Spirit Alive Programs
Spirit Alive: Prophets and Social Justice Minicourse
via ZoomA five-week minicourse conducted by theology professor Dr. Carol Dempsey Thursdays, Jan. 16 – Feb. 13 7:00 p.m. EST via Zoom For centuries, readers and interpreters of the Bible have traditionally read the text “with the grain.” Many have sought to use the Bible for personal and spiritual enrichment and nourishment. Today, however, we live…
Spirit Alive: The American Catholic Story: Telling the Story Anew Minicourse
via ZoomA five-week minicourse conducted by historian Dr. Thomas Rzeznik Tuesdays, Jan. 28 – Feb. 25 7 p.m. EST History is not just a chronicle of the past, but the stories we share. This series will reexamine common American Catholic narratives and explore some of the ways that recent historical scholarship contributed to a richer and…
Spirit Alive: Making Sense of the Atonement in Light of the New Cosmology
via ZoomA five-week minicourse conducted by Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Dr. Laurie Brink Thursdays, Jan. 16 – Feb. 13 7:00 p.m. EST via Zoom Beginning with Scripture, this course surveys the various interpretations of atonement and how reconciliation with God might be understood in an evolving universe. Topics to be explored include Sacrifice in the Ancient Near Eastern…