Racism is an ever-present problem around the world, in North America, and in the United States. Addressing its historical, contemporary, and future injury requires a credible and compelling witness of the Church. Essential to this work is preaching that confronts racism. Duke Divinity School Professors David Emmanuel Goatley, Ph.D., director of the Office of Black Church …
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Understanding Privilege, Practicing Presence, & Embracing the Holy Work of Anti-Racism For many of us, this year has pulled back the curtain on both white supremacy and the implicit racism that exists across our country. From police brutality exposed via camera phone to racial unrest alive in our neighborhoods, we feel heartbroken and angry. This …
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In this Online course, you’ll gain practical knowledge about racism and xenophobia in America today and critically discern its impact on COVID-19. You’ll explore the ways that theology and politics work to support or dismantle current racial disparities. You’ll develop faithful anti-racist responses to our present moment and recognize patterns of racist practices, structures and …
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote, Trinity Church Wall Street is hosting Women’s Suffrage: Race, Gender, and Power, a Trinity Votes series focusing on the role of women of color in the fight for enfranchisement. Join the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Trinity’s Theologian …
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What does it mean to be human in an age of human enhancement? Why should Christians and church leaders in Canada be aware and vigilant of this technology? These questions and more will be addressed in “Faster, Higher, More Moral? Human Enhancement and Christianity,” a free webinar organized by the Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group of The …
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Join Robby Carroll, M.Div.,LMFT and Kay Stewart, M.Ed. for this 4 session series (see dates below), as we, together, cultivate our capacity for deep listening and genuine connection. By recognizing the light and dark in our common humanity, participants are encouraged to develop habits of mind and heart that invite what Abraham Lincoln described as …
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Designation: GREE 3013 Careful study of the New Testament is based upon access to the language in which it was originally written. This course will equip students to use the many tools available for the study of the New Testament in its original language. In order to prepare students for careful and critical study, foundational …
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Designation: GREE 6013 Intermediate Greek builds upon the foundation of an introductory year of Greek. The focus of the course is on increasing students’ reading skill by building vocabulary, solidifying introductory grammatical foundations, introducing the student to Greek syntax, and reading larger portions of New Testament text. Recommended Prior Study GREE 5013 Foundations of New …
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Designation: GREE 7043 In this course students will study the Greek text of the Epistles of Romans and Galatians by applying the hermeneutical and exegetical skills learned in BIBL 5033 and the Greek language skills learned in GREE 6013. In addition to studying the contents, contexts, and interpretive issues involved in the study of the …
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Designation: GREE 7733 In this course students will translate selected texts of the Greek version of 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, or Nehemiah, which date from two centuries before to two centuries after the time of Christ and which were used by the Early Church. Students will use both Greek and Hebrew skills in the …
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