In this episode you’re going to listen to the first session of a series of six talks called ‘A Living Hope: The Shape of Christian Virtue’ by reverend Sarah Bachelard. This is part of a webinar held in April 2020. The world’s current crisis is not only about health. It is a crisis that confronts us with many truths too long suppressed or ignored: the fragility and structural injustices of our economic system; the interconnectedness of the human family, and of the human and natural worlds. It helps us see that things really could be otherwise and that we could choose a more abundant and shared flourishing. We are in a liminal space. It will matter how many of us can see, choose and commit to the real. In the wake of the crisis of Easter, too, the early Christians understood that something new had become possible and was being asked of them. They glimpsed a new vision for humanity, and were empowered by a different quality of hope, courage and freedom. Gradually, they transformed their society. In this series of reflections, Sarah Bachelard explores the distinctive shape of Christian virtue, how it matters, and how a contemplative practice can enable us to grow in grace and power. There will be time for questions and discussion.
This talk is part of the course The Shape of Christian Virtue. Learn more and watch here
Sarah Bachelard is a theologian, retreat leader and priest in Anglican Orders. She lives in Canberra in Australia where she has taught in the areas of theology, ethics and spirituality at Charles Sturt University. She is currently director of Benedictus Contemplative Church. She is a member of the WCCM and was a keynote speaker at the John Main Seminar in Montreal in 2007 and at the John Main Seminar 2019 in Vancouver, with the theme “A Contemplative Christianity for our Time”.
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