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Adult Education Series
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Winter / Spring 2008

In addition to the joint Christ Church-St. Stephen’s Church Lenten Program, the following adult education programs will be offered at Christ Church in the coming months.
 

Paul and the Development of Early Christian Theology
Paul was the first and the most influential Christian theologian.  His letters are a testament to his fertile theological mind.  It was Paul that set in juxtaposition law and grace and Paul was the great ethicist of the early Christian movement.  We will be reading Paul’s most influential letters (Galatians, I Corinthians, Ephesians and his magnum opus, the letter to the Romans) as well as a recent study of Paul’s life and his theology.  Classes will be held on Monday evenings, January 28, February 11, February 25, March 10, April 7 and April 28.

The Body Politic and the Body of Christ
Although Jesus set out a significant separation between to Roman Empire (the body politic) and the Body of Christ—that is, the Church—the two bodies have, for many centuries, been aligned and at many times been indivisible.  In colonial America, a division between the church and the state was set out in the Constitution.  However, that separation has never been complete and the lines between church and state in the United States have been eroding.  In this education offering we will look at the history of church and state from the founding of the church until the present, with special interest in the relationship of church and state in the history of the United States and how well the division between established religion and state governance has work in the United States.  This program will start after Easter.  The class will meet on Wednesdays, April 2, 16 and 30 and May 14.
 

Bible Study - Thursday Mornings

The third study opportunity is the on-going Bible study on Thursday mornings, beginning at 9:15 am and ending at 9:55 (in time for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist).  The topic is theology and ethics in Paul and the formation of the Christian faith. 



1 January 2008