Current Programme
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| Christ Our Light from the Saint John's Bible |
Living the Questions
The poet Rilke speaks of 'loving the questions themselves' as part of our spiritual journey. Living the Questions is an opportunity to question afresh the core issues of the Christian faith accompanied by a number of leading American theologians such as Marcus Borg and Walter Brueggeman. A twenty minute dvd is followed by group discussion with other pilgrims and sceptics. The course offers the chance to name and explore your questions, share your experience - and form a community for a stage of the journey.
Sessions run from 12.15-1.45pm on Sundays in the Austen Williams Room, 6 St Martin's Place WC2N 4JJ (buzzer for the AW Room on the front door entry system) and you are welcome to eat with the group afterwards. Come as a one-off to see how you find it - each session is self-standing and we hope you will want to stay.
The course runs through the educational year in three modules*:
Term 1: Invitation to Journey
1. An invitation to Journey - 11 Sept 2011
2. Taking the Bible Seriously - 25 Sept
3. Thinking Theologically - 2 Oct
4. Stories of Creation - 23 Oct
5. Lives of Jesus - 6 Nov
6. A Passion for Christ: Paul - 20 Nov
7. Out into the World - 11 Dec
Term 2: Reclaiming the World*
8. Restoring Relationships - 8 Jan 2012
9. The Prophetic Jesus - 22 Jan
10. Evil, Suffering and a God of Love - 5 Feb
11. The Myth of Redemptive Violence - 12 Feb
12. Practicing Resurrection - 26 Feb
13. Debunking the Rapture - 11 Mar
14. Reclaiming the World - 18 Mar
Term 3: Call to Covenant*
15. A Kingdom without Walls - 13 May
16. Social Justice: Realising God's Vision - 20 May
17. Incarnation: Divinely Human - 10 June
18. Prayer: Intimacy with God - 17 June
19. Compassion: The Heart of Jesus' Ministry - 24 June
20. Creative Transformation - 8 July
21. Embracing Mystery - 15 July
*Please check back here for confirmation of dates for Terms 2&3
Venue: The Austen Williams Room, 6 St Martin’s Place (buzzer for the Austen Williams room on the front door entry system)
For further details contact Revd Rosy Fairhurst on t: 0207 766 1108 and leave a message or e: rosy.fairhurst@smitf.org
