"Why are there so few youth and young adults now in this congregation? What can we do?”
This asynchronous-online course facilitates an investigation of a range of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist theologies of religious manyness.
Justice and compassion are cornerstones of the spiritual life and the foundations of social transformation. As spiritual values, these are understood in the context of covenants of mutuality, inclusion and egalitarianism that foster right ordering of relationships.
This course offers those in leadership positions the opportunity to cultivate their inner lives: to take time apart for spiritual deepening, for building transformational leadership skills and considering practical application of what leadership arising from a core of spiritual groundedness might look like.
How do we live in a world of chaos, where everything is in flux, and still remain rooted in that which is everlasting?
The course is designed for leaders who wish to better understand the dynamics of congregations.
This course will explore the dynamics of religious adaptation and innovative as seen in a large national study of congregations entitled Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations.
This course endeavors to introduce the broad traditions of spirituality from different historical eras in Christian history; from Antiquity, to Medieval time, through to Renaissance/Reformation and then to Modern time.
In this course we will encounter Christians in their global diversity, seeing their faces, hearing their voices, and exploring the ways in which they practice their faith.
This course will survey the history of Christian-Muslim relations, giving attention to how contemporary events shape our memories of past events and identities.
