The Summer & September session of the Sunday Morning Forum is called Becoming Modern. This series provides an introduction to church history that traces some of the major movements that have shaped our modern Episcopal Church, while paying attention to developments related to colonialism and non-dominant cultures. In each session, you will hear a game-changing story from church history, and then the facilitator will guide a discussion about how we got there and what it meant for the future church. Handouts will be linked below following each session, as a variety of resources will be in play. Drop in or join us continuously at 9:15-10:10 on Sunday mornings in Founders Hall and online.
| June 4 | Lorenzo Valla & The Donation of Constantine: Humanism |
| June 11 | Martin Luther: The Man and the Reformation |
| June 18 | Cranmer’s Right Hand and the English Reformations |
| June 25 | Zurara’s Tears |
| July 2 | Acosta’s Laugh |
| July 9 | Trial of Galileo: Theology and Knowing |
| July 16 | The Black Church: Episode 1, first half (video) |
| July 23 | The Black Church: Episode 1, second half (video) |
| July 30 | The Cane Ridge Revival: Awakenings |
| August 6 | The Oxford Movement |
| August 13 | The Civil War & the Episcopal Church |
| August 20 | The Colenso Affair & First Lambeth |
| August 27 | The Black Church: Episode 2, first half (video) |
| Sept 3 | The Black Church: Episode 2, second half (video) |
| Sept 10 | The 20th Century Liturgical Movement: The Work of the People |
| Sept 17 | La Iglesia Episcopal |
| Sept 24 | The Philadelphia 11 and Women’s Ordination |