Ethics Is Our Religion
Events
| « | March 12, 2008 - July 10, 2008 | » |
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03 / 12
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03 / 13
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03 / 14
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
03 / 15
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Regular board meeting of the Society. Members of the Society are welcome to attend or to make proposals. Please email the President to propose an item for the agenda or to indicate you'll attend (we would like to make sure there are enough seats for everyone). | ||
03 / 16
Start: 11:00 am
In times of tragedy and misfortune, those who maintain a strong, traditional faith, can turn to God with the assurance that all things will turn out for the best in the end. This assurance can be a source of hope which enables people to rally energies to carry on in the moment. But, asks Dr. Joseph Chuman, for those who do not affirm a belief in a divine custodian who ensures that everything will turn out for the best in the end, where are the sources hope that enable us to carry on in the midst of life's setbacks and misfortunes? | ||
03 / 17
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03 / 18
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03 / 19
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03 / 20
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03 / 21
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03 / 22
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03 / 23
Start: 11:00 am
NoVES will have no platform meeting this Sunday. | ||
03 / 24
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03 / 25
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03 / 26
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03 / 27
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03 / 28
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03 / 29
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03 / 30
Start: 11:00 am
"Up From Blamery" -- Jone Johnson Lewis, NoVES Leader Blame of ourselves and others can get in the way of taking responsibility and finding solutions. Blame can get us stuck in the past and in our anger or guilt and shame. Jone will talk about how we can escape "blamery" and instead focus on responsibility and action. | ||
03 / 31
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04 / 1
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04 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
4 sessions (attend one, several, or all) Early Christianity’s history, as scholars today describe it, is quite a bit different than what you might have learned in Sunday School or from earlier histories, skeptical or orthodox. The early history is rich with a variety of perspectives, most forgotten today. How the battles for what would become orthodoxy turned out has affected world history profoundly. NoVES Leader, Jone Lewis, has long had an interest in religions and how they developed, and she’ll bring some of what she’s learned from that study, aided by some videotapes and book excerpts from today’s scholars on the subject. Included: what The Da Vinci Code got wrong, way wrong, about Christian history. Place: Green Hedges, Arts Building Time: 7-9 p.m. Dates: April 2, 23, 30, May 7 Suggested donation: $20/course (covers all 4 sessions) | ||
04 / 3
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04 / 4
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
04 / 5
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04 / 6
Start: 11:00 am
Jack DuVall, President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, will discuss nonviolent resistance and how it is applied in a wide variety of political and social conflicts, in which ordinary people use tactics such as petitions, walkouts, and mass demonstrations; acts of noncooperation including boycotts, official resignations and general strikes; and direct intervention such as sit-ins, blockades and economic disruption – all for the purpose of overturning oppression and winning their rights. How can we, as individuals committed to human rights, help promote the use of these powerful -- but often under-appreciated -- tools more effectively? | ||
04 / 7
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04 / 8
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04 / 9
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04 / 10
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04 / 11
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04 / 12
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Cancelled due to low registration. Watch this space for announcements of programs in Fall, 2008. In families and friendships, one of the most emotionally-charged situations is when someone tries to "triangle in" someone -- tries to get another person emotionally involved in the relationship between that person and a third party. In this session, we'll look at practical ways to recognize and handle "emotional triangles" using systems thinking and ideas from Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication. Place: Green Hedges Arts Building Date: April 12 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (we will break for an hour for lunch -- bring your lunch or find something at the many places nearby) Bring: a notebook and one or two situations that are on your mind | ||
04 / 13
Start: 11:00 am
The Northern Virginia Ethical Society celebrates Spring with an annual festival. Each year we gather to welcome to warming and longer days with an event for all. Join us in our celebration, which will include music, poetry, song, and a communal meal. | ||
04 / 14
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Monthly practice of connection-building communication. Held in Alexandria. Open to members of NoVES and others who've attended meetings at the Society. We're using the book Nonviolent Communication Workbook available on Sundays at the book table or at http://www.noves.org/nvc/ Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group. | ||
04 / 15
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04 / 16
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04 / 17
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04 / 18
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04 / 19
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04 / 20
Start: 11:00 am
Climate change has been cited as the greatest current threat to human health and to the environment. Even though one poll suggested that 70 percent of the U.S. population considers climate change to be a serious problem, relatively little has been done to mitigate its causes and future impacts. Why, John Patrick asks, haven’t we as a nation reacted to this growing problem? How can we become opinion leaders and give effective, and ethical, communications to others concerning climate change? | ||
04 / 21
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04 / 22
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04 / 23
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
4 sessions (attend one, several, or all) Early Christianity’s history, as scholars today describe it, is quite a bit different than what you might have learned in Sunday School or from earlier histories, skeptical or orthodox. The early history is rich with a variety of perspectives, most forgotten today. How the battles for what would become orthodoxy turned out has affected world history profoundly. NoVES Leader, Jone Lewis, has long had an interest in religions and how they developed, and she’ll bring some of what she’s learned from that study, aided by some videotapes and book excerpts from today’s scholars on the subject. Included: what The Da Vinci Code got wrong, way wrong, about Christian history. Place: Green Hedges, Arts Building Time: 7-9 p.m. Dates: April 2, 23, 30, May 7 Suggested donation: $20/course (covers all 4 sessions) | ||
04 / 24
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04 / 25
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
04 / 26
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Regular board meeting of the Society. Members of the Society are welcome to attend or to make proposals. Please email the President to propose an item for the agenda or to indicate you'll attend (we would like to make sure there are enough seats for everyone).
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04 / 27
Start: 11:00 am
The Northern Virginia Ethical Society honors the legacy of Jerry Ziskind, beloved teacher and President of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society. Fritz Williams, emeritus Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society will speak on "Room to Grow." Just as Jerry created a classroom environment to educate the whole child, Fritz believes that parents should provide a home environment that encourages mutual respect, give-and-take exchanges, and moral instruction through everyday experiences. | ||
04 / 28
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04 / 29
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04 / 30
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
4 sessions (attend one, several, or all) Early Christianity’s history, as scholars today describe it, is quite a bit different than what you might have learned in Sunday School or from earlier histories, skeptical or orthodox. The early history is rich with a variety of perspectives, most forgotten today. How the battles for what would become orthodoxy turned out has affected world history profoundly. NoVES Leader, Jone Lewis, has long had an interest in religions and how they developed, and she’ll bring some of what she’s learned from that study, aided by some videotapes and book excerpts from today’s scholars on the subject. Included: what The Da Vinci Code got wrong, way wrong, about Christian history. Place: Green Hedges, Arts Building Time: 7-9 p.m. Dates: April 2, 23, 30, May 7 Suggested donation: $20/course (covers all 4 sessions) | ||
05 / 1
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05 / 2
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05 / 3
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05 / 4
Start: 11:00 am
"Turn the World Around: Responding to Deep Human Suffering" -- Jone Johnson Lewis Felix Adler, who founded the first Ethical Society, talked about the deep "spiritual pain" of knowing that there is so much human suffering in the world. It is, he wrote, as if we stand on the shore, watching millions drown, knowing that we cannot save them all. Sometimes it seems that denial is the only alternative to being paralyzed. Jone will talk about some ways we can make the choice to be more in touch with human suffering yet keep ourselves from being overwhelmed.
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05 / 5
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05 / 6
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05 / 7
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
4 sessions (attend one, several, or all) Early Christianity’s history, as scholars today describe it, is quite a bit different than what you might have learned in Sunday School or from earlier histories, skeptical or orthodox. The early history is rich with a variety of perspectives, most forgotten today. How the battles for what would become orthodoxy turned out has affected world history profoundly. NoVES Leader, Jone Lewis, has long had an interest in religions and how they developed, and she’ll bring some of what she’s learned from that study, aided by some videotapes and book excerpts from today’s scholars on the subject. Included: what The Da Vinci Code got wrong, way wrong, about Christian history. Place: Green Hedges, Arts Building Time: 7-9 p.m. Dates: April 2, 23, 30, May 7 Suggested donation: $20/course (covers all 4 sessions) | ||
05 / 8
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05 / 9
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
05 / 10
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05 / 11
Start: 11:00 am
Many citizens accept their racial label as easily as they accept their gender label. But should we? Recent scholarship shows us that the effect of using labels like Italian- American, Black, or Asian has rarely been benign. Karen Helm will trace the ideology that underlies our use of racial terminology and discuss how it shapes our understanding of history, events and behavior. She will explore the information that we actually convey when we use it and suggest ways to ensure we are saying what we mean. | ||
05 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Monthly practice of connection-building communication. Held in Alexandria. Open to members of NoVES and others who've attended meetings at the Society. We're using the book Nonviolent Communication Workbook available on Sundays at the book table or at http://www.noves.org/nvc/ Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group. | ||
05 / 13
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05 / 14
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05 / 15
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05 / 16
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05 / 17
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Regular board meeting of the Society. Members of the Society are welcome to attend or to make proposals. Please email the President to propose an item for the agenda or to indicate you'll attend (we would like to make sure there are enough seats for everyone). | ||
05 / 18
Start: 11:00 am
"Ethical Hero: Frederick Douglass" - Jone Johnson Lewis, NoVES Leader Jone will introduce us to the life and activism of Frederick Douglass, born a slave in Maryland, and a lifelong advocate for racial justice, women's rights, education, and religious freedom -- someone who's life embodies many of the principles of Ethical Culture. Founder's Day is usually celebrated near May 15, the anniversary of the first meeting of the first Ethical Society in 1876 in New York. | ||
05 / 19
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05 / 20
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05 / 21
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05 / 22
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05 / 23
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
05 / 24
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05 / 25
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05 / 26
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05 / 27
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05 / 28
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05 / 29
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05 / 30
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05 / 31
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06 / 1
Start: 11:00 am
Allison Rutland Soulen of Just Neighbors will lead a discussion on current immigration law. The goal will be to provide a context to better understand both the immigrants in our community and the immigrant debate we hear in the daily news. | ||
06 / 2
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06 / 3
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06 / 4
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06 / 5
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06 / 6
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Six sessions An introduction to ethical theories and ethical thinking. Literature and philosophy have both been instruments of challenge to established systems of morality, and ways to explore the implications of ethical ideas in human life. In each session, participants will discuss selected readings drawn from literature and philosophy. All readings are from out-of-copyright sources and will be distributed to registered students. The focus of each session will be: 1. What's ethics? 2. What is good, what is evil? And, is everything relative? 3. Utilitarianism: the greatest good for the greatest number: pros and cons 4. Deontological ethics: Kant and his heirs and critics 5. Virtue-based ethics 6. Pragmatic ethics (Jane Addams, John Dewey, Felix Adler) Location: Green Hedges School, Art Building | ||
06 / 7
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06 / 8
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06 / 9
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Monthly practice of connection-building communication. Held in Alexandria. Open to members of NoVES and others who've attended meetings at the Society. We're using the book Nonviolent Communication Workbook available on Sundays at the book table or at http://www.noves.org/nvc/ Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group. | ||
06 / 10
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06 / 11
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06 / 12
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06 / 13
End: 1:00 pm
Start: 06/13/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 06/15/2008 - 1:00pm
NoVES' annual retreat is June 13-June 15. For more information, stop at our Welcome Table on a Sunday. | ||
06 / 14
End: 1:00 pm
Start: 06/13/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 06/15/2008 - 1:00pm
NoVES' annual retreat is June 13-June 15. For more information, stop at our Welcome Table on a Sunday. | ||
06 / 15
End: 1:00 pm
Start: 06/13/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 06/15/2008 - 1:00pm
NoVES' annual retreat is June 13-June 15. For more information, stop at our Welcome Table on a Sunday. | ||
06 / 16
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06 / 17
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06 / 18
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06 / 19
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06 / 20
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06 / 21
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
Regular board meeting of the Society. Members of the Society are welcome to attend or to make proposals. Please email the President to propose an item for the agenda or to indicate you'll attend (we would like to make sure there are enough seats for everyone). | ||
06 / 22
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06 / 24
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06 / 26
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06 / 27
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06 / 28
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06 / 29
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06 / 30
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