2.3 Interpretation in the Scriptures
In this session we look at texts representing the argument in Israel about whether God required child sacrifice, or sacrifice of the firstborn. Human sacrifice makes us so queasy that we often have a hard time understanding how our ancestors in the faith could believe God required such a thing. But ritualized…[Read more]

2.2 Prophecy and interpretation
This module culminates in an insight about the connection between our interpretative key and prophecy.
Receiving a new story
Share ways in which you have noticed the content, questions or insights from the previous Module showing up in your lives.
Reading the mysteries backwards
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2.1 The stoning of Achan
As we begin Part Two, we will start to see how meaning opens up to us when we read Scripture through the eyes of the Forgiving Victim. Even stories that we avoided because they made us uncomfortable begin to make sense as part of a larger process of revelation and discovery.
Receiving a new story
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1.5 Dead man talking
As we conclude our look at the Emmaus story and complete Part 1,  please share your reflections on the unexpected reversal that happens over a meal near the end of the Emmaus account and what this reveals to you.
Receiving a new story
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1.4 The road to Emmaus
In this Module, we explored the question raised by Luke in the story of the road to Emmaus: His question is not what does Scripture say, but how do you read? It’s a question of interpretation.
Receiving a new story
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1.3 Memory and revelation
In this module, James discusses the idea that a big part of being on the receiving end of Divine Revelation is being given a new story about ourselves. Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Receiving a new story
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1.2 The social other
This session introduces two very important ideas that will be used throughout the course. The first is that the “social other” is everything in the world other than you and which brought you into being. The second is about desire: we desire according to the desire of the other.

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1.1 An odd beginning
In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first…[Read more]

1.1 An odd beginning
In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first…[Read more]

In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first video,James will be…[Read more]

In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first video,James will be…[Read more]

In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first video,James will be…[Read more]

In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first video,James will be…[Read more]

In this first module, James introduces the anthropology contained within theology. He describes Christians as people who learn to find themselves on the receiving end of an act of communication from God.  Please share your thoughts, comments, discoveries and responses to these questions.
Welcome to Part One
In the first video,James will be…[Read more]