![]() ![]() We speak in the first-person: “I think,” “In my experience.” It is personal. We do not respond or answer each other, though one person’s thought may spark another. The major rule is that there is no conversation or crosstalk. Moderators vary in how they handle the session, but there are rules. The subjects of the colloquies can ranges from subjects as deep as “Mortality” or seemingly mundane as “Working.” (You’ll find many more colloquy topics in the book.) Sometimes there is music as we take our seats. The Leader or moderator of the month has a pre-chosen topic and sits with participants around a table. At each session we share and develop our thoughts on making a moral life. ![]() Today the book serves as the basis of our Colloquy program, in place here at the New York Society for Ethical Culture and many other of the Societies. Spelling God with Two O’s was developed at the Long Island Society, evolving from a group Arthur led that met regularly to reflect and meditate on the many questions of life. You can take a look at it on our book table on Sundays or check it out online. It was updated and republished in 2009, and it is available for purchase at Ethical. ![]() Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice and Sunnie Rucker-Chang, assistant professor of Slavic, director of European Studies, University of Cincinnati College of Arts
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