Author and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Indiana University, Scott Russell Sanders is the author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Hunting for Hope and, most recently, A Private History of Awe and A Conservationist Manifesto. His Earth Works: Selected Essays is forthcoming in 2012. Dr. Sanders will present “The Way of Imagination”where he seeks to articulate the link between the shaping force we perceive in nature and the shaping force that gives rise to art, inventions, utopias, ethical ideals, stories, and other human creations. How do we nurture imagination in ourselves, our children, and our communities? How might we use this power to envision and create a way of life more in harmony with nature, a way of life less damaging to Earth and less costly to future generations? What does the power of imagination suggest about the role humans might play in the cosmos?
Suggested donation for tickets is $10. Advance tickets are available in person in the main offices or in the foyer on Sunday mornings. Tickets are also available by mail with a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a check made out to Countryside Community Church, 8787 Pacific St., Omaha, NE 68114.Students are free with ID. Checkout our Sanders Flyer for more information.
