Are Angels Among Us? Stories, Experiences, and Image (Hybrid)

This course will introduce students to the general topic of angels in Western culture.  Dr. Cole will briefly explore angels in religious history and explain the recent eclipse of angels in modern culture, where science has been annointed as the sole arbiter of reality. He will share his own experiences and stories of clients he works with as a Spiritual Director.  He will ask students to share their own stories or stories of others they know. He will offer Guided Meditations, discuss and explore key angel paintings from the Middle Ages up to the 20th century. Working with the artist Laura Specter, he will help students draft their own image of Jacob’s Ladder. Finally, he’ll suggest that we are entering a new era of hope and solidarity in which angels will return as models for our own angelic selves.

Dr. Thomas Cole is Emeritus Professor of Humanities in Medicine at McGovern Medical School and serves as Spiritual Director at Temple Beth Israel in Houston.

Laura Spector is an Artist-in-Residence at the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at UT Health.

This program is being offered both IN-PERSON and ONLINE. Please select how you will attend when registering. Recordings will be distributed to registered participants only, and will not be available for individual purchase.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.

This program has a maximum of 15 participants. When this program reaches capacity, registration will close.