Pub Theology - Benton Harbor

09/01/2026

What does it mean to be human? What separates humans from animals? From artificial intelligence? Join us to discuss on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The only requirement to be a part of the discussion is that you must be human. 7:30 p.m. at The Livery.

08/25/2026

Ever used a chatbot? Who or what were you talking to? Was it thinking? Was it happy to hear from you? Join us Tuesday, 8/25/26 for a talk about AI: is it conscious? Personal? Responsible? WE will be happy to hear from you—even if AI doesn’t care. The Livery at 7:30. Gran a beverage and pull up a chair!

08/18/2026

What if our world was organized around cooperation instead of competition? Would it be better? Or is greed, if not actually good, at least better than the alternatives? Is an economic system a moral system? Pub Theology for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at The Livery.

08/11/2026

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Pub Theologians can gather outside at The Livery for a casual chat. Or support a great cause by listening to some great music inside. You can even do both! Music begins at 5, chat at 8 pm. See you there!

08/03/2026

Tuesday, August 4, Pub Theologians will not be meeting for our discussion about Stuff That Matters. We will be back next week.

07/21/2026

Everyone's addicted to something — ego, control, being right, comfort--according to Richard Rohr in his book Breathing Under Water. What's your "respectable" addiction, the one that would never land you in a church basement with bad coffee and folding chairs? Need to be restored to sanity? Us too. Join us Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at The Livery at 7:30. Bring your Higher Power, or if not, we'll help you look.

07/14/2026

Words from Nadia Bolz -Weber: “the 11th step [of AA] says: we sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God . . . If there’s such a thing as conscious contact with God, there must also be such a thing as unconscious contact with God. . . “

Have you ever looked back on a period of your life and realized something was holding you together, only you didn’t recognize it at the time.? We will talk about this and other stuff that matters at Pub Theology for Tuesday, July 14, 2026. See you at The Livery!

06/24/2026

06/23/2026

What does spiritual life look like for people outside of institutional religion? If you could design a community around spiritual questions or practices that worked for you, what would it be like? (Is Pub Theology kind of it?) Join us Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 7:30 at The Livery. For people for all religious walks of life, including none of the above.

06/16/2026

Does every group need to have a devil? Pub Theology for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 debates the ideas of Eric Hoffer, who wrote in 1951 that mass movements need a unifying hatred more than they need a positive program. Is Hoffer too cynical, or is it true that groups and movements need to have a Hated Other? Grab your beverage and join us at 7:30 pm at The Livery, Benton Harbor MI.