Bible Study Syllabus (Topical Series)

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This was the syllabus for the Topical Series portion of the Bible study. We did a series of studies on topics that varied from week to week. The leader and organizer of the study rotated each week.

Contents

[edit] Schedule

[edit] February 11

[edit] Leader

Dave

[edit] Topic

Gender Issues: Galatians 3:28

[edit] Readings


[edit] February 18

[edit] Leader

Kristina

[edit] Topic

Humility: Micah 6:6-8, Luke 4:1-13

[edit] Readings


[edit] February 25

[edit] No Meeting

U of M Spring Break


[edit] March 3

[edit] Leader

Jim

[edit] Topic

Talking About Sex

[edit] Readings

  • 1 Corinthians 6
  • Romans 14
  • Why Won't Paul Just Say No? Purity and Sex in 1 Corinthians 6 by Mark Gravrock
  • Romans 14:1-15:7--Unity in the Essentials, Opinions in the Non-Essentials, Charity in Everything by Susan Miller
  • Can We Talk? Theological Ethics and Sexuality by James F. Keenan, SJ.


[edit] March 10

[edit] Leader

Deborah

[edit] Topic

Keeping the Sabbath

[edit] Readings

  • Keeping Sabbath, Chapter 6 from "Keeping our Faith" by Dorothy C. Bass
  • The Sabbath Opens Creation for Its True Future, Chapter 4 from "Receiving the Day" by Dorothy C. Bass


[edit] March 17

[edit] Leader

Olivia

[edit] Topic

Gender and Sexuality

[edit] Readings

  • Sexuality and Culture, Chapter 6 from "Sexuality and Holy Longing" by Lisa McMinn
  • [optional] Sleeping Alone, Chapter 3 from "Sexuality and Holy Longing" by Lisa McMinn


[edit] March 24

[edit] Leader

Lauren

[edit] Topic

Beauty

[edit] Readings

The first "reading" will be a program on NPR's Speaking of Faith. Krista Tippett interviews John O'Donohue, an Irish poet on "The Inner Landscape of Beauty." You can listen to the program by downloading it or streaming it here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. If you don't have time to listen to it, you could read the transcript. SOFs websites are pretty awesome, with lots of extra information and pictures.

The second reading is "How Beauty Will Save the World: William Blake's Prophetic Vision" by Susanne Sklar, Spiritus 7 (2007): 30-39. I'll send it out by email. I found some things difficult to understand in the article, but other things very thought-provoking. I hope it will be worth our time. You might want to google some of the poetry talked about in the article. Blake's poetry is mostly in the public sector.

The Bible Reading is Psalm 27.

[edit] March 31

[edit] Leader

Matt

[edit] Topic

Worship

[edit] Readings


[edit] April 7

[edit] Leader

Deborah

[edit] Topic

Women in Ministry

[edit] Readings


[edit] April 14

[edit] Leader

Adam

[edit] Topic

Transgender and Transexuality

[edit] Readings

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