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Summer Institute

Summer Institute 2021:
The Meaning of the City:
Rebellion and Redemption
July 29-31

Gutenberg College 1883 University Street, Eugene, OR, United States

They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name.” (Genesis 11:4) For many of us, the city is the water we swim in: having grown up and lived our lives in an urban environment, we take [...]

Student Art Show

Student Art Show & Performance

Gutenberg College 1883 University Street, Eugene, OR, United States

The annual art show at Gutenberg College highlights the performing and visual art of students from Gutenberg College and others in the community. Performance begins at 7:00 p.m. Limited seating is first-come, first-served. A gallery reception follows.

Free

Chris Swanson

Solutions and Illusions

On May 4, Chris Swanson will give the twelfth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." When a populous and complex society has problems, they are always big ones that need big solutions. But who is going to provide these big solutions? Private enterprise? (Should we trust [...]

Young Philosophers

Young Philosophers:
What Is Language?
May 12

Online Zoom OR

“Life has never been normal,” wrote C. S. Lewis in an address to students at the outset of World War II. If we are waiting for a better time to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty, we may never get started. In the Young Philosophers series, Gutenberg College opens its (virtual) doors to high-school-age participants [...]

$15.00

Understanding Group Think and Selfhood with the Help of Hoffer and Orwell

On May 18, Colin Stetter will give the thirteenth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." The past 100 years has seen the rise of a variety of mass movements, promoting just as varied motives and goals. This class will explore Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer in [...]

Alexander Titus

The Legacy of Constantine

On June 1, Alexander Titus will give the fourteenth talk in the series "It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know." Celebrated as a hero by some and maligned as a villain by others, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, often regarded as the "first Christian emperor," represented a major shift in the history of [...]

Ethics in Marvel's Infinity Wars

Young Philosophers:
Ethics in Marvel’s Infinity War

In Avengers: Infinity War, the fate of half the universe is at stake. Thanos is intent on making the world better by eliminating fifty percent of all living things. By contrast, Captain America will not achieve his goal by sacrificing even one. This contrast raises many questions. Is there some merit to what Thanos is doing, [...]

$15.00

Summer Institute

Summer Institute 2022:
Stories of Conversion
July 28-30

Gutenberg College 1883 University Street, Eugene, OR, United States

Since its beginning, a prominent aspect of Christianity has been the conversion narrative. Sometimes dramatic, sometimes mundane, these accounts tell the stories of how particular individuals committed their lives to Christ. For the 2022 Summer Institute, we will read several of these accounts from throughout history, and we will think about how these stories of [...]

Reality in Breath of the Wild

Reality in Nintendo’s Breath of the Wild

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you run through waving fields of grass, climb frigid mountains, and cross expansive, sandy deserts. With its huge, open world to explore, it is no wonder that it has appeared on lists of the best video games of all time. But, of course, no matter [...]

$15.00

2023 Education Conference: Faith and Learning

Fundamentally, educating is the passing on of knowledge and values from one generation to the next to promote living wisely and well. As with all communication, however, the “how” of what we say impacts the “what.” A good educator is at root a good learner who models patient listening and [...]

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