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Course Description

Church and Christian faith practices are in the midst of critical sea-change made all the more intense and unsettling by the Covid 19 pandemic. Navigating this contemporary cultural change presents opportunities and challenges for effective Christian discipleship, to re-imagine and experiment in both ancient and new vessels. This course will use biblical and theological perspectives combined with insights from history and the social sciences to provide portals through which to understand and engage with an increasingly disruptive environment. It will include exploring a range of creative expressions of Christian life for both individuals and communities this Advent, and equip people for spiritual renewal in diverse local contexts.

This is an open access course available as a 10-credit course (accredited by the University of Glasgow) or audit-only for those who just wish to engage with the learning programme for their own personal benefit.

Church and Christian faith practices are in the midst of critical sea-change made all the more intense and unsettling by the Covid 19 pandemic. Navigating this contemporary cultural change presents opportunities and challenges for effective Christian discipleship, to re-imagine and experiment in both ancient and new vessels. This course will use biblical and theological perspectives combined with insights from history and the social sciences to provide portals through which to understand and engage with an increasingly disruptive environment. It will include exploring a range of creative expressions of Christian life for both individuals and communities this Advent, and equip people for spiritual renewal in diverse local contexts.

This is an open access course available as a 10-credit course (accredited by the University of Glasgow) or audit-only for those who just wish to engage with the learning programme for their own personal benefit.

Scripture

Genesis

Genesis 1:1:-2:4a

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Genesis 12:1-4a

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Genesis 18:1-15

Genesis 21:8-21

Genesis 22:1-14

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Genesis 25:19-34

Genesis 28:10-19a

Genesis 29:15-28

Genesis 32:22-31

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Genesis 45:1-15

Exodus

Exodus 1:8-2:10

Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14

Exodus 14:19-31

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Exodus 24:12-18

Exodus 33:12-23

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 18:15-20

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Judges

Ruth

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-18

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:4-20

1 Samuel 2:1-10

1 Samuel 3:1-10

1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-20

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13

1 Samuel 16:1-13

1 Samuel 17:32-49

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

2 Samuel 11:1-15

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

2 Samuel 23:1-7

1 Kings

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43

1 Kings 19:1-4, 8-15a

2 Kings

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Esther

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Job

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Job 42:1-6, 10-17

Proverbs

Proverbs 1: 20-33

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Proverbs 22:10-2, 8-9, 22-23

Proverbs 31:10-31

Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 2:8-13

Isaiah

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Isaiah 40:21-31

Isaiah 43:16-21

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3

Isaiah 65:17-25

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Jeremiah 2:4-13

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Jeremiah 8:18 - 9:1

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Jeremiah 29:1,4-7

Jeremiah 31:7-14

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Lamentations

Lamentations 1:1-6

Lamentations 3:19-26

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Hosea

Joel

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Amos

Jonah

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Micah

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Haggai

Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Psalms

Psalm 17:1-7, 15

Psalm 27:1, 4-9

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9

Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19

Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19

Psalm 81:1, 10-16

Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17

Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17

Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Psalm 105:1-11, 45b

Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b

Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b

Psalm 106:1-6, 9-13

Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37

Psalm 107:1-9, 43

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Psalm 118:14-29

Psalm 119:97-104

Psalm 119:105-112

Psalm 119:137-144

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

Psalm 147:12-20

Psalm 147:1-11, 20c

Matthew

Matthew 1:18-25

Matthew 2:13-23

Matthew 3:13-17

Matthew 4:12-23

Matthew 5:21-37

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Matthew 10:24-39

Matthew 10:40-42

Matthew 11:2-11

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 14:22-33

Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew 16:13-20

Matthew 16:21-28

Matthew 18:15-20

Matthew 18:21-35

Matthew 21:1-11

Matthew 21:23-32

Matthew 21:33-46

Matthew 22:1-14

Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:34-46

Matthew 23:1-12

Matthew 24:36-44

Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 25:31-46

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Matthew 28:16-20

Mark
Mark 1:1-8

Mark 6:20-24, 53-56

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Mark 14:1-15:47

Luke

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-3

Luke 22:14-23:56

John

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

John 6:35, 41-51

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

John 18:1-19:42

Acts

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Romans

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Romans 7:15-25a

Romans 10:8b-13

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Romans 13:11-14

Romans 16:25-27

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Galatians

Galatians 3:23-29

Galatians 4:4-7

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Galatians 6:7-16

Ephesians

Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 2:1-10

Ephesians 2:11-22

Ephesians 3:1-12

Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 4:1-16

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Ephesian 5:8-14

Ephesians 5:15-20

Ephesians 6:10-20

Philippians

Philippians 2:1-13

Philippians 2:5-11

Philippians 3:4b-14

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Philippians 3:4b-14

Philippians 4:1-9

Colossians

Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:11-20

Colossians 1:15-28

Colossians 2:6-15

Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians 3:1-11

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:12-17

1 Timothy 2:1-7

1 Timothy 6:6-19

2 Timothy

2 Timothy 1:1-14

2 Timothy 2:8-15

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Titus

Philemon

Philemon 1:1-21

Hebrews

Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-10

Hebrews 2:10-18

Hebrews 4:12-16

Hebrews 7:23-28

Hebrews 9:11-14

Hebrews 9:24-28

Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25

Hebrews 10:16-25

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Hebrews 12:18-29

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

James

James 2:1-10, 14-17

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

1 Peter

1 Peter 1:17-23

1 Peter 2:19-25

1 Peter 3:13-22

1 Peter 3:18-22

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

2 Peter

2 Peter 1:16-21

2 Peter 3:8-15a

1 John

Revelation

Revelation 1:4b-8

Revelation 5:11-14

Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 21:1-6

Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

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