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Second Sunday Theology Forum
11:45 (after the 10:30 Mass) January 16 Life as a Christian in Syria: A Personal Testimony Mr. Jihad Makdissi February 13 Who is My Neighbor? Rev. Dr. Frank Wade March 6 Repentance, Forgiveness and Ashes Rev. James Farwell May 15 Falling in Love with God: Learning from The Mystics Dr. Kathy Staudt June 19 How Can the Holy Spirit Inspire Us? Dr. Barry Seltser Rev. Dr. James Farwell (B.A. Catholic University, M.Div. General Theological Seminary, Ph.D. Emory University) is the Professor of Theology and Liturgy at Virginia Theological Seminary. He is the author of two books and numerous articles and essays on liturgy and sacraments, inter-religious engagement, and dual religious practice. He is co-editor of the forthcoming T&T Clark Companion to Sacraments and Sacramentality. Mr. Jihad Makdissi Former Foreign Ministry spokesperson of the Syrian government, Mr. Makdissi is a member of Syria Catholic minority and is fluent in English and French. After graduating from Al-Nour high school in Damascus, he studied at the École Nationale; Administration (ENA) in Paris. He received his master's degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the University of Westminster and his doctorate from the American University of London in Media Studies. Prior to becoming official spokesman, he had worked for five years in Syria’s embassy in London. Dr. Kathleen H. Staudt (A.B. Smith, Ph.D. Yale) has taught theology, spirituality, and literature at the University of Maryland, Virginia Theological Seminary, and Wesley Theological Seminary and is active as a leader of retreats and education programs. She is the author of three books of poetry as well as two scholarly studies of poet and artist David Jones. Dr. Barry Seltser (B.A., Ph.D. Yale) B.A., Ph.D. Yale, taught religious studies at two universities and has offered adult education courses at churches for more than 30 years. Dr. Seltser was a researcher of the Senior Executive Service at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and has been part of Christ Church Forum programs for nearly 30 years. Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade (graduate The Citadel, M. Div. Virginia Theological Seminary) was ordained in 1966 and served as Rector of St. Alban’s Church and Interim Dean of Washington National Cathedral. His sermons and meditations have been widely published, and he is author of The Art of Being Together: Common Sense about Lifelong Relationships and recently Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian. He is also an adjunct professor at Virginia Theological Seminary.
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