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THE RADICAL WAY OF JESUS: A SIX-WEEK STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK

04.29.10

The earliest and shortest of the four canonical Gospels is probably the least known – yet in many ways the most powerful and radical portrait of Jesus.  What does Jesus mean in proclaiming “the reign of God”?  How does his life embody that new spiritual and social reality?  What kind of discipleship community does he call people to?   We will look at the socio-historic, literary, and cultural issues in the Gospel and in the community for whom it was written.  We will explore how the Gospel addresses issues of politics, economics, power, healing, community, and suffering.  We will struggle with how the Gospel challenges us to be a faithful community in our modern world and in our own lives.  The course will be facilitated by Will O'Brien, coordinator of The Alternative Seminary.  Along with the text of the Gospel, we will read Say To This Mountain, a superb study guide by Ched Myers and others.  The charge for the class is $50 (or whatever you can afford), which includes the price of the book.