{"title": "When Children Imagine God: Conversations with Church Kids", "start": "2026-11-01T12:45:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church", "address": "West 55th Street 7, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/christian", "literature"], "description": "The Rev. Dr. Bradley J. Wigger presents his new book, When Children Imagine God, an exploration of children's stories about the divine and the wisdom in their spiritual imaginations. Part of a series on telling and listening to the stories of others, the conversation invites listeners to hear children's voices with curiosity, humility, and wonder. Dr. Wigger is the Second Presbyterian Church Emeritus Professor of Christian Education at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. 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Its minister Micah will be joined by horror writers Nat Cassidy and Clay McLeod Chapman, two authors active in the church's space. Together they explore how honestly befriending our fears might transform us for collective liberation work. 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