Adult Spiritual Study & Growth
In addition to teaching the Confirmation Class and leading the Sunday morning Adult Bible Study, Reverend Sanderson leads two or three adult spiritual study and growth groups every year. These groups usually meet on Thursday evenings.
Note, this group is in recess for the holiday season and will reconvene in early February.
New this year is a book study on Monday afternoons. In these meetings, we address matters of faith as well as the spiritual dimension of psychological issues like anxiety, grief, and depression. We often devote one study group a year to the study of one of the major world religions.
Note, this group will meet two more times this year, Dec. 5 and 12. We will then take a break for the holiday season and reconvene in early February.
Over the past few years, the topics we have addressed have included the following:
- The Spiritual Dimension of Grief
- Understanding Islam
- “From Jesus to Christ” video series on the early church
- “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse (on the experience of enlightenment)
- Cancer as a Transformative Experience
- The Psychological and Spiritual Dimensions of Anxiety
- “Misquoting Jesus” by Bart Ehrman (on biblical criticism)
- Dreams in the Bible – A Jungian Analysis
- Joseph Campbell – “The Power of Myth” (video series)
- The Relationship of Quantum Field Theory to the Phenomenon of Intercessory Prayer
- “Jesus Christ – Superstar” (discussion of the theology)
- “The DaVinci Code” by Dan Brown (discussion)
- The Gnostic Gospels
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