Theology Geek Goes to St. Simon’s Island
The trip to St. Simon’s Island last week was great. I’ll post an entry or two about the conference itself, which featured Barbara Brown Taylor and Marcus Borg, within the next couple of days. For now, here are some pictures from the trip.
Top: The auditorium at Epworth By The Sea, the Methodist conference center where the event was held. The auditorium was at its capacity limit of 800 people.
Second: Me, standing by a Celtic cross in the graveyard of Christ Church, the second-oldest Episcopal church in America (where Charles and John Wesley both served as Rectors), on St. Simon’s Island.
Third: My friend Donnie, at the conference center.
Fourth: A view from the one of the fishing piers on St. Simon’s Island.
Bottom: Two residents of the fishing pier.
Top: The auditorium at Epworth By The Sea, the Methodist conference center where the event was held. The auditorium was at its capacity limit of 800 people.
Second: Me, standing by a Celtic cross in the graveyard of Christ Church, the second-oldest Episcopal church in America (where Charles and John Wesley both served as Rectors), on St. Simon’s Island.
Third: My friend Donnie, at the conference center.
Fourth: A view from the one of the fishing piers on St. Simon’s Island.
Bottom: Two residents of the fishing pier.
One of the highlights of the trip was running into Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, having breakfast with their wives at a diner on the island. (Dom Crossan was the “surprise guest” who spoke the first night of the conference.) I went out to my car and got the book they had written together, The Last Week, and got them both to sign it. I also got Marcus to sign my copy of his new book, Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary.
Cornering biblical scholars at a breakfast diner and asking for their autographs: Yes, I am truly a theology geek.
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 1:14 PM
3 Comments:
That Borg/Crossan vignette is a great anecdote, Darryl! I would have done the same, asking for them to sign the book...
I have Borg & Wright's auto's in my copy of "Meaning of Jesus" but they were there signing books at the time so it's to be expected. But I imagine they were pleased enough to indulge your request.
What do you think of Borg's new Jesus book? I've been wondering if it's worth picking up since I already have most everything else he's written for the mass market, anyway.
Dave, you're right, they were indeed pleased to sign my books. Marcus commented that he's not used to being asked for autographs in restaurants. I think I made them feel like celebrities, esp. when the diner staff came over, asking to see the books they had signed.
I have not read Marcus' new book; I just bought it a few weeks ago. It seems to be a revision (and expansion) of his earlier book, "Jesus: A New Vision."
I will always be grateful to Marcus Borg for his book, "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time," which revolutionized the way I view the Bible, and revolutionized my relationship with Jesus as well.
I'm enjoying your blog. I was at the January adventure and I loved it! I'm also a big fan of Marcus Borg.
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