ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2011-2012
SUNDAY ADULT EDUCATION COURSES
WINTER I CLASSES — Sundays, Jan 8th to Feb 19th : — classes run 10:10 to 11 A. M [no class Feb 5th]
Jesus and the Old Testament Room 355 (N. Loft)
Presenter: Dick Wunder
How – and why – did Jesus (as rabbi) quote scripture and rework Old Testament themes? In this class, Dick Wunder will compare O.T. passages with similar passages or allusions in the gospels, less as a study of "proof texts" proving that Jesus was the Messiah, as a look at how Jesus understood Jewish scripture. Based on Dick's 55 year experience of reading the Bible over and over again in multiple translations.
Poetry of the Sacred Room 116
Presenters: Bee Losee and Rev. Scott Dalgarno
It has been said that fiction is the lie that reveals the truth. Well, poetry, it seems to us, is best when it is the truth that reveals the lie. A poet is like the child in Hans Christian Anderson’s tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” who helps everyone see what is, in fact, right in front of his or her eyes. If you are already a poet, or someone who wants to be a poet, or if you are simply someone who wants to try something new this may be something for you.
Bee Losee and Scott Dalgarno are co-leading a class on the writing of poetry. Every week you will receive a prompt – a kind of assignment from one of us. It will be meant to light a fire in you, or provide you a place to begin as you write something fresh. We also have a writing goal in mind. Bee came up with this one. She suggests that we all make it our aim to write something to enter in the Merton Institute’s Poetry of The Sacred Contest. Entries are due January 31. First Prize is $500 – not bad for a poem. Well, honestly, the real goals will be for us to have fun, write something that will surprise us, appreciate one another, and appreciate poetry more when we finish the class than when we begin it.
WEEK DAY ADULT EDUCATION COURSES
★ Disciple Classes:
Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study [Disciple I]
Thursday evenings, 7 - 9:30 pm, beginning September 22 and running for 34 weeks over the 2011-12 year. Russell Weeks will facilitate this class.
Into the Word Into the World [Disciple II]
Monday mornings, 9-11 am, beginning September 19th and running 34 week over 2011-12. Paul Hewitt will facilitate this class.
Disciple classes are designed to give participants a thorough overview of the Old and New Testament with daily preparation on the part of participants who commit to the 34 week courses. Both Disciple classes have a cost of $60 which includes the appropriate study manual. A sign up table will be in the Fellowship Hall after services on Sundays. [for full details click here]
★Reading the Bible In Its Own Terms: about 18 weeks, Sept thru Jan A “guided tour of the Bible,” led by Rev. Scott Dalgarno in two sessions:
1. Monday evenings---6:45 pm to 8 pm in the Library – begins Sept. 19th.
2. Wednesday mornings---9:45 am to 11 am in the Library—begins Sept 21st.
Steven Travis’ book, The Bible in Timeis the cornerstone of the study. Each day participants will read a small section of scripture each day and a short commentary of the day’s text as preparation for the once a week class.
Reading the Bible in its Own Terms is a course with a shorter commitment than Disciple, running about 18 weeks, designed for people who want an introduction to the basic themes of biblical faith and who wish to have a better sense of how the Bible fits together as a whole. A copy of The Bible in Time is in the Library. The most recent edition is available online from Barnes & Noble for $15.60.
Questions? More information? Feel free to contact Paul Hewitt at pwhewitt@msn.com, Russell_Weeks@comcast.net , sdalgarno@wpcslc.org or Beth Phillips at bethphillips416@gmail.com
