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Events

Common ground hosts dozens of events each season. Please join us for one of our many offerings.

Upcoming events

10/7/2008      Divine Politics

Session three. read more »

10/8/2008      Spiritual Giants in Tandem

Session four. read more »

10/8/2008      CG LECTURE: NO PRESENTATION TONIGHT

Lecture schedule resumes on October 15. read more »

10/9/2008      CRYSTAL LAKE: Decision 2008: Election Preview

As election day nears, we’ll explore the issues that seem to have mattered most to voters, a range of possible outcomes at the national and state levels, and the changing character of red-blue politics in America. Will Democrats have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate? How will the makeup of read more »

10/10/2008      CG CHICAGO: Huston Smith and the Recovery of Soul and Spirit

The prevailing philosophy of modernity has been materialism with science as the acknowledged source of any and all truth. Huston Smith summons up the converging wisdom of religious traditions as well as modern humanistic and scientific approaches. In this way he makes a strong case for the reality of the read more »

Recent events

10/5/2008      Sunday Evening Centering

Responding to requests from numerous Common Ground participants, Ron is now offering an hour-and-a-half period of reflection and meditation every three or four weeks. Each session includes the reading and discussion of a short spiritual text with a ten-minute meditation preceding and following. Participants are welcome to stay for further read more »

10/2/2008      Aztec World

Second and final session. read more »

10/1/2008      CG LECTURE: Huston Smith—The Recovery of Soul and Spirit

The prevailing philosophy of modernity has been materialism with science as the acknowledged source of any and all truth. Huston Smith summons up the converging wisdom of religious traditions as well as modern humanistic and scientific approaches. In this way he makes a strong case for the reality of the read more »

10/1/2008      Spiritual Giants in Tandem

Session three. read more »

9/30/2008      Divine Politics (no class today)

The class will not meet today. We'll resume next Tuesday. read more »