Mary Hess

September update

Wow — the semester is underway and I am swamped. I promise to say more about my project — keep looking for new videos posted at storyingfaith.org. But in the meantime, here is a link to the recent ELCA congregation pulse survey on caring for creation. It’s an interesting example of diversity across the churches […]

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Third places

There is a lot of scholarship about the importance of “third places” (spaces that are separate from home and work, and invite conversation). But this is the first time I’ve seen someone curate a playlist of scenes from various tv shows and movies that depict the discussion about third places!

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