Rector’s Forum with the Rev. Canon Victor Lee Austin

Join us for the next edition of Rector’s Forum, a monthly adult education class following our 11am service at St. George’s.

Topic: The Emergence of the Distinction of Humans and (Other) Animals

Summary: Human beings, Canon Austin claims, are called to make distinctions in a world that resists those distinctions. This surprising character of distinction-drawing goes back to the first day of creation, when right after light and darkness have been separated, evening and morning appear.

A significant distinction that humans are called to learn to make is between us and the other animals. Canon Austin will give a close reading of Genesis 2, before concluding with thoughts on how the male-female distinction is different.

About the speaker: The Rev. Canon Victor Lee Austin is Theologian-in-residence for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.