Kelowna, BC 11/1/2007 5:00:00 AM
Where do you stand with the Bible?
Matters of biblical interpretation and relevance remain one of the most divisive and confused issues among Christians today.
A new program of adult study for use in churches or small groups has grown out of the work Marcus Borg on this topic. Written by Tim Scorer with Marcus Borg, the curriculum is entitled; ‘Experience! Faith Formation for Adults’. This new adult study fulfills the call for Adult Theological re-education outlined in Marcus Borg’s bestselling book: Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously, but not Literally.
Place yourself along the Bible-Relationship Continuum based on the number of the statement selected above and see where you are in this spectrum - an open invitation to deepen your relationship with the Bible - a journey that never ends.
The Bible comes from God as no other book does. “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.”
Questioning the factuality of the gospels begins to undermine the foundations of Christianity.
I have to take a biblical stand when it comes to things like allowing same sex marriage.
I experience conflict in myself when I’m with people who can’t live graciously with different ways of seeing the Bible.
I’m not as clear as I would like to be in how I see the origin and authority of the Bible.
Because I can’t take the Bible literally, I’m not sure that I really belong in the Church.
I’m staying in the church while finding a way beyond biblical literalism.
I’m excited to be in the church when there are a growing number of people taking a more metaphorical approach the Bible.
As Marcus Borg explains, "Christian theological re-education needs to be about the big topics: God, Jesus, the Bible, faith, and practice. Common understandings of all of these have become problematic for many thoughtful Christians."
“When we call people together in small groups to participate in the experiential learning processes of this curriculum, we are in effect inviting them to come into the kind of learning community that Jesus gathered around him.”
-From the Theological Statement for the Experience! Faith Formation Series
Read more about this curriculum and view the introduction and sample to Session 1 of Experiencing the Bible Again for the First Time, the first in the series, by visiting: www.woodlakebooks.com.
Marcus Borg is a leading voice of the emerging Christianity. Tim Scorer is a gifted experiential educator and curriculum designer. Together they help us understand, make sense of, and find meaning in the stories and teachings of the Bible.
Price for the complete package is $175.00.
For additional information, contact Lloyd MacLean at: lloydm@woodlake.com" or call Customer Service at 1.800.663.2775.
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