The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Seattle Book Release Party

1230 Northeast 88th Street,Seattle WA 98115

15 July, 2021

Description

Help us celebrate the release of Mark Scandrette's newest book, The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes At this free outdoor event, Mark Scandrette will talk about the journey that led him to write this book, including his friendship with a Zen Buddhist priest and the police killing of his 20 year old Guatemalan neighbor. The party starts at 7 p.m. with hand crafted drinks and Mark's signature popcorn. Mark will make a presentation and answer questions at 7:30 p.m. Come early or stay late to connect with old and new friends. Books will be available for purchase. ABOUT THE BOOK: Our first instincts are to be anxious, avoidant, competitive, apathetic, judgmental, evasive, divided, retaliatory, and afraid. Neurological research suggests that many of these patterns of perception are wired into the biology of our brains. To keep us alive the fight-or-flight response alerts us to potential dangers. But to thrive we must learn to move from anxiety to trust: “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Research suggests that racism is built into the biology of our brains. We instinctually distrust people who have different skin tones and facial features than we do. To thrive we must transcend our automatic responses and learn to see and act from a more complete and accurate understanding of reality. "Blessed are the peacemakers." The Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount are Jesus’ “manifesto” for a new way of being and living. These nine sayings of Jesus invite us to move beyond our first instincts to embrace the higher consciousness Jesus described as "the kingdom of God." Book includes animating questions, suggested practices and illustrations of nine new postures for life. Whatever your story, whatever your struggle, wherever you find yourself, this way is available to you. Mark Scandrette is an author, teacher, activist and coach for leaders and teams who want to create a better world from the inside out. He is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads an annual series of retreats, workshops and projects designed to help participants apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life. He is on the creative team for the 9 Beats Collective, a project exploring the beatitudes as a 21st vocabulary for the living way of Jesus. A sought after voice for creative, radical and embodied faith practices, he frequently speaks at universities, churches and conferences nationally and internationally and also serves as adjunct faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary. His most recent books include FREE, Practicing the Way of Jesus and Belonging and Becoming: Creating A Thriving Family Culture. Mark lives with his wife Lisa and their three young adult children in an old Victorian in San Francisco’s Mission District. He loves walking city streets and discovering beauty in unexpected places. He is passionately engaged in sustainability practices and efforts to create safe neighborhoods for all people through organizing to end police brutality. ReImagine is a Center for Integral Christian Practice. We help individuals and communities apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life by (1) Awakening Imagination; (2) Creating Practical Content; (3) Facilitating Experiential Learning ; and (4) Empowering Leaders who can teach others. http://www.reimagine.org/