Tuesday, March 30
7:00pm
PAUL VERHOEVEN
Renowned Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, whose credits include Robocop, Basic Instinct, and The Black Book, is probably less well-known for his religious interests and pursuits. He is one of a very few non-theologians admitted into the Jesus Seminar, a group of eminent scholars working in theology,…
Renowned Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, whose credits include Robocop, Basic Instinct, and The Black Book, is probably less well-known for his religious interests and pursuits. He is one of a very few non-theologians admitted into the Jesus Seminar, a group of eminent scholars working in theology, linguistics, philosophy, and biblical history, whose ranks include Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, among others. Paul Verhoeven's book, Jesus of Nazareth (Seven Stories, translated by Susan Massotty), aspires to reveal the humanity of Jesus, "a true radical who brought humanity a few steps closer to an enlightened view of ourselves." "Paul Verhoeven breaks out of the box of scholarly orthodoxy with this thoughtful and daring reassemblage of the evidence—old and new—for the life of Jesus ... The result is a revelation for scholar and casual reader alike." - Chris Shea.
And yes, this looks to be the last such evening we will present at 101 South Main Street—25-1/2 years after Lewis Hyde held forth in July 1984, addressing both his then-recent book, The Gift and this work-in-progress on the trickster—we conclude here, due to resume matters in-house come mid-April at the new place, 1521 Tenth Avenue. Meanwhile, writers we present, and co-present, will be found here and there, which is not something entirely new.
