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Sundays, September 19 and 26, Though he left no written texts of his philosophical method, we regard Socrates as a “father of philosophy” largely by virtue of the dialogues preserved for us by his student, Plato. Not only a rational philosopher, Socrates was also a profoundly religious figure as well, a person who challenged the accepted wisdom and reshaped the religious conventions of his own time. He was accused of undermining traditional religion and put to death for the crime of impiety. In this six-part series, Mr. Robb will explore some of Socrates’ most significant contributions to religious imagination, beginning with a close reading of the dialogue Euthyphro, in which Socrates addresses the nature of true piety. In October we continue with an examination of Socrates’ trial and self-defense in The Apology, and his exploration of civil disobedience in the dialogue, Crito. Here Socrates also explores the themes of morality, death and immortality, and the role of the gods in human affairs. David Robb, a member of the ministerial staff, is Scholar-In-Residence and Director of Adult Education at All Souls. He formerly taught in the Religious Studies Departments at Georgetown University and Connecticut College. He is also a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor with a practice in New York City and an Associate of Kenwood Psychological Services. Sundays, September 19 and 26
This two-part series will focus on this extraordinary woman who helped shape our basic sense of the rights of women and human rights in general. Along with Susan B. Anthony and others, Stanton was a formidable Laurie Carter Noble is a writer and independent scholar based in Boston, A founding member of the Unitarian Universalist Women’s Heritage Society, Noble served as an editorial consultant for the UUWHS anthology Standing Before Us: Unitarian Universalist Women and Social Reform: 1776-1936 and contributed the biographical sketches for Abigail Adams and Olympia Brown. She has taught writing at Villanova University, Bryn Mawr College and the American Management Association. A longtime peace activist and advocate for social justice, she is also a principal of Carter Noble Strategic Communications. The Adult Education Committee would like your ideas Please send suggestions for programs, topics, or speakers, by e-mail to adulted@allsoulsnyc.org or in writing to
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