In May and June we will have a series of talks on the topic “Faith Holds Even When Religions Doesn’t” on the basis of Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. You can download the schedule for these talks.
Rather than offering a traditional defense of doctrine, Spufford focuses on the felt experience of faith—its emotional weight, moral complexity, and the honest recognition of human failure. Through guided readings and discussions, we’ll examine themes like belief as emotional truth, the raw demands of love and grace, the role of power and failure in the Church, and why Jesus remains the theological and emotional center of the Christian story.
Sunday, May 04, 2025
Why Believing in God Feels so Right
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
A Theology Talk series based on Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. This week, we explore why Christian belief is emotionally honest, deeply adult, and makes sense of our need for meaning in ways atheism doesn’t.
Sunday, May 18, 2025
A Faith that Does Not Give All The Answers And Makes Impossible Demands
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
A Theology Talk series based on Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. This week, we explore how Christianity doesn’t solve the problem of pain but offers a story that holds you in the midst of it.
Sunday, June 01, 2025
The Puzzle Of Jesus
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
A Theology Talk series based on Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. This week explores how the earliest Christian texts are not biographies, but urgent attempts to make sense of Jesus as the emotional and theological center of faith.
Sunday, June 08, 2025
Power, Sin, And The Church We Get
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
A Theology Talk series based on Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. This week, we look at how the faith critiques power from within, even when wielded by the Church itself.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Love, Hope, And The Defiant Story Of Grace
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
A Theology Talk series based on Francis Spufford’s bold and unconventional book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense. This week, we explore how Christianity tells a story where love and hope win — not because everything is fine, but because love fights back.
