A few of us who attend church together wanted a series of conversations on topics of broad interest to us, our friends and neighbors. We wanted a chance to explore the difficulty of faith in our culture. Many in our community are interested in living a "Christian" way of life but also value the opportunity to explore our questions and doubts. We tend to think that for most New Yorkers, (non)religion is a fluid reality.  There is often doubt in the midst of our faith, and faith in the midst of our doubt. That fluidity seems worth our attention for at least a conversation or two.

New York is full of different people with different stories. This group is a community for persons who want to learn more about their own journey -- either toward God or away from God. We'll do this by discussing some recent writing on atheism, agnosticism, spirituality and belief. And we'll do this by telling our own stories and listening to the stories of others.

The goal of our conversation is to provide a safe and interesting place to talk about matters of (dis)belief, and to help us all articulate where we're headed. Another purpose is to increase our sympathies with others whose (non)religious paths differ from our own.

The group is designed for anyone curious about articulating their own attraction to God or rejection of God, or even anger or indifference about religious matters. It will work best if the conversation involves atheists, agnostics, those loosely spiritual, and those firmly committed to a specific religious tradition. So if you find yourself anywhere on that chart, and are interested in learning more about yourself and others, please join us.

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  • February 15 at 7:30 PM, 2 Members attended

    February Conversation.

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    The group has decided to meet monthly for drinks and conversation around topics of faith, doubt, atheism, and spirituality. Each conversation will be focused around a... Learn more

  • January 26 at 7:30 PM, 7 Members attended

    2012 Kickoff for CTM

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    Please RSVP to Jared as space may be limited. The UWS address will be emailed to those who RSVP.

  • November 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM, 5 Members attended

    Continuing our conversations after a short hiatus!!

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    When: Thursday, Nov. 3, 7:30-9:30pm Where: The Culture Center (directly across Columbus from Natural History Museum). 410 Columbus Ave. b/t (80th & 81st) (door is... Learn more

  • April 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM, 7 Members attended

    Our next conversation will focus on the relationships between science and faith

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    Fascinating people -- smart, incitement, inspiriting. A great night!!! Thank you!

    —Peter Rinaldi

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    Very stimulating conversation. Fascinating to have so many different backgrounds discussing these issues around the same table.

    —Melissa

  • January 26, 2011 at 7:30 PM, 20 Members attended

    January Conversation on Faith & Doubt

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    Very interesting to hear about journeys that are both different and similar to my own..

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    After discussing some features of our culture that make religious belief of any kind difficult, we heard the stories of two people. ...

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