Our Audience.....
The fastest growing, religiously identifiable group in the United States is not the pentecostals or fundamentalists. Rather, it is those who identify themselves as “non-affiliated” (one person called this group the church’s alumni association). In the past half-century, their numbers have grown from 2 percent of the population to 15 percent today. They are people who have spiritual interests and longings, but who cannot accept the dogma and literalism they associate with Christianity.
- People who value openness to truth, wherever it may be found
- People who give priority to the search over certainty in the life of faith
- People who resent Christianity’s claims of superiority over other religious traditions
- People who want to be engaged in the struggle for justice and peace
Our Speakers.....
Some of the scholars we have brought (or co-sponsored) to Houston are: Charles Hartshorne, Bishop John Spong, Marcus Borg, Charles Curran, Walter Wink, Richard Horsley, Father Robert Capon, Douglas John Hall, Matthew Fox, Leonard Shlain, Robert Funk, John Cobb, Schubert Ogden, Martin E. Marty, Marjorie Suchocki, Karen Lebacqz, Keith Miller, Edwards Hobbs, John Dominic Crossan, Richard Rubenstein, Harvey Cox, Gerlad Schroeder, Gene Marshall and Karen Armstrong.
Our Founder.....
Reverend Wes Seeliger was the Executive Director until his death on May 3, 2000. He founded the organization in 1987 as ecumenical in spirit and structure, to remain independent of all official denominational ties. Throughout his ministry Reverend Seeliger was a widely sought after lecturer by both Episcopalians and other denominational groups. He is the author of two books: Western Theology and One Inch From The Fence.
Our Executive Director and Board of Directors.....
| Title | Name | Address | City | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | Robert Tucker | 9797 Westview | Houston | 77055 |
| Chairman of the Board | Bill Linden | 826 Oak Valley Drive | Houston | 77024 | Administrator | Ruth Seeliger | 4027 Lanark Lane | Houston | 77025 |
| Board Member | Richard Whanger | 5514 Creekbend | Houston | 77096 |
| Board Member | John Green | 15000 Park Row #813 | Houston | 77084 |
| Board Member | Gerald O'Keefe | 7400 Clarewood Dr. #921 | Houston | 77036 |
| Board Member | Clyde Mayo | 8723 Ferris | Houston | 77096 |
| Board Secretary/Treasurer | Cathy Knapp | 3942 W. Alabama #6 | Houston | 77027 |