Join us on October 7 at 10:00 am in the lounge for the second session of our Sunday Adult Education class, ANIMATE.faith. In this session, Lillian Daniel addresses the topic, “Religion/Spirituality Is Not Enough”. Preview the Second Session on YouTube.
For Lillian Daniel, faith isn’t something we make for ourselves, it’s a long, hardy tradition that we enter and add to. She pushes back at the idea that it’s possible to be “spiritual” without being “religious.” For many people today, this question of what it means to be a person of faith, has become a sticking point. It keeps some people away from the church. It keeps others clinging to traditions that may have lost their meaning.
About Lillian Daniel
A national speaker and writer, Lillian has served as the Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, of Glen Ellyn since 2004. She is the author of the book Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony, which is the story of one church’s attempt to get mainline Protestants to talk to each other about God. Her newest book, This Odd and Wondrous Calling: The Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers, co-authored by Martin B. Copenhaver is a humorous and honest look at the ministry. Lillian also hosts the Chicago based public television program “30 Good Minutes,” which can be seen at “30goodminutes.org”. A contributing editor to the Christian Century Magazine, and to Leadership, her work has also appeared in Christianity Today, Books and Culture, the Journal for Preachers. She has taught preaching at Yale Divinity School, Chicago Theological Seminary, and the University of Chicago Divinity School. She serves on the boards of Interfaith Worker Justice, Yale Divinity School and Chicago Theological Seminary.