Introduces the tradition of Radical Discipleship in the Christian tradition past and present.
Explains the meaning of “radical,” and argues that centering discipleship presents a critical and constructive alternative to Christendom and supremacist paradigms of faith in the First World context. Presents several New Testament reflections, and overviews key practices of contemporary Radical Discipleship communities.
Each of the four modules requires 2-3 hours of viewing/listening/reading time, not including discussion. The class is broken into 4 weeks, but you can undertake it at your own pace:
Week 1: Introduction to Radical Discipleship
Week 2: Key Biblical Concepts Undergirding Radical Discipleship
Week 3: Toward “Kingian” Faith and Practice
Week 4: Reflections on and by Contemporary Radical Disciples
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Explains principles and theory of Restorative Justice, and explores applications to various situations of personal and political violation. Highlights the testimony and witness of diverse contemporary practitioners; explores analytical models that challenge us to do our own work around power and privilege; and investigates how to address situations of historic violation and intergenerational trauma.
Each of the four modules requires 2-3 hours of viewing/listening/reading time, not including discussion. The class is broken into 4 weeks, but you can undertake it at your own pace:
Week 1: Introduction to Restorative Justice
Week 2: Key Models in Restorative Justice
Week 3: Diverse Practices of Restorative Justice
Week 4: Reflections on and by Contemporary Radical Disciples
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This class:
– Outlines the ecological and social rationales for why economics should be a matter of faith and practice, and a theological framework and hermeneutic approach that “reads the Bible economically in order to read the economy biblically.”
– Explains the meaning of Sabbath Economics; explores the roots of this vision in the Hebrew Bible’s primal narratives of Creation, Exodus, Torah and the prophetic literature; and traces footprints of Sabbath Economics through the Second Testament.
– Looks at key aspects of our dominant economic cosmology, and of alternatives that center community rather than capital.
– Overviews a Sabbath Economics Household Covenant of key practices for contemporary lifestyle, with an emphasis on how we earn, bank, invest and gift our money.
Note: This class includes an electronic copy of The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics (v 1.5 by Ched Myers, 2001/2022). Your choice of PDF, ebook or flipbook (viewable in a browser).
Each of the four modules requires 2-3 hours of viewing/listening/reading time, not including discussion. The class is broken into 4 weeks, but you can undertake it at your own pace:
Week 1: Introduction to Sabbath Economics
Week 2: Biblical “Core Samples”
Week 3: The Alternative Economic Cosmology of the Gospel
Week 4: Household Practices of Sabbath Economics
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This class:
– Outlines a framework for exploring embodied narratives as theological “texts,” drawing on the pioneering work of Ched’s mentor, Dr. James W. McClendon (1924–2000);
– Explores why it is important for radical Christians to rehabilitate a literacy in and consciousness of “saints” (both traditional and non-traditional), and advocates for a robust celebration of the “Triduum of Saints” as part of our annual rhythm;
– Profiles a variety of exemplary disciples, living and passed (focusing on radical Catholics and the Civil Rights movement), and discusses why their work and witness matters still;
– Offers a few pointers regarding how to become more literate in our own life-narrative.
Each of the four modules requires 2-3 hours of viewing/listening/reading time, not including discussion. The class is broken into 4 weeks, but you can undertake it at your own pace:
Week 1: Introduction to Biography as Theology and the Communion of Saints
Week 2: Stories from Radical Catholic Movements over the Last Half Century
Week 3: Stories of the Civil Rights Movement/Black Freedom Struggle
Week 4: Working with Our Own Stories
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Please note: BIO-B01 is considered an ‘advanced’ class, meaning you will need to be familiar with many of the terms and concepts used across the range of BCM’s work. It is recommended that you first undertake at least BIO-A01 and preferably all introductory classes if you are unfamiliar with our work.
This class:
– Overviews Watershed Discipleship (WD) as a contextual, critical, and constructive alternative to domesticated “Creation Care” approaches that prevail in our North American churches.
– Provides multiple interviews with engaged WD practitioners working in different contexts on demonstration projects of faith and ecological resilience.
– Offers key theological and political framings of WD in the context of interlocking ecological and social crises, especially climate catastrophe.
Each of the four modules requires 2-3 hours of viewing/listening/reading time, not including discussion. The class is broken into 4 weeks, but you can undertake it at your own pace:
Week 1: Introduction to Watershed Discipleship
Week 2: Water Spirituality, Water Justice
Week 3: Bioregional Visions Resisting the Imperial Grid
Week 4: Engaging the Powers, Renewing the Watershed
Week 5: Animating an Ecological Imagination
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