Frank Schaeffer: Theocracy or Democracy? Is Tonight

Theocracy or Democracy? 

Author, film director, screenwriter and public speaker Frank Schaeffer will ask the question in a talk presented by Art & Soul Café at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at  in  on the southwest corner at Kingsland.

Parking is on the street and in ’s parking lot next door.

Schaeffer also is a frequent guest on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and contributing writer for the Huffington Post. He is the son of evangelical leaders Francis and Edith Schaeffer, whose work had lasting impact on the Christian right and conservative politics. 

Frank Schaeffer describes himself as a “former religious right-wing agitator, now progressive writer.”

Hear Schaeffer speak to St. Louis on the Air's Don Marsh Thursday by clicking here.

For anyone wanting to get into the minds of both the left and the right, Schaeffer will be thought provoking and is sure to provide fodder for an exciting pre-election conversation. After the talk, there will be refreshments and a discussion entitled “Is There a Way to Collaborate for the Common Good?”

About Art & Soul Café

Art & Soul Café is a nonprofit arts organization that is dedicated to creating events and programs that stimulate a deeper sense of community through the power of the arts and interspiritual dialogue. It is part of their mission to explore the intersection of religion with the arts and sciences, the media, politics, and the environment. Art & Soul Café was operational at Christ Church Cathedral for four years.

After a hiatus, Artistic Directors Lydia Ruffin and Bonnie Taylor are developing a mobile format and staged their first event in April at Grand Center Arts Academy.  In June, Art & Soul Café traveled to North Carolina as a sponsor and exhibitor to the Wild Goose Festival, a community where spirituality, art, and justice intersect.

*Information from Trinity Presbyterian Church.