My church will be hosting Visiting Scholar, Dr. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, who will be speaking at St. Mark's on Saturday, March 14^thfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The title of his speech will be, "It's the end of the world as we know it... but a soft landing is still possible.". Dr. Nelson-Pallmeyer is Associate Professor of Justice and Peace studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. His books include, Is Religion Killing Us: Violence in the Bible and the Quran; The Politics of Compassion; and Saving Christianity From Empire.

In his words: "The U.S. faces an unprecedented crisis rooted in three interrelated problems. First, the U.S. is an overtly militarized nation and there are no military solutions to most of the country's and world's problems. Second, the U.S. is a declining "empire" and every effort to use military means to shore up power accelerates the pace of U.S. economic decline. Third, climate change threatens. He will explore these related challenges in light of a theological critique of empire, a hopeful future that is possible, the limits and potential of Barak Obama's presidency, and the need for a citizen based social change movement to encourage much needed changes.

This presentation will be free of charge at St. Mark's located at Pearl and Division downtown. Please come if you are interested!