Lessons
Liberals, Conservatives and Fundamentalists Many people introduce themselves in categorized or labeled ways. Some might do so by describing...
Assess your Spirituality Test One
Assess your Spirituality Test Two
Your Personal Inner Assumptions
Bibliography
Lesson 2: The Role of Scripture in Spiritual Practice
Suggested Reading: Marcus J. Borg, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time. Chapters 1-3. Note: My own intention is that of the entire Borg...
How Did the Bible Get It's Content
Scriptural Inconsistencies Examined
Scriptural Imagery
Bibliography
Optional Exercise
Lesson 3: Jesus: History, Mystery and Doubt
Suggested Reading: Borg, "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time", Chapter 8 Modernity In speaking of what has been called "modernity,"...
Jesus and the Mystery Religions
Jesus and Paul
Jesus, Mary Magdalene, The DaVinci Code, The Holy Grail and Resurrection Doubts.
The Christ of Faith- Did He Live or was He a Myth?
Bibliography
Lesson 4: Spiritual Constructs of Reality and Society
Constructs of Reality and Society – God as Boss of the Universe; God as the Head of a Patriarchal Order; The God of Compassion and Feminine Aspects...
Our Internal Imaginative Spiritual Reality
The Patriarchal God
Resurrection and Salvation
Bibliography
Lesson 5: Personal Spirituality and Practice
The path of Jesus is there in the holiness of scripture: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me” I have not been called to join a church or be...
Influence of the Spirit
Evangelism, conversion, acceptance and being “Born Again.”
Judgmental Thinking
Living Religion
Bibliography
Lesson 6: Ethics and Morality
So much of what is preached and publicized on behalf of Christian churches today consists of encouraging and sustaining morality as a basis of...
Human Nature
The Role of the Church
Pleasing God, God’s Approval and Authorization
Bibliography
Lesson 7: Prophecy and The End Times
The “Left Behind” series of fiction novels have become the hottest topic of concern across the widest range of Christian beliefs – particularly among...
Prophecy – Predicting the Future
Prophecies of the Book of Revelation
The Rapture
Bibliography
Optional Exercise
Lesson 8: Social and Political Activism
The path of Jesus is there in the holiness of scripture: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me” I have not been called to join a church or be...
What is it that draws people to religion?
Seeking Justice
Politics and Religion
Political Change or Revolution based on Religion
