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Antigone, by Sophocles

Thursday October 9, 2025
6pm - 9pm

You are about to read and discuss a play that was first written and performed about 2,400 years ago. While this play was written long ago, it remains a vitally important and timely story for us in 2025. It’s a story about the legitimacy of political power and the conflict between personal and political obligations. What should we do when asked to follow an unjust law? What is worth risking one’s life for? When should we stay-the-course or change our minds? How do we judge the motivations of those who give us advice? What are the tensions between faith commitments and social obligations, and what is the meaning of our lives as mortal beings that will someday die? It’s a play that speaks directly to us as human beings, and if we read it carefully and consider together its profound insights, we may come to know ourselves more deeply, which is the goal of higher learning.

Please read the following play before coming to the Community Seminar and consider the following study questions as you read the play, which we will discuss together on October 9.

This event has the potential to be meaningful if everybody does the reading. Please help us make it meaningful by reading the text selection before you attend.

Please arrive right at 6pm if you want to ensure your opportunity to taco; we're expecting many participants.

6-6:30pm: Taco Time

6:30pm: Community Seminar Begins!

6:45pm - 8pm: Small Group Discussions

8pm - 9pmish: Debrief

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Tacos? *

REALLY Into it!

Might just have one

Nah

I understand and commit to doing the reading assignment before coming to the community seminar. Find the reading and discussion questions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_d3X_oY94asrmmTdZlEXYoRVmjQCESTbdfuqvE7-sLA/edit?usp=sharing *

Yes, I'll do the reading before attending and will participate in the discussion.

Nope, I won't read or participate -- just want tacos!

Thanks!

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