Please see all of the wonderful class opportunities below with the Lutheran School of Theology Classes! We are privileged to have this resource! Tuition covers the teachers' honorarium and other expenses in running a high quality program like this.
PD-87 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: Psalms, Discipleship and the American Dream
This class studies the massive contrast between the faith of the psalmists and the values of most North Americans, specifically how we define and pursue happiness and what gives meaning to our daily lives.
Dr. Clint McCann will draw heavily from the work of therapist and author Mary Pipher, especially on her book "The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families" and occasionally using contemporary songs and videos.
Classes will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 9 South Bompart Avenue, (Bompart at Lockwood and Big Bend ), Webster Groves, Missouri 63119 for six Wednesdays: 7:00 – 9:30pm.
Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8 & 15 Tuition: $81.00
Dr. McCann is the Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo., and is the author of several books and numerous articles in commentaries and study Bibles. PD-88 THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE!? How We Got the Creeds and Are They Still Necessary?
This course will explore what creeds are, what they do, and what intellectual challenges they present. The class will study the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, the Reformation's influence on them and contemporary credal restatements. Finally, the class will consider if creeds remain necessary and useful for worship and Christian formation.
Classes will be held at St. George's Episcopal/St. Mark Lutheran Churches, 105 East "D" Street
Belleville, Illinois 62220 for sSix Tuesdays: 7:00 – 9:30pm. Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, & 28
(no class Feb. 21) Tuition: $81.00
Rev. Dr. Warren Crews serves as Adjunct faculty for Eden Theological Seminary. He is the retired associate rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and holds a doctorate in American Church History. PD-89 BEING THE CHURCH IN POLARIZED TIMES: Lessons From History, Part II
By popular demand, Dr. Mark Ruff presents part two of his study of the Christian church in Nazi Germany. The class will consider the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches' responses to National Socialism and why some churchmen offered resistance while others complied with Nazi ideology. This course will navigate this highly charged terrain to glean what lessons can be learned for the Church today in facing challenging conditions.
Classes will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church, 7001 Forsyth Blvd.(Forsyth at Big Bend), St. Louis, Missouri, 63105 for six Tuesdays: 7:00 - 9:30pm Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, & 21 Tuition: $81.00
To register on -line go to http://www.lststl.org/ or call (314)725-9710.
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Blessings in Christ, Pr. Linda
Rev. Linda Anderson-Little
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
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St. Louis, MO 63117
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