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THE SIX SESSIONS: Session 1: Emergence 101 Session 2: Where Now is the Authority? Session 3: The 20th Century and Emergence Session 4: G ifts from Other Times Session 5: How Then Shall We Live? Session 6: Hallmarks of Emergence

About the Author

Phyllis Tickle is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject. Founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly, she is frequently quoted by media sources including USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, PBS, NPR, the Hallmark Channel, plus innumerable blogs and websites. In addition to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, Tickle is the author of over two dozen books in religion and spirituality, most recently The Great Emergence, How Christianity is Changing and Why and The Words of Jesus, A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord. Tim Scorer facilitated the discussions with Marcus Borg for Embracing an Adult Faith and wrote the accompanying study guide. Tim is an educator, writer, facilitator, retreat leader and spiritual director who lives near Vancouver, Canada. He also works there part time in adult faith formation at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church.