VOYAGES
Most of the Spring classes have concluded. Please check back in August for a list of Fall groups.
Voyages move you beyond the basic knowledge and understanding of the biblical text and allow you to journey deeper in your faith experience. Examine the word and tackle difficult questions. Look beyond your own experience and consider the religious practice of others. Challenge yourself with the text and discussion with others.
Registration opens Jan 1. For classes with books, on-time registration ends ONE WEEK PRIOR to class start. Participants who register after that date will receive books as they are available.
Online registration and payment are preferred. Alternatively, registration forms may be turned in to church office.
The God We Want and the God Who IsDates: Sundays, Feb 5 - 26 Text: Seeking a God to Glorify (Optional. All proceeds go to support FUMCR Stephen Ministry.) Description: In this class, Leroy Howe personalizes (for the first time!) five decades of philosophical and theological thinking about God by relating it to his own faith development and religious experience. Some of the course material is drawn from his new book, Seeking a God to Glorify, which will be available at the opening session. A long-time member, teacher, and counselor at FUMCR, Leroy is also Professor emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Perkins School of Theology, and he teaches regularly in SMU's Master of Liberal Studies program. Register online HERE |
Religion: What and Why?Dates: Sundays, Mar 11-25 Description: Religion… What is it? Why is it? Is it God-made or man-made? Is the quest for salvation central? Do all the enduring religions have any essentials in common? With an overview of the major Western traditions… addressing these and related questions requires also looking at the heart of both great Eastern traditions Hinduism and Buddhism. Surely we who consider ourselves religious should be able to at least define the term! Register online HERE. A Study of C.S. Lewis' Mere ChristianityDates: Mondays, Mar 19 - Apr 23 Text: Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis Description: This class will use chapters from the book and a study guide to look at how, during WWII, Lewis tried to bolster the spirits of the English people and explain good and evil in the world and in the hearts of mankind. Register and pay online HERE |