By Elizabeth Barhydt
The Courage & Faith Speaker Series has been running for more than a decade, drawing some of the most compelling voices in public life to Christ Church Greenwich. This fall, the series continues with renewed energy.
We are sending this email to give Sentinel readers a chance to get their tickets now before these events are sold out.
The season begins September 21–23 with “By Land and Sea: Paul’s Travels in Acts.” Rev. Dr. Chuck Robertson will lead four lectures over three days, tracing Paul’s journeys and the legacy of his letters. Evening sessions include examinations of disputed authorship, Paul’s views on women, and contrasting interpretations between Eastern and Western Christianity. Music and fellowship frame the experience, from a Choral Evensong to a concluding Greek dinner.
In October, the series welcomes Sam Waterston and Rev. Dr. Russ Levenson Jr. for a conversation about Witness to Belief: Conversations on Faith and Meaning. Levenson’s book includes reflections from Jane Goodall, Amy Grant, Condoleezza Rice, and Admiral William McRaven. Jenna Bush Hager praised the work, noting that his stories “fill you with hope and inspire grace.”
Soon after, on October 29, David Brooks will appear for a lecture on “How America Recovers.” The columnist and author, a familiar voice from The New York Times and PBS, has already sold out the sanctuary.
And still ahead is Jon Meacham on December 3. His presentation, “The Soul of America: God, History, and the Way We Live Now,” is selling quickly, with interest well beyond Greenwich. Organizers expect another sellout, making it one of the most anticipated evenings of the season.
Courage & Faith has always carried a simple charge. Its mission statement asks: “How do we unite with compassion in an era marked by deep divisions and global unrest?” The question feels more urgent each year, and the sellout crowds are an answer in themselves.
Tickets for remaining events are available now. Organizers encourage prompt reservations at christchurchgreenwich.org/courage-faith-speakerseries.
