Adult Education

Sundays in January | 9:15 – 10:15 am | Lounge & via Zoom
Childcare will be provided.

January 4 – No Adult Ed

January 11 | Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy
Robert  (Robby) P. Jones, the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) returns to Bradley Hills. His visit two years ago provided direction to the work of our Racial Justice Coordinating Committee and the development of the Antiracism Policy, recently approved by the Session. Robby will update us on insights and recent data from the PRRI annual report and ongoing data collection. His newest book is Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, a clear-eyed reckoning with the moral collapse of white Christianity and a call to protect American democracy. is now officially in publication. The book, to be published by St. Martin’s Essentials next fall ahead of the midterm elections, is grounded in timely data and historical analysis, and it is his most personal book yet.

He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future (published September 5, 2023), as well as White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award.   He writes regularly on politics, culture, and religion for The Atlantic, TIME, Religion News Service, and other outlets and is frequently featured in major national media, such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others. 

January 18 | What Will Humans be Good for as Artificial Intelligence Spreads Through Societies

Lee Rainie, Director of Elon University’s, Imagining the Digital Future Center, returns to Bradley Hills to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on personal spirituality and dignity as well on work and jobs.  Lee speaks frequently on national networks and cable .  He recently commented on his center’s research on the influence of AI and human emotional connections. Lee joined the Imagining the Digital Future Center as director in 2023 after 24 years of directing Pew Research Center’s efforts to study the internet and technology.

January 25 | Artificial Intelligence and the Bible?

Join us to examine how artificial intelligence can influence our understanding of the Bible. Dianne Whitaker and Clint Kelly return to the story of the Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32 and ask artificial intelligence to predict how the story plays out after a year has passed.

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