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This is the first session with me and Diana’s Lenten class\xa0Empty Altars: American Saints in a Cynical Age. We hope you enjoy it and consider joining the group.
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\nIf you enjoy this, check out the upcoming lent group with Diana and me \u2013 Empty Altars:American Saints in a Cynical Age.
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\nWe live in iconoclastic times. All around us, saints\xa0and heroes are being knocked off or taken down from public altars. It seems that nearly everyone we once admired or held in esteem has failed us. We\u2019ve stripped the altars of both state and church. America\u2019s spiritual landscape is now marked by empty altars everywhere.
\nTaking down statues is nothing new, especially in Christian history. Cynicism and anger at failed institutions and flawed heroes is nothing new. But human beings rarely leave altars empty very long \u2014 there\u2019s almost a pressing need to re-sanctify\xa0the geographies we inhabit. People always put statues back up.
\nBut of who? And to commemorate what? How do we move ahead with new saints and a less troublesome iconography? What \u201csaints\u201d can inspire us to address the hurts of our hearts, the brokenness of our communities, and the pressing issues of our times?
\nShouldn\u2019t we just give up on the whole idea of saints anyway? Why bother?
\nJoin Diana and Tripp this Lentas they explore \u201csainthood\u201d for an American \u2014 and global \u2014 future. We\u2019ll share stories that need to be told of \u201csaints\u201d you know and those you need to know in a quirky learning journey through American religious history.
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