Sunday – 11:15 am, January 21, 2024 – 11:15 am
Reflections on the Eight Principles: Principle Four: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
The Rev Dr. Mark Y.A Davies, leading
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It is important to be open to the truth wherever it may be found, but what is the truth and how do we know when we find it? Is the meaning of our life something that is given to us, or do each of us create our own meaning for ourselves?
About our visiting minister:
Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University. He is the Executive Director of the Leadership, Education, and Development (LEaD) Hub North America of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church and an Oklahoma Humanities State Scholar. Mark has published in the areas of Boston personalism, process philosophy and ethics, and ecological ethics. Dr. Davies serves on the United Methodist University Senate, which is “an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church.” He and his wife Kristin live in Edmond, OK in the United States, and they have two daughters. The views expressed by the author in this blog do not necessarily represent the views of Oklahoma City University or the United Methodist Church.