7. Out into the World: Challenges Facing Christians
8. Restoring Relationships
9. The Prophetic Jesus
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
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
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
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
Living The Questions 2 Dates. All Thursdays starting at 8pm.
An Invitation to Journey
Taking the Bible Seriously
Thinking Theologically
Stories of Creation
Lives of Jesus
A Passion for Christ: Paul
Out into the World: Challenges Facing Christians
Reclaiming the World
Restoring Relationships
The Prophetic Jesus
Evil, Suffering & A God of Love
The Myth of Redemptive Violence
Debunking the Rapture
Practicing Resurrection
Reclaiming the World
a joint event
Both Groups come together for a Social Evening
Living The Questions 2 Continues after the summer of 2009: Dates to be confirmed.
Call to Covenant
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
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.
This is very different from the typical study of our faith and invites you to reconnect with God, Jesus and the modern world. 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.
Challenging Orthodoxies Dates
This is a Post Living the Questions Group who have also completed the “Saving Jesus” course and are now looking at subjects of interest to the group.
