Summer Week 1: Sunday, July 10 – Saturday, July 16, 2016 A Distant Mirror with Richard LeSueur and Herbert O’Driscoll   Those with any historical bent will be intrigued by this study of one of the most alluring figures of 1st century Christianity whose writings comprise no less than one third of the New Testament. …
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Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy 20th October – 22nd October 2016 With John Shelby Spong In this short course, based on his latest bestselling book, Jack Spong uses the Gospel of Matthew as a guide to explore the gospel story’s grounding in Jewish culture, symbols, icons and story-telling tradition to explain how the events of …
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The Book of Job: A Different Perspective 27th June – 1st July 2016 Lyn Bechtel takes us through the Book of Job in this surprisingly subversive, almost comic, critique of the prevailing theological orthodoxy. The first poetic book in the Christian Old Testament and of unknown authorship, the Book of Job raises issues such as …
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The Authentic Paul 25th July – 29th July 2016 Following on from his popular re-interpretation of John, Kalyan Dey offers refreshing and liberal insights into the genuine writings of Paul – with surprising results. Exploring key Pauline texts, Kalyan considers the dominant New Testament figure and challenges preconceptions. This short course will help you look …
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  VST Academy: Four weekends of Learning – Theology for the First Time January 2016 – Hillhurst United Church, Calgary   Listen up, Albertans – it’s your turn! VST, in collaboration with Hillhurst United Church in Calgary, is offering a series of Academy courses featuring VST faculty throughout the month of January. Courses include:   …
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Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God Workshop ID: G16S1022 Dates: October 10, 2016 – October 15, 2016 Price: $535.00 – $1,135.00 How did Christianity become so tame? In our era of wild possibility amidst unprecedented environmental and economic crisis, how shall we live? Come join Todd Wynward – author, wilderness guide, …
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Thursday, October 13 – Sunday, October 16, 2016 Led by the Rev. Matthew Wright and Ward Bauman $435 This retreat will examine a global shift in spiritual understanding that is resetting contemporary religious experience in a “nondual” or unitive framework, and will specifically explore Christianity as a path of contemplative awakening within this context. We …
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Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership Online Courses CALL’s online courses are offered throughout the year and are designed so that you can participate at your own pace and at your own time. Each course is 7 weeks, each week a separate lesson. Continuing Education Units are offered at the rate of 2 CEUs per …
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  Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership Online Courses CALL’s online courses are offered throughout the year and are designed so that you can participate at your own pace and at your own time. Each course is 7 weeks, each week a separate lesson. Continuing Education Units are offered at the rate of 2 CEUs …
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Latin Second Steps 5th September – 9th September 2016 Aimed at those who have completed Latin in a Week or have knowledge of Latin to GCSE standard. You will start reading and understanding extracts from the poets, comic playwrights and prose writers of Classical Latin literature. Residential prices (bed & breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee, lunch and dinner) start …
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