Is unselfish love the antidote to what ails us?

At our Tuesday 9 AM and Wednesday 7 PM adult formation on November 12th/13th we will watch a movie, created in part by Virginia Theological Seminary, Trinity Church Wall Street, and the Berkeley Divinity School, that answers “Yes” to that question.

For the Wednesday viewing, we’ll start with a soup supper at 6:15 (bring a dessert if you’d like), and the movie will begin at 7 PM.

Our society is more divided than ever. Many have moved into tribal corners, seeing the world from an “us versus them” point of view. The teachings and writings of Bishop Michael Curry, most well-known for his passionate sermon about “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, inspire A CASE FOR LOVE. This feature-length documentary examines the question of whether or not love, specifically—unselfish—love, is the solution to the extreme societal and political divide facing the world.

The documentary film team travels the U.S. searching for people living their lives selflessly and interviews them about how that way of living affects others and themselves. Also there are interviews with random people on the street, discussing where they’ve witnessed unselfish love and where they’ve seen its absence.