or all of these events! Everyone welcome!

For more information, call or email:
Chris & Laurel Peltier
413-230-3287
amherst.christian.studies@gmail.com