about this Series
Setauket Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce
Faithful Conversations.
Throughout the year, esteemed guests from a variety of
backgrounds will offer unique perspectives about life, work, and the pursuit of meaning and purpose.
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Second Speaker
Elliot Ackerman appeared on our Faithful Conversations speakers series on February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm. Elliot Ackerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels 2034, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, as well as the
memoirs Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning and The Fifth Act. His books have been nominated for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal in both fiction and non-fiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. A contributing writer for The Atlantic, Ackerman’s writing often appears in Esquire, The New Yorker, and TIME Magazine and his stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Travel Writing. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine, having served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.
To listen to an audio recording of the conversation, please click the button below.
First Speaker
Our series kicked off on September 27, 2024 at 7pm, with the Reverend Dr. Johanna McCune Wagner interviewing our first speaker, Sanya Richards-Ross, a decorated Track and Field Olympic champion, NBC Sports Analyst, TV star, entrepreneur, wife, and mother.
To watch the interview, please click the button below.
