NY Times bestselling author

              Dr. Marcus Borg

                                     will be in Canandaigua at the

                                  First Congregational Church

                                     58 N. Main Street

            Marcus J. Borg is internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar.  He is the author of twenty books, including the best-seller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994); The God We Never Knew (1997); Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2001), and The Heart of Christianity (2003), both best-sellers. His newest books are Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary (2006), a New York Times best-seller;  Conversations with Scripture: Mark (2009),  and three books co-authored with John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week (2006), The First Christmas (2007), and The First Paul (2009).

                His work has been translated into eleven languages: German, Dutch, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and French.  His doctor's degree is from Oxford University, and he has lectured widely overseas (England, Scotland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Israel and South Africa) and in North America, including the Chautauqua and Smithsonian Institutions.

Lecture Schedule:

Friday, September 24:

     7:00 pm-8:30 pm: “Speaking Christian” -lecture, Q & A, and discussion

Saturday, September 25: Childcare available for kids under 7 yrs with reservation)

     9:00 am -10:30 am: “Seeing God Again for the First Time”

     11:00 am -12:30 pm: “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time”

     12:30 pm -1:30 pm: Lunch (additional cost of $8: box lunch includes sandwich of ham, turkey, or tuna, a cookie, fruit, and a bottle of water) Let us know of your sandwich choice via e-mail.                                    

     1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: “Seeing the Christian Life Again”

Sunday, September 26:

     10:30-11:30 am: “Open Hearts and Thin Places” (no charge)

Marcus Borg's books, which he will be lecturing on, are available for purchase at $15 each by reservation. Call the church office at (585)394-2184 and reserve your copies that will be available for pick up at the registration table at the event.

All events have a $20 ticket price except Sunday (which is no charge)

NOTE: There are discounts available for attending more than one lecture as follows: all lectures (4 paid= $70); full Saturday (3 paid= $55)

To purchase tickets, click the PayPal link below. Be sure to print out your receipt and present it to the admissions table to exchange it for your registration packet. You can receive Continuing Education Credit through the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School if you register for all four lectures.