Comment Community Suppers

Past the hot takes and busyness of life, something that can actually soothe the soul is sitting down with people, sharing a meal, and a rich conversation.  Every issue of the theology journal Comment includes a bookmark with inspiration and starters for a rich meal, deeper engagement, learning from other perspectives. So we're using their inspiration and sharing it with you - with a bookmark to take home, and an invitation to join in one of our suppers. 

The goal is to spark a spirit of  intellectual and intentional hospitality in your own community. You could start a supper club in your neighborhood, a discussion series among work colleagues, or gather those friends who get deep in conversations or the people in your home. Have a meaningful gathering of faith seeking understanding, or simply let these ideas feed you. Pick up a bookmark at church, or read on below.

Pick up a bookmark at church with the discussion questions and QR codes for all the resources, or find them below. (This is the Comment Supper material corresponding to the Fall 2024 issue.)

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Articles (Not required reading to attend, but rich for your reflection:)

1. "Soul Work for the End of the World: On finding life in the seven deadly sins" by Elizabeth Oldfield (Download)
2. “Building a Future in the Face of the Apocalypse” by Jonathan Askonas (Download)

Spotify Playlist

Discussion Questions

• Is the notion of societal decline a different way of talking about the human condition?
• Do you think apocalypse and hope are related? Why or why not?
• What kind of tools or practices or attitudes do you find most helpful when it feels like things
  are falling apart?
• What figures or events in history do you look to most for hope?
• Does Jesus Christ inhabiting our flesh and world change anything about this conversation? If it does, how does it?