The Prophetic Imagination in the Bible and in American Culture (Fall 2017)

Synopsis:

From Moses to Jesus, and from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Rev Dr William Barber, the ability to imagine a different future from the one that seems inevitable is central to the biblical notion of prophecy. Join us for a look at the roots of this tradition in the Bible. We will look at what it meant to be a prophet in ancient Israel and what that notion of prophecy has to do with today’s church. You will learn a lot about the contents of the Bible along the way.

Schedule:

Date Topic Reading
8-27-2017 Launch Sunday Our class will not meet. All adult classes will be introduced.
9-3-2017 No class today
Service Project for all Church School Classes		 No class, no reading
9-10-2017 Introduction to the Class and Web Resources
AND What is a Prophet?		 No reading for today
Presentation
9-17-2017 The Alternative Community of Moses Brueggemann 1-19
Exodus 1-18
Presentation
9-24-2017 Cultural Consciousness and the Practice of Prophecy Brueggeman 21-37
1 Kings 4:1, 7, 20-34 and 5:13-19
Presentation
10-1-2017 Pathos Brueggeman 39-57
Jeremiah 4:19-22 and 8:22-9:2
Presentation
10-8-2017 No Class.
Micheal will be gone to the choir retreat.
10-15-2017 Pathos and Jesus of Nazareth Brueggeman 81-99
Luke 1:51-53, Matthew 9:35-36, Philippians 2:5-11
Presentation
10-22-2017 Energizing and Amazement Brueggeman 59-79
Second Isaiah
Isaiah 40:1-11 and 46:1-4.
Presentation
10-29-2017 Amazement and Jesus of Nazareth Brueggeman 101-113
Presentation
11-5-2017 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Documentary on Selma		 Memphis Speech
History.com Selma to Montgomery March
11-12-2017 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Documentary on Selma
11-19-2017 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Documentary on Selma		 Dr. King’s Speech at the end of the Selma to Montgomery march.
11-26-2017 Prophetic Christianity and the Forward Together Movement The Undoing of a Dream, New York Times Magazine
12-3-2017 Prophetic Christianity and the Forward Together Movement
12-10-2017 Final Class