Faith After Doubt Lenten Book Study
Proposed Dates – 6 Wednesday Nights from 2/17 through 3/24
Week by Week Topics & Focal Points
2/17 – The Descent into Doubt – pgs. vi-55
– Understanding the 1st Two Stages of Faith: Simplicity & Complexity
2/24 – All in Doubt – pgs. 58-102
– Understanding the 3rd Stage of Faith: Perplexity
3/3 – The Human Problem, Faith, Beliefs, & Love – pgs. 103-128
– Hate groups & extremists: the churches of the 21st century
– Beliefs vs. Faith: the call to revolutionary love
3/10 – Communities of Harmony/Theologies of Harmony – pgs. 131-158
– Faith expressing itself in love: Do Stage 4 churches exist?
– Insights from Eastern traditions & other religions
3/17 – Harmony for Rising Generations & for Survival – pgs. 158-186
– Order, Disorder, & Re-order – a new model for Christian education
– Education through nature/outdoors, the other, the self
– Focus on Moral Development through Contemplation
3/24 – We’re Not Alone in This Civilization of Doubt – pgs. 187-220
– Rob & Hannah at the crossroads – harmony & integration
– Getting beyond Us & Them to our shared human problems
– The sound of the genuine; Stage 4 as available to everyone
– Can we create a community in which it is safe to ask questions?
– Are we ready to trade supremacy for solidarity?