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Creator: Bonilla, Patricia Date: 2024-05-02 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: Current events are urging churches and religious leaders to respond intentionally and thoughtfully to trauma and traumatic events. What is trauma? How does trauma affect congregations? What is trauma-informed faith formation? What practices can help congregations respond to communities affected b... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Wall, Eric Date: 2024-03-07 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: We explore ways that music goes with us in Lent. How do songs help us listen in this season and carry wisdom with us? View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Jensen, David Hadley, 1968- Date: 2024-04-09 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: Controversies over gender identity are routinely in the headlines these days. But these controversies are hardly new to Christian faith. This webinar explores how some early Christian perspectives on gender disrupted dominant cultural assumptions about men and women, how the contemporary movement... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Caruthers, Rodney Date: 2024-02-15 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: Parables are a prominent part of Jesus of Nazareth’s teaching in the New Testament. The Synoptic Gospels feature some of the most famous parables, such as the Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan. The disciples ask Jesus a question that is also relevant for today, why did he speak to the crowds in... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Greenway, William, 1963- Date: 2024-02-29 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: In numerous books and essays Professor Greenway, inspired above all by the Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, has argued for a post-secular affirmation of moral realism grounded in the passion of agape. This presentation, taken from his newest book, In the Light of Agape: Moral Realism and its ... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Lord, Jennifer L., 1965- Date: 2024-02-22 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: What does it mean to say that the church is a community of the baptized? How have you seen your baptismal identity guiding you at different stages of your life? Can you give examples of how the church’s baptismal spirituality is connected to mission and social justice? Dr. Lord’s presentation wi... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Aymer, Margaret P. Date: 2023-12-07 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: In Acts 8, we read about an Ethiopian eunuch, an unnamed pilgrim to Jerusalem who appears in Luke’s story of the church, and then disappears after an encounter with Philip. Who was the Ethiopian eunuch, and how does his role fit into the story of faith? This Bible story takes us through the story... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Date: 2023-11-27 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: A discussion on the life and thought of Howard Thurman. View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Gallardo, Ángel J. Date: 2023-11-30 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: Unbeknownst to many, an Irish abolitionist-preacher named James Hickey (1800-1866) planted the first protestant church on Mexican soil in 1864. As an agent of the American Tract Society, Hickey organized missionary campaigns in south Texas and northern Mexico amid the U.S. Civil War. And althoug... View Full Item at Austin Seminary -
Creator: Wiginton, Melissa, 1958- Date: 2023-11-16 Contributing Institution: Austin Seminary Description: Dr. Robert Emmons says, “Gratitude is not just a switch to turn on when things go well; it is also a light that shines in the darkness.” Psychologists have proven the health and wellness benefits of being grateful. In this webinar, we dig deeper into popular understandings and practices of gratit... View Full Item at Austin Seminary