I will be using using Robin Meyers book, Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus as the background for the up-coming classes at St Anthony on the Desert. ADVENT Monday, December 9 10-11:30 Saving Jesus from the Church: Do we worship Christ or Follow Jesus The message of Jesus focused on the Reign of God, the message of the Church focused on the way in which Jesus was the source of salvation from sin. Is it an either or question or a both and answer? Monday, December 16 10-11:30 Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness Has our focus on creeds and mindless recitations of religious formulas and adherence to unintelligible liturgical routines become more important than the total commitment of our being and our life to the vision of God? And these in Lent and the Monday after Easter Monday. Monday, April 7 10-11:30 Is the Cross a sign of futility or a sign of forgiveness? The Cross sits at the center of Christian consciousness, and yet is sheer horror has been kept from us in numerous ways. Think of the difference between Protestant crosses and Roman Catholic Crucifixs. What meaning does the cross have for us today? Monday, April 14 10-11:30 Easter as Presence, not Proof! Is the Resurrection a myth? And what if we did find a body, would that change our beliefs? Is it necessary in Christianity to believe in a bodily resurrection? Monday, April 28 10-11:30 Christianity as Compassion, Not Condemnation The movement of Jesus ministry was threefold: question, action, and assignment. What do you want me to do for you? Go-your faith has made you well! Now pay it forward. The question for the church of the future is not, have I provided dogmatic information sufficient for salvation? but rather, have I shown compassion to those who need it and the love of God to those denied it? St Anthony on the Desert ... 12990 East Shea Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85259 ... Phone: (480) 451-0860
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