January 13, 2008 – We met to redefine our focus and our plans through June 2008.

We agreed that we

1. want to use original texts as our sources for study
2. will try to keep in mind the question “Where is the wisdom?” in the text or teachings, in order to focus our discussions
3. will have a facilitator for each meeting, who provides the texts and a focus for our study
4. would like to have the texts as far ahead of time as possible (requiring advance preparation & communication on the part of the facilitator).

Our planned schedule through June 2008
(meetings from 5-7 p.m. Dates marked with an asterix* are on the same day as a UUFP service.)

• February 10 : Buehrens’ Understanding the Bible (Karen, chez Karen: pp 142-144; 35-37; 180-181; 179; 174-175 and 180; 160-163 and 167-168; 158-159; 150-153; 148-149
• March 6* : Buddhism 1 (Pamela, chez Pamela); texts: The Dhammapada and Buddha by K. Armstrong
• March 30 : Buddhism 2 (Pamela, chez Pamela)
• May date?? : Islam 1 (Cindy & Melanie, chez…?)
• June date?? : Islam 2 (Cindy & Melanie, chez…?)

Topics proposed that are not yet scheduled: ‘The Fall’, St Augustine’s Confessions

Books/articles shared at our meeting: among others that I didn’t note, L’Atlas des Religions, hors series de Le Monde; La Vie de Michel de Marillac (1560-1632) by Donald A. Bailey (reading soon at the Abbe Bookshop);

A Summary of topics we’ve covered since our beginning in 2006

• Judaism (June 2006, Aug 2006)
• Navajo & Hopi (Sept – Oct 2006)
• ? (Nov 06)
• Karma (Jan 07)
• Hinduism (Feb 07)
• Mysticism (March 07)
  (resources: weblinks, theme 1, theme 2, theme 3)
• 16th C. Reformation and Protestant sects (April – May 07)
• Quakers (Sept 07)
• Mormonism (Dec 07)