What does it mean to be a Christian in today’s world. How do we find meaning in a society committed to critical thinking, a world of science where doubt is an essential component of our culture?
We began on March 3 and are providing eight weekly sessions. Join us for a thoughtful look at living the life of faith in today’s post-modern society.
This is a hybrid class, with some participants attending in person and others via Zoom.
| Session Date | Topics and Guiding Questions | Presenter |
| March 3 | In a scientific-secular age is God, God? What is theology? Herman Greene Video from this class | Herman Green |
| March 10 | What role does the Bible play in today’s American society? What role should it play in the Church? Video from this class | Micheal Palmer |
| March 17 | How did we get the Canonical Scriptures? How are the Hebrew and Christian scriptures related? Does the bible need updating? Video from this class | Micheal Palmer |
| March 24 | Who was the historical Jesus? Was he human? What did he do? When and how did he become the Christ? Does he matter today to non-Christians? Video from this class. | Herman Green |
| March 31 | Easter; No Class | |
| April 7 | How did the church come to view Jesus as God? Did God send Jesus into the world to die for our sins? Could Jesus perform miracles? Can he do miracles today if we pray in his name? What is the Trinity? What is the meaning of incarnation? The Holy Spirit? Here are the slides from this class Video from this class | Micheal Palmer |
| April 14 | What does it mean to be a Christian? Is there one Christianity or many Christianities? How can I be a Christian when I disagree with so many Christians and so much Christianity? Can I really be a Christian when I disagree with words in hymns, in liturgies, and in the Bible? What does it mean to be a “Christian”? Must I be a Christian to be saved? | Herman Green |
| April 21 | Joint Class with Susannah Tuttle, follow up to April 20 forum on “Religion, Ethics, and Law in a Time of Planetary Crisis.” | |
| April 28 | What future can there be for the Church? With a smaller and smaller percentage of young people attending any church and many adults leaving the church, what needs to happen for the Church to survive? Given the shift that has occurred over the last generation in what the term “Baptist” means, what is the significance of progressive churches continuing to use that label? Should we used a different term to distinguish us from the fundamentalists that have come to dominate our tradition? Slides from this class | Micheal Palmer |
| May 5 | Is Christianity the one true religion? How should Christians relate to other religions? Why has religion been the cause of so much destruction? What about the “nones”? Can one be spiritual but not religious? | Herman Green |