Upcoming online courses from the Wesley Ministry Network
We are very pleased to be partnering with the Wesley Ministry Network to bring the great courses they provide into an online setting. You may read about the wonderful work of the Wesley Ministry Network on their website: www.wesleyministrynetwork.com.
A Life Worthy of the Gospel -- September 12 to October 23, 2010 -- $49
How do Christians think and act faithfully in a complex and often ambiguous world? What models from Scripture and Church history might help us to live "lives worthy of the Gospel" in the 21st century?
This eloquent, challenging and inspiring six-week introduction to Christian ethics avoids pat answers and simplistic lists of do's and don’t's . The course includes weekly video lectures by Dr. Sondra Wheeler, professor of Christian ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Dr. Wheeler focuses on the formation of Christian character, citing helpful examples both from Scripture and from Church history. She concludes with a test case: the issue of money and consumption. What would Paul, Augustine, Luther and Wesley say to modern Christians about their use of resources? |
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The six-week course will be led by Jean Dudek from September 12 to October 23, 2010, and 1.5 CEUs are available. If you have questions about how online courses through BeADisciple.com work, please visit our FAQs page.
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In God's Time: The Bible and the Future -- September 12 to November 6, 2010 -- $49
Enormous confusion exists today concerning the Bible's teaching about the future. The In God's Time course offers an alternative to sensationalist perspectives about the future, an alternative that is at once faithful and sane, readable and scholarly. The course is based on the acclaimed book of the same title by Dr. Craig C. Hill and features video lectures as well as online discussions, weekly letters, and more.
In God's Time encourages Christians both to take seriously and to think sensibly about the hope of God's ultimate victory. It is a relatively advanced course that will appeal most to people who have a background in biblical studies, such as completion of the first year of the Disciple Bible Study course.
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The eight-week course will be led by Ann Schechter from September 12 to November 6, 2010, and 2.0 CEUs are available. If you have questions about how online courses through BeADisciple.com work, please visit our FAQs page.
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Simply Christian -- September 12 to November 14, 2010 -- $49
What is the core of Christian faith? Is it reasonable for modern people? In nine inspiring lessons, the well-known biblical scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright offers a fresh presentation of the timeless truths of Christianity. Lessons expand on the themes of Wright’s acclaimed book Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense and are appropriate for established believers and seekers alike. Participants will need a copy of the book: Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense (available at Amazon.com.)
Lessons include multiple streaming video segments. Students will be assigned daily readings, reflection questions and activities, and are expected to contribute regularly to online discussion forums with the instructor and other participants.
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Lessons include:
Introduction to Simply Christian
1.Justice & Spirituality
2. Relationships & Beauty
3. God
4. Israel
5. Jesus
6. The Holy Spirit
7. Worship & Prayer
8. Scripture
9. Church & New Creation
Click here to view a sample video.- The nine-week course will be led by Claudia Barnes from September 12 to November 14, 2010, and 2.0 CEUs are available. If you have questions about how online courses through BeADisciple.com work, please visit our FAQs page.
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Devotion to Jesus: The Divinity of Christ in Early Christianity -- September 12 to November 6, 2010 -- $49
When, where, and why did people first believe in the divinity of Jesus?
This course takes on revisionist accounts of how and when the first Christians came to believe in Jesus as the divine son of God. The host, Dr. Larry Hurtado, is Dean of the Divinity School of Edinburgh University and is one of the world’s leading authorities on early Christianity. Dr. Hurtado demonstrates that the true story of the early Christians’ devotion to Jesus is much more amazing than revisionist accounts.
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The eight-week course will be led by Katherine Brown from September 12 to November 6, 2010, and 2.0 CEUs are available. If you have questions about how online courses through BeADisciple.com work, please visit our FAQs page.
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Religion and Science: Pathways to Truth -- September 12 to November 6, 2010 -- $49
Must we reject belief in God to accept the findings of science?
Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this ground-breaking series in which over a dozen leading scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore the contrasts and similarities between religion and science. This group of experts considers if and how religion and science might coexist and even complement one another in the 21st century.
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Lessons include: Introduction -- Francis S. Collins, Director of The Human Genome ProjectFriends or Foes? The Story of a Complex Relationship -- David Wilkinson, St. John's College, Durham (England) Truth in Science and Theology -- Claremont School of Theology God and Nature -- Keith Ward, Oxford University Creation and Evolution -- Darrel Falk, Point Loma Nazarene University What Does It Mean to Be Human? -- Warren Brown, Fuller Theological Seminary The God of Hope and the End of the World -- John Polkinghorne, Cambridge University Genetic Science and the Frontiers of Ethics -- Ted Peters, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminar Concluding Bible Study on Creation Care -- Beth Norcross, Denise Dombkowski Hopkins, Bruce Birch, Susan Willhauck, and Kendall Soulen; Wesley Theological Seminary |
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The eight-week course will be led by Katherine Brown and Jean Dudek from September 12 to November 6, 2010, and 2.0 CEUs are available. If you have questions about how online courses through BeADisciple.com work, please visit our FAQs page.
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