Text Box: Adult Study “Saving Jesus” Continues Beginning February 10, 9AM in the Primary Room Saving Jesus Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right? Saving Jesus is a revolutionary dvd-based small group exploration of Jesus Christ for the third millennium. Featuring leading religious voices of our day, the 12-week program includes a CD with facilitator and participant guides with readings, quotes and discussion questions. The format for each 1 – 1 ½ hour session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for an exploration of the you may also want to visit www.livingthequestions.com 1) Introduction: Jesus through the Ages 2) Who was Jesus? Featuring Matthew Fox 3) What Can We Know About Jesus (and How)? 4) The World into Which Jesus Was Born Featuring John Dominic Crossan 5) Jesus' Birth: Incarnation 6) Teachings of Jesus: Wisdom Tradition Featuring Bernard Brandon Scott 7) Jesus' Program: The Kingdom of God (This is where we will be continuing) Featuring John Dominic Crossan 8) Jesus' Ministry of Compassion 9) Killing Jesus, Part 1: Who Killed Jesus? Featuring Amy-Jill Levine & Helen Prejean 10) Killing Jesus, Part 2: The Atonement Featuring Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker 11) The Resurrection of Christ Featuring James Forbes 12) Why Jesus Is Worth Saving Featuring Marcus Borg Contributors John Bell Church of Scotland minister, composer, member of Iona Community Marcus Borg Jesus scholar, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time & The Heart of Christianity Rita Nakashima Brock Director of Faith Voices for the Common Good, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes Walter Brueggemann Old Testament professor, author of The Prophetic Imagination & Finally Comes the Poet John Cobb Internationally renowned process theologian, author of Christ in a Pluralistic Age John Dominic Crossan Jesus scholar, author of Jesus, a Revolutionary Biography James Forbes Senior Pastor of Riverside Church in NYC Matthew Fox Episcopal priest, author of Original Blessing, Creation Spirituality & The Coming of the Cosmic Christ Lloyd Geering Religious Studies scholar, author of Christianity without God Hans KÜng Internationally known Roman Catholic theologian, author of On Being a Christian Amy-Jill Levine New Testament professor, Vanderbilt Divinity School Pat McMahon KTAR God Show Host Bill Nelson Founding Pastor Emeritus, Church of the Beatitudes, Phoenix, AZ Stephen Patterson New Testament professor, author of The God of Jesus & Beyond the Passion Rebecca Ann Parker Seminary President, Professor of Thea/ology, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes Helen Prejean Roman Catholic Sister, author of Dead Man Walking Tex Sample Sociologist of Religion, author and noted storyteller Bernard Brandon Scott New Testament professor, author of Hear Then the Parable Luther Smith Church and Community professor, Howard Thurman scholar John Shelby Spong Retired Episcopal Bishop, author of Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism & Why Christianity Must Change or Die Jim & Jean Strathdee Internationally popular singers & songwriters Emilie Townes Social Ethicist, American Baptist minister, author of Womanist Theology
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