Spiritual Journey, Part 1 is a pre-requisite for Part 2. This seminar continues the emphasis of Spiritual Journey, Part 1, as a spiritual formation experience rather than an information class. Participants will become more comfortable with, more conscious of, and more articulate about the movement of God in their lives. The emphasis of this semester will be entirely on exploring the lives, times, and work of Christian mystics through the ages. Each class member will be assigned a Christian mystic for depth exploration and presentation to the seminar for broader dialogue.

This course examines (1) the events and theology relating to the Conquest by Joshua, the creation of the United Kingdom, the division of the Kingdom after Solomon, the conquests by Assyria and Babylon, the Exile, and the period after the Exile up to the start of the Hellenistic Period (333 BCE); (2) the messages of the prophets who were active from the 8th Century BCE to the 5th Century BCE; and (3) selections from Israel's Wisdom Literature. Portions of the following books of the Bible will be studied: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Hosea, Amos, Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jonah, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job.

A study of the Protestant Reformation in Europe: its roots and various manifestations. Reflection on the concurrent events in England, and the development of the Anglican expression of Christianity in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Just a bundle of letters? Are they theological treatises or just pastoral and practical counsel? This introduction to the letters of the Apostle to the Gentiles offers a survey of Paul's primary correspondence to young churches in Rome, Corinth, Galatia, Philippi, Colossae and Thessaloniki. Particular attention will be given to the religious, social, cultural and economic milieu of Paul's missionary activity in an age of remarkable diversity that impacted both the burgeoning Christian communities in the gentile world and the Church in Jerusalem, and that provides the context for any study of the letters of Paul.