This course focuses on the letters of Paul, the oldest documents within the Christian Testament. Written to diverse audiences in the context of the Roman Empire and diaspora Judaism, they are still used today to debate ethical and political action. We’ll look at 1) the Pauline epistles in their first-century context, and their earliest interpretations; …
View course details “The Letters of Paul: Archaeologies and Theologies–Not for credit”
Johann Sebastian Bach not only composed his two famous passions but he also created large scale oratorios for Christmas, Easter, and ascension day over a span of little more than ten years. This particularly prolific period came at a later point in the composer’s career and coincides with Bach’s increasing interest in and consumption of …
View course details “Bach’s Passions and Oratorios: The Life of Christ from a Composer’s Perspective–Not for credit”
This course will explore the views and practices of British-American theologian, revivalist, and missionary Jonathan Edwards on race and slavery in the contexts of the “vast Americas” in general and of colonial New England in particular, showing the growth of African slavery and the slave trade, biblical and theological justifications for them, and evolving racial …
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This course will study the relation between faith in God and the capacities of human reason. The main topics will be the relation between faith in God and morality, religious experience, the problem of evil, the nature of faith, the traditional proofs for the existence of God, miracles and science, immortality, and religious pluralism. In …
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A devotional practice of remembering and telling the Word together, with Linnea Good. Open to all We will learn about oral tradition in the time that the Word was composed, how parts of the Bible were first composed by “tellers” who had “listeners” and how that affects our understanding of their message. We’ll learn a …
View course details “Telling (the Bible) by Heart through Lent”
Discover the vital role of the arts in times of precarity, examining artistic practices born amidst crises. Awaken yourself to the prophetic witness of the arts, asking why so many people turn to the arts during times of struggle. Together we’ll explore the lives and work of artists such as Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, the …
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Christianity is often painted as the enemy of women’s liberation but is this an accurate reading of the past and the present? With that question in mind, unpack the development of the women’s movement from the late-18th century to the present day. Consider the role of Christian faith in the formation of feminist ideology and …
View course details “The Past, Present, and Future of Feminism”
Each year Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), an institute of Canadian Mennonite University, invites the peacebuilders of the world to gather in Winnipeg, Canada, for a selection of courses in June. Come take a course or two for professional and personal development or for academic credit. We offer courses from local, national and international peacebuilders, …
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God meets us in our thirsting and beckons us into a deeper companionship with God, with one another, and with ourselves. In this series, led by Rev. Gina Campbell, we pause to remember that God promises to meet us as we turn towards God with our hearts made for worship, our honesty in lament, our …
View course details “My Soul is Thirsting! A Lenten Series for All Parishes”
Via Webcast | A SELF-GUIDED COURSE Do you ever find yourself talking about stewardship like it’s a game of Taboo? Whatever you do, don’t say the wrong word! Or maybe it’s felt like a tightrope walk. If you lean too hard into giving, your congregation might pull back. But if you back off, the money …
View course details “Creating a Culture of Generosity”
