From Dallas-
Two pastors talking about Jesus early on a Saturday morning would seem unlikely to draw a crowd, even with free doughnuts and coffee.
But several hundred people are expected – at $10 a ticket – for such a discussion Saturday at Dallas' Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.
The event features the Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Her refusal to say that belief in Jesus is the only way to salvation has been controversial outside and even within her denomination.
Under the title "Considering Christ," she'll debate the Rev. William Frey, a Texas native who is the retired bishop of Colorado and a leader of the Episcopal Church's traditional wing.
"They're both wonderfully kind people and devout Christians of diverging theological viewpoints who nonetheless, in their friendship in Christ, belong in the same church," said the Rev. Douglas Travis, dean and president of the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin.
Saint Michael and All Angels is, with 7,200 members, one of the largest congregations in the Episcopal Church. It's also a "big tent," where theological liberals, moderates and conservatives join in worship and mission work. The debate will be part of its Distinguished Lecture Series.
The Rev. Robert Dannals, the church's rector, had the idea for pairing Jefferts Schori and Frey.
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