The Way of Wisdom

Wisdom is different than IQ, gift or talent, or any commodity you can obtain in the hallowed halls of the very best schools. Wisdom isn’t just about getting a good SAT score or knowing every answer in a trivia game. There is a ceiling on certain kinds of intelligence, but not with wisdom. We might think that our adult bodies can’t or shouldn’t fit in the desk of learning anymore, but Greg Jones says, “We have to become committed to learning as a way of life.”

Over the course of this series, we will explore specifically what ancient wisdom is. We will consider topics such as the materiality and generative power of our words, and the connection between our words and spirit. We will consider questions like, “How do you watch the news and not lose your mind or not get overwhelmed? How do you process the world as it’s coming at you?” We will explore the relationship between anxiety and memory and wonder at what “stewarding” our lives toward the best end really can look like today.

Wisdom is available to everyone. Central to the wisdom tradition is a way–a lens–through which to see the world. Join us as we adjust our sight to consider anew how we might allow ourselves to be formed as more wise, caring and moral leaders in a world that is desperate for wisdom to lead the way.