The new Exploring Theology term begins September 24, 2024, kicking off Year B on Exploring Christian Belief.
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Autumn 2024: Exploring the Christian History of Belief
(1) 24 Sept 2024
The Early Church and the Parting of Ways from Judaism
Session leader: Dr Ann Conway-Jones
Reading
Noll: The Church Pushed Out on Its Own, pp 1-38
(2) 1 Oct 2024
For God and Kingdom: The Relationship between Church and Empire
Session leader: Fr Jarel Robinson-Brown
Readings
Woodhead: The Christian revolution: ascent to power, pp. 9-60
Noll: Realities of Empire, pp 39-58 & Culmination of Christendom, pp 99-120
(3) 8 Oct 2024
Arius vs Athanasius: On the Nature of Christ and His Salvation
Session Leader: Dr Ellie McLaughlin
Readings
Migliore: The Person and Work of Jesus Christ, pp 168-204
Noll: Docrtrine, Politics, and Life in the Word, pp 59-76
+++Study Skills Session 5:30-6:30pm (if you’ve signed up for essays)+++
(4) 15 Oct 2024
The Trinitarian Controversy: The Councils and the Development of Doctrine
Session Leader: Dr Anna Bishop
Reading
Migliore: The Triune God, pp 66-94
(5) 22 Oct 2024
Augustine vs Pelagius: On the Nature of Humanity, Sin, and Goodness
Canon Angela Tilby
Reading
Migliore: Humanity as Creature, Sinner, and New Being in Christ, pp 143-166
(6) 29 Oct 2024
Faith on the Fringe – The Development of Monastic Traditions
Session leader: Dr Michael Hahn
Reading
Noll: The Monastic Rescue of the Church, pp 77-98
+++Study Skills Session 5:30-6:30pm & Book Review Due (if you’ve signed up to write essays)+++
(7) 5 Nov 2024
On Whose Authority? Schism and Unity in Christianity
Session leader: Fr Jarel Robinson-Brown
Readings
Woodhead: Churches of east and west in the early Middle Ages, pp 61-158
Noll: Division between the East and West, pp 121-142
(8) 12 Nov 2024
An introduction to the Medieval Mystics and Mystical Theology
Session Leader: Dr Michael Hahn
(9) 19 Nov 2024
Deeper Divisions of Grace: Detailing the Landscape of Protestant Reformers
Session leader: Dr Anna Bishop
Readings
Migliore: The Meaning of Revelation, pp 21-44
Woodhead: The Reformation in context, pp 159-203
Noll: Beginnings of Protestantism, pp 143-188
(10) 26 Nov 2024
Faith & Reason? The Enlightenment, Great Awakening, and Rise of Fundamentalism
Session Leader: Canon Angela Tilby
Readings
Migliore: The Authority of Scripture, pp. 46-65 and Natural Theology, pp 374-389
Woodhead: Protestant pathways into the modern world, pp. 204-263
Noll: New Piety & Discontents of the Modern West, pp 215-260
Essay Due (if you’ve signed up to write essays)
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