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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-04-09/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-04-02/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-03-26/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-03-19/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-03-12/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-03-05/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-02-27/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240220T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20240207T215157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T215853Z
UID:10001011-1708444800-1708450200@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Forgiving Our Neighbors: Healing for Our Hearts\, Our City & World
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a six-session learning cohort inspired by pastor and author Timothy Keller’s final book\, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?  In this learning cohort you will explore the many facets of forgiveness—psychological\, spiritual\, personal\, and societal — with leaders for whom this topic is personally and professionally central.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/forgiving-our-neighbors-healing-for-our-hearts-our-city-world/2024-02-20/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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SUMMARY:Gone for Good? Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition
DESCRIPTION:By 2030\, as many as 100\,000 church buildings and billions of dollars of church-owned property are expected to be sold or repurposed throughout the U.S. — representing the loss of gathering places and even social services in communities nationwide. According to Mark Elsdon\, author and editor of Gone for Good: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition (Eerdmans\, 2024)\, the transfer of church property is both a critical issue and opportunity for church and community leaders seeking to serve the common good. How do we face the issues and opportunities head-on and mission-minded? \nJoin Upper House for a book launch and conversation with Mark Elsdon\, Executive Director of Pres House and Co-Founder and Lead Builder of Rooted Good\, who will address the various ways that church properties have been creatively redeployed to serve the common good.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/gone-for-good-negotiating-the-coming-wave-of-church-property-transition/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
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SUMMARY:The Promise & Peril of Artificial Intelligence & Sacred Texts
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Brent Seales has spent more than two decades restoring cultural and historical artifacts\, such as the 1\,700-year-old\, charred\, En-Gedi Scroll (above)\, which would disintegrate if touched. Dr. Seales developed a way to digitally reconstruct the fragile document through a “virtual unwrapping technique\,” revealing the book of Leviticus\, part of the oldest Hebrew Bible ever found after the Dead Sea scrolls. His breakthrough work received international recognition and was featured in Science Advances\, the New York Times\, Le Monde\, the Times of London\, and on NOVA. He is now working with his team on the carbonized Herculaneum scrolls\, among the most iconic — and inaccessible — of the world’s damaged manuscripts. These scrolls look like lumps of coal and were found in a grand villa thought to be owned by the father-in-law of Julius Caesar. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 buried Herculaneum and all its treasures in gas and volcanic mud. The emerging work on these scrolls is the subject of this Nature article\, as well as this New York Times story. \nUpper House is delighted to welcome Dr. Seales back to UW-Madison to learn how he is applying methods inspired by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to rescue and reveal long-hidden\, ancient texts. He will address the current state-of-the-art in making lost texts unlost\, the renaissance unfolding in the fields of papyrology and the classics\, as well as implications for biblical manuscript studies. He will also discuss the potential pitfalls of AI-based methods\, which have the power to interpolate\, postulate\, and even invent very plausible results that are completely false. Join us for an evening with Dr. Brent Seales\, as we consider the exciting possibilities AI methods offer for rescuing and redeeming hidden ancient texts\, as well as the tensions and risks such methods present.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/the-promise-peril-of-artificial-intelligence-sacred-texts/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T152806Z
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SUMMARY:What's Unique About American Christianity?
DESCRIPTION:American society and culture have deeply shaped traditions of Christianity that have developed here since the 16th century. To make sense of American Christianity today\, we’ll unpack three\, profound\, historical and sociological influences: the trans-Atlantic origins of American Christianity; the legal disestablishment of religion and subsequent “marketplace” of religion; and ways Americans have boosted the development and growth of the global church in the 20th century. The history propelling these influences\, as well as the tensions embedded within them\, have made American Christianity distinct. Join Upper House’s Dan Hummel to explore this topic.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/whats-unique-about-american-christianity/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T190000
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SUMMARY:Why is the Old Testament So Difficult to Understand?
DESCRIPTION:Many of the Old Testament’s texts strike us as downright offensive today—how do we understand such a difficult text? And for those communities who hold it as sacred\, how do we read it as the word of God? Upper House welcomes Aubrey Buster of Wheaton College for this lecture.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/why-is-the-old-testament-so-difficult-to-understand/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230913T120000
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SUMMARY:Justice-Minded: An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Graduate Students
DESCRIPTION:Even in a siloed and fractured university\, Christians know that themes like justice and flourishing permeate all fields\, all disciplines\, all perspectives\, and all research agendas. Join Upper House to explore the implications of justice in our work and intellectual formation. 
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/justice-minded-an-interdisciplinary-workshop-for-graduate-students/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T201500
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CREATED:20230906T163038Z
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SUMMARY:All Campus Worship Night
DESCRIPTION:All-Campus Worship Night is for Christian students from across UW-Madison. Worship with the amazing Heartland Community Church worship team. Pray as a unified Christian campus community. Then… \nPile your plate high at an epic nacho bar hosted by Upper House! \nConnect with old friends! Make some new ones!
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/all-campus-worship-night/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T200000
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SUMMARY:Accessibility in the Church: An Honest Conversation
DESCRIPTION:How might the church be truly open—in practical and creative ways—to those who contend with disabilities\, visible and invisible? In this interview-based event\, Pastor Ashley McNary from Heartland Church and local advocate Annie Heathcote\, recently crowned Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin\, will discuss ways the church can better welcome all its members. Annie will share how she navigates the world on wheels\, self-advocates\, and works to educate others\, and Ashley will share the passion and strategic vision that fuel her inclusive ministry efforts. Come and get inspired with Upper House.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/accessibility-in-the-church-an-honest-conversation/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230718T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230718T090000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230620T172530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T151836Z
UID:10000765-1689665400-1689670800@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:From Good to Great: Tailored Practices for Social Sector Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Non-profit leaders are on the front lines of enhancing the quality of life for all members of society. Whether leading a church\, human welfare\, or civic organization\, social sector leaders have unique opportunities to contribute to human flourishing. But their challenges are unique\, and the models presented to them from other cultural spheres are often unsuitable\, even damaging\, for non-profit leadership. \nJim Collins\, distinguished author and leadership researcher\, opens his 2005 monograph\, Good to Great and the Social Sectors\, with the following assertion: \nWe must reject the idea—well-intentioned\, but dead wrong—that the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to be more like a business. Most businesses—like most of anything else in life—fall somewhere between mediocre and good. Few are great. When you compare great companies with good ones\, many widely practiced business norms turn out to correlate with mediocrity\, not greatness. So\, then\, why would we want to import the practices of mediocrity into the social sectors? \nIf typical business practice isn’t the right model\, then what is? Collins argues and has demonstrated through his research that distinct disciplines lead to greatness—practices that can be applied within all institutional realms\, including the social sector. \nIf you lead\, work for\, or serve on a board of a non-profit organization\, including a church\, then this cohort is for you. Collins’ monograph will serve as a basis for our exploration\, but we’ll also draw on other key readings\, empirical research\, and biblical/theological insights.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/from-good-to-great-tailored-practices-for-social-sector-leaders/2023-07-18/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230530T181825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T181825Z
UID:10000754-1686762000-1686765600@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Pressing Issues for the Global Church
DESCRIPTION:The Christian church is a multinational\, multicultural\, multilingual body that spans every society on the globe. In the twenty-first century\, the vast majority of Christians live in the “Global South”—Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America. Yet in many conversations about “the Church\,” Americans tend to focus on themselves. In this summer series\, Upper House will host five talks to explore some of the dominant social issues in the global church—issues that affect all Christians\, albeit in different ways depending on location.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/pressing-issues-for-the-global-church/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230428T190805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T190805Z
UID:10000685-1685552400-1685557800@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Reading a Modern Classic: Charles Taylor's A Secular Age
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House for a summer reading group to tackle one of the modern touchpoints for thinking about culture from a Christian perspective: Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age\, first published in 2007.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/reading-a-modern-classic-charles-taylors-a-secular-age/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T203000
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CREATED:20230411T170805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T170806Z
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SUMMARY:The Rise & Fall of Dispensationalism: Book Launch with Dan Hummel
DESCRIPTION:As a theological perspective\, dispensationalism has had a profound impact on American evangelicalism—from advancing views on biblical literalism and end-times prophecies\, to the formation and defense of the current state of Israel. Even beyond its religious impacts\, dispensationalism has influenced culture and politics. Join Upper House as we unpack its origins and consider its broad cultural reverberations at our gathering with historian Dan Hummel\, whose new book— The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans\, 2023)—lands in bookstores this May.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/the-rise-fall-of-dispensationalism-book-launch-with-dan-hummel/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230404T163837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T163837Z
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SUMMARY:Public Dialogue in an Era of Polarization
DESCRIPTION:In an era of polarization and upheaval\, knowing when to “speak” (organize\, protest\, argue\, and actually talk) and when to “listen” (observe\, rethink\, seek out new information\, and take note) can be unclear\, even as our choices to engage can be quite consequential. Upper House welcomes Katherine Cramer\, Professor of Political Science at UW-Madison\, and John Fea\, Professor of History at Messiah College\, to discuss this topic.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/public-dialogue-in-an-era-of-polarization/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230306T155719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T155719Z
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SUMMARY:READ WISCONSIN — Enslaved\, Indentured\, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi\, 1800-1850\, by Mary Elise Antoine
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society\, Upper House is excited to feature Mary Elise Antoine’s 2022 book\, Enslaved\, Indentured\, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi\, 1800-1850 (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) in this first Read Wisconsin book event of 2023. The author will be attending the first part of our gathering (virtually) to discuss the book and her extensive research. \nAntoine’s book tells the story of five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien\, Wisconsin in the 1800s. Gleaning details from legal documents\, military records\, court transcripts\, and personal correspondence\, Antoine unveils the lived experience of enslaved Black people in the Upper Mississippi River Valley—people who were denied freedom despite the fact that the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made slavery illegal in territory that encompassed Illinois\, Indiana\, Michigan\, Ohio\, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Difficult to enforce and riddled with loopholes\, the ordinance was thwarted by white enslavers who continued to hold Black people captive well into the 19th Century. The five women Antoine spotlights all secured their freedom through perseverance\, self-purchase\, or freedom suits.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/read-wisconsin-enslaved-indentured-free-five-black-women-on-the-upper-mississippi-1800-1850-by-mary-elise-antoine/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20230124T164344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T164359Z
UID:10000638-1676746800-1676754000@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Plagues & Political Conflict: The Era of the Early Christian Church
DESCRIPTION:The early Christian church emerged and dramatically spread even as Rome’s political dominion dramatically declined\, weakened by mass-casualty pandemics\, environmental calamities\, political instability\, and dehumanizing poverty. In this chaotic era\, observes Roman historian Dr. Kyle Harper (University of Oklahoma)\, the church grew and “boasted of being a ‘new ethnos\,’ a new nation” that adhered to Christian ethics and attracted people far and wide. What was it about the early church and its response to life-threatening challenges that drew people into its orbit? What does history suggest to us today\, as we contend with similar challenges? \nJoin Upper House for its third annual Geneva Forum at Upper House as it hosts Dr. Harper for an interdisciplinary lecture that interweaves the history of the Roman world\, religion\, disease\, and the environment.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/climate-change-plagues-political-conflict-the-era-of-the-early-christian-church/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221111T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20221103T162507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T162507Z
UID:10000605-1668168000-1668173400@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Every Medium Holy
DESCRIPTION:Known for his linocut print illustrations for the Every Moment Holy books\, (Rabbit Room Press’s contemporary liturgy project)\, Ned Bustard is a deep thinker about Christian vocation in the arts. He faithfully pursues his calling as he manages a gallery and publishing house\, cultivating a freelance graphic design business\, and creating his own art and illustrated books. During Upper House’s Friday luncheon\, Ned will share his art and discuss what it means to be a creative individual who follows a creative God—a question he and 21 other artists tackled in It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God\, a book he co-edited and published. \nIn sharing the story of his many pursuits\, Ned will help attendees think more deeply about the artist’s vocation. His views are grounded in a theology that esteems the greater body of Christ\, showing that the artist’s calling is one to be pursued in community. Connected with a rich web of people and organizations—including the Rabbit Room\, Laity Lodge\, The Glen\, and the Jubilee Conference—Ned regards interpersonal connections essential to his work. They enrich his methodologies\, portfolio\, and personal spirituality.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/every-medium-holy/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20221004T102337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T102337Z
UID:10000490-1665487800-1665493200@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Finding the Life We’re Looking For: From Mammon & Magic to Real Relationship
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House and Andy Crouch for an interactive lunch based on his recent book\, The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World (Convergent\, 2022). In his book\, Crouch paints a vivid picture of how we’ve been deceived by a false vision of human flourishing. But he goes far beyond just diagnosing our crisis; he offers three distinct redemptive moves that can strengthen our individual and communal capacity for greater heart-soul-mind-strength love and service. Gleaning lessons from the Christian movement’s early social innovations to examples of more humanizing forms of technology\, Crouch explores how we can restore community and the relational trust and vulnerability it requires. \nWhatever your occupation\, vocation\, or level of organizational leadership\, Upper House invites you for an interactive lunch around tables as we engage in virtual conversation with Andy Crouch\, who will help us think anew about how we might strengthen our connections\, build resilient and flourishing communities\, and live in ways that authentically express our humanity in its rich potentiality.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/finding-the-life-were-looking-for-from-mammon-magic-to-real-relationship/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220905T195928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220905T195928Z
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SUMMARY:Scientists\, Atheism & Religion: Deflating a Narrative of Conflict
DESCRIPTION:The “conflict thesis” between faith and science is one of the most stubborn myths that contributes to declining levels of public trust in scientists. Many outsiders\, especially religious people\, assume that all scientists are anti-religious\, based on the rhetoric of a few highly publicized scientists. In fact\, even among those identified as atheist scientists\, a diversity of views and opinions on religion exist. It is this diversity\, argues sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund\, that holds the key to building bridges of understanding and pathways of dialogue across real and perceived divides.   \nWhether you identify as religious or not\, Ecklund’s research on the Varieties of Atheism in Science (Oxford University Press 2021) provides helpful data and context to understanding a less well-known dimension to the intersection of faith and science. In this lecture\, she will present core findings from a survey of over 1\,200 atheist scientists in the US and the UK and 81 in-depth interviews. Together\, you will explore what everyday atheist scientists think about religion and the limits to what science can explain\, atheist scientists’ views on meaning and morality\, and the routes that led to atheism in science.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/scientists-atheism-religion-deflating-a-narrative-of-conflict/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220825T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220720T144230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220720T144230Z
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SUMMARY:Music\, Resilience & the People of North Korea
DESCRIPTION:What unexpected stories might millennials of North Korea have to tell us? What roles does music play for Koreans advancing peace in one of the world’s most authoritarian countries? \nEuimin Shin\, the artist-in-residence at Upper House\, returns to us from an extraordinary summer research trip to Berlin\, Germany\, where she met and interviewed Koreans and studied a visionary Korean-German composer. \nDuring this event\, Euimin will interweave the narratives of millennial change agents in North Korea with the story of Korean-German composer Isang Yun\, a man who sought peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula. She will share her reflections on the role of music and her role as a musician\, a Korean\, and a peacemaker\, capping off the evening with her own performance of Isang Yun’s solo violin work.  \nUpper House invites you to explore new territory: unfamiliar and powerful stories gleaned through fresh research\, documentary film\, and musical performance.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/music-resilience-the-people-of-north-korea/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T171500
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220720T143936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220720T143936Z
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SUMMARY:Logged Off: Reclaiming Relationship in a World of Technology
DESCRIPTION:Join Upper House to consider and discuss the work of two astute thinkers on relationship\, technology\, and Christian faith—author Andy Crouch and sociologist Felicia Su Wong. The group will prepare for discussion by reading a chapter from Andy Crouch’s new book\, The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technology World. You will also listen to a podcast episode from Device and Virtue\, featuring Dr. Felicia Wu Song and ideas from her new book\, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood\, Presence\, and Place in the Digital Age.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/logged-off-reclaiming-relationship-in-a-world-of-technology/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220729
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220602T190632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T195134Z
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SUMMARY:Agents of Transformation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Agents of Transformation conference is an interdisciplinary gathering headlined by scholars and leaders who think deeply about work and its impacts. \nWe will address critical ideas\, hear from local leaders about their vocations and vision\, consider Scripture\, and explore in a workshop our unique forms of agency. Acknowledging God’s good purposes for the world\, we will reflect on our personal vision\, learn\, be encouraged\, and deepen in resolve to pursue our vocations with a view to their potential impacts and redemptive power.  \nVisit the website for conference schedule\, registration\, and information on featured presenters.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/agents-of-transformation-conference/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Abidjan:20220725T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Abidjan:20220727T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220317T143121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T142809Z
UID:10000481-1658757600-1658926800@cscmovement.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 12th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers will be held at Upper House in Madison\, Wisconsin. Upper House\, which features a large (16\,500 sf) state-of-the-art multi-experiential space in the heart of the UW-Madison campus\, is a project of the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation. The Browns are pleased to give back to their alma mater by creating this unique space for Christian faith exploration and education. Situated just a short stroll from the Lake Mendota waterfront\, this will surely be a great place for a summer gathering. \nStudy center staff and board members and partner organization representatives are invited to join the meeting. If you are not affiliated with a study center or partner organization and are interested in attending\, please contact the Consortium’s office.
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:CCSC Events,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220707T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220707T101500
DTSTAMP:20260425T123857
CREATED:20220520T140640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T140640Z
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SUMMARY:Life as Prayer Learning Cohort
DESCRIPTION:Do you desire to deepen in prayer and intimacy with God? Do you wonder how prayer can be more than just words directed at God—but communion with God? \nWhether you are a pastor\,  small group leader\,  follower of Jesus in the public square\, or a new believer\, you are invited to join Susan Smetzer-Anderson and Sharol Hayner to learn about and cultivate soul-nourishing prayer practices.   \nUsing David Benner’s Opening to God: Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer (IVP 2021)\, this 12-person cohort will learn the practices of “attending\, pondering\, responding\, and being”— the four movements of Lectio Divina (Latin for “divine reading”). You will explore how we can pray with our senses\, our imagination\, with music and creativity. Both the book and cohort will serve as a rich resource for people at all stages of spiritual growth.  
URL:https://cscmovement.org/event/life-as-prayer-learning-cohort/2022-07-07/
LOCATION:Upper House\, 365 E Campus Mall#200\, Madison\, WI\, 53715
CATEGORIES:In Person,Study Center Events
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