Kirkwood
United
Church
of Christ
Adult Education
Mission: The Adult Education Committee seeks to provide a safe, nurturing, and non-judgmental environment for Christians of all ages to explore the life-long journey of their faith through developing Christian community, proclaiming the faith, teaching The Word, providing service, and studying the faith rituals in the tradition of the United Church of Christ.
Adult Christian Education
Sunday Mornings, 10:45, Classroom 1
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A revolutionary dvd-based small group exploration of Jesus Christ for the third millennium, featuring leading religious voices of our day. The format for each 1 hour session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. "Join" Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millennium.
Sunday mornings in the KUCC theater
June 15 through August 24, 2008
Themes
1) Introduction: Jesus through the Ages
2) Who was Jesus? Featuring Matthew Fox
3) What Can We Know About Jesus (and How)?
4) The World into Which Jesus Was Born Featuring John Dominic Crossan
5) Jesus' Birth: Incarnation
6) Teachings of Jesus: Wisdom Tradition Featuring Bernard Brandon Scott
7) Jesus' Program: The Kingdom of God Featuring John Dominic Crossan
8) Jesus' Ministry of Compassion
9) Killing Jesus, Part 1: Who Killed Jesus? Featuring Amy-Jill Levine & Helen Prejean
10) Killing Jesus, Part 2: The Atonement Featuring Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker
11) The Resurrection of Christ Featuring James Forbes
12) Why Jesus Is Worth Saving Featuring Marcus Borg
Contributors
John Bell - Church of Scotland minister, composer, member of Iona Community
Marcus Borg - Jesus scholar, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time & The Heart of Christianity
Rita Nakashima Brock - Director of Faith Voices for the Common Good, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes
Walter Brueggemann - Old Testament professor, author of The Prophetic Imagination & Finally Comes the Poet
John Cobb - Internationally renowned process theologian, author of Christ in a Pluralistic Age
John Dominic Crossan - Jesus scholar, author of Jesus, a Revolutionary Biography
James Forbes - Senior Pastor of Riverside Church in NYC
Matthew Fox - Episcopal priest, author of Original Blessing, Creation Spirituality & The Coming of the Cosmic Christ
Lloyd Geering - Religious Studies scholar, author of Christianity without God
Hans KÜng - Internationally known Roman Catholic theologian, author of On Being a Christian
Amy-Jill Levine - New Testament professor, Vanderbilt Divinity School
Pat McMahon - KTAR God Show Host
Bill Nelson - Founding Pastor Emeritus, Church of the Beatitudes, Phoenix, AZ
Stephen Patterson - New Testament professor, author of The God of Jesus & Beyond the Passion
Rebecca Ann Parker - Seminary President, Professor of Thea/ology, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes
Helen Prejean - Roman Catholic Sister, author of Dead Man Walking
Tex Sample - Sociologist of Religion, author and noted storyteller
Bernard Brandon Scott - New Testament professor, author of Hear Then the Parable
Luther Smith - Church and Community professor, Howard Thurman scholar
John Shelby Spong - Retired Episcopal Bishop, author of Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism & Why Christianity Must Change or Die
Jim & Jean Strathdee - Internationally popular singers & songwriters
Emilie Townes - Social Ethicist, American Baptist minister, author of Womanist Theology
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