Adult Formation

Faith Under Fire: the Art of Defiance will explore ways artists have celebrated and supported people of diverse faith traditions responding to faith’s challenges. Challenges may come in the form of political tyranny seeking to suppress opposition, societal norms inimical to religious freedom, or personal suffering unalleviated by pleas for divine intervention. The Art of Defiance gives us perspective, lenses through which we may see the challenges to faith in our own times, and options for how to respond.

The Rev. John B. Hougen, PhD is Coordinator of The Art of Interfaith Understanding, an annual series of programs sponsored by Interfaith Philadelphia and the Office of Community Engagement at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He has been a volunteer tour guide at the PMA since 2006. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, he has served in parish, campus ministry, administrative, and academic settings. He is currently co-chair of Wellspring, a ministry of the Church of St. Martin in the Fields, Chestnut Hill. He and Marcia live in Elkins Park, PA. Their family includes two adult children, a daughter-in-law, and two adorable granddaughters. 

FALL SPEAKER SERIES DATES

September 28: John Hougen, Coordinator, The Art of Interfaith Understanding

October 5: Carolyn Harper, Visual Artist

November 2: Albert Ogle, Priest and Painter

January 11: Tad Sperry, Painter and Jessica Harper, Photographer