Posted by PS on June 13, 2003 at 15:47:50:
In Reply to: Re: first thursday night class posted by PS on June 13, 2003 at 13:25:00:
Here are 10 broad categories of study we came up with (I added a couple that I/we overlooked). There are many subcategories we also came up with which fit in the major categories. I'll list the subs later...
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Study of religion -- the philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology of religion
Jewish/Old Testament history
Life, times, and teaching of Jesus
.......Palestine in the time of Jesus
.......The teachings of Jesus
.......The writing of the Gospels
History of Christianity
.......1st century and the New Testament
.......2nd century to the 5th century
.......From the middle ages to the Reformation and beyond
The Bible
Theology -- important Christian doctrines
Knowing God
World religions
Current science and scholarship vs. conservative/traditional Christian theology
Religion and pop culture