Living the Question
An Invitation to a Journey
Contact Details.
LIVING THE QUESTIONS 2
All meetings are on Sundays starting at 8pm.
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Reclaiming the World
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20 September
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Practicing Resurrection
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4 October
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Reclaiming the World
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Call to Covenant
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18 Octoober
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A Kingdom without Walls
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1 November
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Social Justice: Realising God’s Vision
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15 November
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Incarnation: Divinely Human
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29 November
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Prayer: Intimacy with God
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3 December a joint event
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All Three Groups come together for a
Christmas Social Evening.
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7 January 2010
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Compassion: The Heart of Jesus’ Ministry
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21 January
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Creative Transformation
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4 February
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Embracing Mystery
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18 February
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Where to now???
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This is very different from the typical study of our faith and invites you to reconnect with God, Jesus and the modern world.
LIVING THE QUESTIONS 2.0
People know that at its core, Christianity has something good to offer the human race. At the same time, many sense that there has to be a lot more to our understanding of how Christianity has developed within the context of our world. In the light of some forceful arguments against Christianity by people like Richard Dawkins author of “The God Delusion” and Christopher Hitchens author of “God Is Not Great How Religion Poisons Everything” who are presenting a challenge to all peoples of faith that demands that we rethink how faith came about, our understanding of God, of Jesus, the Bible and how our traditions have developed over the years. Some people in the wider world question whether "salvaging" Christianity is even a task worth undertaking. What is offered in this study is a safe environment where you have permission to ask some of the difficult questions you\'ve always wanted to ask but have been afraid to voice for fear of being thought a heretic.
This study takes place within the context of a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to religion in general. You only need to examine the roots of the “war on terror” to understand why this is happening. Recent television program’s like “The Enemies of Reason” and the “Root of all Evil” highlight the need for a course like this.
Living the Questions course will be based on selected topics from the 21 themes listed opposite. It is a DVD and web-based small group study exploring beyond the traditions and rote theologies in which so many people and local churches seem to be stuck. Ideal for Christian invitation, initiation and spiritual formation, Living the Questions will help seekers and long time church members alike in discovering the significance of Christianity in the 21st Century and what a meaningful faith can look like in today\'s world.
THEMES
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An Invitation to Journey
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Reclaiming the World
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Call to Covenant
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| 1. An Invitation to Journey |
2. Taking the Bible Seriously |
3. Thinking Theologically |
| 4. Stories of Creation |
5. Lives of Jesus |
6. A Passion for Christ: Paul |
| 7. Out into the World: Challenges Facing Christians |
8. Restoring Relationships |
9. The Prophetic Jesus
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| 10. Evil, Suffering & A God of Love |
11. The Myth of Redemptive Violence |
12. Debunking the Rapture |
| 13. Practicing Resurrection |
14. Reclaiming the World |
15. A Kingdom without Walls |
| 16. Social Justice: Realising God’s Vision |
17. Incarnation: Divinely Human |
18. Prayer: Intimacy with God |
| 19. Compassion: The Heart of Jesus’ Ministry |
20. Creative Transformation |
21. Embracing Mystery |
FORMAT
The format of each session includes a DVD, guided discussion, spiritual exercises, Bible Study, and bring and share refreshments. The 20 minute DVD for each session includes conversation, sermon clips, lecture excerpts, and spiritual exercises for practical applications (including different forms of prayer and meditation, movement, walking the labyrinth, etc
Living The Questions.co.uk (Scotland)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Chris Vermeulen (chris @orchardhill.org.uk) and either he or one of the 20 people who have done the course will be delighted to talk to you. Chris will provide you with a list of names.
Alternatively phone him at the Church Office: 0141 638 3604
Introductory Video Links:
Marcus Borg on Adult Theological Education
Marcus Borg and the Bible:
An Intro to Progressive Christianity:
A Passion for Christ: Paul the Apostle
Saint Paul the Apostle Rome Italy
More information from Chris Vermeulen Chris@ Orchardhill.org.uk
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