Code: HIS500 Dates: January 18, 2021 – April 9, 2021 on Wednesdays Time: 9:00 am for 3 Hours To be sure, we need history. But we need it in a manner different from the way in which the spoilt idler in the garden of knowledge uses it, no matter how elegantly he may look down …
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Code: SP/PT514 Dates: January 18, 2021 – April 9, 2021 on Wednesdays Time: 9:00 am for 3 Hours One way to define spirituality is “an exploration into what is involved in becoming human,” describing “becoming human” as “an attempt to grow in sensitivity to self, to others, to the non-human creation, and to God who …
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Code: HIS640 Dates: January 18, 2021 – April 9, 2021 on Tuesdays Time: 6:00 pm for 3 Hours This course will familiarize students with the work of major personalities and movements of the Protestant Reformation as these arise and flourish in the social and historical context of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Europe. While students will …
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Code: TH6/781 Dates: January 18, 2021 – April 9, 2021 on Tuesdays Time: 9:00 am for 3 Hours This seminar takes the form of reading and discussing Charles Taylor’s Templeton Prize Winning book, A Secular Age, as well as significant reviews/review essays and responses to it. The book chronicles the rise of Western secularity, signal …
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Code: PT126 Dates: January 28, 2021 – January 30, 2021 Thur 6-9pm; Fri 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-3pm Ministry with those in the first third of life requires significant skill and creativity in order to be effective. If we imagine this ministry as a work of art, we lean toward practices that help us create meaningful programs …
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Code: SP5/713 Dates: January 4, 2021 – January 15, 2021 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays Time: 9:00 am for 3 hours Indigenous people take seriously their Indigenous and Christian heritage but room has not always been made for the former by the latter. This course will investigate the historical relationship between the two …
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Code: NT6/740 Dates: January 4, 2021 – January 15, 2021 Time: 9:00 am for 3 Hours Purpose: To introduce students to the major themes of the Gospel of John and issues entailed in the critical study of it and, where possible, Johannine literature generally. To learn to recognize the distinctive vocabulary of John’s Gospel and …
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“Come to the Table” is an invitation to come and receive at the table of God. The table is a beautiful image seen in Psalm 23, the story of the Prodigal, the last Supper and other Gospel stories. The table holds an invitation for us to come as we are and receive fellowship, communion and …
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Our most frequent expression of faith employs words. In contrast, in the Middle Ages, most people’s knowledge of Scripture was oral and visual rather than written. In Celtic Christianity the creative arts stood at the centre of church activity, not at its margins. Art was an act of worship. Gospel books such as the Book …
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A trained spiritual guide will meet with you twice (by telephone, Zoom, or Skype) during your retreat silence and solitude to help you listen for the movement of God in your prayer and life journey. Retreat Details: 1) Please note that handouts (if applicable) will be sent out 2-3 days before the retreat 2) The zoom link and retreat …
View course details “Silent Virtually-Directed In-Home Retreat”